dnissley

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by dnissley 1y ago
It was actually just everyday people who chose to destroy the concept of cheap housing, not "the richest two dozen people in the world". By limiting supply in the name of neighborhood character, boomer environmentalism, and proper
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by dnissley 1y ago
I go through TSA every time I fly where they scan my ID and boarding pass containing all of this data. You're telling me the government went and paid money for that data separately when it already had it?
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by dnissley 1y ago
Expat has a more specific connotation than immigrant. It is not a synonym.
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by dnissley 1y ago
Because AI/LLMs are clearly a 10x+ improvement over a significant number of use cases for search. And LLMs will be the thing performing the searches and filtering results in the remaining use cases.
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by dnissley 2y ago
I think people who are using these models and trying to claim they are artists for clout are not a very large group. Have you really seen a significant number of people doing this? Otherwise it just feels like you're nutpicking
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by dnissley 2y ago
not all artists, likely just a vocal minority
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by dnissley 2y ago
State the terms! Maybe come up with the US gdp % growth bump you would imagine we get for each of these companies being broken up?
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by dnissley 2y ago
These companies attract hyperanxious and/or hypercompetitive types (among many others, e.g. the hyperdeluded "save the world" types, the hypermaterialistic "drive to work in cars worth 6 figures" types, etc). You do
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by dnissley 2y ago
I watched season 1 of severance. What did I miss? I don't remember any lessons on class consciousness
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by dnissley 2y ago
Even there giving the impression of not wanting to advance is often a good way to mark yourself as a "low performer". A savvy understanding of politics is required in these circumstances.
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by dnissley 2y ago
if you also make yourself rich in the process, are you still a slave?
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by dnissley 2y ago
Crazy that there was no original iphone announcement post. Would have happened between https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=62 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=63
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by dnissley 2y ago
Yeah all these cuts could be reasonable steps towards financial responsibility. Provided they put the savings towards funding future liabilities and paying off debt. Unfortunately that won't happen and we'll basically be in the sa
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by dnissley 2y ago
Never wanted anything more than an iphone that runs android
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by dnissley 2y ago
In my experience you have to be very special and important to the company to earn a part time position like this. You definitely won't start out in a part time capacity.
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by dnissley 2y ago
"Bob" in this example is just some other random individual contributor, not some master of the universe. E.g. they would have the title "associate procurement specialist @ NHS" and join and interact on zoom calls with ot
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by dnissley 2y ago
I try to challenge people's concerns with 1 in an even stronger way: We're seeing evidence that the future power needs of AI may drive our civilization to start a revolution in high tech green energy, such as nuclear. If the power
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by dnissley 2y ago
This is only true if you completely discount the very significant cost of owning a motor vehicle. The closest option to truly free continues to exist and has always existed: walking
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by dnissley 2y ago
Do you think that DEI is just some line item in a budget that can easily be produced? Without which we'll just have to shrug our shoulders and endlessly equivocate about how their might be some waste?
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by dnissley 2y ago
And if it also filters out people who think these programs have good intentions but in reality are complete BS?
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by dnissley 2y ago
Should one be required to submit a statement proving their past support of DEI as part of the hiring process in academia? What should people who disagree with such efforts put in this statement?
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by dnissley 2y ago
Look, there are multiple lawsuits against universities regarding their hiring practices going on right now. Outside of academia you have things like the FAA hiring scandal coming to light: https://substack.com/home/post
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by dnissley 2y ago
"A 2021 American Enterprise Institute survey of academic job postings found that 19% required DEI statements, and elite institutions were more likely to require them." https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/fi
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by dnissley 2y ago
Do you need the money? If so, make hay while the sun shines. If not, let your manager know about this.
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by dnissley 2y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42861210 provides more context: "Employees who accept deferred resignation should promptly have their duties re-assigned or eliminated and be placed on paid administrative leave unt
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Deferred resignation email to federal employees(opm.gov)
164 points by dnissley 2y ago|151 comments
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by dnissley 2y ago
The story plays them up too much, but such tensions definitely exist. They just rarely erupt to the surface. Here's a story that did happen in Chicago which I don't think corroborates the narrative, but does add some color to it:
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by dnissley 2y ago
Are the words random too? Or do you have other email addresses used with other accounts with the same words but a different number?
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by dnissley 2y ago
I'll just point out that you're presenting your view of the world and beliefs as if it were based on objective fact. The things you've listed here are all narratives pushed by the media, so I would be understanding that you a
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by dnissley 2y ago
Illegal seems fine as shorthand though. Same with housing -- "illegal" to build in many instances. Not technically illegal of course, but enough hurdles makes it effectively so.

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