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by epgui 3y ago
Yes, but not on roads…
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by epgui 3y ago
I’m careful with my iPhones (which mostly means not throwing them around and setting them face down on flat surfaces) and have never put them in cases. No problem.
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by epgui 3y ago
That is not the same thing as patina, which is a real but different thing.
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by epgui 3y ago
Very cool project, but this article isn’t really about complexity, and complexity makes a background appearance at best.
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by epgui 3y ago
Experience can mean a lot of things.
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by epgui 3y ago
Mentioning their background is not necessarily an appeal to authority fallacy. It’s just metadata.
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by epgui 3y ago
Not normal, but impressive nonetheless.
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by epgui 3y ago
Something is getting lost in translation here, because scientists are not literally "debating" whether viruses are alive. Scientists "discuss" the boundary between alive and not, which is an interesting question because
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by epgui 3y ago
That would be great if more than 0.2% of the population had a vague idea of how to access the legal system.
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by epgui 3y ago
I agree with this. I think a lot of the criticism of string theory ignores the fact that a lot of ideas have merit simply because they make you see things from a different angle. Even if they don't replace other models, these sorts of
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by epgui 3y ago
I think you'd rewire your brain "equally well" with either Haskell or Clojure. I prefer Haskell's type system, but Clojure has better syntax IMO.
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by epgui 3y ago
> I don't think anyone is saying Clojure is better than Python in the abstract Actually, I will make that claim without hesitation.
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by epgui 3y ago
Even if you hate the idea, it's not incorrect.
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by epgui 3y ago
> Recursion is sometimes the easiest way to reason about a problem though Yes, it's one of the things that allow FP algorithms to be more declarative. It's difficult to seriously argue that recursion is fundamentally more compl
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by epgui 3y ago
There's a strong argument to be made that mathematicians tend to build the simplest abstractions conceptually, especially in comparison to computer scientists. Personally, when I stumble upon some maths, I pay close attention. It has p
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by epgui 3y ago
For the same reason people can't change their well-established habits and opinions, particularly those that have network effects. Language popularity has little to do with how well languages are designed or how simple they actually are
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by epgui 3y ago
It’s like anything else, you get used to it just as easily.
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by epgui 3y ago
Doing Clojure at CircleCI, a few years ago, redefined who I was as an engineer… FWIW. It’s an incredible language. Today I work with python (sigh) and every day I long for Clojure.
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by epgui 3y ago
I think a big part of the problem is that people tend to see things in black and white (or rather, fail to account for nuance). Elon is a massively intelligent and business savvy guy with strong engineering talent. He is also unhinged and a
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by epgui 3y ago
Where did you hear that? Elon was CEO long before the Model 3 existed. Before Elon was CEO, they weren’t delivering any cars at all.
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by epgui 3y ago
Intelligence is a fuzzy concept, but it cannot really be separated from knowledge and experience.
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by epgui 3y ago
I am puzzled by the usage of the word “ideologue” in a context of self preservation.
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by epgui 3y ago
Should we also kill all the other human-tribes then? I can’t believe how frequently I have to say this to people: instinct is far from reason.
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by epgui 3y ago
We're talking about the 2023 Q4 earnings report.
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by epgui 3y ago
Very interesting, and indeed promising, but IMO over-optimistic in the way the approach is presented.
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by epgui 3y ago
I find it difficult to buy the argument that “it’s not difficult because of the math”, at least in the way the author meant. I do however literally agree with the author: ML is not difficult because of the math. It’s difficult because for s
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by epgui 3y ago
No, it’s not the same thing as “being full of shit”. You took a nuance and you turned it into a carnival. The incentive structures you hint at don’t make sense either.
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by epgui 3y ago
> 7 years is an entire model generation for the broader car industry Sure, and I understand the disappointment and impatience, but Tesla is not exactly positioning themselves as a conventional player in the car industry either. I don&#x2
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by epgui 3y ago
What do you mean?
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by epgui 3y ago
It’s code for: we are really interested in continuing to research this and we believe it’s important (for reasons that nobody will really understand apart from the other 5-6 world experts), so we are making this statement as much of a marke

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