motivic

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Project Astra(deepmind.google)
18 points by motivic 2y ago|3 comments
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Google Labs Gen Dino(labs.google)
2 points by motivic 2y ago|1 comments
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by motivic 6y ago
Supershuttle which offered shared vanpool rides to and from airports all across the US was shuttered partly because of competitions from Uber [1]. I personally find it a useful service given you can schedule it for early morning flights (6A
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How anti-China sentiment is spreading on social media – Quartz(qz.com)
2 points by motivic 6y ago|0 comments
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by motivic 6y ago
The CEO of Zoom is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is ethnically Chinese but by all means he is no longer legally a Chinese citizen. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Yuan
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Productivity Apps Can Make Us Less Productive (and Less Happy) – The Experts(blogs.wsj.com)
2 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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Challenges of real-world reinforcement learning(blog.acolyer.org)
48 points by motivic 7y ago|5 comments
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by motivic 7y ago
A 4-credit course is $5000 and a 3-credit course is $3900 (don't ask me why the cost per credit for each are not the same). There is also a one-time $200 transcript service fee. With that said, if your employer has an educational plan
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by motivic 7y ago
Exactly. I used to be a mathematician and while I am no longer one, I can completely empathize with wanting to work on math as much as possible. To me, it's exactly the same as why some people want to run marathons, because it's e
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Stable Genius Act(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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Former Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd Has Passed Away(techcrunch.com)
1 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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Imitation Learning vs. Real Learning(vidyatreemodern.in)
2 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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by motivic 7y ago
Are nuclear bombs good? In the end it largely depends on how they are used.
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by motivic 7y ago
In that case one can just spam the same (or similar) post every second and your feed will likely be filled with that post. I know I'm setting up a bit of a straw man here but my point is even chronological order can be exploited.
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Simulation and the Sense of Understanding (2009) [pdf](philsci-archive.pitt.edu)
2 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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Automated Design of Complex Dynamic Systems(journals.plos.org)
1 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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by motivic 7y ago
> unless they started to select and/or moderate that content, at which point they would lose the carrier status But since the homepage feed (or any medium really) displays contents in a certain order, some selection must take plac
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The work-a-thon that helps Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan become a cyborg(dxc.technology)
1 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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by motivic 7y ago
Curious how Uber is planning to ensure the service 24 hours available? Anecdotally, it has been difficult recently getting rides before 6AM in the morning on a few occasions.
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Uber Health(uberhealth.com)
4 points by motivic 7y ago|2 comments
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Do Yelpers ever get sued for posting negative reviews?(yelp-support.com)
3 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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by motivic 7y ago
In case you feel sleep is a waste of time, it could actually be surprisingly productive to sleep. Once thing I noticed in grad school is that your sub-conscious is passively working on the problems you encountered even if you are not active
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by motivic 7y ago
Tesla's Autopilot has purportedly caused crashes already: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49594260 Good news is there were no injuries in this incident. But there are also cases of fatality blamed on Autopilot
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More HKers proud of their identity as Chinese except for young people (2018)(scmp.com)
4 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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MDMA(profgalloway.com)
26 points by motivic 7y ago|6 comments
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Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increase in violent crime(economist.com)
2 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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Waze thinks it can get Americans carpooling again(theverge.com)
1 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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FIFA Disciplines HK Football Association After Chinese National Anthem Protest(npr.org)
24 points by motivic 7y ago|4 comments
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Political Confessional: Democracy Is Overrated. I Want an Oligarchy(fivethirtyeight.com)
2 points by motivic 7y ago|0 comments
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Allow six-year-olds to vote? No, but it’s not as crazy as it sounds (2018)(theguardian.com)
3 points by motivic 7y ago|2 comments

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