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by opsy2 5y ago
In my reading, the article was arguing not decentralized v centralized one-or-the-other, but just that decentralized is failing.
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by opsy2 5y ago
Maybe it's an explore/exploit thing, social media is good for exploring but to build depth we should switch off the socials and hit the books every other week.
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by opsy2 5y ago
It seems small, but it's a big distinction between hero worship and role model! 'Hero Worship' is about elevating someone to a categorically higher level. This can lead to thinking you could never be as good, taking everythin
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by opsy2 5y ago
How is entropy defined in this context? Clearly there is human-derived input in the system (otherwise... What's the point just crop randomly)
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by opsy2 5y ago
I very much recommend this interactive piece from NYT (potential paywall) on another of Hokusai's prints: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/07/arts/design/h... It gives an apprec
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by opsy2 5y ago
Emotional state is probably an input to advertising/content engagement. Algorithms maximizing engagement probably then grow to manipulate emotional state as a proxy variable. Even if they weren't aimed to. From there, if an optima
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by opsy2 6y ago
Yes (source: another comment that described it. lock & button to remove. hot swapping supported)
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by opsy2 6y ago
Sounds like 3rd party extension is the goal, and according to other comments here without necessitating distribution on their marketplace either.
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by opsy2 6y ago
Viewing a company as responsible only to it's shareholders is perspective only proposed and adopted in the last 50/60 years (maybe less), and I believe, a flawed one. Historically, businesses were understood to also have responsib
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by opsy2 6y ago
Because they know the sneaky secret too, that businesses will still function and even be profitable (wow), despite also protecting consumers. The business would work and billionaires don't become billionaires by turning down business.
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by opsy2 6y ago
Yup, from the article sounds like such thinking has been thrown out for a while. Rather than basing on loosely defined observed traits like if something 'feels', we now have the context of evolution to guide our taxa.
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by opsy2 6y ago
Higher minimum wage, workplace protections, sane health care options, child care assistance to name a few.
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by opsy2 6y ago
Gating app store updates is not so simple- what about security patches or fixes when a new iOS version breaks everything? Still could work but isn't easy, and probably throws a wrench in the whole modern idea of continuous develop -&gt