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by obmelvin 8y ago
Tom Wheeler actually proved himself to be quite independent during his tenure at the FCC. Many (myself included) expected him to act similarly to how Ajit Pai is now given Mr. Wheeler's previous industry experience. Personally, I feel
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Theoretically you could replace the AI layer (Topaz? IDR) with your own assistant (e.g., Samsung could integrate Bixby into the OS) I should note that I have only glanced at what implementation details are public and it is entirely possible
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by obmelvin 8y ago
A good way IMO to think about it is by looking at airplanes. Birds fly by flapping their wings to generate thrust, but planes use turbines to generate thrust. Just because humans use vision to drive, doesn't mean that we should restric
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by obmelvin 8y ago
What I've heard from friends is that diapers are close to necessary because of how packed it is and due to being effectively locked in for safety
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Yeah, but the drug also has weak efficacy. Who cares if it is "only" 100k instead of 1M if it do what it claims?
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by obmelvin 8y ago
I don't think that is a fair comparison. In most situations there is no reason to presume danger when you pull over a car. If you are responding to a hostage call, well then you very well should assume it is a dangerous situation. >
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Yes, but sadly in America police need to assume a gun could be present in the home. It is a lot easier to not shoot your gun if you aren't worried about being shot yourself.
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by obmelvin 8y ago
I certainly believe there are plenty of things that can be improved in training. However, in a supposed hostage situation I would imagine it is quite tricky to know that this isn't a trick. How do you know this person isn't meant
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by obmelvin 8y ago
> Barriss pretended there was a hostage situation at the Wichita house that previously belonged to Viner’s Call of Duty enemy. While this is terrible, police have no choice but to operate under the assumption that the 911 call is in good
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Generally regulation like GDPR require a fair amount of engineering to comply with, so it is easier for larger companies to comply.
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by obmelvin 8y ago
I don't think GP is suggesting that anyone here tamper with mail. However, if you are someone who steals identities and money why would you care? This is pretty easy to verify properly and short of the time delay I can't think of
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by obmelvin 8y ago
I understand how you would read it that way, but I didn't mean any condensation towards Chinese workers. I was simply being lazy at showcasing other factors and picked the two easiest. > Maybe they are as capable as we are, as produ
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by obmelvin 8y ago
WeChat is a lot more than just a chat app
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by obmelvin 8y ago
There are a lot of factors besides the number of hours an individual works that effect their pace. Huge government support (including things like industrial espionage and technology transfer) and a huge number of citizens are much more im
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by obmelvin 8y ago
There are many states in the Midwest and they have different laws
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by obmelvin 8y ago
> These middle-management positions are so unmeasurable that I think they may be greatest source of bullshit jobs in tech. So if it's true that their success is largely unmeasureable, I wonder how you've come to that conclusion
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by obmelvin 8y ago
> Google may be hurt the least, but I doubt they're a "beneficiary" in economic terms. So, relatively Google is the biggest beneficiary.
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by obmelvin 8y ago
I admit ignorance in this regard - simply restating a theory that seemed to make sense to me. I suppose being a parrot is bad, but it makes more sense to me than what the GP posted.
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by obmelvin 8y ago
As I read (forget the source) the purpose of insinuating they were gay had to do with convincing Russians they weren't military officers. Because apparently in Russian society it is unthinkable that a military officer would be gay, so
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by obmelvin 8y ago
I find it interesting reading all the comments here. I can understand the frustration of many HN users, but I also have seen "average" users be confused about switching google accounts on a shared computer. This change is aimed at
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Isn't that sort of contradictory? The rest of the UX is so great that people want to use it despite the crashing.
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Ah, I misunderstood you. I definitely agree that message and charisma are far more important than tech. Even in the case I cited, the tech just identified who to speak to, but that does no good if you don't have a friendly volunteer to
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by obmelvin 8y ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-pub... Reading this made it seem to me that this tech can be extremely effective. By pinpointing exactly who was worth their time talking to (i.e.
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Doesn't that just make the AI's creators the mayor? In this case it literally does because you can't vote for a robot so citizens must vote for the creator. But I personally think that it makes more sense to campaign as the p
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Where in the world did you get that from? I never said anything of the sort. I literally take issue with it, as in I don't think it is right. I said nothing about the implications and I certainly don't think someone should be jail
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by obmelvin 8y ago
If you were to only recruit from single gender schools then I personally would have an issue with it, same as this issue. However, if you are recruiting from many universities and some happen to be single gender, that is not discriminating.
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by obmelvin 8y ago
The KHS bike she rode was a dragster in its own right. The low-slung, chopper-style bicycle is more than seven feet long and outfitted with 17-inch motorbike wheels for stability at insane speeds. It also demands a two-wheel drivetrain to
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Do you mind sharing? When I skimmed the Harvard article my take away was just that lots of fat is bad for you (duh), but there was nothing innately bad about coconut oil. Just don't delude oneself into thinking fat from coconut oil is
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by obmelvin 8y ago
On one hand, I agree, however, I think it is also quite bad that many scientists effectively say 'hey, I'm a scientist so you should trust me.' Clearly we need to find more effective ways to convey science and make people com
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by obmelvin 8y ago
Do you seriously think the CIA cared about server costs for something like this?

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