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esalman
6y ago
If you put the puzzle pieces together, it spells s-o-c-i-a-l-i-s-m /s In other developed nations the government subsidizes housing for the disadvantaged- and more often than not this investment will pay back in the future.
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6y ago
Well, the purpose of the AI regulation is specifically to hold the "management" accountable when they fail to prevent misuse of the technology. The regulations are to be enacted by the lawmakers. As I see it, the debates like the
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esalman
6y ago
I think what the author is suggesting is that decision making, especially those which can critically affect a person, should not be automated by machines. There must be a mechanism in place which is open to scrutiny (preferably by a qualifi
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esalman
6y ago
If it is just to avoid tracking, may I suggest using a Firefox container for Google search only?
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esalman
6y ago
My latest solution is to just install git sdk for Windows. It comes with pacman and mays, almost perfect for my research work.
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6y ago
> It’s become the preferred platform for men who can’t work in diverse environments without getting calls from HR. Something seemed weird about Substack from the get go. This seems to explain a lot.
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esalman
6y ago
What do I do with this response? Should I take covid seriously or not?
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esalman
6y ago
EV also has a long way to go to become feasible. It is currently only feasible in large metro areas, same as public transportation. However, EVs have a long way to go before it becomes affordable for every class of citizens. You also cannot
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esalman
6y ago
People who advocate for EVs should really opt for public transports if they actually want to make a difference.
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esalman
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No, they are being locally manufactured: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55748124
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esalman
6y ago
Yes! I am from the Indian Subcontinent, I know people who went back to the country to get the Oxford vaccine, because the rollout is great and it is "open season" over there already. Converse is also true- rich people who were dou
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esalman
6y ago
At least one researcher in our lab is heading back to China citing rising hostility towards them as the reason. This is really sad.
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esalman
6y ago
My go-to file explorer power tool on Windows is Q-dir [1]. It supports tabbing among other useful features. [1] http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/Q-Dir
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6y ago
HR1044, repealing per-country cap on employment based immigration. I have heard about strong lobbying in support of this. If enacted, it will increase wait time for immigration from 1-2 years to at least 17 years. It will benefit certain co
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6y ago
Those 6 out of 272k people, who exhibited allergic reaction to the vaccine, do they have allergic reaction to the common products like toothpaste and shampoo as well? I did not find that information in the article, but feels like it should
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esalman
6y ago
My dad used to bind all our textbooks and also some of the expensive story books. And it was diy, because it saved money, we got to recycle paper lying around the house, like old calendars, and also the textbooks would last all through the
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esalman
6y ago
Indeed. Much like DOW hitting record highs while people line up at food banks.
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esalman
6y ago
I'm from Bangladesh and he is as big a deal for us.
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YouTube is witholding income from creators
(twitter.com)
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esalman
6y ago
200 scientists collaborate to an experiment and publish promising results. Dudes on the internet say it is bs.
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Biden would never win PA and GA without 80%+ margin in those counties. No other dem candidate would come even close.
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6y ago
> Likewise this time around, nobody I have talked to seriously voted for Joe Biden on his own merits Did you talk to the black voters in Clayton county, Atlanta or Philadelphia? Because it was them who put Biden over the line and put the
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6y ago
tbh I think the practice of giving away flat-rate 2.5% of their wealth each year instead of 40-50% brackets would encourage more wealthy people to actually donate and not dodge taxes.
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I don't see any predominantly Muslim country listed high up here- https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/cancer-trends/data-cancer... . Which is kinda surprising to me. My father never smoked and still got cancer
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6y ago
Countries where guns are "banned" only include a handful of outliers. I think only Eritrea has a blanket ban on gun possession by civilians. "Applicants for a gun owner’s licence in Laos are required to establish a genuine re
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esalman
6y ago
Guns are not banned in any country. They are restricted in almost every country, for good reasons. The level of restriction may vary based on culture, history etc. Also people who claim the same logic applies to kitchen knife and guns are m
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6y ago
https://pypi.org/project/youtube_dl/
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A claim like this is also a threat to the open-source software ecosystem.
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6y ago
Source available on PyPl: https://pypi.org/project/youtube_dl/
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FWIW, I'm forking youtube-dl right now.
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