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by groby_b 2y ago
I think it's worth pointing out that a tool that can't explain its value prop without a signup is considered a must-skip by a lot of folks. Yeah, it's classic growth hacking. It's also a giant red flag at this point.
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by groby_b 2y ago
You do realize there's a difference between obsessing about tombert (or groby) vs hoovering up DNA at scale, right? Your insurance company probably won't follow you around personally, but if they can buy a bunch of DNA (yours incl
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by groby_b 2y ago
"Credit to Garry" is a funny thing to take away from this. He is ultimately the person responsible for setting up an environment that got them funding in the first place, and he's the one responsible for defending them withou
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by groby_b 2y ago
You might invest some of that money into therapy instead, then. It's perfectly possible to find friends who aren't into "sportsball", but it takes more than paying an entry fee so you're allowed to hang.
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by groby_b 2y ago
These users can download plenty of designs for the objects they think of - you don't often create truly unique things, most stuff already exists. More importantly, creating a 3D model without understanding mechanical properties is a me
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by groby_b 2y ago
> Them being a totalitarian dictatorship doesn't necessarily mean they're stupid. No, but it does mean that they are significantly more prone to irrational decisions. And Xi's not exactly ultra-rational to start with.
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by groby_b 2y ago
I think we're currently starting to see behind the facade of Chinese economy news. It's not all rosy. But also: For China, Taiwan is only to a very limited extent about the economy. It is about ideology. For the US, a war now woul
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by groby_b 2y ago
Some major global powers (i.e. China) have a vested interest in that escalation. Having the US tied down in two other conflicts means significantly less resources. Which means Middle East and Ukraine are already part of a global-ish war. Pr
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by groby_b 2y ago
You can come reasonably close by scanning & OCRing your notebooks. (And having numbered pages in your notebooks) It's not great, but it's improving searchability quite a bit.
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by groby_b 2y ago
Physical controls aren't just ipso facto better, there's decades of studies to support that. Especially in situations where you need to use touch to maintain visual focus elsewhere.
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by groby_b 2y ago
There's... a bit of a spectrum from completely blandified corporate comms to what Matt's doing there. It is perfectly possible to have a distinct voice without setting the house on fire. There is a middle ground.
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by groby_b 2y ago
Sam's flailing. He's desperate for more money, because OAI is running out. And Sam will say anything and everything to get more money. He's making whatever noise makes the audience feel good, truth be damned. And it's ki
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by groby_b 2y ago
Doesn't matter. As long as you use VR to display a virtual 3D environment and you move within it, your inner ear will fight with your vision system if you're moving or not. If the visual system and the accelerometer don't agr
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by groby_b 2y ago
All that proves is that shitty businesses that already have scale take a long while to crumble. (See also: Xitter)
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by groby_b 2y ago
At this point, that seems dubious - your inner ear is going to go all inner ear on you, no matter what. Unless you get to turn that off, VR is not it.
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by groby_b 2y ago
To enjoy those conditions, however, you have to endure Mountain View. (Seriously, it's not a great place. The surroundings are great, but the place itself is strip mall central)
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by groby_b 2y ago
Matt Ridley is a journalist with hardly any qualification to conduct an analysis.
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by groby_b 2y ago
I think your overweighting the value of that in day-to-day use. As folks accumulate knowledge, a common pattern (especially for things not embedded in a framework - trivia-like data) is a "I have no idea why I'd know this, but the
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by groby_b 2y ago
That review platform is called "the phone", "hanging in the pub", "having a get-together". Friendship requires regular contact anyway. We don't need somebody to intermediate that.
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by groby_b 2y ago
I mean, that's the same as saying "are elves paid the same? We can obviously argue how that's even possible, but that's a separate issue altogether" It's a nonsensical hypothetical.
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by groby_b 2y ago
Wirecutter's gone downhill after the NYT purchase as well. The Spruce seems somewhat better (but is also part of a huge web site family, so caveat emptor) Either you do deep research, or you find a trusted friend to advise you. The Int
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by groby_b 2y ago
There's no point in measuring progress if you don't have a defined end point. And if you have a defined endpoint, you will get the "is it far? Are we there yet?" question. For good reasons. Maybe your software needs to
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by groby_b 2y ago
Again, as I said in my message: Pay for position stays the same, independent of age. Firing is disproportionately old people who get replaced with young people at the same pay That's the issue.
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by groby_b 2y ago
I suppose I'm the last person alive to just use plain text. So, yes, sorry for that omission. The full collection is $100. At average European salaries, that's (at worst) half a day of work. Not unnoticeable, but if you care about
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by groby_b 2y ago
If younger people in the same position were paid less, yes, that would be ageist. Nobody's arguing against that. But, as you said, C-suite comps won't go down. Neither do VP comps. But the people rehired, oddly, are all younger.
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by groby_b 2y ago
$15.50 for something you use every moment of your working life? It's not that much. It's fine to use free versions instead, but maybe let's stop asking for freebies from folks who make their living that way, especially from
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by groby_b 2y ago
Yeah, it is, unless you can make the case that IBM doesn't need all those leaders any more. What will happen is that they rehire, and rehire young.
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by groby_b 2y ago
Honestly? No. I've had the chance to work with world class people in three different fields now. Inevitably, the people who were at the very top (World Champions, folk who literally invented (parts of) the Internet, people creating pro
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by groby_b 2y ago
"Yes, it wasn't as affordable in earlier times," Thinking in peace and quiet was indeed a luxury in past times. That doesn't mean there isn't a long tradition of walking if you needed to think. And that was the core
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by groby_b 2y ago
This is mostly advice for audience maximation, not for writing well.

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