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by hermannj314 6mo ago
You might have to hold my hand on how you got there. My actual argument was the ride-sharing addressed systemic racism that yellow cab companies did not, that is a good thing. What net good would fentanyl do to society? If it exists, then
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by hermannj314 6mo ago
Correct. While ride-sharing services aren't perfect, they have significantly reduced rates of service refusals and long-wait times based on race.
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by hermannj314 6mo ago
Some laws represent moral truths and some laws represent the attempt of a prior generation's upper class to protect that wealth. The willingess to break a bad law is a sign of a good person.
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by hermannj314 6mo ago
This was the same criticism levied against AirBnB, Uber, cryptocurrency, prediction markets, sports betting apps, etc. The border of legal and illegal is a good place to make money and change.
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by hermannj314 6mo ago
The difference between war and terrorism is what language you use to say "God wills it" If you say "Deus Vult", you are a war hero. If you say "Inshallah", you are a radical terrorist. The rules are quite simp
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by hermannj314 6mo ago
One freedom denied to Americans is that we can not provide comfort to our enemies - this is punishable by death according our constitution, so we tend to err on unwavering support for our military always. Many Americans may be absolutely ag
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
Your question implies a sense of moral outrage about gambling so I don't if it was asked in good faith or not. Kalshi was on my radar because of Tim Walz dropping out the Minnesota governor race and an article about who would replace h
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
I'm not going to lie, it started as a fun thing to do on a boring and cold Saturday night after a snow storm, I was looking at weather underground map of stations around central park praying it would drop a few degrees and I'd mak
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
Data is released every minute, every five minutes, every hour, and then 6 hour high/low, and then mid-day preliminary reports, so there is no last-minute since any one of those reports could contain data (with various validation/r
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
I got into weather betting markets earlier this year since I figured those can't possibly be rigged, it is automated weather station data yet some groups in the market know the truth a few minutes before everyone else based on the way
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
Congratulations on completing the book!
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
If a company puts unenforceable terms in their TOS, how likely are they to comply with the law in every other matter? No way would I give my kid a device made by these people for that reason.
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
If you are a 2600 chess player, a bot that plays 1800 chess is a horrendous chess player. But you can understand why all the 1700 and below chess players say it is good and it is making them better using it for eval? Don't worry, AI wi
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
France offering support to little ententes to prevent facist revanchism. Seems familiar. World tension continues to increase.
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
The President has plenary authority to grant pardons and I imagine a time, in the near future, when questioning any authority of this administration would he deemed an act of treason. Therefore, I wish only the best of luck to never-committ
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
Ok, so how many deaths from medicals errors have been caused by and prevented through the use of LLMs (since you say it isn't hard). Can you enlighten us and not leave us guessing? I understand many deaths due to medical errors are ca
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
Preventable medical errors kill 250,000 American every year, I can imagine LLMs could be both good and bad for that number, but on net, it is hard to say without just guessing. But if you ban the application of LLMs to medical care, you cl
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
When a "right to..." law is passed, there is usually an accompanying narrative that explains a past injustice that will be corrected. Matthew Shepard hate crime, Civil Rights Voting act, etc. The absence of such a story makes me
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
Pigs outnumber the humans 7-to-1 in Iowa, but they don't vote so here we are. As an Iowan, it is obligatory to show love for Herbert Hoover and our pig population when called upon.
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
only code anyone will be touching in a museum in 800 years will be the good code. I hope they don't talk about what great craftsmen we all were because someone saw an original Fabrice Bellard at the Louvre. Survivor bias plays a role
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
Initialize an algorithm to point your camera at the street and write those bytes to disk and you are the author of a perpetual stream of data. Initialize an algorithm to point your camera at the street and describe those bytes in words and
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by hermannj314 7mo ago
If you are going to break the law under capitalism, you must do it sustainably. Facebook, Apple, et al have shown that the latency of judicial pipeline usually means a billion dollar in fines comes after several billion in profits. You pr
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by hermannj314 8mo ago
We have a branch of government called Congress, here are some things they used to do that made it a crime to read your mail or listen to your phone calls. 1. Postal Service Act of 1792 2. Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986
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by hermannj314 8mo ago
You SHOULD follow the wording of the RFC, you MUST follow Google's interpretation of the RFC. That is the difference.
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by hermannj314 8mo ago
Zero? I think the expected number of collisions can be larger than zero. Jimmy Johns sandwich delivery by bicycle has resulted in more collisions than zero and that is arguably safe. You are setting an impossible standard.
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by hermannj314 8mo ago
The solution space of maximum engagement and easily misinterpreted headlines overlaps quite a bit.
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by hermannj314 8mo ago
I hate receiving competitive quotes so I take what the 1st guy offers or dont engage at all. AI agents could definitely be useful gathering bids where prices are hidden behind "talk to our sales specialist" gates.
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by hermannj314 8mo ago
Spell check, autocomplete, grammar editing, A-B tests for bylines and photo use, related stories, viewers also read, tag generation I guess you have to disclose every single item on your new site that does anything like this. Any byte that
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by hermannj314 8mo ago
Is there a middle ground that hasn't emerged yet? Someone to host and manage your SLop-As-A-Serivce (SLAAS) for a price point in the middle. That feels like a business.
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by hermannj314 8mo ago
I bought the once weekly 50,000IU bottle on Amazon and am currently taking 4 a day and I am ignoring all growing signs of vitamin D toxicity because I read this guys blog and never once ever decided to consult another source, including late

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