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by qarl 3y ago
Ok - so you're arguing that the threshold for monopoly should be well below 50%? And that should apply to any company that passed that threshold? For example, Tesla has a monopoly on electric cars? Do I have that right?
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by qarl 3y ago
> The AppStore has 100% market share of the iPhone platform. Well, sure. But my local H&M has a monopoly inside the H&M. For example, they don't allow any competitor's products inside their store. Would you call that
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by qarl 3y ago
Ok - here let me explain. It's a ridiculous situation - a horse in outer space in a space suit. But you want the image to be hyper physically accurate. That's fine, but it's a little incongruous. I wouldn't expect a h
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by qarl 3y ago
As the others have said, your criticism is silly.
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by qarl 3y ago
As the others have said, your criticism is silly. If a human had done this piece, one would say they simply made an artistic choice to have the head extend beyond the bubble. But just to nail this point home, here's what I get when I
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by qarl 3y ago
Right. But as I said in that thread, my very first and only attempt with ChatGPT created the desired image. Here it is again: https://i.imgur.com/6CgVqeL.png
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by qarl 3y ago
Here's is what I get when I type "Can you create an image of a a horse wearing a space suit?" into ChatGPT. I suspect it is what you were looking for. https://i.imgur.com/6CgVqeL.png
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by qarl 3y ago
Right, but you implied that these were of low quality. Can you explain why you think the brain Beetle is "not great"?
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by qarl 3y ago
It's unclear what you mean by memorization. However I can request images for which it's obvious that no clear precursor exists, so something original must be being created. Here's a Volkswagen Beetle made from brains: https
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by qarl 3y ago
No, they are not the same thing. They are logically equivalent, which is not the same thing as same thing. 1+3 is logically equivalent to 4, but they are not the same. As just one example, the former contains an operation.
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by qarl 3y ago
> Yeah the whole thing is a typical example of HackerNews readers not actually knowing anything outside of programming. I feel like this should be said a second time.
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by qarl 3y ago
I hate to be pedantic, but since you started it: That is not a contains() function. That is a search followed by a test for not not-found.
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by qarl 3y ago
It's because it was promised, a long time ago, and still has not arrived. If we hadn't been given the expectation of fully self driven cars, we wouldn't have come to expect it.
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by qarl 3y ago
The cars work ONLY in areas which have been specifically mapped out, to the smallest detail. In that way, they're very much like a vehicle following a programmed track. A car that can drive in an unfamiliar situation like a human isn&
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by qarl 3y ago
Well - to be fair - it's simply not possible to determine if the people disagreeing with me understood my comment to be sarcasm. Still, I stand by it, as I do not believe there is merit in earnestly engaging with people who feel it&#x2
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by qarl 3y ago
Even worse - I've heard that many of the editors at Nature have been vaccinated.
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by qarl 3y ago
> There are definitely better ways to communicate danger to a child than the boogeyman. Why do you say that? "If you go into the water you will die." Death is pretty abstract to a toddler. Even extreme pain - they've neve
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by qarl 3y ago
I can guess they are proud because they were slapped in the face but didn't react in anger.
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by qarl 3y ago
> This could be related to having read a lot on the topics in the past so the subject matter was familiar I think you've hit the nail on the head. For many people, this book is their first encounter with much of this material (as i
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by qarl 3y ago
Yeah. That makes me respect him more. He's signing himself up for pain and disappointment, but will make supremely useful tools regardless.
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by qarl 3y ago
I disagree. For example, that's not the criteria social media sites use when they block disinformation. In these cases, nearly all of the people propagating the message are ignorant.
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by qarl 3y ago
Not at all. Most people who spread disinformation are completely unaware that it is disinformation. They actually believe it. Think of all the senior citizens on Facebook spreading pro Trump memes.
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by qarl 3y ago
You're making a false dichotomy. I think most disinformation is spread by ignorance.
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by qarl 3y ago
Well - that's for the regulators to decide. Regardless, until the disinformation dissipates, it will be impossible to discuss the issue rationally.
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by qarl 3y ago
No. Developers are free to remain in the old pricing model. No one is forcing them to switch. The disinformation around this issue is incredible.
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by qarl 3y ago
> it's because the left has been attempting to make progress too fast I think social progress is linked to technological progress (increased communication, education, etc.) and it is absolutely true that technological progress is on
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by qarl 3y ago
Heck, I'd be willing to bet more people know about Pi's neighbor 3 than Pi itself.
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by qarl 3y ago
> Pi (π) is probably the most famous number in mathematics. I'd argue that 1 is better known.
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by qarl 3y ago
Hmmm... how can it be 'extortion' if it's optional?
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by qarl 3y ago
> Apple rather maliciously complied with the ruling... Why on earth is everyone so mad that Apple didn't drop the Apple Tax? The court said they didn't have to. Such a weird disinformation bubble around this issue.

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