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Tech Startups Are Handing Out Free Nicotine Pouches to Boost Productivity(wsj.com)
6 points by mattas 10mo ago|2 comments
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by mattas 10mo ago
In my experience, it’s basically impossible to accurately measure productivity of knowledge work. Whenever I see a stat associated to productivity gain/loss I get skeptical. If you go the pure subjective route, I’ve found that people c
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by mattas 10mo ago
Biggest surprise for me is that they chose to announce this on Christmas Eve. I’d love to have been in the room when that was decided. The big, exciting news doesn’t typically get announced during a major holiday week.
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by mattas 10mo ago
See: "3D TVs are driving the biggest change in TVs in decades"
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Yosemite bear-proof food locker latching systems(marydonahue.org)
3 points by mattas 10mo ago|0 comments
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by mattas 10mo ago
You've just described the magic of spreadsheets.
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by mattas 10mo ago
The line between betting, investing, and insurance is blurring. For example, if I want to hedge my exposure to tariffs on copper wire, I can now "bet" that new tariffs will be implemented on metals. That's a good thing? But i
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by mattas 10mo ago
Are benchmarks the right way to measure LLMs? Not because benchmarks can be gamed, but because the most useful outputs of models aren't things that can be bucketed into "right" and "wrong." Tough problem!
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by mattas 11mo ago
Not to be lost, but the first chart is actually a 3-month moving average. Surprised they buried that in the notes and didn't simply include it in the chart title. "Note: Data is six-survey moving average. The survey is conducted b
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by mattas 11mo ago
The market can stay irrational longer than even Peter Thiel can stay solvent.
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by mattas 1y ago
It feels like this same sorta thing happened when the internet became mainstream. Curious if LLMs are _better_ at fighting information asymmetry.
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by mattas 1y ago
It’s worth noting that they are offering folks the opportunity to find a new role internally. It’s layoffs with a touch of reallocation of people to more important projects.
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by mattas 1y ago
I'm not excited about having LLMs generate spreadsheets or formulas. But, I think LLMs could be particularly useful in helping me find inconsistent formulas or errors that are challenging to identify. Especially in larger, complex spre
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by mattas 1y ago
Interesting to me that _two_ managed to hit a boom lift.
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AI logistics startup Augment, from Deliverr's founder, raises $85M Series A(techcrunch.com)
2 points by mattas 1y ago|0 comments
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by mattas 1y ago
I think employees (myself included) often think, "I'm more productive" when in reality what they are actually experiencing is, "My job is now easier." Easy does not necessarily mean more productive when you're
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by mattas 1y ago
"After extensive trial-and-error..." IMO, this is the difference between building deterministic software and non-deterministic software (like an AI agent). It often boils down to randomly making tweaks and evaluating the outcome o
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by mattas 1y ago
Tried to figure out their routes: https://yemenia.com/flights . "No Flights Available"
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by mattas 2y ago
One thing to note when comparing imports to spending. Import numbers are based on the commercial invoice value (i.e., how much it cost to produce) while spending is based on the sale price. So it's an...apples and oranges comparison. B
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by mattas 2y ago
A point of clarification: the defamation case wasn't about Karl Jobst accusing Billy Mitchell of cheating. It was about Jobst claiming that Mitchell was responsible for Apollo Legend's suicide.
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by mattas 2y ago
Can confirm. I got the weekend confused.
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by mattas 2y ago
I really like this. As easy as it is to be cynical about corporate-speak, I find that it's sometimes actually useful (except for the whole touching base and circling back jargon). Questions. When do weeks start? On Saturdays or Sundays
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by mattas 2y ago
Yes. Not just the physical assets, but the data, too. My favorite example is with rail ports. To pick up a container at a rail yard, the truck driver needs a pickup number. The pickup number is associated to the container and is shared (oft
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Biden-Harris Administration Cracking Down on De Minimis Shipments(whitehouse.gov)
3 points by mattas 2y ago|0 comments
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Mainframes Find New Life in AI Era(wsj.com)
9 points by mattas 2y ago|1 comments
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Biden Announces Tariffs on Chinese Metals Routed Through Mexico(nytimes.com)
37 points by mattas 2y ago|0 comments
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The Floating Traffic Jam That Freaked Us All Out(nytimes.com)
5 points by mattas 2y ago|1 comments
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by mattas 2y ago
Rectangle | Software engineer | Full-time | Chicago USA | Onsite | https://rectanglehq.com The global supply chain has a collaboration problem. It's a mess of TMSs, ERPs, WhatsApp, emails, and spreadsheets. For the last 50
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The Future of Norfolk Southern's 47th Street Intermodal Terminal in Chicago [video](youtube.com)
1 points by mattas 3y ago|0 comments
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How Aircraft Sale and Leaseback Transactions Work(airlinegeeks.com)
2 points by mattas 3y ago|0 comments

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