chronic940

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by chronic940 9y ago
I said I wanted to avoid terrorist attacks, not be near them.
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by chronic940 9y ago
Yep. Quite simply, the 0.1% of the US population here on HN does not care about privacy nor protesting nor writing to their local or state government. HN needs to stop living in a bubble. Only 1/3 of the US even bothered voting in the
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by chronic940 9y ago
You forgot the AWS Internet egress charge per GB..
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by chronic940 9y ago
K80s and K40s have a K. That's two generations old. We are currently on P and about to be V. If you think K80s are good, you are far far behind the times in machine learning. A single 1080Ti even in a 4U server outperforms 2 K80s.
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by chronic940 9y ago
Lol
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by chronic940 9y ago
Do you know how few people on HN even own any cryptocurrency? It's likely close to 1-2%. It's been like that for the past 5 years.
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by chronic940 9y ago
Still too expensive. Instead of biasing your user studies with big companies that already use your product, you should listen to the greater population of potential users. But hey, that's startup 101 and I don't expect you to know
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by chronic940 9y ago
> store them securely in a password manager and use different passwords for each account You are about the 2% of the tech crowd (i.e, bay area software/data people). The vast majority of engineers do not use a password manager, let
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by chronic940 9y ago
Taxpayers spend millions saving drug users in hospitals for their stupid decisions.
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by chronic940 9y ago
Here's another data point. I've never been to one of their shows. I don't plan on it. I'll go if I have time. Elephants or no elephants does not contribute to my decision.
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by chronic940 9y ago
For those wondering, it costs 4-5 USD one way.
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by chronic940 9y ago
Do you still take an Uber to the airport?
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by chronic940 9y ago
What is Hashcat and why should we care?
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by chronic940 9y ago
> Unless I really have to now, I'm avoiding Uber and driving myself to the airport. Uber has proven they don't care about passenger safety, and only care about profits. You do that. Me and the tens of thousands other riders wil
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by chronic940 9y ago
Delays don't seem to be part of the process at Slack, Google, or any of your top tier software companies. Tesla? Delay after delay. Want to cite auto industry, I can point more successful examples.
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by chronic940 9y ago
Data science is absolutely based on degree level. Software engineering, maybe 50% of people care about your degree.
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by chronic940 9y ago
> The actual decision-making is still heuristics and hard-coded rules. The planning system always be hard coded rules. Perception, fine, throw the latest CNN at it. Planning and control, better stick to the DMV/NHTSA traffic book.
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by chronic940 9y ago
I love Elon as much as the next guy. I think SpaceX, Tesla, OpenAI and even Neuralink are great companies tackling meaningful problems and wish them the best. The Boring Company however, yeah, he messed this one up. HN is full of Elon fanbo
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by chronic940 9y ago
If they're not residing in America nor are a threat to the US, the 96% should be ignored.
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by chronic940 9y ago
Net impact on society: You and all your friends use UberPool to get around San Francisco for a few bucks one way. No more car insurance or car lease payments for 24 year olds. Now the Uber riders can afford their medical bills or college tu
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by chronic940 9y ago
Very few people on HN actually care about the Uber scandals. Almost no one has changed their daily behavior. They all still use Uber. It's exactly how Trump won the US election. A small group of people spread the idea Uber is doing poo
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by chronic940 9y ago
> And any excessive force or mistake that they engage in will be trending on YouTube in under an hour. So you better be damn careful. And what's the best outcome, huh? They get out on temporary administrative leave? Ha. Go ahead and
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by chronic940 9y ago
> Just think about someone who listens music at unusually high levels or with channels heavily unbalanced compared to someone with normal hearing abilities. That innocuous information if leaked could hurt the user insurance or job oppor
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by chronic940 9y ago
> I recently joked with my dad "I guess I'm done trying now!" when I stopped qualifying for a certain tax credit after I'd negotiated hard for a nice raise. If you are still talking about tax credits, you are no wher
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by chronic940 9y ago
The industry is doing fine without the old workers with outdated skillsets. Correctness does not matter as much as velocity to release.
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by chronic940 9y ago
And since then, has Digital Strong ARM produced anything? You are further proving his point.
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by chronic940 9y ago
So do you propose we give free scholarships, jobs, and tax breaks to those who end up unlucky? I was unlucky and had medical problems in college. I deserve some relief. But I'm also a co-founder of a decent startup. Am I lucky or unluc