neilmock

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by neilmock 3y ago
No, it has only input. Divergence from reality (insofar as it can be centered) is a hallmark of human thought as well, so perhaps the models are simply performing.
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by neilmock 3y ago
coders discover epistemology, more at 11
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by neilmock 4y ago
Python did introduce more love, kindness, and empathy into the world.
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by neilmock 6y ago
I'm probably going to perma-delete my HN account after this, but this is my main complaint with popularized scientific research being parroted for political purposes. "The paper isn't written for a non-expert audience" y
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by neilmock 6y ago
If you read the literature, they compare a symptomatic viral infection to having your hand or foot broken, or a pelvic fracture, or a mild to severe head trauma. I do not see any evidence of those things being equivalent.
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by neilmock 6y ago
I would not value the public health cost dollar estimate of an asymptomatic infection at 11k. I would not value the public cost dollar estimate of a non-hospitalized infection at 33k.
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by neilmock 6y ago
I didn't realize I would get a bill when not seeking medical intervention at all, especially for $11,000 or $33,000.
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by neilmock 6y ago
If you look at the parameters for the "valuation" of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, they are hard to take seriously. They are based on a mapping of typical workplace injuries to viral infections. This is the paper referenced: http:&#x2
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by neilmock 6y ago
Some amazing question begging happening here. Value is subjective.
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by neilmock 7y ago
This 100%. I also grew up poor and having a certain amount of money alleviates a ton of problems and people don’t realize how taxing day to day survival can be in the modern economy with not enough. It is pure survival mode until you reach
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by neilmock 7y ago
It's the same power dynamic that will be in place forever, incumbents unable to recognize talent outside of their narrow perspective. The penalty is paid by the candidate, and the company will usually go along just fine, but it is a s
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by neilmock 8y ago
Very much in the same boat, I've been doing something similar and trying to pursue some long-term lofty objectives without compromising my current work/life situation. Making steady progress on personal projects helps a ton.
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by neilmock 8y ago
social media may be awful but willfully partitioning society on the basis of wealth is really bad...
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by neilmock 8y ago
this kind of marginal cost-cutting at the expense of medium/long-term productivity is commonplace yet baffling to me. even if it doesn't increase productivity, surely it increases retention to some degree, I just don't get w
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by neilmock 9y ago
The assumption in all articles of this variety is that media consumers are either incapable of or not motivated to evaluate the veracity of content placed in front of them. This, rather than the ethics of 'media company X' seems