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by sameers 5mo ago
https://archive.ph/KaKNQ
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https://archive.ph/ILx0w
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Believe me, I get it, I get how scary it is, for fresh grads, for people with not a lot of work experience, to be bombarded by this stream of AI-centric talk. Even discounting what the hype men will have you believe, this technology WILL ha
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The remark reportedly that free the boos: "Change is exciting. And let’s face it: change can be daunting. The rise of artificial intelligence is the next Industrial Revolution.” It's surprising to me how something that's abou
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My experience too: "Linux friction is unpredictable. The update tool freezing for no reason. System-wide slowdown I can't diagnose. Notifications telling me too many programs are listening for file changes and asking me to decide
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People have long chosen to move to other countries that have much more repressive/restrictive immigration regimes. For example, the Gulf countries, or even Singapore where you have to renew your re-entry permit regularly. As an natural
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by sameers 5mo ago
https://archive.ph/lgqWG
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US/China relationship, effect of Iran war on China economy and geopolitics(tabletmag.com)
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by sameers 5mo ago
https://archive.ph/Vvr8F
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Lol, this is my lesson in being much clearer when expressing any opinion that relates to religion or politics! The downvotes are fierce on this one. I did not intend to say that tithing/church donations are equivalent to fraud. I didn&
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It feels analogous to giving alms to a religious institution at the end of a prayer service - you don't get anything material for it in return, but maybe for the faithful, that's not the point?
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Sorry to reply to myself but this was just so timely. This - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48100005 - is the kind of thing that I think will accelerate. Companies currently usually have a mix of salaried (citizen) wo
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https://archive.ph/iHbsf
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I suspect the biggest effect will be that American companies will offshore more of their work (instead of bringing in the workers on H-1B visas) or open more non-US IT offices. Universities will open more programs in foreign countries to ma
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I wonder how much of that is now part of the LLM world.
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Lol, from the article, "Do the “good guys” actively spend their time planning for operations that would kill millions upon millions of non-combatants, including your own allies? "... Umm, yes, yes sir, they do. All "guys,&quo
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48036974
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Idk about the percentages but my impression is that there is a substantial pro-unification contingent in the Taiwanese population. Not everyone sees it as a threat, to align with the CCP. Maybe this co-founder believes it's better to h
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> Assuming software development becomes a commodity and the job becomes something like a fast food job where practically any adult who wants it can do it, what is your next move? The assumption there is doing a lot of heavy lifting. You&
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016537
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How it's NOT been gone so far is the real mystery.
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Thanks for the response. I want to understand more about what you mean by these comments. Re the first one, where you write “The vast majority of contributors to the process that made this logo have not been compensated for their work,” how
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https://archive.is/GcDYd
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There are so many automated processes in a restaurant, starting from machine pressed building materials that took a livelihood away from honest human woodworkers and carpenters. Someone please help me understand why this reaction isn't
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Incredibly well written essay!
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Interesting points, glad to have started this conversation. Re this being the FAA's choice, I was reacting to this line in the reporting: "On April 10, Levine and his lawyers pressed ahead by filing an emergency motion [... which.
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https://archive.ph/puxSH edit: nm, archive can't get past the JS block.
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Slowly clawing back liberties against this fascist administration.
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meanwhile in Spain: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/28/blackout-spain...
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by sameers 6mo ago
Okay, I get it - to be clear, I wasn't being dismissive, I was genuinely curious. And fascinated at the different ways people use AI, especially down the generations :) I think what you are facing is a sense of how much the tools are j

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