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by logicalmonster 3y ago
> But if you could buy a brand-new car here for $11,400 (the approximate list price for a BYD Seagull in China), I think many people would figure out a way to live with the fact that it's electric. Besides largely handwaving away al
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
There are simulation games that have extremely complicated and extensive UIs for taking various actions and analyzing in-game data. One good thing that some of them do is give tooltips and explanations when you hover over the button/gr
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
Does that come before or after any reasonable human contact through the course of a respectful process? A 2 hour take-home as 1 step of a fair hiring process isn't too bad. But you applying and then automatically getting a homework ass
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
Sorry for any confusion. About that Photography YouTuber link, he has one YouTube channel, and he uses that one channel to pump out a ton of videos about a few main topics: namely various Philosophy + Metaphysics stuff, Photography, and Phy
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What should you do when you just cannot understand somebody's accent?
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
As an investor in crypto, I feel very confident that I am getting what I'm paying for. The basic facts about a coin or token, like how many are supposed to exist, are completely verifiable on some sort of public blockchain. That is the
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
For a limited amount of thorough science-fiction reviews with a heavy focus on Star Trek, I enjoy reading https://www.jammersreviews.com/ For general movie reviews, I am thoroughly entertained by https://www.yout
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
> Ah yes, the last 30 odd years of increasing immigration has exerted tremendous downward pressure on US tech salaries. I'm not 100% sure, so I have to ask. Are you being sarcastic about immigration not exerting tremendous downward
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
> subjecting disabled people to more investigation is not OK We all feel sympathy for poor disabled people who have a harder lot in life than most. But investigating a poor disabled person for fraud is only really a problem if the invest
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
Maybe we can just agree to disagree, but I'm not seeing how looking into the possibility of welfare fraud, so long as it's done in a fair and reasonable manner, isn't a good intention.
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
> This system targets these people Let's keep in mind that this algorithm isn't in and of itself punishing people. It's just the starting point for a human-led investigation. Isn't that a proper application of technol
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
Anybody notice that all of the word choices in the headline make this sound particularly dark and ominous? Wouldn't a more accurate headline be something like "Here is the math behind how France's fraud detection system works
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
> the model targets vulnerable making mistakes in claiming benefits rather rather than actual fraud Please keep in mind that this algorithm doesn't actually punish anybody for wrongdoing, it's just a starting point for a human-
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
Contact this YC startup posing as an employer doing a background check and see firsthand what they'll say about if you're so concerned.
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
1) Is this a government program or some kind of industry effort? It seems like there's some Council involvement, but it's a little unclear about if industry or government is running this thing. 2) Are there payment options availab
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
I'm all for "green shipping" and using technologies like sails or electric boats to do things more efficiently. I'm just wondering why "manufacturing more things locally" isn't really discussed more. Doing
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
> So saying “I oppose this ideology” comes across as “I oppose the existence of people who aren’t their assigned at birth gender”, given that those people do exist you can see how people might find your statement offensive. I'd very
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
With respect, I think your take on this particular matter sounds awful. Negotiation and persuasion are very important parts of being a wise leader in technical and creative fields, but it sounds like OP followed exactly what you advocated t
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
First you said "You don't need a car to have a family in NYC" and now you're talking about "the vast majority of people". Which is it? Your thesis is changing.
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
How do you know everybody's needs? Some people do need a car for work, healthcare, education, living with disabilities, or many other reasons not mentioned.
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
1) I'm not cancelling the Sphere. I'm just telling you I don't like Dolan but still like the Sphere and think it's worth seeing. That point of view is pretty close to the opposite of cancelling somebody. 2) As far as cri
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
I despise giving an endorsement to anything Dolan is associated with and can profit from as he is an awful and genuinely petty human, but the Sphere is a technology worth seeing. I wasn't super impressed with the sphere's screen w
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
Good for you if you never need a car, but other people need cars for work and family needs. What do you propose that they do?
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
There's always a cost and a tradeoff. The real question might not be choosing rats or no rats, but choosing between rats or parking. As far as I understand the proposed solution, the containerization proposed would take up somewhere in
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
I can understand the legitimate concerns about sustainability (who knows if those wells are going to be maintained and in service a year or two from now) but some of the criticism of these charitable actions is truly bizarre and disturbing.
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
> Have responsive customer service. Some potential chargebacks can be prevented simply by being very accessible. Analyze your UX to see that customers have everything they need to understand how to get in touch with you easily in all ema
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
I'm glad it's legal to film, particularly when you want to protect yourself when reporting a crime and you fear police reprisal for some reason. However, I can see some truly asshole-ish behavior resulting from this if the influen
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
A few short points, all of which are personal opinions. > Inflation is a commonly misinterpreted phenomena. What is happening shouldn't be thought of as "prices are going up" but should be seen through a lens of "the
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
IANAL or board member or anything of the sort, and I would refrain from arguing with his personal political opinions just because there's no winner in arguing politics with him, but it might be prudent to have a little discussion about
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by logicalmonster 3y ago
> Wikipedia should be a tree of various interpretations I don't disagree, but this doesn't seem to be remotely compatible with Wikipedia's ostensible mission. Anything hinting of a "point of view" (or that an edi

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