mitthrowaway2

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Farewell Etaoin Shrdlu (1978) [video](youtube.com)
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
I don't think any opinions should be criminal, but some deserve downvotes.
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
Saying the same thing for decades, when things progress over those decades along the general trend line that you were worried it would, is decent evidence of a prescient prediction. Climate scientists also seemed pretty kooky in the 80s whe
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
Believe it or not, the book makes a much stronger argument than you do.
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
So are they right or wrong about the sigmoids?
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
> Japan would then have a whole bunch of non-interest-bearing US dollars They would not be holding the dollars long enough for the interest to matter. Those would instantly be traded for JPY, weakening the dollar and strengthening the ye
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
Curious where you went! Europe? Japan? Singapore? I'm on a similar boat. There are a few areas in the US and Canada that aren't car dependent, but not many.
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
As someone who lacks a basic education in economics, what part of basic economics prohibits this nice-sounding outcome? It seems like what I'd expect from a combination of UBI and widespread automation.
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
There is a class of problems where "when things get really bad" is also the point when it's too late to implement a solution. Driving off a cliff, for example. What would you do if you studied this matter for several years, a
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
Very interesting article. As seems to be the pattern with Studio Ghibli they found someone uniquely talented, who ascended to the top of their craft over the course of their career, but never really found a successor to carry on their legac
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
This is an absurd claim.
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by mitthrowaway2 2mo ago
You could consider sitting in an exit row. The seats in front of that row are typically prohibited from reclining in order not to block the exit. Or you can sit behind a bulkhead.
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
At least it's not {{Cite bridge graffiti}} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_quaternions
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
It's a pretty good idea, actually. But I wish they would do the easy response to rising summer temperatures first, by planting more shade trees.
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
There's a lot of great explanations here, but none that quite put it the way I'd think of it. If we had primary color wavelengths that could stimulate each cone independently, then it would work just like you say, and we'd on
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
I've heard of the radium girls a hundred times, but this is the first I've heard of the munitionettes.
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
If they really wanted to have an impact on data center construction, they'd sneakily spill some silicone oil in semiconductor fab cleanrooms.
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
The monopolist would probably not even make the good in the first place if they knew they'd have to sell it at the marginal cost, because they'd make zero profit and be underwater on all of their development costs.
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
Yes, especially for a durable good like a video game, having it now means having it now AND also having it later. It strictly dominates having it later, so I would be willing to pay more. Plus, there's utility in synchronizing with my
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
Addendum: The closest thing I can think of that matches the GP's description is conditional probabilities. For example, if it rains tonight then I am 70% sure it will rain tomorrow too. I am also 80% sure it will rain tonight. And I am
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
But again this seems like a TypeError. If you're asking me for my forecast and my confidence in my forecast, I would say this: Forecast: It will rain tomorrow. Confidence: 0.7 If you say "No no, I mean what is your confidence in t
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
No, what I'm saying is that 0.7 is the ending point of the calculation, and there is no 80% associated with it. The 0.7 number already factors in my uncertainty in all of my knowledge about whether it will rain tomorrow. Saying that yo
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
Attaching a number to it isn't so daunting, if you view that number as a reflection of your own subjective certainty as to the truth of the proposition. There's no other "correct" number to shoot for; in reality it was e
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
> if you believe it will rain with probability 0.7 but you are 80% sure of your belief What does this even mean...? If I believe it will rain with probability 0.7, that 0.7 figure should already be taking into account the sum total of al
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
The most extreme warming happens at the poles, doesn't it? Plus increases in volatility on top of a rising baseline, so more extreme heat wave peaks even in temperate climates that don't change as much on average.
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
I've replayed it hundreds of times. It's pretty fun. I got to the final boss but didn't win.
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
But you'll miss out on such priceless gems as "This is the story of the dairy frog, boiled by ever poorer ice creams."
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
Those drones are pretty noisy though.
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
Fine farmers for what? Without context I have no idea whether this is a reasonable use of satellite pictures or not.
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by mitthrowaway2 3mo ago
I know lots of competent developers in Canada. Some better than any I have yet met in the Bay area. They know they could triple their income by moving to the US, but they have other attachments, priorities, and concerns. Lots do move to the

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