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Spiraling in San Francisco’s Doom Loop(curbed.com)
55 points by edgefield 3y ago|71 comments
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by edgefield 3y ago
This is basically every public company —- Prioritize short term stock price gains over long term growth and sustainability. The only exception are founder run companies and perhaps a few public companies with strong culture/mission (e.
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by edgefield 3y ago
I’m pretty sure the field of neuroscience is focused on understanding how the brain works.
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by edgefield 3y ago
Sorry, you’re correct. Chief scientist not CTO.
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by edgefield 3y ago
It sounds like you’re biased against academics. Not only did Hinton develop some of the fundamental ideas behind AI (winning the Turing award) but also one of his PhD students is now the CTO at OpenAI.
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by edgefield 3y ago
I am for the jobs that AI will provide!
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by edgefield 3y ago
CBC is pausing its posting on Twitter and in retaliation Musk labels CBC as “69% government-funded media.” Elon seems hell bent on driving major brands and advertisers away from Twitter and undermining Tesla and SpaceX, by association.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter labels CBC “69% government-funded media”(twitter.com)
6 points by edgefield 3y ago|7 comments
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by edgefield 4y ago
Where does the energy come from to mine the materials and to build the large battery and massive truck? How about the energy needed to charge the large battery each and every day?
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by edgefield 4y ago
Clearly EVs without policy changes aren’t going to move us toward a sustainable planet on any timeline that matters.
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Ask HN: What happened to the PDF HN news magazine
2 points by edgefield 4y ago|1 comments
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by edgefield 4y ago
So true. In my family of four, with two small kids, I certainly don’t feel like I have much agency. :)
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by edgefield 4y ago
I think a fairer analogy is always expecting a Google search to return factual, objective, and high quality information. Similar to Chat GPT, the results are often mixed and depend on the way you structure your search, the content area, etc
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by edgefield 4y ago
A new VR arcade opened up in my area and I visited with my son. They were using HTC Vive headsets, which retail for $1,000+. It’s the first time I really used VR, especially in a couch coop mode setup. The following struck me: (1) There is
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by edgefield 4y ago
Buying a Tesla has a direct impact on Musk’s wealth and ability to lobby and spread his values, which are diametrically opposed to mine. I’ll spend my money elsewhere.
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by edgefield 4y ago
Try Culturelle and dairy with probiotics like yogurt. This seemed to resolve my lactose intolerance and IBS type symptoms.
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by edgefield 4y ago
I think you just hit the nail on the head with this comment.
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by edgefield 4y ago
We’re in a similar boat and have never set limits. Our two kids have learned to self moderate. They both like technology but get bored after a period of time and move on to other activities. We also encourage other activities with cub scout
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by edgefield 4y ago
Website is down…
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by edgefield 4y ago
As an aside, what if the “administrative apparatus” is as important as the academics? In SaaS companies, are sys admins and security engineers less important than the product developers? How important are the networking staff or the staff t
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by edgefield 4y ago
Good story, but why not just call it “aerial view”?
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by edgefield 4y ago
I’m betting they collateralize the debt, selling all or a portion it off to reduce exposure.
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Musk’s Twitter purchase was a leveraged buyout
191 points by edgefield 4y ago|225 comments
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by edgefield 4y ago
I don’t think you know what your talking about. For instance, Victoria BC, the capital of British Columbia, Canada, didn’t have a waste sewage plant for the city until 2021. I’m quite sure many rich countries are still significantly polluti
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by edgefield 4y ago
I sleep well at night. How about you?
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by edgefield 4y ago
Perhaps not unusual, but ethical? That’s a different matter. A former US general working for a theocratic, monarchy with a deeply concerning history on human rights raises some serious red flags in my mind.
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The US ultra-rich justify their low tax rates with three myths(theguardian.com)
6 points by edgefield 4y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Does anyone here have a “co-mentor?”
3 points by edgefield 4y ago|1 comments
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by edgefield 4y ago
Yes, because Google’s advertising based revenue model provides the right incentive scheme to discourage use of personal data to increase revenue and profits?
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by edgefield 4y ago
Have you seen the news about Pakistan? A third of the country has turned into an ocean. 1,000+ have died. Millions have lost their homes. This sounds pretty hostile to human life. Don’t you think?

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