olalonde

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by olalonde 2y ago
I assumed that because it's the only group that Republicans seem to genuinely hate.
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by olalonde 2y ago
For an asset with no intrinsic value, it is. Just like the nominal price of USD and its value are the same thing.
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by olalonde 2y ago
Parent said that Bitcoin is not a ponzi scheme: "more evidence against the Ponzi scheme narrative".
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by olalonde 2y ago
Nitpick but it was mostly in the ~$60ks.
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by olalonde 2y ago
Oops, thanks.
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Bitcoin hits record above $75,000 as crypto industry celebrates Trump win(ft.com)
4 points by olalonde 2y ago|2 comments
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by olalonde 2y ago
The USA is probably one of the countries that is most tolerant of illegal immigration. I doubt there is a good alternative in Europe.
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by olalonde 2y ago
If your idea of Trump was formed from reading mainstream media, you likely have a very distorted idea of who he is. The amount of misinformation around him is next level.
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by olalonde 2y ago
Murphy's law, arguably. If you can imagine a way it could happen, it most probably did.
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by olalonde 2y ago
> I'm continually surprised by the amount of negativity Maybe I'm just old, but to me, LLMs feel like magic. A decade ago, anyone predicting their future capabilities would have been laughed at.
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by olalonde 2y ago
I think it's just easier for beginners (or teenagers) to go from phonetic to meaning. I guess advanced Chinese readers don't even read the words out loud in their head and go directly to meaning. I'm beginner/intermediat
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by olalonde 2y ago
"Trickle down economics" is a loaded term. It's not an actual theory advocated by any economist or politician[0]. [0] https://www.creators.com/read/thomas-sowell/01/14/the-trickl...
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by olalonde 2y ago
I first visited Shenzhen in 2008 and back then it was almost impossible to find anyone who was actually born in Shenzhen. It's increasingly common nowadays with the younger generation. Also, many Hong Kongers I knew were literally afra
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by olalonde 2y ago
From what I can tell, ChatGPT appears to be doing "optimistic" streaming... It will start streaming the response to the user but may eventually hide the response if it trips some censorship filter. The user can theoretically captu
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by olalonde 2y ago
Unpopular opinion: I suspect many "hacktivists" are driven primarily by the challenge/thrill of hacking, with the cause being more of an afterthought to appease their conscience.
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by olalonde 2y ago
The issue of accounts being banned after a password change is quite common, especially outside of China. This isn't related to the content of the new password. Additionally, it's unlikely that the protocol has government-mandated
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by olalonde 2y ago
FWIW, I live in China and have a couple of Uyghur friends and none of them seem upset with the CCP or concerned about what's going on in Xinjiang. And you don't need to be "under the close supervision of the PRC authorities&q
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by olalonde 2y ago
How was that a lie? https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-...
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by olalonde 2y ago
Where did you get the idea that he is a notorious liar?
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by olalonde 2y ago
According to Wikipedia, AOL peaked around 2001-2002. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL#/media/File:Aol_subscriber...
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by olalonde 2y ago
According to Elon, X is actually growing: https://x.com/search?q=all-time%20high%20(from%3A%40elonmusk...
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by olalonde 2y ago
How does Appfigures estimate revenue?
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by olalonde 2y ago
More evidence that people get numb to the warnings and ignore them.
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Quantum Computing: Between Hope and Hype(scottaaronson.blog)
4 points by olalonde 2y ago|0 comments
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A UK treaty could spell the end of the .io domain(theverge.com)
3 points by olalonde 2y ago|0 comments
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by olalonde 2y ago
Anyone knows how the landing is guided? Is it just really precise GPS/altimeter or does it use computer vision?
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by olalonde 2y ago
Indeed.
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by olalonde 2y ago
Why would he be of interest to national security? He is possibly a rich dude, but beyond that?
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by olalonde 2y ago
That's a coinbase transaction.
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by olalonde 2y ago
Interesting, no I hadn't. It's a bit like how criminals find ways to justify their crimes. Some people have very flexible morality.

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