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by disqard 1y ago
It's telling that this 100% factual comment barely elicits a response today -- tells you that this is standard practice, apparently.
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by disqard 1y ago
I've heard this before, expressed as: "don't be a buddhist, be a Buddha".
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by disqard 1y ago
...and don't forget Gödel's Loophole (from Wikipedia): > Gödel's Loophole is a supposed "inner contradiction" in the Constitution of the United States which Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and analytic
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by disqard 1y ago
They'll be living in bunkers in New Zealand, secured by armed guards wearing shock collars (so that the guards don't eat them).
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by disqard 1y ago
"Technology acts as an amplifier of Human intentions" -- Kentaro Toyama What the richest and most powerful people want, happens to be "be even richer and even more powerful". Banal, sad, and universal.
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by disqard 1y ago
I had a very strong suspicion what this video was going to be -- and I guessed correctly. This is a terrific mental model. It can be very helpful to assist perfectionists in pushing past their initial attempts, because getting the flywheel
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by disqard 1y ago
Great point! And also an uncomfortable truth: this sort of use (to replace human jobs) will be a net negative on GDP. That secretary will now have to make do with a lot less money, so they'll make fewer/cheaper purchases, etc. How
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by disqard 1y ago
Not Yet. Nyet.
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by disqard 1y ago
(Totally sarcastic here) Maybe it'll be a collar you wear around your neck. You can "sub-vocalise" and talk to it. Jony Ive can make sure it's styled and made out of shell cordovan leather or somesuch -- the fanbois are
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by disqard 1y ago
Fair point! I thought more like you in the past -- I was near-certain he'd toss the whole lot of J6 rioters under the bus. When he didn't, I've recalibrated to: if it "owns the libs", he'll pardon them (or some
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by disqard 1y ago
Hmmm, I think a "pardon factory" would counter that. (not supporting anything about the current strategy... just pointing out that the "line in the sand" doesn't imply that any individuals would actually get in trou
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by disqard 1y ago
> Clout and money don't really mean much but living comfortably with time and capital to do things you like, do. You sound like a mature person. Thank you for sharing that perspective!
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by disqard 1y ago
Not invasive enough for me! I'm holding out for my neural implant, with glial scarring... mmmm, can't wait!
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by disqard 1y ago
I'll quote one of the wisest people in tech I know of, Kentaro Toyama: "Technology acts as an amplifier of human intentions" ...so, if someone is just doing a sloppy job, AI-assisted vibe coding will enable them to do it fast
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by disqard 1y ago
My personal theory is that tech folks are often under-educated -- in the sense that they've specialized so much, that they missed out on a well-rounded human education. This makes it easy to hijack the "ooh look! shiny/sexy
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by disqard 1y ago
The administration can shake you like a snow globe longer than you can keep functioning. (what if Harvard loses half of its faculty next, because some visa category is declared "illegal" by the administration?)
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by disqard 1y ago
Wow! Among the rampant cynicism and runaway sophistry here, one often finds gems like this comment, which keep me coming back (and nudge me to be less cynical myself). Thank you for sharing your wisdom!
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by disqard 1y ago
I highly recommend Nobel Laureate Sir Peter Medawar's 1964 talk: "Is the scientific paper a fraud?" I found a PDF online here: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/mcb/alon/sites/mcb.alon/files&#x2
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by disqard 1y ago
You just inspired a thought: What if the goalpost is shifted backwards, to the 90% mark (instead of demanding that AI get to 100%)? * Big corps could redefine "good enough" as "what the SotA AI can do" and call it good
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by disqard 1y ago
Haha, I like your take! My variation was: "Leadership can stay irrational longer than you can stay employed"
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by disqard 1y ago
Indeed, witness the recent RTO drive across the industry for knowledge workers.
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by disqard 1y ago
...to turn us into soylent-flavored mojitos?
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by disqard 1y ago
Thank you for sharing this! When I use AI, I keep it on a short leash. Meanwhile, folks like this ("I bought a rocket company") are essentially using it to decide where to plough their stratospheric wealth, so they can grow it eve
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by disqard 1y ago
> it's a sign that you suck Beware, your comment is likely to age incredibly poorly. Also, I wouldn't want to work in the same team as you, if that's how you communicate.
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by disqard 1y ago
"Leadership can stay irrational longer than you can stay employed"
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by disqard 1y ago
I've been following and boosting this account on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-cheng-991849b6 It feels like giving LinkedIn a dose of its own medicine. Edit: here's a typical post of Ken's:
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by disqard 1y ago
Shhhh... don't tell the plebes what it really means to "2x their productivity". Seriously though, this kind of tech-assisted work output improvement has happened many times in the past, and by now we should all have been wo
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by disqard 1y ago
TIL, thanks!
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by disqard 1y ago
Surprised to see this disappear. Thought it would be on the front page...
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by disqard 1y ago
Hmmm, what if there's enough competition that experienced people are willing to work at the same entry-level wages as fresh college grads?

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