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by richk449 4y ago
Yes, if you use the current language rather than rewriting. Yes, if you use our current database rather than a new one.
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by richk449 4y ago
* Saying, as the OpenAI CEO does, that we are all 'stochastic parrots' like large language models, statistical generators of learned patterns that express nothing deeper, is a form of nihilism. Perhaps, but that doesn’t mean it is
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by richk449 4y ago
> I don't know your exact question, but I am betting this is just a rephrasing of a post that exist elsewhere … What percentage of HN posts (by humans) does this statement apply to?
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by richk449 4y ago
> 30'000 years ago politics didn't exist, doubt very much they would had discussion about it. Why do you say politics didn’t exist long ago? > Instead perhaps the local priest might have discussed the next sacrifice needed t
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In addition to being unsubstantiated, the criticisms of Harari completely mischaracterize his position. The overriding point of the chapter on agriculture in Sapiens is that farming was a huge step back for humans compared to the hunter gat
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by richk449 4y ago
If you find this story interesting, I strongly recommend you read the new biography of Gorbachev: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393647013 By the time Yeltsin visited that grocery store, Gorbachev had been working for
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by richk449 4y ago
What’s up with the asteroid? The article says: After the failure of Project HARP, Gerald Bull started a new company called the Space Research Corporation and established himself as an international artillery consultant. In 1988, he was hire
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by richk449 4y ago
Or Independent People if you want a slightly more modern version.
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My recommendation for parenting book is The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
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There are now places in California where the only fire insurance you can buy is through the state, because private insurers bailed out.
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Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
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No, assigning a cost requires evaluating the cost. It doesn’t require evaluation of the benefits.
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by richk449 4y ago
Here’s a definition of cost benefit analysis: A cost-benefit analysis is the process of comparing the projected or estimated costs and benefits (or opportunities) associated with a project decision to determine whether it makes sense from
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by richk449 4y ago
I don’t think it is as black and white as you make it out to be. Yes, there will be large demand for water even at higher prices. But less than at lower prices. Maybe a little less, maybe a lot less, but either way we are better off than no
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by richk449 4y ago
Why don’t we apply that logic to other things? If you want carrots, move to where the carrots are grown. If you want a car, move near a car factory. You want oil? Move to Saudi Arabia. Everyone benefits from specialization and trade. I don’
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by richk449 4y ago
If the externality currently has no cost, then even pricing it low by orders of magnitude should be better than the status quo. Pricing it high by orders of magnitude would have negative consequences, but that seems unlikely to happen in pr
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by richk449 4y ago
> It’s basically impossible for nature to evolve wheeled locomotion, and we aren’t machines. Perhaps true. As a fun side note, Phillip Pullman imagines a way in the His Dark Materials series.
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Good tomography meant that we get useful solid models in a form that is easy to interact with and pull numeric dimensional data from. Is the software separate from the hardware, or coupled? Good resolution is also important. Say I want to a
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by richk449 4y ago
I need a 225 kV (or higher) system with good 3D tomography. Any idea what the most cost effective option is?
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by richk449 4y ago
Anyone know what energy the x-ray source is in their system? Seems really well designed, but if it doesn't have energy energy to penetrate the devices we need to scan, none of that will matter.
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by richk449 4y ago
I love how Americans insist that systems not designed around cars won’t work to the people who are happily living in the systems not designed around cars.
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by richk449 4y ago
Thanks for the explanation. I should have figured that the Catholics would have put plenty of thought into each word.
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Appreciate the pendantry - I didn't know that St. Peters Basilica was funded with indulgences. I'm not sure if using tricking commoners into funding construction of an incredibly opulent temple is up there with removing carbon fro
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by richk449 4y ago
Seems like a reasonable analogy. The difference though is in what the money paid is used for. The money paid for carbon indulgences goes to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, so it actually does allow one to pay their way out of
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by richk449 4y ago
Is that really true? It seems to contradict the doctrine of original sin - that everyone is born in a state of sin. A complete detachment from sin is not possible, although forgiveness for sins is possible through JC.
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by richk449 4y ago
For distance transmission at these frequencies, quasi optical systems are usually used. As you rightly point out, TE10 mode waveguide would be completely impractical. See here for a good explanation of quasi optical transmission: https:&#
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by richk449 4y ago
Seems like a valid point, but aren’t 99.999% of kitchen remodels rehashing the same ideas and concepts in circulation? 99.999% of clothes? 99.999% of furniture?
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Is it really true that the forging of the pressure vessel is a significant portion of the billions of dollars it costs to build a nuclear power plant? As your link explains, there are plenty of forges capable of pressing the required ingot
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by richk449 4y ago
Why isn’t “have an AI write the boilerplate” an equally good solution? Asking earnestly.
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There is a bike lane near my house painted on the right side of the road. At some point, it just ends. Then a hundred feet away, it just starts up again on the left side of the road. Every time I ride it, I’m amazed that such a crazy design

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