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Factually-an AI-powered research tool to find reliable answers(factually.co)
2 points by sean_the_geek 4mo ago|1 comments
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by sean_the_geek 7mo ago
Done and deleted.
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AI Destroys Institutions(papers.ssrn.com)
91 points by sean_the_geek 9mo ago|157 comments
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by sean_the_geek 9mo ago
A thought provoking essay on impact of AI systems civic institutions.
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by sean_the_geek 2y ago
Seems like we are clearly in the _“post peak Apple”_ era now. This update is just for the sake of update; iPad lineup is (even more) confusing; iPhone cash-cow continues but at slower growth rate; new product launches - ahem! Vision Pro - h
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by sean_the_geek 3y ago
My two cents having used AI in programming. It is merely a tool to create. It is not the creator yet, at least in its current iteration. AI is to programming what electric drill were to wood working before they were invented. It made life e
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A capsule tied to balloon will herald edge of space tourism in India(theprint.in)
2 points by sean_the_geek 3y ago|0 comments
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by sean_the_geek 4y ago
Really cool and helpful. Is there anything similar for R?
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Graduates.name's Privacy Policy(graduates.name)
1 points by sean_the_geek 4y ago|1 comments
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by sean_the_geek 4y ago
This is perhaps the best example of how NOT to provide privacy policies. Some snippets 2. What kinds of information do you collect? We collect information that (i) you provide to us or authorize us to collect as a result of using our produ
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by sean_the_geek 4y ago
If you feel truly happy about someone else but at the same time not let it reflect on you, then I would say you are minority. The first part of my sentence is achievable and is genuinely positive , at least in a way. The second part - not l
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by sean_the_geek 4y ago
Many thanks. This looks neat and I will check it out. I am heavy user of Anki and was in a similar situation. I ended up taking notes in Notion and using https://2anki.net/ to create cards. It does restrict the type of note
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by sean_the_geek 5y ago
I was a software developer for 12 years then switched to finance. I trade fixed income now! I hate it sometimes and miss the good-ol software development.
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by sean_the_geek 5y ago
This. Some of the news paper sites mentioned in the list do a good reporting and I subscribe to a few. Quality reporting is not cheap or easy and takes efforts. Let’s pay for quality else we would be left with click-bait, as supported and n
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by sean_the_geek 5y ago
Thank you!
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The Notability fiasco.(fastcompany.com)
3 points by sean_the_geek 5y ago|0 comments
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The Domino Robot that lays 300 dominos a time(youtube.com)
3 points by sean_the_geek 5y ago|0 comments
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Tim Berners-Lee’s NFT of world wide web source code sold for $5.4m(msn.com)
2 points by sean_the_geek 5y ago|0 comments
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by sean_the_geek 5y ago
I don’t understand the downvotes to your comment. It is a valid alternative perspective.
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by sean_the_geek 5y ago
I have been recently integrating Anki into my book reading. If you are willing to share your Anki cards on books there has been a relatively new subreddit that might interest you. https://www.reddit.com/r/ankibookclub&
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by sean_the_geek 6y ago
This. The best advice I have received is from people who never intended to share it and were almost shy about it. It's only thorough my observation that I learned about their skill.
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by sean_the_geek 6y ago
Thank you!
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Connected Papers a visual tool for researchers to explore academic papers(medium.com)
1 points by sean_the_geek 6y ago|1 comments
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Cambridge University Press,making higher education textbooks free during Covid(cambridge.org)
3 points by sean_the_geek 7y ago|0 comments
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by sean_the_geek 7y ago
To me, it has more do with symbolism than actual utility. Worryingly I am seeing the same trend in London, UK where I live. At my local train station , which is 20 mins from City, I see the F150, Rams and what not parked. The owner clearly
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by sean_the_geek 7y ago
To me, three biggest things that led to reduced adaption of hadoop in-house 1. Cloud computing - hadoop was (and probably is) an expensive platform to manage in-house 2. Docker and Kubernetes 3. Relational databases and SQL will take to y
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What Happened to Hadoop(architecht.io)
2 points by sean_the_geek 7y ago|1 comments
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by sean_the_geek 7y ago
Thank you very much for posting the link! This book is phenomenal. The prices for previous editions were pricing me out; now ordered a paperback for myself.
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Decades of Being Wrong About China Should Teach Us Something(theatlantic.com)
7 points by sean_the_geek 7y ago|2 comments
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by sean_the_geek 7y ago
+1 for Magnet. Been using it for a while and it works like a charm.

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