drewcoo

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by drewcoo 2y ago
So when will Taiwan be "the little island off mainland China?"
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Advertisement.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> Fair use was designed for teachers photocopying pages of Walden for their pupils to read over the weekend. Walden was first published in 1854. At the time, the maximum length of copyright in the US was 28 years (14 at first + 14 on ren
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by drewcoo 2y ago
That is not in any way what personal computer meant. We may as well follow Steve Martin and get small again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Na0M-Ixm8
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy Well, an oligarchy is a form of government, so . . . Time for a new speech-writer! I guess a new Presi
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Heresy!
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Meanwhile, coders say "now that we have AI we don't care about CEOs anymore." I can ask an LLM how to start a business, how to get funding, and how to say charismatic CEO-ish things to the press. Is that what Replit did? Not
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by drewcoo 2y ago
It is a queer woman meaning to "correct" history. If it feels "like a sermon," you're likely not of the flock.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
In the middle ages, all of Europe could hide behind Latin . . .
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> why you all over the water are upset about the prospect of people taking away your big shooty guns All over the water? Ducks. It's the ducks. Ducks are the enemy. Unless we defend ourselves, the ducks will sap us of our natural vi
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Jargon is as much about social signaling as anything else. Consider Cockney Rhyming Slang, which is intended to be insider-only speech. Consider the rise and then mass-adoption of Valley Girl.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Learnings. Reminds me of Gurgi from Lloyd Alexander's Taran books (The Black Cauldron). Makes me giggle.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
And only before packaging. It's as if when cooking there is only one good time to taste the soup.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Here in the upper midwest, beet sugar is as normal as winter wheat. And "bowing to your partner" is not sophisticated. It's just the custom. Promenade!
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by drewcoo 2y ago
That's Everclear! `Everclear is also used as a household "food-grade" cleaner, disinfectant, or stove fuel alcohol` https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everclear It's not very palatable orally, but butt-c
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by drewcoo 2y ago
As an Iowa kid at the State Fair in the very early 80s, I remember the fructose table in the Horticulture building (since renamed because nobody knows what "horticulture" is anymore) - it was kitty-corner across from the butter sc
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> you need an open your eyes test Well that seems unbiased, as I'm sure would the mitigations for the identified problems. /s > Americans are not healthy and corn syrup is a big factor I am concerned about Americans' he
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Cheap corn syrup does not incentivize more sweetening. No one is rewarded more for putting more of an ingredient that costs money in a product. "Richardson, you effectively raised costs! Here's your bonus. Congratulations!" T
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> Are there real humans / customers who ask, "yes, have an AI call me?" If it could go faster than a slow-talking human who needs to re-verify information that someone else already verified? Yes, I'd opt for the AI.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Sometimes a navel can be confused with an event horizon. Always, always, all-ways wear thick cottony garments so that you remember to pick lint out of your personal "event horizon" - it's a navel! relax, a little - everyone&#
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by drewcoo 2y ago
AI more likely begins the age of preemptive personalized search . . . a search tailored to people that happens before they even ask for it. Because that's best for consumers. And advertisers. Alta Vista didn't do anything at all l
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by drewcoo 2y ago
The result only needs to be appealing to consumers. If hallucinated nonsense accomplishes that then job done!
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Soon "war sitting" will replace "war driving."
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by drewcoo 2y ago
> Americans have no idea how far advanced the Chinese car market is. There's a 100% tariff on Chinese cars. Of course we have no idea.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Everything is political. Now what's factual about politics?
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by drewcoo 2y ago
"Conspiracist" is a political label today, too.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
That's more broadly about VD. Here's a more liberal view I remember from childhood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdA2Z4Qt2K0
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by drewcoo 2y ago
The people who design policies and processes and factory lines are not the managers anywhere except at tiny startups. Those are completely different skill sets.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
Reminds me of hippie boomers who tried to "change the system from within," only to become part of the system. Too bad people can't seem to learn from others.
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by drewcoo 2y ago
With the paywall speedbump there might be enough time to have LLMs produce replacement copcam video before it's requested. There's a business opportunity for someone.

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