hiddencost

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   by hiddencost 5mo ago

   > IBM is generally considered the leader You must not talk to competent people. IBM is very experienced at this grift. I remember when I used to go to conferences in a different field and IBM would announce "state of the art" r
2. 62.▲
   by hiddencost 5mo ago

   This sounds like US college / night life / young adult house party scene, too, fwiw.
3. 63.▲
   by hiddencost 5mo ago

   Uh I regret to inform you that's all illegal now.
4. 64.▲
   by hiddencost 5mo ago

   I can't get my roof replaced in less than a year. These things take time .
5. 65.▲
   by hiddencost 5mo ago

   I think the parent is saying it's good because immigrants will go elsewhere and the US will continue to decline. Which will be good for humanity.
6. 66.▲
   by hiddencost 5mo ago

   ... Like the University system, the national labs, NASA, ... What are you talking about?
7. 67.▲
   by hiddencost 5mo ago

   Wishful thinking... I wonder how people like you end up so hostile to experts.
8. 68.▲
   by hiddencost 5mo ago

   Uhm, I'd like to introduce you to our Lord and Savior index funds. Simply buy vtsax and forget for 30 years.
9. 69.▲
   by hiddencost 5mo ago

   People will change their behavior. The function of prison sentences is deterrence.
10. 70.▲
    by hiddencost 5mo ago

    Asking chatbots for estimates of water usage and then taking their average is a great way to alienate your audience. It's embarrassing, as well.
11. 71.▲
    by hiddencost 6mo ago

    Separated bike lanes. It is time.
12. 72.▲
    by hiddencost 6mo ago

    The brain rot required to call the EA people evil while praising the guy that did agree to give the Pentagon autonomous weapons...
13. 73.▲
    by hiddencost 6mo ago

    Software engineer disease: citing one misunderstood statistic to refute an extensive analysis by one of the leading experts in the field.
14. 74.▲
    by hiddencost 6mo ago

    Objects don't have gender in English.
15. 75.▲
    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    Consumer market is small compared to headcount reduction and cutting edge science.
16. 76.▲
    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    Nope. The edge for a lot of interesting science is difficult to use scientific software and scientists not using basic statistical techniques correctly.
17. 77.▲
    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    https://waymo.com/safety/impact/#methodology Worth reviewing the methodology, rather than making stuff up.
18. 78.▲
    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    I mean given that our secretary of defense has a Deus Vult tattoo... and this: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran... I think we might be the fanatics starting a religious war.
19. 79.▲
    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    Basically false. They're better at health care. Better at education. Better at feeding people. Better at charity.
20. 80.▲
    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    Their reason for existing is: they provide a source for consultants willing to work with cops and surveillance agencies. The software exists because it's now convenient and easier to build their own than depend on a contractor.
21. 81.▲
    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    Read more Marx?
22. 82.▲
    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    They're engaged in willful destruction of hospitals, they kill journalists on purpose, they have systematically blocked aid. Their friend minister recently declared an intent to eliminate all Palestinian territory. You're just lyi
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    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    I'd encourage anyone wondering where this perspective comes from to read "Capitalist Realism" by Mark Fisher.
24. 84.▲
    by hiddencost 7mo ago

    Is yan anti war, anti imperialist song.
25. 85.▲
    by hiddencost 8mo ago

    Disagree. He's cherry picking an extremely limited subset of numbers, based on a weak understanding of the industry and a lack of access to a lot of private data, and taking advantage of vulnerable people.
26. 86.▲
    by hiddencost 8mo ago

    I've started to feel like Ed Zitron is actively hurting people I care about. I'm lucky to have worked in the field for a long time, and be able to spend a lot of tokens. In the last month it's become clear to me that the tech
27. 87.▲
    by hiddencost 8mo ago

    They fought a civil war over the labor required to produce tobacco.
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    by hiddencost 8mo ago

    You sound like you're out of your depth.
29. 89.▲
    by hiddencost 8mo ago

    I think don't think I've wheel will be allowed to turn.
30. 90.▲
    by hiddencost 8mo ago

    Already safer than delivery vans.