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by qwytw 2y ago
> to many smaller states competing against each-other, compared to the Ottoman Empire and China Did wars really have a positive impact on that though? I don't think the 30 years war etc. had such a positive impact, rather it probabl
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> factor for innovation That's not so obvious, at least in fields not directly related to warfarce e.g. Byzantine Empire was probably the most innovative, progressive and developed state in Europe (if not the world by ~1000 AD) cons
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> Fragmented societies are less prone to bureaucracy, and more prone to not having enough people available to solve a problem. Competition probably also played a part. If the emperor in China or Ancient Rome decided to ban or restrict ce
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> One company that was inspired by this was the British East India company which introduced an exam for employees I would assume they were based on the exams in the English navy introduced in 1677 (which I think was almost 200 years befo
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> instead of actually creating a proper document, it’s easy to say, “Meh, I’ll do it later it’s in slack.” Seems like an actual use case for LLMs. Yeah I understand the potential issues but (worst case) confusing documentation with some
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They also tried bronze and copper as well (mainly for money which used a mix of plate and movable type). The transition from wood to bronze metal type might have independent in Korea, though. They even had a pretty extensive printing indust
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> was movable type And even then, Chinese had already used movable type ~400 years before Guttenberg, possibly even for "serial numbers" on printed banknotes. The oldest surviving book printed with movable type was published in
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> The Snapdragon 8 series They "just" are just using standard ARM cores which is hardly comparable to what Intel and Apple are doing (and they have been lagging behind Apple by a few years since forever; arguably Intel is close
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> stronger domestic player Is it though? Qualcomm is more likely to just strip Intel for parts than to turn it around and we'll just end up with more market concentration and less competition.
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> flagging chips business Is it "flagging", though? Intel still seems to be pretty good at designing chips and their next gen laptop chips (made at TSMC) are allegedly more power efficient than the Snapdragon Elite (of course r
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> Their innovation abilities have been lacking And Qualcomm's haven't? What did they really design besides the Snapdragon X Elite in the last 10+ years? > but I hope it happens So more industry concentration and even less c
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Right, and? Will that also be socialized? Or will they have to build their own grid?
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> Their wares sometimes do no harm, but it's the exception. I disagree with that to a very extreme degree (also it's a very silly thing to say unless you don't see any value in computers, smartphones, planes, automobiles,
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You "just" need to get all of that energy north somehow...
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Well they did overall, throughout their entire existence, didn't they?
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> how to separate utilities from money Forced labour? Central planning? Requisition? How exactly would that work? Somebody still needs to build and operate those power plants. Also commercial and industrial users consume >60% of all e
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Residential users make up ~38% of the electricity market in the US. Where do you suggest the rest of the users should get power from? And how would that work exactly in reality? Even of the government had to ensure that everyone has access
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> it's because American factories had a well-developed tool-and-die expertise, which meant that when anyone in the world wanted to make something, they were well-advised to travel the US to get it made. Also because you couldn'
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by qwytw 2y ago
> Nvidia's Grace CPU are competitive against AMD's CPUs I don't think PS/Xbox are using AMDs 64+ core server chips like Milan etc. > I assume you have good sources to back up the claim that Neoverse V2/V3&#x2F
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> Nvidia is using very powerful ARM cores in their Grace CPU today I'm not sure Neoverse is particularly (or at all) suitable for gaming consoles. Having 60+ cores wouldn't be particularly useful and their single core performan
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by qwytw 2y ago
> Are you saying that Nvidia couldn't make more powerful hardware for a high end console? Hard to say. It tooks Qualcomm years make something that was superior to standard ARM designs. GPU is of course another matter. > I'm
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> Being so dismissive of the Switch shows the disconnect between what most gamers care about, and what some tech enthusiasts think gamers care about. What makes you think I am? Hardware wise it's an equivalent of a unremarkable anci
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by qwytw 2y ago
> incorrect to say that AMD is the only option for consoles It's a bit of an apples to oranges comparison though, even if all 3 devices are technically consoles. The Switch is basically a tablet with controllers attached and a table
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> the Nintendo Switch, and Nvidia looks set to power the Switch 2 Which runs a very old mobile chip which was already outdated when the Switch came out. Unless Nintendo is planning to go with something high-end this time (e.g. to compete
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> the alternative — subsistence agriculture — was much worse, and people working in factories no longer starved. It's not straightforward as that. In Europe, or at least in countries that are relevant "subsistence agriculture&q
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> when one leading law firm announces salary increases and other law firms immediately match it Because it's public so doesn't reduce the amount of bargaining power employes have and therefore distort the market. Which is the m
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Usually they all get paid more or less the same since compensation is directly tied to the job title/rank and other public criteria. This information (in aggregate) shouldn't ever be non-public (under any circumstances) due to obv
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Isn't being dismissed because of something like that and being able to prove it is a bit like winning a lottery?
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Which is fine. The problem is the imbalance of information and therefore bargaining power between workers and employers. With this information salary negotiation is like playing poker with your cards open so only thing it does is depress wa
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Isn't sales tax (and/or GST also a tax) on consumers? GST is just in theory much simpler and cheaper to administer. > The 400€s profit went virtually untaxed due to Apple having privileged corporate tax. > Thus, in conclusio

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