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   Bionic limbs can now feel 'real' thanks to new surgery(npr.org)

   2 points by robg 2y ago|0 comments
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   by robg 2y ago

   Basketcase on a Big Mouth Bass is exactly a world I want to live in.
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   Inducing anxiety in large language models increases exploration and bias(arxiv.org)

   2 points by robg 2y ago|0 comments
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   by robg 2y ago

   Costco has had these recently as pineberries. So maybe they are at-risk in Chile but not at-risk of being cultivated elsewhere. As for the taste, like a mix of strawberry and pineapple. Solid but not worth the added cost over strawberries.
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   Hot Temperature and High Stakes Performance [pdf](www3.nd.edu)

   56 points by robg 2y ago|10 comments
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   by robg 2y ago

   What does your personal daily checklist look like?
7. 37.▲
   by robg 2y ago

   What are you curious about?
8. 38.▲
   by robg 2y ago

   Nate’s take on Silicon Valley is that “to make all of this work, you need a symbiosis between two often-clashing personality types . . . risk-tolerant VCs [investors] . . . and “risk-ignorant founders.”
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   What Superfans Know That the Rest of Us Should Learn – The Power of Community(wsj.com)

   1 points by robg 2y ago|1 comments
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    Yoga for the brain: How it helps cognition, may protect against decline(washingtonpost.com)

    1 points by robg 2y ago|0 comments
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    VCs don't care if you're nice, they want founders who take risks(businessinsider.com)

    93 points by robg 2y ago|78 comments
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    The Untold Story of How US Spies Sabotaged Soviet Technology(politico.com)

    178 points by robg 2y ago|90 comments
13. 43.▲
    by robg 2y ago

    We'll look into this, thanks!
14. 44.▲
    by robg 2y ago

    Thanks so much, this is exactly how we feel!
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    by robg 2y ago

    Thanks, we’ll take a look!
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    by robg 2y ago

    Right now it does end up representing quantity + quality than just quantity alone. How can we do better?
17. 47.▲
    by robg 2y ago

    Ha, I had the same thoughts! We’re working to do better, would love your feedback.
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    by robg 2y ago

    No.
19. 49.▲
    by robg 2y ago

    Very interesting, thanks!
20. 50.▲
    by robg 2y ago

    Interesting! Seems creepy to me too, as you can find it would love to understand how we can do better.
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    by robg 2y ago

    Thank you!
22. 52.▲
    by robg 2y ago

    Thanks! I'll ask Wilson to say more in our next update.
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    by robg 2y ago

    Haha, now I must track down the contexts of buttplug conversations on HN.
24. 54.▲
    by robg 2y ago

    I'll ask Wilson to chime in on the question; thanks so much!
25. 55.▲
    by robg 2y ago

    Good to hear!
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    by robg 2y ago

    IMHO if there's any take away from the last 20 years of the internet, it's how hard it is to have decent communities of people online, curated like a blooming garden of diversity. What are some online communities that you apprecia
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    by robg 2y ago

    Thanks so much!
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    by robg 2y ago

    We're trying to stay away from authority and just compute based on what you say then transparently show where that information came from. How do you think we can do better?
29. 59.▲
    by robg 2y ago

    Right now if you add it to your HN profile we'll be able to include it.
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    by robg 2y ago

    We're trying to stay away from karma and focus on what people are saying within the community, rank orders, overall semantics, and more. How do you think we can do better?