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by ctdonath 5y ago
Yup. Grew up in one of them.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Reading this, I find it funny how way back in the heyday of Usenet it dawned on me "people really believe this stuff!", for a wide array of stuff. Yes, many people do construct a mental strawman and take great pleasure in assignin
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Good question. I do suspect it related to the value of land in proximity to major market, and command economy vs capitalism. Obtaining thousands of contiguous acres averaging 240 Wh per m^2 per day, close enough to demand to efficiently del
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Were redundant choices culled? No point in tracking all variations of pawn > queen/rook/bishop when one includes the moves of the others.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
He’s indulging the common confusion of theory with practice. Just because something is computable in theory doesn’t mean it’s computable in practice.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Compared with the vast proliferation of “not vaxxed? hope you die” posts on major social media, and a propaganda[0] machine pushing “get vax or you’re bad”, and governments pushing “get vaxxed or get blocked from society” legislation, seems
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by ctdonath 5y ago
My peers don't have time to "recognize". We're too busy getting stuff done.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
By now before Starlink becomes available and a flood of people jump on the opportunity - happening soon.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
What incentivizes peers to recognize?
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by ctdonath 5y ago
It was a funny. Laugh.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Well, it was just announced about an hour ago.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
If you’re going to build a viable AI, and have a billion dollars to spare, and are a high functioning autistic fascinated with making classic sci-fi real, why not create a humorous robot? Boston Dynamics has shown it’s viable. Cross their
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by ctdonath 5y ago
That’s exactly what Tesla described tonight. 8 video cameras on a moving platform provide enough eyes, parallax, context, etc to build accurate 4D (!) models in real time.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Well, ycombinator is a place to change the world by incentivizing profit for doing so. Get some creative actuaries to run the numbers, sell satellite collision insurance, and fund a for-profit orbital janitorial service to improve profit
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Yet the net result of all this "waste" is to employ billions, to incentivize productivity to the point of surplus bringing much of civilization into a luxurious life - rather than scrimping bare sustenance. Remove the smart speake
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Yet here we are, having achieved what so many claim to want yet fret when achieved: capitalism has increased productivity so high, and costs so low, that we can literally "clothe Africa for free". Why the imperative to take from
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Because doing "meaningless" work is a necessary step toward meaningful work. Learning & internalizing showing up to work on time, following directions, doing what's needed (even if unpleasant), completing tasks, etc is vi
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Bill Clinton famously donated used underwear, tax write-off claim of $2-6 each.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Plainly dirty, obviously goes in the trash. But where then is the line for what's otherwise clearly marked with the recycling symbol? ...especially when there's lingering suspicion the recycling bin contents are ultimately ending
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by ctdonath 5y ago
I have an original AIBO. Left it on its charger, off, for a prolonged period after getting a real dog. Once the new puppy had acclimated to his new home after a month, I turned AIBO on. O. M. G. New puppy freaked out . So badly I never tur
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Bingo. All Apple has done is add another category for “nude child” with a simple notification when the AI finds one. The tech has arrived; consequences happen.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Analogy: the prospect of “vaccine passports” for jurisdictional movement and access is getting serious consideration at all levels of U.S. governance. Not long ago, anything so resembling “papiere, bitte” commonly inspired a sense of violen
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Interesting how recognizing success in lowering carbon emissions gets downvoted. I'd like to know why.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
As GP wrote: "western countries have reduced carbon emissions over the last ~15 years, in both absolute and per capita terms".
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Can argue SpaceX is a global telecom company which is selling excess transport capacity to fund their transport cost center.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Captcha: prove you’re not a robot by teaching robots how to prove they’re not robots.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Yes, “why bother?” works for most. Those of us who do, or don’t, want “smart home” don’t need to justify it. For those who do . . . Should be simple installation matching existing patterns. Switch & outlet covers shouldn’t need to chang
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Laudable yes, but that’s as far as BO has gone. SpaceX does the same while putting stage 2 in orbit. It’s “what have you done lately ?”
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by ctdonath 5y ago
Better that misguided individuals be free to speak, than misguided self-appointed “fact checkers” silence truth.
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by ctdonath 5y ago
It’s not that I can watch all movies ever, it’s that I have all ever to choose from. Every movie I watch can be great, thanks to streaming.

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