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by kbos87 3y ago
For a lot of low cost, low powered workers, this is the misery they already live with. Screenshots, camera surveillance at random intervals to make sure they are sitting there typing away.
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The argument of selfishness still assumes that having children is the default and there’s something wrong or negative at play for those who choose not to go down that path. I’d also point out that the decision to have children is almost a
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by kbos87 3y ago
Your point about questioning our own assumptions (especially those we may have made early in life) is very fair and reasonable advice. The way I look at it though, the desire to have children comes from societal and self conditioning too.
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Yup. Anywhere appealing is now expensive. The internet/social media means that few places with any redeeming qualities that are remotely affordable stay under the radar for long.
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by kbos87 3y ago
I wrote off the notion of ever having kids in my early 20s in large part because of how expensive it is (and thus what it would mean for my lifestyle.) The funny thing is that thanks to a somewhat successful career in tech, I could afford t
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by kbos87 3y ago
Something I’m curious about with clinical trials like this is how they can be done ethically when other highly effective preventative drugs are available (eg PreP.) I’m guessing that a clinical trial like this needs to be run in an at-risk
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by kbos87 3y ago
So many AI predictions rely on a complete suspension of everything we know about how markets behave. Could AI usher in a new era of wealth where nobody has to work? Sure, if you ignore the fact that the most likely scenario is that the valu
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by kbos87 3y ago
All the takes here that this is something I should be able to do locally are missing the point to go on a tangent. The power of what Adobe is offering is generative AI in the context of proprietary photoshop tools. Can you feed a prompt to
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by kbos87 3y ago
I looked into a full body scan about a year ago after hearing from someone I trust that they had one done. While I didn’t end up moving forward with one, I was struck by how weak the arguments against having one done were. They amounted to:
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by kbos87 3y ago
Naive question, does apple have any way of detecting and informing users who are current victims of these types of exploits when security fixes are issued?
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by kbos87 3y ago
I don’t doubt that Airbnb has had some effect on housing prices in many cities, but I suspect the effect of STRs isn’t quite as strong as people think it is. Desirable places like NYC have always been competitive markets to rent in, and we
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by kbos87 3y ago
The anti Airbnb narrative always assumes we are talking about some crappy apartment that someone was duped into staying in. Let's entertain the idea for just a minute that you are an extended family visiting NYC. You need 2-3 bedrooms,
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by kbos87 3y ago
Practically that isn't a problem for the majority of people though. Yes, you lose 9% of range after 1,000 days. Go into the purchase expecting that, the same way you'd expect that you aren't going to get the EPA rated gas mil
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by kbos87 3y ago
>> About 9% of emissions for a combustion engine vehicle is in the initial manufacturing alone (compared to ~35% for an EV) Genuinely asking - 9% of what vs. 35% of what? Lifetime carbon emissions for each respective vehicle, or somet
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by kbos87 3y ago
In this case it’s pretty simple - stop using the government built and maintained road system
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I used to ask myself questions like this, then I actually worked at a large business with a real volume of customers and I started to understand why things are the way they are. Yes, you can find examples of bloat in any company - but you a
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by kbos87 3y ago
Whenever I see people talk about how they are planning for a societal collapse, I get the sense that deep down, a lot of these people want to see it happen during their lifetime (or at least they think they do.) If you look for hints abou
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This just reads like a disgruntled former employee grasping at straws. The advertised capabilities of enterprise software (just like every other product) should be assumed to be under best case circumstances, and there's typically a pe
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If you are looking for them to tell you what the use case is, that isn't a great sign of need or commitment, and they likely aren't going to take you very seriously.
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by kbos87 3y ago
This is so often overlooked and it's true. I've done well enough in my career that I've learned to be very cautious about how much I let others know about my standard of living. I've had experiences in the past where som
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That strikes me as a pretty dissonant argument on HN. If we play that out, no software creator would have a defensible way to monetize what they invested time, energy and money to create. Enforceable laws protecting IP are the difference be
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by kbos87 3y ago
Ongoing costs aside, it’s important to also recognize that there may have been massive up-front costs to develop something like self-driving before it generates revenue, which the manufacturer should have the right to recoup/monetize.
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by kbos87 3y ago
There’s (rightly) a lot of focus on the impact of social media on teen mental health, and very little about how controlled, structured, and parent-dependent the average young persons’ life is today. Social media clearly plays a role, but yo
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by kbos87 3y ago
Comparing the environmental impact of extraction processes for batteries to the impact of fossil fuel use is laughable, but I don’t fault you for asking the question. It’s disinformation, plain and simple, and it’s been surprisingly effecti
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by kbos87 3y ago
There is no shortage of things to dislike about Tesla and Elon Musk, but many of the things this article points out are painted as scandals when they simply aren’t. The author clearly doesn’t like the world we’re moving toward where many ca
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by kbos87 3y ago
This is so infuriating to me. It's also shocking to see how not shy TransUnion is about promoting a service like this. How long is it before anyone can find out the location of anyone else in real time? It's usually only a matter
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by kbos87 3y ago
This is in line with my experience. Very clear how much range you have to work with, very obvious advice and prompts if you approach a low battery. -Low-ish battery and cold temps are on the way? You are prompted to charge the night before.
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by kbos87 3y ago
This is already a thing in many states. I know in Massachusetts, foster kids have long been eligible for free in-state tuition.
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If that’s what is required, the focus should be on how we do this with minimal disruption. The fact that you don’t like the medicine doesn’t really matter.
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How many people are regularly driving more than 300 miles without stopping for 30-45 minutes anyway? I guess this does step around the need for more charging infrastructure, but it seems like most range anxiety is pretty misinformed at this

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