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by mindgam3 7y ago
Which is itself part of Injustice Watch: https://www.injusticewatch.org "a non-partisan, not-for-profit, multimedia journalism organization that conducts in-depth research exposing institutional failures that obstruct justi
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Zuckerberg's Head of Security Accused of Sexual Harassment and Other Misconduct(gizmodo.com)
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by mindgam3 7y ago
"paying absolutely while collaborating with wikipedia" Collaborating my ass. Not to give these guys a pass, at all — this is some seriously skeezy marketing — but I think this underscores a deeper issue of paid accounts on Wikiped
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Only if you think skill in chess translates to actual intelligence. As a chess master, I tend to benefit from this myth, but it’s bogus. The idea that computer chess is a stepping stone to common sense AGI is also fairly absurd to me. Don’t
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Thanks!
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Anyone have a direct link to the games? Current article link goes a generic TCEC landing page.
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by mindgam3 7y ago
I don't think you understand my comment. If you are cynical about McNamee, I am in full agreement. But that's not what you appeared to be critiquing in your original comment. > You would love it because you know it in practice
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Okay, but human nature goes both ways. There’s all the messed up stuff, and also occasional bouts of doing the right thing, sometimes with a little help from your friends. I believe the parent commenter is speaking to our “higher nature” fo
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by mindgam3 7y ago
I had the same reaction. Like, if you're really his friend, use that relationship to tell him something that is hard to hear. That's what friends are for, in theory at least.
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by mindgam3 7y ago
I agree with McNamee's message, but he's grandstanding a bit too much here relative to his actual intentions. 1. I had the opportunity to hear him speak at Stanford in April and I asked him straight up why he isn't calling fo
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Yeah, I still think the focus on 10 thing is odd as I explain in the sibling comment. What would be nice to hear from you is some acknowledgement that you understand you pushed a button after I attempted to communicate that this particular
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by mindgam3 7y ago
So, part of what set me off was the emphasis on "10 being so young", because it is simply inaccurate. 10 really isn't that young for chess prodigies. Indian GM Praggnanandhaa was an International Master at 10. Google "
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by mindgam3 7y ago
So... not to undercut the message of anyone who is trying to reform the catastrophically broken mental health system, but - there is a massive elephant in the room in this discussion, and that is trauma. It is nearly inconceivable to me tha
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Okay, first of all, that news article is awesome. "he has his own computer which allows hexadecimal computations" may be the best thing I've read on HN all week. The "not too much publicity" thing is on point. Glad
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Do you feel like you experienced social isolation or bullying as a result of your gifts, either in childhood or later in life? I was a child chess prodigy from age 7-12ish before resuming something resembling normal life. I feel like there
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Sorry to cut you off if you were being sincere. I specifically pushed back on the being 10 thing from the other comment after it rubbed me the wrong way, and then you pursued basically the same line of questioning without acknowledging anyt
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by mindgam3 7y ago
No offense, but you don't need any chess understanding to realize from my previous comment that I have zero interest in further discussion about the whole "being 10" thing.
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Chess is mainly about visual pattern recognition + concentration. Noticing details. For example, a detail in this conversation. You keep bringing up how 10 is "just so young". It's almost like you're more interested in t
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c5, clearly
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It’s been a double-edged sword. Main benefits: 1. confidence knowing that I was really good at something , even if it is one of the most otherwise useless skills in the world. Whenever I’m down because I feel like I suck at something, I ha
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Former chess prodigy here. I earned NM title at age 10, had my 15m of fame and briefly flirted with the idea of training to be one of the greats, then realized by around age 12 or so that the future wasn’t so great for chess pros. Went to c
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by mindgam3 7y ago
I agree. But of course the offending people can’t just come out and say that they’re against accountability on principle - they have to trot out the “too expensive” argument. That’s why the statistic on settlements is useful.
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by mindgam3 7y ago
I find this to be a really compelling counter-argument to the whole "accountability is too expensive" line. Even if proper tech + training cost only reduced rate of severe misconduct by 15%, that's over $100M in savings. I&#x
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> Axon, which makes body-worn cameras and Tasers... is building a system for managing records...the firm’s chief information-security officer, says that “what we can do to help officers improve most isn’t the sexy stuff. It’s helping the
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You don’t want a child prodigy(nytimes.com)
85 points by mindgam3 7y ago|128 comments
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Interesting. Thanks for the context.
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“Reports say one officer was wearing a body camera at the time of the stop but it was knocked off during the struggle with Medlin and turned off when it hit the ground. It was off during the shooting and did not capture the teen's deat
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Do you have a source? I’m aware of Microsoft military contracts ie HoloLens, but have no knowledge of facial recognition contracts. Also source for amazon suggesting regulation?
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by mindgam3 7y ago
You've got to be kidding me. Fasting for two days + frequent strength workouts sounds like a 100% guaranteed recipe for catastrophically low blood sugar levels. I get hangry and stupid if I don't eat for a few hours.
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by mindgam3 7y ago
Interesting. This goes against the philosophy of [working to failure + enough recovery] that I’ve been following so far. I’ll have to do some more research here.

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