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by hyko 6y ago
This seems very close to the stereotype content model, which asserts that every interpersonal impression is formed along two dimensions: warmth and competence. Feeling someone cares fits the warmth dimension; commitment to excellence is a h
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by hyko 6y ago
Biological Evolution? No props from natural selection if you’re absolutely ripped and then die from a virus the week after.
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by hyko 6y ago
Every developer is a potential full stack developer, even if they don’t realise it. The user interface is just another interface, with its own set of rules.
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by hyko 6y ago
This is just a Buzzword intersection. For one thing, if blockchain-powered-rogue-AIs existed they would be hopelessly underpowered compared to ones running on AWS, because blockchains aren’t just magic fairy dust that make all things possib
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by hyko 6y ago
“...and, as a result, Thabo Mbeki was swept to power” https://youtu.be/x1bX3F7uTrg Love a good Adam Curtis documentary, especially when he throws light on obscure moments in history. Probably best not to hang your understan
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by hyko 6y ago
This is a great article, full of practical advice. Bookmarked to show anyone coming into a reasonably large codebase.
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by hyko 6y ago
Facebook has zero leverage against Apple.
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by hyko 6y ago
The eurosceptics never gave up in the face of impossible poll odds; why should republicans?
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by hyko 6y ago
Many will talk of title to a crown. What right had Caesar to the empire? Might first made kings, and laws were then most sure When like the Draco's they were writ in blood
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by hyko 6y ago
Yes, it’s true that some central banks have chosen a different side of the triangle, but the likes of USD and GBP are firmly on the same side of the triangle as Bitcoin (free flowing capital and independent monetary policy). It’s specious f
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by hyko 6y ago
It’s possible to both recognise that cryptocurrency is a cool tech and has value, and that it will not become the primary fintech. A hovercraft is insanely cool tech, and has value, but you’re not driving to work in one.
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by hyko 6y ago
Well, obviously don’t stop using them altogether; use them correctly.
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by hyko 6y ago
In contrast to modern central banking, it does not prioritize exchange rate stability. What the fuck are you talking about? Central bank money has free floating exchange rates. The reason the value of central bank money is not typically
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by hyko 6y ago
Find a place which is not taken already There isn’t anywhere, and if there is, there will be war over it. Things like seasteading and colonising the solar system are for the birds; these are not prime areas of real estate. You’re talking
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by hyko 6y ago
Yeah, and I’m saying it’s not possible. Everything these people do and have done is with the blessing of established countries, they simply don’t have the resources to establish viable corporate colonies outside the reach of civilisation. T
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by hyko 6y ago
People with money want to do stuff with that money. Somehow the thesis is that people should intervene? We do this already, they’re called laws. Nobody can buy their way out of civilisation, even if some people obviously dream of doing so
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by hyko 6y ago
“The key problem is how to check that the vaccine worked” The first rule of DIY vaccine club is that you have no fucking idea what the key problems are.
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by hyko 6y ago
Let’s prove the hygiene hypothesis first, before using that “knowledge” to investigate other problems.
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by hyko 6y ago
Yeah, I guess the real world is tolerant of them – otherwise we wouldn’t call them fallacies :) If we’re to get closer to the truth though, we must be intolerant of them (but not each other). I think it also depends on precisely what statem
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by hyko 6y ago
I don’t think those examples are right; argumentum ad populum is about relying on the popularity of a belief to prove whether it’s true or false. What interesting is that in the example of Bitcoin, since currency is little more than a sha
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by hyko 6y ago
No. A growing company can enrich society. There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with growth. A civilisation where the only firms allowed to operate were small 500-year-old artisans would be–let’s face it–absolutely crap.
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by hyko 6y ago
I guess in the example given you could also validate behaviour by using a Spy Warehouse (a capturing stub). The theoretical distinction with Mocks is that they contain their own assertions. The practical distinction (when using mocking fr
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by hyko 6y ago
Don’t give up :) ‘mock’ has indeed become an umbrella term for all test doubles, but the other terms still have specific technical meanings, so it’s still worth using them correctly. If you’re working with technical people who don’t care ab
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by hyko 6y ago
In America, the law is king...until one of the actual kings gets punched in the face and re-writes the law the next day.
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by hyko 6y ago
There’s nothing illegal about buying a stock, or even voicing your opinion about a stock. If only value investing was legal, the stock market look and operate very differently to today. Edited to add: ultimately the law should be there to p
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by hyko 6y ago
Says who? The need for clean and plentiful energy supplies will likely be greater in 2051 than 2021. It’s not like we’re going to turn them down because ‘it’s too late’. Besides, a child prodigy could probably come up with a design in som
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by hyko 6y ago
Having just one child increases your climate footprint beyond your control Unless they invent a cheap fusion reactor. People don’t just produce pollution; they produce ideas as well.
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by hyko 6y ago
Climate change is too big an issue to be solved by entrepreneurs. We have to create a business environment where climate solutions can be unambiguous economic winners, which is the job of government.
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by hyko 6y ago
Peter appears to be suffering from mental illness. It’s quite possible to imagine the impact of climate change and not have it consume your every waking (and sleeping) moment.
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by hyko 6y ago
From a personal finance perspective (for most western citizens), import duties etc. are a rounding error compared to other influences.

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