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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
The “battery” in the article is misleading. I wouldn’t call bitcoin a battery any more so than I would call aluminum a battery. The point the article appears to make is that bitcoin mining is much more elastic in its energy use and is there
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
If more energy is spent on bitcoin, it is usually because the value of the miner reward grows and attracts more mining. Miner reward value grows due to either 1) the market value of the coin itself grows or 2) the miner fees grow. Both are
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
If they approached me, I would have been a happy 16th participant.
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
> A total of 15 men (mean age, 32) participated in the research A sample size of 15. Seriously?
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NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First Flight(nasa.gov)
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
For most topics, English Wikipedia is more accurate than any other article you are likely to find on Google without looking too hard.
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
Same with memes found in books. The host being alive has not been a requirement...ever?
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
I wonder how much that cost?
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
Lambda all the things!
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
Perhaps the publisher can provide a collection of signed versions of the image with a variety of file sizes / resolutions.
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
I feel like dating online is a blind shot in so many ways. Good news is that if the person lied about their looks, then you know it’s not a match!
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
In most cases, they already serve the entire content to the browser and just put a paywall overlay on top. It’s usually trivial to remove the overlay in a desktop browser by inspecting the source. You may also need to enable scrolling with
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
We’re arguably already in the AI revolution, and I haven’t seen things get much cheaper. Most everyday prices go up with inflation, like they always did. UBI is a wonderful idea but I’m not sure there is currently enough wealth for a scheme
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
Just give the government a copy of the private key. What could go wrong? It’s not like anyone is hacking into the government these days.
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
I wonder what is wrong with the idea of letting users select the moderation algorithm for their feed? Is anyone working on this?
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
If Tesla has a 1/2 rate of accidents compared to human drivers, should people still go to prison? What if it’s 1/4, 1/8, etc? I think a small enough rate of mistakes by Tesla el al, is not a huge problem, considering the tech
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
If the technology saves lives in a measurable way, then it should be used IMO. And yes, if my family member has 1/2 lower chance of dying in a car accident, I'll take it any day (I don't care if that lower chance comes from u
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
I think self driving industry just doesn’t have enough real world data to prove or disprove that AI is better at driving cars than humans. The public doesn’t need to trust AI engineers any more so than it needs to trust airplane engineers.
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
The major flaw here, as pointed out in the article, is that third-party websites can tie authenticated users to their FLoC ids. This is much worse for privacy than the status quo. On the flip side, if opting out of FLoC is a single switch t
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
> Defer tasks that are not on the critical path The article discards the usefulness of this point, but I’d argue this is the precursor to better prioritisation, and through it to higher productivity. Even if you strictly can’t “speed up”
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
> February 22, 2021
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
Explicit consent for privacy-related things is a great idea. It’s difficult to sympathise with Facebook here.
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
There are huge barriers to entry in ISP market, but very few for social platforms (assuming you are referencing censorship on Twitter, Facebook, etc). The argument to “go build your own ISP if you don’t like it” isn’t really viable.
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
It seems like we’d simulate the heck out of non-intelligent organisms first, before moving on to human brain. And by then, we’ll probably figure out the ethics behind this type of activity or ban it altogether.
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
> If someone leaves a negative review of your business on TrustPilot, you can have it taken down I don't think this is true. If this was true, then any sane business would pay the $400 and have a decent record on TP.
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
Here are some ideas (and US prices): 1) Nespresso coffee machine. Can get a good one for < $200 2) Autonomous standing desk. Base model $399 3) Trackpad. Nice addition to the mouse. E.g. $129 from Apple. 4) Second monitor. I personally f
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
How is this helping productivity?
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by poundofshrimp 6y ago
Got into hospital a few times with anxiety attacks in my 20s and have suffered from constant and recurring anxiety since. From years working through it and trying to improve my mental health, I noticed that anxiety is due to (perceived or r