hasbroslasher

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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
While I agree that there is a lot of hype around data as an asset/product, I think the author's being a little glib about its value. Clearly, in the current moment, targeted advertising is a huge trend, and I'm a little curio
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
> Also there is an upper bound on this sort of thing because crews have duty hour limits This isn't generalizable, but I have a friend who's a flight attendant at Southwest. They only get paid for time when they're literal
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
> We often see society as a problem, so more and more we try to loosen our need for it I think that about sums up the "loneliness epidemic". Loneliness and social disconnection are exactly the results of seeking to loosen our n
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
I'd like to propose the following: public-private ride share. In short, US Federal Gov't buys or finances the development of ride-sharing software and licenses it to cities. Cities act as Uber does now, skimming a (much smaller) p
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
I was you a few years ago. There's two ways forward: 1. Get a job programming and slowly build up your skills/expertise by learning from those around you. 2. Develop a lesson plan for yourself and figure out how to build and deplo
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
For the record, if you've ever tried to go on welfare/unemployment (in USA) you'd know that it's anything but convenient. I had to fill out paperwork, meet deadlines, show up for in-person meetings that took an hour long
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
I've actually come to hate the "whine about Trump lunch". After a while it's just rehashing old truths and there's no novelty in the discussion. Just weird, random venting. Then again, I do have coworkers who have b
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
I'm not saying I can't/won't/don't do that. I love discussing politics with my family, who are very conservative, and it's always nice and respectful. I just don't want to live in their society. Gener
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
I mean, I'm not saying anyone should be fired, but people should understand the context of their fashion choices and the persona they cultivate. Aside: conservatives like to say "life's not fair" until it comes to things
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
I've worked places (not in tech) where I was not allowed to talk about my support for Barack Obama for fear of being shouted down, mocked, or forced to listen to racist diatribes about his history. I have been on the other side of this
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
The problem, of course, is that there's no way to tell from outward appearances what someone believes. A good example of this is the appropriation of Satanic imagery in rock music: few of these bands are theistic or LaVeyan Satanists,
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
I'm unsure how you would expect humans to do better with cultural concerns or strategy in the face of uncertainty. We're known for routinely making mistakes in both of these domains - just look at POTUS for a case study. Computers
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
Obviously the most controversial part of this is "capitalism is the first rogue AI" point. I will try to stay out of having an opinion on this, I just want to try to add colour to what he's saying. First, in the classical &qu
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
My response, then, is "Oh poor you! You have to call the proletarian house cleaners, rub shoulders with the 'help'! How difficult it must be." Leftist cynicism aside: I'm talking more about the "socks on the fl
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
Describing cleaning as emotional labour is weird to me. I'm fully on board with the "many women do lots of emotional labour that goes unnoticed" logic but to me cleaning is labour and that's that. It's a job, and it
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
You can still use messenger, and I still do because I don't want to stonewall people who only have me on there. I have to say though, it's a god awful UX. The other day I even had an advertisement for Spotify pop up in my messages
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
Up until last year, I chalked up the "I deleted my Facebook" phenomenon to hipsterdom or some pathology where people think the can "cure" "addiction" by quitting whatever unhealthy behavior pattern they exhibit
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
> maybe I'm just not looking hard enough This was linked in the article and at the top of the page so.. https://www.zerynth.com/built-with-zerynth/ You're not wrong though, almost no one is using it right
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
The author isn't claiming this is happening right now, the author is making a "next big thing" claim: > "There’s an enormous crowd of professionals skilled in using Python “potentially” able to develop the software fo
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
I'm not OP but I sympathize: > Who said this, specifically? What is your point in bringing it up? Sanders. The point in bringing it up is to point out the irony that Wall Street already does this behind the scenes, but people called
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
Alright, time for another rant: Curtis sees the connection between machines, hierarchies, capitalism, and technology. Curtis aptly points out that in our world, technology has not bred equality, that rather, the very concept of ownership sp
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
This is about as sparse as I can make it: "AWOBMOLG is a series of films about how the development of computers has impacted human culture. In particular, it examines the computer scientist's mechanistic worldview, and the way tha
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
That's exactly what's going on. It could be, however, that the cost of that opportunity outweighs what they're working with right now. Building a social network is a ton of work and could be a lot of risk. Allowing users to u
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
Bandcamp is fine, but it's not on the level that Soundcloud was for browsing music (or for hosting your own). It's still really limited on the social side - the only way you get "likes" is when people download your stuff
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
For instance, you could own or have inherited (or even work for) a business that generates you $1 million in income every year - this puts you in the 99% income percentile. You certainly don't have a massive fortune saved up, just a mo
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
You're mincing words - first, the author uses "the wealthy" about twice as much "billionaire". Second, billionaire is sometimes used as a stand-in for "the superrich". "Millionaire" sounds a litt
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
You're correct, will edit to reflect more accurate numbers
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
Yeah, I'd bet that's mostly fresh fruits and veggies. For reference: https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/wasted-food-IP.pdf
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
This is actually a huge reason that food costs as much as it does. The seeds are free, water's cheap, Sun's free, fertilizer is plentiful (and overused), and machines do all the heavy lifting. You don't need a lot of manpower
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by hasbroslasher 9y ago
The choice of title is interesting, if a bit misleading, so I'm gonna run with this. It's often suggested that there are two types of capitalism: one productive, competitive and free -- the other gripped with cronyism, protectioni

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