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by deepzn 4y ago
It is part of the "overpaid software engineers, and foolish tech companies" narrative. A person I know got hired as a senior dev in VR there 2 years ago, and he's one of the most talented devs I know.
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by deepzn 4y ago
The reasoning would be, as civilization advances, things become more complex, to the point of us not even understanding the complexity. Same arguments applied to AI for example. With greater complexity, the potential for harm increases. As
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by deepzn 4y ago
People and admins here should stop downvoting everything, otherwise it turns into too much of censorship/taboo. I find nothing wrong with this comment, and find it informative. I didn't know this view of Sakamoto, and I'm gla
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by deepzn 4y ago
RIP sir. I love listening to his music while studying or working. Truly a great.
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by deepzn 4y ago
So is Severance. Dystopian views of corporations are my favorite watch these days. Kind of like mixing the 90's Office/corporate culture (like Office Space, etc) satire with science-fiction. Though, the Matrix did both originally.
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by deepzn 4y ago
Like "The Wolf of Wall Street"
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by deepzn 4y ago
Neat related video if interested: Meet the White Wolf Pack of Ellesmere Island | White Falcon, White Wolf (Part 2) | BBC Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTDlGSIYvZs
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Are We Losing the Ability to Read Books?(scotthyoung.com)
4 points by deepzn 4y ago|2 comments
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by deepzn 4y ago
You wonder with ChatGPT, a lot has been said that it would be the demise of writing, and language. But perhaps would be for reading sadly as well. Why read a complex text when one can get a summary of everything in bullet points...or somet
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even less..
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by deepzn 4y ago
What John Carmack said in his tweet replying to a DM recently resonates with me the most. Languages, Architectures, and everything in between are essentially just a tool(the thing which changes) to produce the end result you desire. i.e. th
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by deepzn 4y ago
of course I meant the universe, but cool didn't know that term.
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by deepzn 4y ago
It's interesting to think of space rocks like asteroids in the manner of pollen, or pollination in how organic molecules spread around in the solar system. :D https://gardens.si.edu/gardens/pollinator-garden/w
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Artificial Intelligence Should Help Vet New Research(bloomberg.com)
1 points by deepzn 4y ago|0 comments
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They did talk about selling it. From their doc, they knew nothing about soccer before buying it. Just the idea of promotion/relegation meant like as a business opportunity they buy a team for 2m in the 5th division in England, if they
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by deepzn 4y ago
I get your point about financial tricks. I've read the tax harvesting many owners use/do as well. Advertising and Real estate are also bonafide revenue streams, but arguably not good enough of a return by in itself. Also real esta
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by deepzn 4y ago
Sports teams' value is based on the brand. In terms of operations, they actually lose money for the most part, or it's not that profitable. I saw an interview with the Bucks owner Marc Lasry, who recently is selling his stake in t
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by deepzn 4y ago
This is Ryan Reynolds' second company he has sold which he has a "significant stake" in after he sold his Aviator Gin to the big whale, Diageo brands. He's been able to leverage his status and marketing talent to grow th
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Art at the Edge of Tomorrow (Computer Art Pioneer Lillian Schwartz at Bell Labs)(blprnt.medium.com)
1 points by deepzn 4y ago|1 comments
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by deepzn 4y ago
Check out Lillian's site for more info: http://lillian.com/
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David Walden, Computer Scientist at Dawn of Internet, Dies at 79 (April 27 2022)(nytimes.com)
2 points by deepzn 4y ago|1 comments
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archived: https://archive.fo/I3WxP#selection-297.0-300.0
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There was an interview I watched recently that said the whole factory animal farming industry basically relies on maintaining a distance between the consumer and the farms, as the average consumer doesn't want to think or consider how
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Wow this is cool. I just made a comment on how the aliens in sci-fi movie Arrival were awesome Octopus looking aliens called heptapods.
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Also other disheartening ones - Inside the grand and sometimes slimy plan to turn octopuses into lab animals- https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/insid... Recently read a New Yorker article that
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And funnily enough, there's lots of interesting articles about aliens and octopuses: Want to study how aliens might think? Look to the octopus - https://www.opb.org/article/2022/03/29/want-to-study-h
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by deepzn 4y ago
On another note, I found the depiction of aliens called heptapods (which look like space octopuses) in Arrival fascinating and awesome!
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Mid February Fireballs – Three different meteorite falls recovered in three days(amsmeteors.org)
1 points by deepzn 4y ago|0 comments
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The owner has owned this goldfish for 10 years, and decided to get this surgery to remove a tumor. I was also surprised at this, a lifespan of a goldfish can be 10-15 years. But often mismanaged environments like fishbowls mean they often d
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Video: Pet Goldfish Has Brain Surgery(youtube.com)
2 points by deepzn 4y ago|1 comments

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