codelemur

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by codelemur 7y ago
Probably AskJeeves
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by codelemur 7y ago
(no sarcasm) You know, I can't prove that researchers being funded is the best way of figuring out how to do things, but I have a gut intuition that tells me that. I'll look into it so that I'm not just blindly suggesting tha
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by codelemur 7y ago
[EDIT]: friendly -> non-friendly oops. That's what seems so confusing about HN replies here. (Non-friendly) AGI is an extreme existential risk (depending on who you listen to). I'm perfectly fine with rewarding the org that&#x2
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by codelemur 7y ago
Despite all the negativity in replies, I try to remain optimistic that this investment in AGI-related research is going to be a net positive. Congrats to the team, and break a leg!
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by codelemur 7y ago
On the topic of dev configurations, I've really enjoyed Thoughtbot's work on getting a computer set up for web development. The dotfiles Here's a link if anyone's interested: https://github.com/thoughtbot
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by codelemur 7y ago
Thanks for doing the sleuthing on that, I (and surely others) had been wondering about the same :).
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by codelemur 7y ago
I'd say the title is slightly misleading, as they have filed to merge, pending regulatory approval.
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Ask HN: Has anyone tried to keep track of hires resulting from HN?
2 points by codelemur 7y ago|1 comments
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by codelemur 7y ago
Just wanted to validate that this place was awesome to interview at. Extremely polite with regards to your time, and engaging people the whole way through.
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by codelemur 8y ago
Might be better to link the youtube video directly. Linked page doesn't offer much commentary AFAICT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEXUG_vN540
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by codelemur 8y ago
> body parts filling with snow and falling off I'm embarrassed about how many times it took me to read that to understand the article was not referring to human body parts.
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by codelemur 8y ago
So I've oddly enough had somewhat of a similar problem with my cats chewing through our various cables as well, though they don't surround me threateningly... One solution might be creating an unpleasant texture on the cable (by u