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by n4r9 8mo ago
I fonud the following Wikipedia section somewhat useful for understanding the context here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect#Implications... Annoyingly, very few of the citations are accessible. But
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Those figures are from the 1970s, when presumably there was a lot more low-hanging fruit. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if they invest a decent chunk into computation aerodynamical work as part of their body design.
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In case anyone else is wondering why the figures are different: this link is exclusive of VAT.
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According to Wikipedia > Addiction is ... a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behavior that produces an immediate psychological reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences Immediate psychologic
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In my experience many highly competitive people care mostly about the win itself, and less about the how.
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Thanks for the reply. The use case I have in mind is joining onto an INT primary key using a foreign key column of another table. This alone would remove a massive amount of boilerplate code.
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I've used SQL for around a decade and also never came across it. I'm maintaining SQL code with hundreds if not thousands of basic primary key joins and this could make those queries way more concise. Now I want to know the reasons
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No one claimed it totally prevented infection or transmission. But it did significantly lower the rate.
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They say explicitly what model they're using.
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Whenever someone complains about being treated "worse than dogs" I have to wonder how they think dogs should be treated. To be fair, if dogs could catch COVID and pass it onto humans they'd likely have banned unvaccinated dog
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What's ymmw? Your mileage may waver?
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Maybe not everyone finds them as useful for their everyday tasks as you do? Software development is quite a broad term.
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Also, Chinese-owned firms are known to be transferring EU citizens' data to China in violation of GDPR: https://noyb.eu/en/tiktok-aliexpress-shein-co-surrender-euro... China's government has strategic goals t
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Does seem funny to think of sci fi writers as being particularly concerned about justifying their jobs.
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If you're queuing in traffic or stopped at some lights, then you're still in control of a big metal machine on the road and have a responsibility to have your attention on the road. If you're distracted then you might not not
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Modern Western economies generally incorporate a mixture of capitalist and socialist principles. On one hand we have private ownership and capital accumulation, on the other we have universal healthcare, free education, some form of welfare
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One thing worth noting is that Anarres in The Dispossessed has a population of only around 20 million. It's not actually that much bigger than revolutionary Catalonia was - maybe 2-3 times the population?
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I'll bear it in mind, thanks. Fwiw The Martian Chronicles are effectively a bunch of short stories and I did read it in paperback. But come to think of it I read Fahrenheit 451 many years ago and distantly remember enjoying it.
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What about Rojava? Maybe not strict anarchism but not too far off. Definitely not a theocracy or rigidly traditional. Paris commune, revolutionary Catalonia and Ukrainian free state also spring to mind, though all were bowled over by neighb
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Banks' Culture series is certainly in this vein. In a post-scarcity society not only is there no limits on energy, but there is very little additional benefit to gain from violence to others. A potential counter to your post would be L
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This post neatly encapsulates the phrase "It's easier to imagine the end of the world, than the end of capitalism".
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AI can hack features onto needlessly complex architectures well beyond what humans will put up with. PMs and upper management tend to be laser focused on short term gains and incentive this behaviour. So when you eventually need to step bac
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That absolutely sounds like a case where AI will only plaster over the problem and eventually make it worse.
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Pain can mean tedium rather than intellectual challenge.
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Is this the same John Mackey that fired his own father from the board and criticises younger generations for trying to find meaningful work? I think OP has a point, it's very difficult to accumulate vast wealth without behaving ruthles
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Almost exclusively invests in companies with anti-competitive (i.e. bad for consumers/society) behaviours.
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I also love sci fi that explores the human condition. However my first foray into Bradbury (The Martian Chronicles) left me a bit cold. Are there other works you'd recommend?
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As someone who's visited both countries a few times, Germany is more of a drinking culture. Wikipedia agrees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_c...
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There's no indication that this investigation would draw resources away from investigating the Epstein files. It's happening in France, for starters, whilst the vast majority of Epstein's crimes appear to have happened in US
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It's also not quite as easy to declare and build an array. You can't just write var arr = [ 1, 2, 3]; You have to write something like var arr = new int[] { 1, 2, 3 }; However if you have previously declared `arr` to

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