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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
Here's a pretty interesting research into the countless fakers this channel has inspired: "How Primitive Building Videos Are Staged" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvk63LADbFc
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
http://www.ibash.de for Germany :-)
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
Can anyone comment on the issue of hallucinations? The author only mentions them briefly and I cannot gather how big of a problem this is. Apart from the literal quote the LLM hallucinated, wouldn’t all the other information have to be doub
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
In Addition to suggestions here, check http://github.com/trending for interesting repos
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
Margin Call is amazing! Also, I recommend Charles Ferguson’s documentary „Inside Job“ on the financial crisis
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
Apparently this was an architectural fad in the middle ages: rich families built "skyscrapers" to show their wealth and look out for enemies. At one point, Bologna had more than 100 of these towers [1]. Today, the small town of Sa
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
I highly recommend Bethany McLean’s "The Smartest Guys in the Room" to read up on Enron. Also, Lucy Prebble - who is now a consultant on HBO‘s succession - has written a nice play on the matter.
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
This would be an ideal question for/r/askhistorians … the sub is heavily moderated and answers are well sourced.
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
MacOS: Combine several PDFs using Automator. Not spectacular, but always handy iOS: Activate low power mode when battery drops below 95% - neat workaround since there is no way to have low power mode turned on permanently. Also, activate Ai
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
Maybe Bloomberg BusinessWeek?
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
I guess the answer is somewhere in the middle? It's very hard to see how you can improve your life without any goal or plan. After all, what guides your actions? OTOH, it is probably as easy to get lost in planning / use excessive
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
How about Microsoft's learning resources? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/paths/power-plat-...
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
… and when ordering, don‘t forget the music (= vinaigrette with onions)!
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
Same equation, different framing: What you're saying is that programmers are producing according to a Cobb-Douglas Production function with output elasticities of 1. Only caveat: in this setup, the production function has increasing re
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
> Vitamin D supplements in winter > Fish oil because it is supposed to help brain function > Multivitamins because why not? No downside afaik and better not run into a deficiency.
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
IIRC, the Archive Team asked for help on /r/DataHoarder and had saved 10 bn posts to later upload them on the Internet Archive ... that might yield something? I personally have never heard of them before, but that doesn't mea
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
There is a nice documentary by Swiss Public Broadcaster SRF (in German with English subtitles): "Cryptoleaks – Wie CIA und BND mit Schweizer Hilfe weltweit spionierten | Doku | SRF Dok" - https://www.youtube.com/wa
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by kratom_sandwich 3y ago
Having Shazam ready on my phone to identify music I'm coming across randomly has yielded some nice additions to my playlist.
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
Have you looked at project management certificates? There's IPMA [1] and PMI [2], for example. IPMA Level D is about basic skills necessary for project management and the organization provides a 1.500 page textbook. [1] https:/&#
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
I‘ll just leave this timeless classic here - "The forgotten Employee" https://sites.google.com/site/forgottenemployee/
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
... until you play Notpron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notpron
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
I recently took the IPMA (International Project Management Assoociation) Level D exam. If focuses - and in my understanding, this is the key difference from other project management exams - not on project management itself, but rather on co
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
A bit outdated, but "Securities Operations" by Michael Simmons might be starting point. "[It] focuses on the settlement aspects of a securities transaction." https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Securities+Op
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
Although I have become a bit weary of Apple's marketing speak, when I discovered this feature it really did feel like magic.
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
I guess similar insitutions in the German-Speaking part of Europe would be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraunhofer_Society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Planck_Society https://en.
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
The answer is a bit tongue in cheek, but I invite you to try it out and report back with results (haven't tried it myself): Cambridge University releases a brain-training app that improves concentration akin to Ritalin - https:&#x2
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
Kind-of similar thread from January 2021: "Ask HN: What is the most inspiring documentary film in your opinion?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25624456
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
Secretive trading firm Jane Street uses OCAML: https://www.janestreet.com/technology/
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
~ 600 on Desktop Strategies for managing tabs: - Firefox is my main browser, so I use Pocket to save sites for reading later. Tab is then immediately closed. - Add on to save open sessions, nuke session from time to time and start over
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by kratom_sandwich 4y ago
As a layman: Can someone explain what this devices is used for?

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