phoenixstrike

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by phoenixstrike 3y ago
Almost all of the stories in major newspapers are commissioned ("pitched") by interest groups that want to see that article published. It's why a lot of articles contain quotes from weirdly specific people with middle-office
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by phoenixstrike 3y ago
I know, I did not think for a moment that you were making such an accusation. I was referring to the other comments on HN/reddit over the past week making those accusations. Sorry if my comment came off that way.
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by phoenixstrike 3y ago
Small. Imperfect contact, unplugged terminals, etc. These are not 1st year grad students who don't know what they are doing. The authors have decades of research and fabrication experience, and publications to back it up. Comments that
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by phoenixstrike 3y ago
I am going to attempt to address the common nitpicks in one fell swoop: 1. Rushed publication, plot quality, grammar, etc. Get over yourselves. This is a pre-print for an instant-Nobel, next-tier-of-civilization level discovery. The proper
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by phoenixstrike 3y ago
Is this satire? I find it difficult to believe this can be serious. If so, this is a sad example of the "i am very smart" culture that is rampant in tech these days.
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by phoenixstrike 3y ago
This is one of the most important points IMO that does not seem to be on people's minds. Just because you were the first person to think of making a subreddit about some topic doesn't mean you should perpetually have the power to
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by phoenixstrike 3y ago
This is good research. >One thing that troubles me in the paper is that the researchers appear to have gone looking for precursor patterns in an ad hoc way, with no physical theory in mind, just trying different binning techniques and de
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by phoenixstrike 4y ago
Just plain wrong. The postulates of Quantum Mechanics dictate that physical objects must be fundamentally spread out in the form of wave functions. Even a senior undergraduate knows that QM is not resolved with GR. To quote a QM post
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by phoenixstrike 7y ago
Popular opinion in the US regarding the integrity of various countries' coronavirus reporting is hilarious. Whatever China says must ALWAYS be a lie, on the other hand, the US numbers are not "suppressed," it's just inco
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by phoenixstrike 8y ago
Glad to see this at the top, agree 100%. I’m definitely going to copy some of OP’s setting and snippets, but not for real time use during a lecture. A textbook is an infinitely better reference than any notes one could take in class. Read t
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by phoenixstrike 8y ago
How is gentrification negative?
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by phoenixstrike 8y ago
I'm conflicted on this. On one hand, academic donations are always great. On the other hand, Stephen Schwarzman has a record of giving large donations in exchange for naming rights. He gave $150 million to Yale to renovate the main cam
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by phoenixstrike 9y ago
Fair enough, and for personal ideologies, you are right that it doesn't matter. But I don't think it's a futile conversation to talk about the how one mindset vs another has effects at the collective scale, e.g. when it comes
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by phoenixstrike 9y ago
I'm sorry, but your response is a perfect example of exactly what I'm talking about, it almost seems scripted. "What does 'failure' even mean..." Really? Seriously? Failure means admitting and acknowledging tha
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by phoenixstrike 9y ago
Read the article and tell me specifically which parts of it communicate something substantive and critical that is also correct. Substantive communication of ideas or dynamics doesn't mean a thing if they are not accurate. Propagation
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by phoenixstrike 9y ago
...including this article, which pivots from Cernovich to Silicon Valley to politics and Trump. A far more interesting discussion would have been about the rampant neurosis of above-average (nationally speaking) educated young people in tec
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by phoenixstrike 9y ago
I don't think we are in disagreement. >Don't get me wrong, analogies and novel perspectives can be invaluable learning tools. But they can never be a substitute for the fundamentals, only supplement them.
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by phoenixstrike 9y ago
I agree with your general sentiment regarding making advanced topics accessible. But since you proof-read the article, I hope you are not suggesting that knowledge of Hadamard gates should be considered as "accessible." In any cas
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by phoenixstrike 9y ago
I get that these kind of posts can seem interesting to the software engineers that are predominant on HN, but these kind of articles are ultimately "popular science" articles. They only give the illusion of understanding. I'm
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by phoenixstrike 9y ago
After reading parts 2 and 3, here are my thoughts. >Petty accusations were leveled at me, critiques of why I hadn’t used certain scholars, and even the very foundation of my entire dissertation was brought into question. If she thinks th
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by phoenixstrike 9y ago
Just wanted to say I have heard of this going back a few years. Skepticism is good but I didn't think there was anything overt in the article that raised red flags. Let's please not brush this off. There are tons of niche markets