curiousllama

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by curiousllama 3y ago
Lol I love this
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Imagine being on a PIP at OpenAI right now. “Hey Microsoft - you for real about that offer?”
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by curiousllama 3y ago
A (potential, unstated) motivation for one board member doesn't explain the full moves of the board, though. Maybe it's a factor, but it's insufficient
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by curiousllama 3y ago
This is what they’re doing (“incremental progress” as they say). The issue is the scale of the system. With a big enough org, the ongoing deterioration occurs faster than you can actually root cause and fix the problems. You divide the orgs
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Cobol cowboys are a thing. They make substantially more than 250k. They’re competing with Wall St though, so hard to just pay more. Fed govt migrations are ALWAYS shitshows. The army alone has like 20 individual email services. The pentagon
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by curiousllama 3y ago
> The US really needs a special schedule for software developers There's actually precedent for this - SEC lawyers are on the SK pay scale, not GS. It's exactly the same problem: the alternatives in finance were too lucrative t
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Lots of folks commenting about salary but that's not even the biggest drawback here. Org instability is. The presidential innovation fellows are 1-year stints, and after the next election, there might not be a next role. Maybe a campai
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by curiousllama 3y ago
That paper you mention mostly highlights subsistence farmers - folks who definitionally don't have excess calories. More generally, urban folks are more resilient because they're more flexible - as long as you're importing fo
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by curiousllama 3y ago
You jest, and yet: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna76096
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by curiousllama 3y ago
I don’t think it relies on middle management being useless. Eg, “spans and layers” optimization specifically targets middle management, while there’s not really a similar lever for ICs alone (maybe automation? But you prob get rid of manage
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Adding on - there’s no level it becomes more safe. Senior folks get increasingly vulnerable - as comp increases, so do expected results. In a high comp place, there’s no safety, only alternative options.
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Basically. It’s part of the deal when you become a manager, imo. ICs are vulnerable because they’re low-level, but they’re also more fungible, so they can be more easily transferred/find new jobs. Management is more of a socio-politica
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by curiousllama 3y ago
I've generally noticed, when I think "why haven't they thought of X" - they have, and I'm not paying attention. > unaccounted for negative externalities The scale of these is uncertain, as are countervailing exte
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Yea this is kinda funny. Not like they’ve massively changed the shape of the thing
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by curiousllama 3y ago
They imprisoned ~2% of their adult population to get the gangs, effectively based purely on perceived membership. It would be equivalent to increasing US prison population ~4x. [1] It’s not really a serious argument in the American context
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Yea for sure. This is the recession & deflation folks have been asking for.
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Retail prices are generally pretty sticky - if the wholesale price persists, they'll come down, but it'll take time.
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by curiousllama 3y ago
> The solution to reduce crime is also logical and clear, but politically unfeasible: extended incarceration. The death penalty for misdemeanors would also reduce crime. The externalities make it not worth it. Notably, Chicago tried exac
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Petty crimes. They're stealing $3 sodas, not cars. Presumably, the bodega owner is calling the cops saying "Joey's back - please get him out of my shop"
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by curiousllama 3y ago
I read that differently. Ie "project Nessie raised prices. One place where this was especially impactful was when a competitor temporarily lowered prices forcing Amazon to match, Nessie got them back up quickly"
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Your footballer could also remove the frustration by playing defense. In your analogy, having pleasure is scoring; reducing unpleasure is finding a new way to contribute to victory
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by curiousllama 3y ago
I swear to god if the Metaverse actually works my friends at Meta are never gonna let me live it down. I've talked SO MUCH trash
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by curiousllama 3y ago
> Heelies that auto-reverse when they sense an oncoming homeless person. JFC lmao
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Idk, ChatGPT has been great boost to my efficiency filling out all those "5 min" pre-review alignment standup meeting intake documents. Now it really DOES just take 5 mins!
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by curiousllama 3y ago
1 Yes 2 Yes, positively. I found a better job within a few months 3 Absolutely not. Imo, getting laid off doesn't come with a big social stigma. Professionally - yea, I sugarcoated it for recruiters. But everybody else treated it like
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by curiousllama 3y ago
You are correct that is a problem; it's also rather clearly not the case here. I'd encourage you to learn the details. It is equally evil to wrongly dismiss a true accusation as it is to wrongly believe a false one. https:/&
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by curiousllama 3y ago
> Powerful politicians don't get "shunned" for their corruption Richard Nixon would like a word. As would Anthony Weiner, Roy Moore, John Edwards, and a few others. Have often != are always. I'm pointing out the long-
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by curiousllama 3y ago
He could argue he was discriminated against because he's actually secretly a butterfly; both arguments would hold similar weight.
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by curiousllama 3y ago
Records from a rape clinic one woman went to shortly afterwards, indirect witnesses (e.g., someone who heard one of the women screaming from outside Brand's home during the assault), and exchanges shortly after the fact alluding to the
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by curiousllama 3y ago
> While sexual assault is serious if true, it's also the only crime that can ruin someone's life and livelihood with no evidence or actual crime taking place. This is true. Along with this, it's important to note that ther

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