carschno

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by carschno 6y ago
No, the idea never was to "tax the rich". The license fees as present in many European countries are not taxes because the broadcasters are independent from the governments, including full control over what they do with _their_ bu
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by carschno 6y ago
For me, not being a native English speaker, it "feels" much easier to listen to music with English lyrics while working effectively on other cognitive tasks like coding, compared to listening to music with vocals in my native lang
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by carschno 6y ago
I worked with great HR people who were trying to systematically identify factors leading to employee frustration, and try to eliminate them. Of course, their motivation still is the (long-term) benefit of the company because frustrated empl
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by carschno 6y ago
Looks roughly like https://www.the-syllabus.com/ , although presumably less firm (no criticism, just a different approach).
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Haemocytometric changes to predict the severity of Covid-19(elifesciences.org)
1 points by carschno 6y ago|0 comments
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If AI papers were pharmaceuticals(crossminds.ai)
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by carschno 6y ago
> is it good for the long-term health of an OSS project if it has sponsored developer(s) from a single company? Surely, the answer is "no" in absolute terms. In relative terms, however, the answer is "better than none&quot
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by carschno 6y ago
The above statement only needs a minor correction: > The algorithm is designed to propagate misinformation like crazy because that's what drives engagement and improves Facebook's metrics. I would put it like this: The algorith
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by carschno 6y ago
Note that your "seatbelts" are no longer safe to use after two years. If you refuse to buy a new car then, it's your fault if someone gets hurt!
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by carschno 6y ago
For a more recent study about the Chilean approach, I can recommend "Cybernetic Revolutionaries" by Eden Medina (2011, MIT Press, [link]( https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/cybernetic-revolutionaries )).
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by carschno 6y ago
Agreed, that was my point. Which infrastructure to build and maintain, and how, can be complex questions that affect different people in different ways. Hence it is not a thing that could just be done uncontroversially.
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by carschno 6y ago
It is controversial, as infrastructure is not neutral and largely influences the design of cities and therefore impacts who benefits and who suffers. E.g. build streets for cars or public transportation? Build more airports or research for
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JFastText v0.9.1 Released(github.com)
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New JFastText Release v0.5.0(github.com)
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