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by ke88y 3y ago
To be sure, it's not a panacea and there are more subtle ways to work the same influence networks. I liken it to Jim Crow: systemic racism didn't end the day that Jim Crow laws were struck down, but a world without those statutes
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by ke88y 3y ago
They may not be more trustworthy, but if using content in training data is not fair use then you'll at least have a stronger legal case. I don't think meta tags are necessary, but including the meta tag and a copyright in the text
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by ke88y 3y ago
The article is making the point that you need to use copyright -- not robots.txt -- to enforce restrictions on use of your content. I think that's probably correct -- robots.txt is a request. Violating that request is probably not a vi
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by ke88y 3y ago
One of my college room mates ended up with kidney stones at a very young age (early 20s) because of a dietary supplement. He got somewhat lucky; there have been cases of liver failure [3], damage to vision [4], and many other serious health
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by ke88y 3y ago
That's true. It's also true that even more subtle types of social capital can be extremely influential. And it's further true that these types of subtle influencing factors are much harder to address than overt corruption. Bu
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by ke88y 3y ago
I really like this view of academic research in general. The field does not exist as a means unto itself, but as a tool for helping and contributing to humanity. A service mindset. That's how I have always viewed both research and teac
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by ke88y 3y ago
> Mathematical ideas, even simple ideas, are often hard to transplant from mind to mind.... Our understanding frequently deteriorates as well... The experts in a subject retire and die, or simply move on to other subjects and forget....
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by ke88y 3y ago
It doesn't in terms of agreement on purchases. But it makes the actual logistics of balancing the checkbook easier. You definitely know that you are or are not overdrawing. (fwiw I use joint accounts, but I can see the benefit of separ
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by ke88y 3y ago
Possibly, but today EVERY nontrivial piece of software is "AI". It's the new "synergy" for dipshits spouting nonsense. FYI: in MBA speak, "AI" is now anything that can't be hacked together on top of a
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by ke88y 3y ago
For most people it's because they live paycheck-to-paycheck, at least after things like 401(K) contributions. Of course if you are lucky enough to have $30K+ coming in per month and your necessary monthly bills are closer to $5K then b
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by ke88y 3y ago
Well, yeah, I did say I don't envy the midtown car owner :)
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by ke88y 3y ago
It's common in denser cities, primarily with two applications: 1. at parking garages so that cars can be double- or triple-parked. This is by far the most common use case for valets today. At these lots, you actually do have to pay mor
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by ke88y 3y ago
> almost no innovation The last 15 yrs in Biotech (esp genetics) and ML were more exciting than the previous 50.
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by ke88y 3y ago
> What better way Open up all federal grants -- especially NSF grants -- to anyone with credentials or experience necessary to PI (so, a PhD or equivalent industry experience). Broaden the reviewer pool so that each panel is at least 5
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by ke88y 3y ago
> Lechmere Nope. I was talking about Sullivan. davisr got it right.
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by ke88y 3y ago
I've spent a loooong time going down this particular rabbit hole. I just don't buy it. We can spill a lot of ink going back and forth, but honestly? At the end of the day, "this seems like useless bullshit" is actually a
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by ke88y 3y ago
e: the above is just my perception, I don't actually know if there's a land use agreement etc happening, but it certainly has exactly the sort of sketchy appearance at least for me.
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by ke88y 3y ago
Unlikely. There's a specific exclusion for railroad land in MA's adverse possession statute.
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by ke88y 3y ago
> Would you live in an apartment 15 feet wide and 50 feet deep? In a nice part of Boston? Under 500K? Over 1K sqft? With some nice building community amenities? Hell. Yes.
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by ke88y 3y ago
I toured a piece of property at the border of Charlestown and Somerville near a big T stop. There was an empty lot next to the tracks that was owned by the MBTA on paper. But de facto, the neighbor and was clearly using the entire massive l
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by ke88y 3y ago
> it's very easy to keep that revenue flowing if you're willing to borderline commit fraud to keep your customers. Indeed. This really is asking for a lawsuit.
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by ke88y 3y ago
I'm fairly convinced that trading venues should be substantially slowed such that HFT isn't a thing. I am unconvinced that the benefits of liquidity are worth the resources allocated. I'm also skeptical of the Religion of Liq
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by ke88y 3y ago
> The only time HAMs are paid any attention are in times of disaster. Nobody will notice the loss of HAMs until the next major disaster near them, and then everyone will look around and ask "what happened to all the HAM guys?"
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by ke88y 3y ago
From the petition: > Licensed use of 2-25 MHz Band frequencies as proposed in this Petition would enable financial firms, including firms like the SMC members that act as market makers, to improve efficiency, increase liquidity, and red
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by ke88y 3y ago
MA has a Commonwealth-specific DNC registry and the AG has successfully taken action against cell phone solicitations under the relevant statute. Just because radio is regulated by the Federal government doesn't mean that states have n
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by ke88y 3y ago
> failed MEPS not allowed in... poor ASVAB okay It's the Army, not Harvard College. Anyways, if my anecdotal experience interacting with the military is accurate, the main requirement for being an Officer is enjoying LOTR/sup
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by ke88y 3y ago
Why? Pass a law with sufficient penalties (say, $10K) and include lawyer fees. This'll result in a cottage industry in any state. Enough civil litigation and companies will finally decide it's not worth it and MA billing zip codes
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by ke88y 3y ago
1. Over what time frame? Med school takes 4 years and Residency takes 4+. JDs+bar take a few years and earnings take some time to ramp up. PhDs take half a decade (Even if we don't need more faculty, we do have a shortage of PhD supply
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by ke88y 3y ago
Most departments at most universities do not have it. But a huge number of departments in certain fields do.
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by ke88y 3y ago
The article is about Brazil... what are you talking about? What does China have to do with anything? Evading taxes levied by legitimate and democratically elected governments is unjust.

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