jjcon

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by jjcon 6y ago
What would a winning scenario look like to you? There is no winning when it comes to conflicts like that - just mission objectives, most of which were completed.
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by jjcon 6y ago
I’ll probably get hounded for saying this here but: I genuinely believe that one of the biggest things harming American society right now is adtech. From social media to traditional media they have become obsessed with clicks and view time.
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by jjcon 6y ago
I think it’s easy to forget how hard learning is after you have already mastered something. You’d be surprised all the things you learn k-8. If you ask a current PhD student how hard things are and then wait 10 years and ask how hard their
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by jjcon 6y ago
Eh I doubt it - I think people are just anxious cause we’re all cooped up but give it a year or two and people will settle back down. Coronavirus seems to have brought out the worst of the media and the internet but the real world isn’t so
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by jjcon 6y ago
Pre-Covid it wasn’t uncommon to see crazy prices on the amazon marketplace. I remember seeing a 10 year old 256mb MP3 player on amazon marketplace for like $600. You can find most these items for normal prices on amazon too so this seems a
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by jjcon 6y ago
>Post on your own blog Hosted by blogger/google? Hosted by Wordpress? On your own website with a domain purchased from name cheap with a MasterCard? It’s impossible to interact in public spaces without also touching private entities
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by jjcon 6y ago
Can’t edit so here is the fixed link https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/trump-twitter-social... And no it wasn’t legislation it was a draft of an executive order from last summer as mentioned in thi
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by jjcon 6y ago
Again, this has been drafted since at least last summer and has little to do with the recent twitter news. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/trump-twitter-social... . > consistent with a draft or
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by jjcon 6y ago
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/trump-twitter-social... > consistent with a draft order whose text CNN first reported last summer
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by jjcon 6y ago
This has been in the works since last summer - it has little to do with the recent twitter spat. Edit: I find it funny someone claiming it was due to fact checking downvotes me because I fact checked them.
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by jjcon 6y ago
I believe the majority of the layoffs were from recruiting and design.
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by jjcon 6y ago
I don't think anyone was/is really worried about either one of those. Additionally the majority of these cuts were administrative/non-engineering positions and of the cuts that were engineering most were not AI related.
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by jjcon 6y ago
My uncle works there and he would disagree with your characterization
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by jjcon 6y ago
> The media didn’t make up the 2 million Americans dying statistic, they merely reported it. Absolutely but the point I am making is -how- the media chooses to communicate science facts or studies leads to people just thinking they were
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by jjcon 6y ago
> blatant culture of denial I would say it is denial to not admit the fundamental problems with the media these days. So many organizations are desperate for clicks they are pushing whatever sensationalist items they can to the front pag