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by gregjor 2y ago
> … the video seen by customers, fans, and curious observers is highly misleading. At least Musk stays consistent.
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by gregjor 2y ago
That’s a relief for the rest of us.
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by gregjor 2y ago
archived link: https://archive.is/2024.05.16-140022/https://www.economist.c... Good to see the USA leading the world with high-speed rail technology.
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by gregjor 2y ago
It’s called load testing. Search for it, lots of tools available.
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by gregjor 2y ago
Yeah, don't use it. I use the same weird trick to bypass Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
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by gregjor 2y ago
If we can ignore everything we know about physics, and human behavior, then anything can make sense and seem possible. The universe as we know it does not allow for faster than light travel (including teleportation), "warp drives,&quot
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by gregjor 2y ago
If customers get all the way to the payment page and abandon the purchase, that can have several causes: - Your site doesn't offer enough or the right payment options. For example, PayPal and direct bank debit along with credit cards.
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by gregjor 2y ago
I got an LG DualUp that can rotate to either vertical or horizontal. It has an almost but not quite square display. I also usually have multiple mux'd sessions and vim with at least a couple of splits on the screen. I can't say th
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by gregjor 2y ago
My strategy is to ignore it. So-called AI is 90% hype and bullshit at this point. FOMO and companies trying to create markets so they can recoup the massive amounts invested already. Worry if AI that can do your job cheaper and better than
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by gregjor 2y ago
Why didn't you just ask ChatGPT?
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by gregjor 2y ago
Buddhism didn't cause that man's feeling of hopelessness. His need to believe in something bigger than himself, and that he has some purpose and special place in the universe, led him to try Buddhism and then Catholicism, like cha
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by gregjor 2y ago
No, because I didn't take the video literally, or try to find some way to feel offended or upset by it. I saw it as a cartoonish metaphor, compressing a lot of creative tools into a single device. I didn't see it as representing d
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by gregjor 2y ago
> Nobody is lining up with a tent to buy a new iPhone any more. Uh, yes they do line up. I happened to visit Japan when the iPhone 15 came out. Every store that had those on sale had lines outside, people camping overnight, limited entry
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by gregjor 2y ago
> Your logic is used by bad teachers in kindergarten to justify group sanction because of a single person's misconduct. The rules we're talking about -- know your customer -- don't come from my logic. They got implemente
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by gregjor 2y ago
I wasn't sure what you were asking, the question was vague to me. You can ignore the advice, up to you. If you don't want comments then don't post. I gave my thoughts. No one else bothered. Next time try explaining what you m
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by gregjor 2y ago
I don't think KYC laws keep people un-banked. According to the Federal Reserve only about 5% of adult Americans don't have a bank account. KYC is relatively easy to comply with, about the same as getting a library card. But if a p
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by gregjor 2y ago
I have not had to do that and might not want to. But nothing on a US driver's license is private information anyway. Banks, credit reporting agencies, car dealerships, landlords, police, etc. all have access to your license info and mu
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by gregjor 2y ago
Mainly because I get paid to solve business problems with my devices as tools. I don't get paid to futz around with Linux, and my clients don't want to hear about why I can't use their document formats or get audio to work on
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by gregjor 2y ago
You asked: “Are u able to work in these stressful times?” I countered that abstractions such as “these times” can’t have the property “stressful.” If you or anyone experience “stress,” that comes from a set of reactions to a situation. An o
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by gregjor 2y ago
No one knows the future so as a parent you have to make decisions now with limited information. Society as an abstraction doesn’t decide anything about individual children. Governments and school systems have policies and procedures and
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by gregjor 2y ago
No, not "whatever I want." I described taking my daughter out of a public school and legally homeschooling her. I didn't see any reason to explain that or discuss it with the school administration. If I quit a job I don'
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by gregjor 2y ago
Simpler to lie about moving than deal with the bureaucracy. Every state has mandatory schooling and truancy laws. We planned to move out of Texas anyway. Easier to say we’re moving than try to get permission to homeschool my own child.
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by gregjor 2y ago
When I was in school, a long time ago, schools “tracked” students into gifted, regular, and special needs classes. At least in California where I grew up. I’m sure that varied by school district because in the US schools get managed locally
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by gregjor 2y ago
Come on, disturbing? Toy Story has more cartoon violence and my young kids laughed all the way through it. Kids know the difference between a cartoon and real life. Adults likewise should distinguish between actual violence and destructio
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by gregjor 2y ago
Kind of implicit in the original question. Maybe I misunderstood because of the teenager SMS dialect you used.
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by gregjor 2y ago
Yes that sums up the actual priorities. Day care first, obedience and indoctrination second, learning anything last. Montessori maybe a good option, but expensive and many schools have long waiting lists. I understand homeschooling doesn’t
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by gregjor 2y ago
For me part of the fun of home poker games comes from the tipsy players making mistakes and joking about it. If I want a serious game I go to a casino. Reducing a social activity with poker as the vehicle rather than the goal seems retr
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by gregjor 2y ago
How is that presentation "controversial?" For all I know that was AI generated, with no actual musical instruments or cameras harmed. I saw a piano at the landfill once, I wonder if whomever dumped it got canceled.
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by gregjor 2y ago
My oldest daughter could read at age four. By second grade, in a Texas public school, she liked to read Nancy Drew mysteries on her own. One day she came home from school crying and told us she didn't want to go back -- she said she
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by gregjor 2y ago
Claims about LLMs increasing programmer "productivity" should start with a measurable definition of productivity. I have 40+ years experience programming and I have yet to find a useful metric of "programmer productivity,&quo

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