dwaltrip

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by dwaltrip 4y ago
> Knowing that there is a quantum foam is knowledge that brings us nowhere. A bit myopic, eh? We don't know which scientific advancements will result in practical applications or how long it will take. But history is incredibly clea
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
We don’t yet know how to build self-repairing machines. That’s basically the same as creating new life forms.
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
Semantle is a very cool concept but the similarity scoring is kind of whack sometimes. It feels like it needs to use a wider dataset? Or perhaps word2vec is not quite good enough for this. I had an idea for a minor improvement where if you
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
Would you ask them to do that even if it meant less sales?
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
Thanks for clarifying, that is helpful.
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
It’s less socially acceptable to shit on gay people directly nowadays, so some people use topics like the one you are mentioning as “proxy wars”, so to speak, where they can indirectly express their distaste. Not saying you are doing this,
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
The article incorrectly reported that statistic? I’m just making sure I understand.
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
There isn't a nice way to say this. You are acting like an an asshole... You even have a good point. I'm sure many SV companies are filled with politics and good deeds aren't often rewarded. But being an asshole doesn't
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
I personally find it incredibly rewarding to help other people improve.
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
I agree embodiment is important. However, you and GP aren't necessarily in disagreement. I believe their main point is that the components that make up intelligence in humans are, of course, just simple phenomena on their own.
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
I'm pretty sure I saw some stats that people are having less sex.
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
I can't believe I've never heard of this! Thanks
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
You do realize the types of organizations that originally created the internet, right? Hint: It wasn’t private companies.
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
Lower barriers to communication and the building of shared conceptual models of the domain will make a team much more effective. An engineering team in the same timezone whose members have a similar general context for how they approach wor
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
That's very interesting. Thank you for sharing!
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by dwaltrip 4y ago
Humble brag? Maybe you are smarter than you think :)
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
You don’t see how NASA has pushed technology and science forward? The inspiration it provides for people becoming engineers and scientists is alone probably worth a non-trivial fraction of the US GDP.
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
How do you earn a living?
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
You are comparing the limiting of tourists to blatant racial discrimination...?
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
This is overly pessimistic. Virtually everyone could vastly benefit from a relatively small investment in improving how they present themselves to the world (and to themself). The best part is, there isn't one single right way. Most pe
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
> It certainly can feel like that, but it is not true. You are able to do it. Maybe the phrase "able to do it" is muddling things here... People can exit a situation because it is no longer serving them well. Maybe the realized
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
In my case, Turbotax did a better job helping me figure out my taxes this year. I tried freetaxusa but there were a few things that turbotax provided clearer guidance on. There was one particular issue where I was quite stumped with Freetax
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
> If you are putting "magic numbers" anywhere, COMMENT it as to what that number is, why you chose it, etc. Better yet, turn magic numbers into constant variables whose name becomes the comment. Of course, comments can also pro
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
I really hate the mental health questionnaires. They did a poor job of assessing my difficulties when I was in the thick of it (I’m doing much better now). I also found them quite stressful to fill out. I remember getting scores of “mild an
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
It sounds like your old "support system" wasn't actually that supportive for you? That isn't the case for everyone. I'm glad you were able to make a big improvement :)
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
It's not that they "can't survive". Their life just might be substantially worse.
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
Saying things that are "true" isn't a guarantee that you will get the best possible reaction. There are infinite true statements. We have to carefully pick the most useful and applicable truths to say in any given situation.
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
How do negative externalities fit into your picture?
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
It's an impressive thing they have built. Everyone involved should be commended for their hard work and achievements. However, Tesla and all of its operations, including the factory in the video, is part of a broader context. They don&
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by dwaltrip 5y ago
Just to add a small positive spin to your comment: We all make an impact every day. But for the vast majority of us it will be small ripples instead of a giant splash. But the ripples are real and affect the world. They echo far into the f

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