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by ratsmack 4y ago
I wonder how long the GPT-3 API will be open for general use. Once big money is involved, it's questionable whether it will remain available.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
And so MSN writes smear article based on a parody account. https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/other/twitter-engineer-says-...
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by ratsmack 4y ago
Vegan avoids all animal products while vegetarians will eat milk products and sometimes fish. Since the vegan and vegetarian are often used interchangeably, I believe the article is really referring to the vegan lifestyle.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I think Elon is being more aggressive in pushing out changes. Many times companies get the "don't rock the boat" mentality for fear of breaking something, and feel that what they have is good enough.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I'm sure there are some heavy negotiations going on to get out of leases or renegotiate them.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
It seemed that there was a lot of people here on HN that were rooting for Twitter's demise, but I personally don't understand the mentality where someone must lose for me to win. I read a lot of financial news and have noticed tha
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by ratsmack 4y ago
Most people never mention the hardware issue in regards to installing a successful Linux desktop. The expectation that all hardware combinations will just work is a little bit optimistic. I've run Linux desktops ever since X11 was av
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by ratsmack 4y ago
Also, why can't sites display your card number in groups of four digits just like they're shown on your card. This makes it much easier to verify your card number for people with poor eye sight. Some sites do, most don't.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
Front running is just normal business for Wall Street's big players.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
"On December 17, 2015, Shkreli was arrested by the FBI after a federal indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York was filed, charging him with securities fraud. The charges were filed after an investigat
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by ratsmack 4y ago
He doesn't sound like the genius kid that the media had made him out to be. He sounds more like a pawn in some scheme where he was chosen to take the fall.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I have been suspended twice and am currently waiting out a seven day suspension. I don't think my comments were any different from many other posts I see daily.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
Here is a link: https://twitter.com/EliErlick/status/1598011331658948609
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by ratsmack 4y ago
If you go to Twitter and view the thread, the person in the screenshot is the person posting. It seems to be a Photoshop.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
Hopefully, they claw back all of the donations regardless of political affiliation.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
Many of these articles note that Musk has eliminated a lot of people, but they never mention that he is also hiring a lot of new people.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I see the entire article is based on information from ex Twitter employees and no effort was made to contact the current Twitter admin on what their position is.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I'm not vegan or vegetarian, but I like certain black bean and garden burgers. I don't eat them with a bun though, I cook them and then top with a little cheese.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I have more faith in the economy surviving for the long term rather than collapsing. It seems that there are many people that preach about a doomsday collapse, but they usually have an agenda for doing so. Take Peter David Schiff for exampl
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by ratsmack 4y ago
Black Friday is used to dump loss leaders, over runs and special order low function items that look like more expensive products. I have yet to ever buy anything offered on these sales. Edit: There's plenty of info available regarding
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I wonder what percent of "hacks" are from insiders, or from inside information/credentials given to outsiders. With the huge number of people involved in these companies, there has to be some percentage of illicit leaking goi
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by ratsmack 4y ago
When trillions of dollars of easy money is pushed into the economy, especially with the low interest rates, this was bound to happen.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I believe California made a similar law. https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/women-boards
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I can assure you, it's exactly like it was before, the rules of engagement weren't changed. The only thing I notice is that there is more activity now.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
>flashy site But sometimes there's so much flash that you can't even tell what's being sold. And then there is the immediate blatant pop-over that demands that you make an account before you even have a chance to see the p
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by ratsmack 4y ago
I also believe the current owner is more neutral than the previous, and has stated as much in his belief of free speech.
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by ratsmack 4y ago
>I've not been on social media in .. ~8 years Is Hacker News not social media?
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by ratsmack 4y ago
>He is a fraud Could you clarify and elaborate on that?
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by ratsmack 4y ago
>Why did I leave Twitter? My biggest fear about the Twitter acquisition had quickly become an incontrovertible reality: the new right-wing ownership group of Twitter intended to exploit the service to promote political propaganda. The ab
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by ratsmack 4y ago
It seems many of the big media outlets are hoping for Twitters demise.

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