randysalami

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by randysalami 3mo ago
Haha. I had the opposite thought. If they are very privileged, wouldn’t they rely more? I guess there is privileged you make yourself and privileged you are born into and then more easily make for yourself. But if you are the latter and can
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by randysalami 3mo ago
Sorry rethinking this was a very insensitive way to put things. Too late to edit or delete. But it is a complete human tragedy that set the stage for generational trauma like no point before in human history due to rapid industrialization a
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by randysalami 3mo ago
Modesty and humility? Then they would need to pay me 400k!!
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by randysalami 3mo ago
I put something similar another comment. What you describe is a tough job that requires dedication and the ability to objectively differentiate yourself through your work across multiple disciplines. I’ll copy it here: “The real question i
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by randysalami 3mo ago
If I did that to the best of my ability, I’d want to be a boss and not a chump. The real question is how do they actually reward the people who excel in this role, and do they really recognize who’s delivering or do they look at gamey metri
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by randysalami 3mo ago
I like to think WW1 and WW2 was the collective suicide of the West, at least in Europe. So much power lost, both in terms of empire and people, impossible to ever recover. I guess from my learning, it was inevitable, there was no other path
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by randysalami 3mo ago
Granted they are publicly traded and sure organized racket money dwarves for a policy traded company. However, if we step back from the making money side, there are real sovereign reasons for wanting to explicitly and implicitly allow for b
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by randysalami 3mo ago
Holy hell!! The fact that this name still rings out to me years later really says something! And at one point /r/Games was the gaming subreddit for more informed people (compared to /r/gaming). And then one day somebody
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by randysalami 4mo ago
Reddit must have some mechanism specifically for non-spamming bots that isn’t covered in this article. I wonder how it works. I imagine the mechanisms are more complex and opaque than anti-spam (with various levels being exposed to the hier
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by randysalami 4mo ago
“But I can't help but have some nostalgia for how things were pre-AI. Work felt more honest, the skills I spent years building felt more valuable, and I was more satisfied at work.” I am 25 but as someone who came into this field very
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by randysalami 4mo ago
Yes! And more projects. And you have the freedom to try and fail. Was thinking of a comparison, cars are faster than walking. Imagine saying, no I prefer only walking. It is healthier than sitting in a car and your legs will atrophy. That i
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by randysalami 5mo ago
Wow. Disgusting. The decline of the west in a nutshell.
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by randysalami 5mo ago
Depends where in Europe. Lots of Europeans suffer so other Europeans can prosper. Add to the fact that Europe still benefits from imperialism and that Europe is facing an existential crisis, I would take be the average American long-term.
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by randysalami 5mo ago
So cool. One reading is “complexity is not what you believe it is”. Another is “complexity is”… “not what you believe it is”. Seems similar but the difference is subtle. Even the “please try listening” line changes in both versions. One is
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by randysalami 8mo ago
I’ve noticed the same thing and this creates such a negative user experience. Every short is a reaction test and if I fail, I get slop. Makes the whole experience very jarring (for better or for worse).
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by randysalami 9mo ago
A use case I’ve been working through is learning a language (not programming). You can use LLMs to translate and write for you in another language but you will not be able to say, I know that language, no matter how much you use the LLM. No
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by randysalami 9mo ago
Quantum inference. Mark my words and give it 20+ years.
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by randysalami 9mo ago
What do you mean? Like culturally it is not in the nature or because of bias from stakeholders that are not from SEA?
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by randysalami 9mo ago
Or hear me out, puts you in video call with someone watching the same short as you. Involuntary friend
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by randysalami 9mo ago
I once approached an Israeli tech company (Gloat) when I was doing market research for a product I was building. The response was… interesting to say the least. It led me to do more digging behind the actual product they were building, what
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by randysalami 9mo ago
Here is my tech angle: AI disinfo is already out in full force but the non-techies cannot even conceptualize. This is not some superiority complex but the fact that even navigating the UI of a simple app like Reddit can be daunting for newe
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by randysalami 9mo ago
I agree strongly with this. My neurodivergence is a result of trauma. In some ways, I’m a broken person and my affinity with computers is a coping mechanism. Outsiders might see me as a successful person (and in some ways I am) but I will b
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by randysalami 9mo ago
Good call out. I’m pretty lazy so I keep the rep ranges low. And not too many sets. Generally I start with a compound lift to hit everything in the muscle group I’m working then move onto accessory lifts to target more granularly. I think I
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by randysalami 9mo ago
I got to 425 max on deadlift. My ego isn’t tied to being stronger, just strong enough to be healthy and fit. I think it’s unhealthy to view this as “running away” and honestly I look good and by putting less focus on it, I have more focus f
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by randysalami 9mo ago
My max used to be 425 on deadlift back when I was taking it more seriously. Doing 5x8 of 225 on deadlift is enough to be strong to be healthy and active. You can only push yourself on a limited number of things in life so some things are ju
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by randysalami 9mo ago
I just do light weight nowadays with my strength training. It’s easier mentally. Rather than push myself to go higher on bench, squat, and deadlift, I stick to 1 plate for bench and squat and 2 plates for deadlift. Every single time. Instea
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by randysalami 1y ago
It’s a bit like an LLM or any model output. I’m wrong, so what? It will happen again. Maybe humans aren’t so different after all.
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by randysalami 1y ago
Let's concede you can't shape narrative or change peoples minds through online content (though I would disagree on this). The very act of addicting people to digital platforms is enough for control. Drain their dopamine daily, fra
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by randysalami 1y ago
"tech companies", "companies [who] control the models", "whoever" To be more discrete, patchwork alliances of elites stretching decades and centuries back to concentrate power. Tech companies are under the thum
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by randysalami 1y ago
Work harder, create datapoints, democratize knowledge. Except that knowledge will be confined eventually and doom the futures of many people. Use AI now to get ahead of your peers by feeding it questions and evaluating responses. Then in 10

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