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by dfxm12 1y ago
Maybe people are bad at their jobs. Maybe they have poor management who is always increasing the scope of their job, in an attempt to maximize their profits at a cost to customer satisfaction. In my experience, there's certainly a mix
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by dfxm12 1y ago
what would he do with his time if he wasn't working? In a world so full of interesting, wonderful and curious things, I will never understand people who can't think of anything to do if they didn't have a job. Money is usua
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by dfxm12 1y ago
On our current trajectory, as time moves forward, you will need to be more and more rich to attend university. Even more so for universities like Duke, compared to, say, NC State or UNC.
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by dfxm12 1y ago
I get leaving tables behind, but why so much shoes/clothes? I used to live near an Ivy league school and this was a thing there too, but it was all furniture. People weren't throwing things away that fit in a carry on (unless they
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by dfxm12 1y ago
On first pass, it seems vague enough to border on click bait. Shallow compared to what? No knowledge? Adept knowledge? Expert knowledge? Is the argument we should intentionally stop at "shallow"? Why isn't this clear? But, wi
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by dfxm12 1y ago
Another way to put it, as the article does, is transfer of ice to one glacier from another.
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by dfxm12 1y ago
Another commentor suggests this is more like tamari than soy sauce. If it is, expect a similar but more intense flavor and an especially long after taste. It's hard to describe the more intense flavor. It's like if you only taste
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by dfxm12 1y ago
This article from March suggests it's not just tech jobs, either: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianehamilton/2025/03/01/are-en...
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by dfxm12 1y ago
I saw a note on sheet music (for guitar) like "ATTACK the strings". I wasn't totally sure what that meant. I reached out to the composer. He described it as being about the angle of the pick in his mind (but still wanted to l
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by dfxm12 1y ago
In each hobby you will find people that are in it for the gear more than anything. Playing guitar and collecting gear are two different hobbies. This is not the only hobby like this. The people who play magic: the gathering are not necess
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by dfxm12 1y ago
For people interested in guitars, seeing how things get made, or museums related to guitars, I can't recommend the Martin factory tour enough in Nazareth, PA. You really get up close to all aspects of the guitar making process and can
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by dfxm12 1y ago
It's like you have a junior developer except they don't even read what you're telling them, and have 0 agency to understand what they're actually doing. Anyone who has dealt with Microsoft support knows this feeling we
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by dfxm12 1y ago
There's hype, then there's the understanding that you never use version 1.0 of a product. In this sense, AI as we know is barely in an alpha version. I think the authors you're referring to understand the marketing around AI
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by dfxm12 1y ago
Completely agree. The usual social media esque "it's a free service so you are the product" arguments don't apply here, people paid 23andme for genetic testing. This is important: don't assume that because you&#x2
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by dfxm12 1y ago
not enough minimum wage workers that vote There's a reason it's very hard to vote in some places, election day isn't a national holiday, etc.
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by dfxm12 1y ago
The article says, there are a few theories, but none of them really satisfies. You're right to suggest it's really multiple reasons that need to be considered to get the full picture. They're interconnected. Gov policies
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by dfxm12 1y ago
Don't forget that tastes change over time, too. I would hope that our infrastructure is built to last for a great many generations. What was considered beautiful when I was born might very well be garish to my grandkids. This deserves
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by dfxm12 1y ago
This is called "lurking". You can only do it on older versions of the game, because arcade operators complained that people were playing too much on one credit, which forced Atari to make an update. Eventually, it became best prac
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by dfxm12 1y ago
The inertia of the ship is based on its thrust, not the direction buttons. The game works the same in arcade and home versions (with digital d pads/sticks). The left/right buttons and a 2 way joystick are identical in function fro
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by dfxm12 1y ago
I was never all that good at arcade Asteroids. I think it was the controls. Rather than using a joystick, Asteroids used buttons for all it controls. I always wondered why it didn't use a 2 way joystick (or even a spinner). Was it ju
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by dfxm12 1y ago
FWIW, yahoo auctions is strong in Japan. If you're into videogames or arcade games (like Asteroids), you've almost certainly asked a proxy to bid on something for you over the years.
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by dfxm12 1y ago
I don't get the whole "all-in" mentality around LLMs. They are being marketed a virtual assistants that will literally do all the work for you. If they become marketed truthfully, however, people will probably realize that
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by dfxm12 1y ago
What is the danger compared to riding in cars, which is dangerous too? What about other alternatives like bus or subway? With fewer cars on the road, thanks to the congestion pricing, we'll probably see safer roads for all users, as we
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by dfxm12 1y ago
What are the brands/types of busses you're talking about? In my city, Greyhound, Chinatown busses, etc., handle city-to-city connections, but they don't connect the residential areas to the city center. It's not lucrativ
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by dfxm12 1y ago
The issue would be with students who just want a certain grade. That's where the dopamine hit is. Maybe AI can write you a paper at home, but it can't fill out a blue book in a classroom. Maybe there needs to an adjustment around
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by dfxm12 1y ago
I think they view government services as a bad thing for a few reasons, despite having access to good government services. These two stick out to me: The ubiquitous conservative media bombards them with lies about the quality, quantity an
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by dfxm12 1y ago
At some point, we should do what we can to promote urbanization. Being able to deliver government services more efficiently is one benefit.
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by dfxm12 1y ago
On a side note related to your comment, just one side benefit of urbanization would be more efficient delivery of services (including delivery services). Thankfully, the government guarantees it will deliver letters to some remote rural pla
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by dfxm12 1y ago
The banks' real threat model is around what punishments will come from the government. If there's no real regulation with teeth, banks will not care.
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by dfxm12 1y ago
I had someone ask for my name. I told them my first and last name. They said it wasn't correct. After a few minutes of discussion, it turns out the person wanted my name as it appeared on my card , which is first name, middle initial,

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