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by disqard 10mo ago
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
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by disqard 10mo ago
s/it's/its/g You want the possessive ("its"), not the shortened form ("it is") which would make that sentence: "...look forward to it is landing" Thank you for sharing the Spanish interpreta
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by disqard 10mo ago
Thank you for that explanation!
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by disqard 10mo ago
This is the flip side of the "self-made man" narrative. It allows one to disavow any sense of social reciprocity after becoming obscenely rich. I was curious, so I looked through his Wikipedia page -- it says he donated $1m to the
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by disqard 10mo ago
Thank You For Making And Sharing! Wishing you success in this worthwhile endeavor :)
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by disqard 11mo ago
You said the quiet part out loud. Academia has been ripe for disruption for a while now. The "Rooter" paper came out 20 years ago: https://www.csail.mit.edu/news/how-fake-paper-generator-tric...
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Russia Bans Roblox(bbc.com)
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by disqard 11mo ago
The way you articulated it, connected with a thought I've had (for over a year now): AI is like oil, in that it's "burning" a resource that took geological timescales to accrue. Its value derives from the energy-dense an
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by disqard 11mo ago
From a certain perspective, these students are optimizing their Time, which is not an unwise strategy. If you've saved 3 hours by using an LLM, would it make sense to spend 1 hour checking those references by hand? Of course, they&#x27
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by disqard 11mo ago
I know exactly which one you're referring to! (it's a woman, presumably just arrived on a flight, catching a taxi to her hotel) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FpO-G5die4
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by disqard 11mo ago
It was a week-long silent meditation (Vipassana), focusing on "Mindful Awareness". It was at a point in my life where I was able to do it (and I'm grateful), but I have a kid in kindergarten now, so it'd be hard to convi
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by disqard 11mo ago
Thank you for sharing your work! Years ago, at a mindfulness meditation retreat, I heard the word "skilful" used in a very specific way. Since then, I've tried to become more skilful, and your reply above really evinces the &
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by disqard 11mo ago
sama in 2023: "We think that regulatory intervention by governments will be critical to mitigate the risks of increasingly powerful models" sama in 2024: "using technology to create abundance--intelligence, energy, longevity,
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by disqard 11mo ago
I rarely flag articles, but this one was garbage and made the cut.
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by disqard 11mo ago
History shows that you are right: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/sunday-review/human-conta... This pattern has recurred in every era where "technology will disrupt X" -- the affluent pay to
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by disqard 11mo ago
A $1m dinner at Mar-a-Lago will take care of that. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/09/nx-s1-5356480/nvidia-china-ai...
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by disqard 11mo ago
> How much does it cost? > Each Founders Edition Phantom is individually configured to your preferences. Pricing varies based on your custom configuration but is generally comparable to an Apple Studio Display.
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by disqard 1y ago
Great observation! It really is case of "shipping your org chart" :D
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by disqard 1y ago
Defiantly true.
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by disqard 1y ago
(from TFA) > Upon his re-entry into politics, Cheney received a $35 million retirement package from oil services firm Halliburton, which he had run from 1995 to 2000. Halliburton became a leading government contractor during the Iraq war
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by disqard 1y ago
> he wasn't aware of what he was doing Every accusation is a confession. Exhibit #5871 > "No idea who he is"
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by disqard 1y ago
Wasn't this posted a minute ago and on the front page? Am I going crazy, or was it just... disappeared from there??
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by disqard 1y ago
That's ballroom + bunker, you prole
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by disqard 1y ago
Your comment appears to ignore reality. > Every US president in history has left office peacefully I guess you consider the J6 riot/insurrection "peaceful"? You're probably in a minority if you think that way.
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by disqard 1y ago
(you inspired me) I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. A blue-green planet from suborbital space. Four commas in my net worth. I watched tens of thousands of employees get misplaced in my couch cushions. All their jobs wi
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by disqard 1y ago
You're doing it wrong: instead of honest personal feedback on this forum, you should have a bunch of AI-generated "testimonials" on your website. Then instead of N=1, you'll have N=many. Not sure if I'm being seriou
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by disqard 1y ago
Very cool project! Thank You For Making And Sharing :)
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by disqard 1y ago
Sci-fi author Robert Sawyer (who has won Hugo and Nebula awards) is a big fan of Wordstar -- he uses it to write his books. I highly recommend reading this: https://www.sfwriter.com/wordstar.htm
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by disqard 1y ago
That is a fantastic example of blind application of AI making things worse.
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by disqard 1y ago
Wow, they really do have an edge over the competition there...

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