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Did you every try them? I think the "no-season" is a stereotype. They are basically Summer tyres with extra grip, a bit louder, and a bit faster-wearing than some of the hardest Summer tyres out there. They reduce slipping in the
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Very interesting how different the approach is. Many European countries mandate Winter tyres for a period each year, even if they do not get much snow - https://www.uniroyal-tyres.com/car/tyre-guide/winter-care&#x2
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> Nobody where it snows a handful of times a year is going to buy snow tires How about all-season tyres? They wear much slower than snow tyres in my experience. Are they available in the US? Is there not enough demand in warmer states to
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Wow, that is really amazing.
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Many people are seriously afraid of driving in snow and even recommend things like never driving in it. I come from a snowy region and have never lost control of my car unintentionally for more than a second in snow. I used to drive over a
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It has not been implemented on a state level without the state also being totalitarian. There have been few tries to do it on a state level, anyways. However, on a town or district level: 1. Primitive Communism — basically all human history
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You are describing totalitarian authoritarianism, not communism. This is why I felt that the distinction between communism and the failed USSR experiment was necessary. Sadly, whenever many people from the US hear the word communism, they i
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Maybe none. Everything was done above board, capitalism (growing capital as a core value) worked as intended. It was immoral and unethical but those are lesser concerns than maximising return on capital invested. Possibly, no law was clearl
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Yes in large tech outside of FAANG. But that is only half the story. A lot of decision-making often falls on vice presidents, presidents, or heads assigned to subsidiaries or projects. They job hop a lot, more often than every 7 years in my
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> Once you have a family you'll find that they are not excited about moving every few years and having to pack up, abandon all their friends, go to a new school, spouse find a new job, find a new house, find new childcare, unpack, e
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That might be an IBM-specific quirk, but to get C-suite roles in large tech companies, one definitely needs to re-specialise from SWE/SDE roles to sales. All deep technical knowledge is not necessary for those roles (it's a nice-t
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Thank you for taking my question seriously. These are all illuminating points. To continue on point e... I also think that older people tend to be more difficult to manipulate with long work hours, unreasonable deadlines, or incompetent man
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Yes, the institutional knowledge lost would cost more than the difference of that salary a year in most cases. But companies definitely do not value institutional knowledge as much as black-on-white figures on their financial statements. Sh
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My earlier words weren't liked and got downvotes fast. But, we need to look at all sides of tough topics to really understand them. This includes the best reasons people give for discrimination, even if they go against what's mora
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Age discrimination is all over tech. But what's the argument for age discrimination after 40? What's the mindset that someone who is for this discrimination would have, no matter how immoral or unethical? Is there a defensible v
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It depends on the definition of fact-checking. GPT-4 definitely is able to fact-check most statements more accurately than the human brain could in that same time. I would estimate that upon hearing a fact, I will be able to correctly say w
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by clnq 3y ago
It does not have to be centrally controlled. You are talking more about planned economy than non-capitalist incentives. Perhaps you jumped to the conclusion that I am talking about the failed Soviet Union experiment when I say that capitali
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You don’t need the whole truth and nothing but the truth from it when you are the domain expert. You only need it to highlight areas it thinks are wrong. Also, GPT-4 is not 100% accurate, but very good in my experience. GPT-3.5 not good at
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GPT-3.5 is significantly worse with facts than GPT-4, by the way. GPT-3.5 hallucinates a lot, GPT-4, notably, is accurate enough to pass many common exams. Here’s what 4 says about your query: "Wisconsin is a state in the western Midwe
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The incentives are also there for people who produce quality content. I write a blog on niche tech topics and rely on GPT-4 to edit it, fact-check it, grammar-check it, find weaknesses, offer alternative views and so on. It used to take me
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What would be the incentive to pump out garbage? It’s unproductive work that’s sadly rewarded with pay, which pays the rent. Spending resources on things like this is one of the worst aspects of capitalism. Capitalism is just growing capita
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It’s amazing to my mind that AI can now help write textbooks on niche topics. I see that as tremendous progress for humanity. Of course, with capitalistic incentives, we will use it for spam and garbage.
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It was a more limited Notion.
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I would like to pay for a news aggregator like this, especially if it had more topics. $1 a month would be easy to part with and would cover GPT costs quickly with a relatively small number of users. I would also like to see an RSS reader t
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by clnq 3y ago
The term 'investment' holds different meanings depending on the context. For instance, in macroeconomics, 'investment' refers to the addition of capital stock to an economy, which closely aligns with your description. Th
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Hmm, that assumption or expectation can be very disappointing. Perhaps that is a part of why you feel so negatively about Librem? I would assume that most companies of that size have some sort of financial concerns, challenges or problems i
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By that definition of fraud (asking investors for cash repeatedly to not run out before turning a profit), many unicorn-status companies are fraud. It takes a long time to become profitable and I don’t see a problem if it’s not said that th
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I don’t want my criticism to be misinterpreted. The issue with the article is that it is lacking in factual substance compared to strong condemning language and speculation. This makes it seem less credible. The choice of language in an iso
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I appreciate your openness to feedback and encourage you to delve deeper into the subjects of your articles moving forward. Consider alternative perspectives, and attempt to steel-man the position opposite to the one you wish to present. As
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Several articles on the blog — https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=gabrielsieben.tech — have been criticized for their quality. I must express my skepticism about this one as well. The article appears sensationalist, wit

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