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by cowpig 7y ago
> Everyone can access it. Not just sophisticated actors anymore Why do you like this?
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by cowpig 7y ago
This is great! Is there anything like this for other kinds of helmets?
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Ask HN: Do any US banks exist with strong privacy policies?
1 points by cowpig 7y ago|0 comments
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by cowpig 7y ago
The algorithms are a proxy for some youtube engineers' tastes
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by cowpig 7y ago
Can you link to something for evidence that this kind of logging can play a similar role as fires in some ecosystems? Because afaik fires don't typically raze down entire forests. I would encourage you to read the article: it addresses
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by cowpig 7y ago
Well, if it worked out for you I guess that settles the debate! Wait, I think it's _disproof_ that relies on one _counter_ example. I guess it's easy to get confused.
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by cowpig 7y ago
That goal seems reasonable, but it seems you're implying that therefore the credit system is reasonable, which doesn't follow.
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by cowpig 7y ago
Listed under "what I believe" the author writes: > Productivity is not strongly correlated with experience. This seems contrary to my experience and expectations, although maybe the word "strongly" is what makes it tr
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by cowpig 7y ago
Through something called Unsupervised Learning[1]. Have you ever noticed something in the world, and then later someone gives it a name, and you immediately understand how to identify it? For example, did you know the little plastic table i
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by cowpig 7y ago
I think there's an argument to be made that Bitcoin is oligarchical, but saying that 70+% of mining happens in China doesn't support the statement. Nor is susceptibility to a 51% attack relevant to that point.
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by cowpig 8y ago
We're not quite that size yet, but I've found that carefully curating our organizational culture has really paid off, starting with a document of principles[1] that we all agree with, and then on putting a lot of mental effort int
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by cowpig 8y ago
What does "crypto burn" mean?
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by cowpig 8y ago
Facebook earned about $172 billion since 2013. Do you think facebook would have earned $167 billion while behaving legally? What about ethically? How much do you think Facebook would have earned if it acted responsibly? Once you add punitiv
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by cowpig 8y ago
I'm curious: how much was AppAcademy was responsible for you getting a job? What do you think your odds would have been if, e.g. you did a coursera track or followed some online tutorials to build your first app instead?
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by cowpig 8y ago
An educated population is a public good. Particularly in a democracy.
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by cowpig 8y ago
Interesting... I would prefer you not use the roads, schools, courts, plumbing, utilities, waste management, firefighting, ... that our taxes pay for. Unfortunately (fortunately?) I'm forced to tolerate you against my will. I guess we
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Ask HN: Why does any program I run have access to my browsing history?
5 points by cowpig 8y ago|2 comments
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by cowpig 8y ago
My sister works as a lawyer in NYC on these kinds of cases. I can tell you that when landlords have a financial incentive to get rid of a tenant (as is very often the case in rent-stabilized housing), they can and will do anything in their
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by cowpig 8y ago
I think "Fox New dominated" is the headline because the research it is reporting on shows that Fox News dominates the rankings in feeds. edit: also I did respond to the top level, but with a link to something which I felt contribu
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by cowpig 8y ago
CGP Grey has an interesting video about anger-inducing content and engagement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc
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by cowpig 8y ago
"Angry" is the facebook reaction. Dividing the world into two "sides" isn't good for us. I don't think the world of political discourse is really divided into two "sides" as you imply, despite that be
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by cowpig 8y ago
I think it's healthier to avoid dividing everybody into two categories, and interpreting everything with respect to those. But to answer your question within your own worldview, it's both.
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by cowpig 8y ago
Is there somewhere reliable I can go to do this kind of research before I buy speakers and/or headphones in the future?
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by cowpig 8y ago
Someone buying a tabloid doesn't necessitate that they believe what they're reading. You could easily make the point that many people won't understand something without coming across as judgmental and elitist, but failed to d
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by cowpig 8y ago
This is spot on. The "word on the street" among lawyers I knew when the UIGEA[1] was passed in 2006 (which paved the way for black Friday[2]) was that Sheldon Adelson & the Vegas Lobby had pushed hard for this. The long-term a
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by cowpig 8y ago
There is no such thing as "open objective news". Not because there isn't enough honesty in journalism or whatever. It's because even if you just published raw video footage, that would have to eventually be lossily disse
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by cowpig 8y ago
This "almost all journalism is trash" is just naively cynical. I bet what you call "deliberate manipulation" I would describe as "telling a story." There is often no such thing as "the truth"; two peo
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by cowpig 8y ago
[citation needed]
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by cowpig 8y ago
Somehow I doubt that most people are thinking of where they want to live in terms of "returns on taxation"
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by cowpig 8y ago
I think this kind of cynicism is harmful and also very untrue.

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