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by gigama 7y ago
"They are hopeful that, as Hacker News continues to grow, it will become, simultaneously, more diverse, more interesting, and more humane, while remaining in some fundamental sense a single community with a common goal." Right on.
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by gigama 7y ago
Per their own words, worker unions impede "speed, innovation, and customer obsession." Yeah, gotta feed that customer obsession at all costs.
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by gigama 7y ago
Or this one from Garmen Lin: Why did Jeff Bezos get divorced? Because his marriage... was a union!!
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by gigama 7y ago
Years ago got an account with Abebooks because I didn't like Amazon keeping such a detailed list of every book I ever thought to read or bought as a gift for someone else. Then I found out Abebooks is still Amazon. (Didn't have
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by gigama 7y ago
And for those not yet on the metric system, 1.5 degrees C = 2.7 degrees F
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by gigama 7y ago
Running a Folding@Home client is a helpful way to contribute spare CPU cycles to science... https://foldingathome.org/
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by gigama 7y ago
Interesting comparison, coming from a python background this was actually helpful info! Just odd to read noun-verb combinations like: > "If you’re comfortable with Python, you can go through the Tour of Go in a day or two..." &
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by gigama 8y ago
“An alternate DNS can be used to create an alternate reality for the majority of Russian internet users.” "Russian users are likely not to notice, unless they try to access a website that’s censored. For example, a user trying to conne
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Russia wants to cut itself off from the global internet–what that means(technologyreview.com)
3 points by gigama 8y ago|1 comments
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by gigama 8y ago
https://ipfs.io
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by gigama 8y ago
ditto, reading physical books is easier on my eyes, requires no batteries or chargers (other than coffee), and the good ones can be easily passed on to book-loving friends and family.
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by gigama 8y ago
"We’re starting to see the negative effects of the tension between doing research that’s in the best interest of humanity and making investors happy."
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Why AI is a threat to democracy–and what we can do about it(technologyreview.com)
2 points by gigama 8y ago|1 comments
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by gigama 8y ago
"Our ability to understand threats to free expression, security and democracy are all hindered by the opaqueness of technologies designed for advertising purposes to keep a user’s attention for as long as possible, which essentially di
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An AI that writes convincing prose risks mass-producing fake news(technologyreview.com)
1 points by gigama 8y ago|0 comments
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Realistic fake faces show how algorithms can now mess with us(technologyreview.com)
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AI Creates Realistic yet Horrifying Faces(futurism.com)
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Real Net Neutrality Is More Than a Ban on Paid Prioritization(eff.org)
1 points by gigama 8y ago|0 comments
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Cable lobby asks for net neutrality law allowing paid prioritization(arstechnica.com)
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San Francisco District Attorney’s 10 Most Surveilled Neighborhoods(eff.org)
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How Do You Govern Machines That Can Learn?(nytimes.com)
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Understanding the Grand Canyon by Turning It Inside Out(esri.com)
5 points by gigama 8y ago|0 comments
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by gigama 8y ago
Yeah I stopped using Windows years ago. However my clients still get stuck buying 10 on new computers. I try to explain the downsides but mostly they resign themselves to it since they don't want to learn a new OS. Best I can do is o
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Machine intelligence makes human morals more important(ted.com)
2 points by gigama 8y ago|0 comments
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Arctic Report Card Documents 'Cascading Effects' of Warming Ocean Temperatures(npr.org)
3 points by gigama 8y ago|0 comments
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by gigama 8y ago
"If you can’t use it while chatting without the other person noting your pauses, it’s not fast enough." Still takes time to read, comprehend and reply.
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by gigama 8y ago
Good article. This is what I try to explain to my (non-techie) friends who never turn off their phones and carry them with them everywhere they go. They just don't seem to grasp the implications until they see data heat-maps of user a
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Garry Kasparov: An Incorrigible Optimist(newyorker.com)
1 points by gigama 8y ago|0 comments
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise Like a ‘Speeding Freight Train’ in 2018(nytimes.com)
160 points by gigama 8y ago|178 comments
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The Depravity of Climate-Change Denial(nytimes.com)
2 points by gigama 8y ago|0 comments

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