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Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future(youtube.com)
2 points by gobugat 8mo ago|1 comments
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by gobugat 9y ago
And when finally you get out of your precarious post-doctoral status, entering your first permanent academic position... well, let's say it's not worse, but it's not necessarily better. Academia (my case: computer science in
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An Open Letter to James Damore(linkedin.com)
2 points by gobugat 9y ago|0 comments
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by gobugat 9y ago
This. Somehow I was expecting the implementation of mechanics to be the easy bit, compared to high-level strategic planning and tactics. Curious to see whether these will emerge by themselves, or if they will need to provide some heuristi
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by gobugat 9y ago
On point, thanks.
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by gobugat 9y ago
His "theories" have been destroyed for decades. It's always the same old shit. We are tired of it. If you don't even have the decency to document yourself before blurting out such crap, you may not deserve much patience.
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by gobugat 9y ago
> "You may agree with the manifesto author or not, but his thought were articulate. He provided evidence for his theories and at no point was he needlessly insulting to anyone. " No, no, and no. Asserting that half of humanity
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by gobugat 9y ago
Here is an "intellectual debate" for you: hairdressers are a danger to society and should be exterminated. Why don't you want to have it? Why censoring a potentially valid viewpoint?
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by gobugat 9y ago
> "for this person to be personally ruined, expelled from society, terminated from their job and forever vilified as an outcast" Lol. He is fine. He got fired from one job, will find another one. What you describe however does
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by gobugat 9y ago
It is not how the US handled the Civil Rights Movement: MLK was called a terrorist. Neither is it how the apartheid was taken on in South Africa. Or any major social improvement: strikes, demonstrations and struggles were necessary. Playing
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by gobugat 9y ago
> "Companies don’t have viewpoints." They do. Not reacting would have been an endorsement. Many would want to think that these issues are apolitical, or scientific, or anything "neutral". They are not. Make no mistake
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by gobugat 9y ago
Where exactly does the author blame "ordinary Americans"? A certain form of "ordinary American spirit" is at fault in their eyes, for sure. Education and cultural experiences, or more precisely lack thereof, seem to be t
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by gobugat 9y ago
The piece is stating the obvious, and the reactions in this thread -- predictably -- prove the author's point. Expatriation, even temporary, has so many benefits. I'd be curious to correlate the postures of HN commentators with th