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901.
by serf 2y ago
I get the premise , but part of me asks : Well, the candidate was able to come up with an answer, why does it matter how they did it? Presumably these questions are rooted in some kind of developer reality, they're asked to gauge techn
902.
by serf 2y ago
This is the first one i've gotten to answer HN user profiling questions. "I am interested in the user serf on Hacker News, spelled S E R F. Tell me about their tone of writing, expertise, and personality. From the tone of what you
903.
by serf 2y ago
I wish they would match the TTS/real-time chat capabilities of the mobile client to the web client. it's stupid having to pull a phone out in order to use the voice/chat-partner modes. (yes I know there are browser plugins an
904.
by serf 2y ago
>Why do people need 200 mile range for an EV? For example, my daily mileage averages about 5 miles. The average one-way commute for someone in the United States is ~28 miles. Most people would love your commute.
905.
by serf 2y ago
>By the time the transmission is computer controlled and has two speeds it’s as complex as it’s going to be. I don't disagree with your posts greater point, but I disagree with this. There is an endless amount of variable complexity
906.
by serf 2y ago
>History is replete with advancements and inventions which were supposed to usher in utopia, and all they have ever done is further the means by which the powerful enslave and control us. Technology cannot solve human nature. humans are
907.
by serf 2y ago
none of those chairs in that article is realistically a full-time use electric chair; they're more akin to 'adult scooters' than that. The purpose of most of the chairs in the article linked is to make ease of travel easier;
908.
by serf 2y ago
ridiculous. if personal success was locked to 'smarts' the world's landscape of rich would look vastly different. here's an even more inconvenient truth for you, and this one is short enough to embroider on a pillow : &
909.
by serf 2y ago
the line isn't that clear cut. broken promises that create a sale could certainly be construed as 'scammy'.
910.
by serf 3y ago
"just know who to trust". a super power I wish I had.
911.
by serf 3y ago
having concepts you're already aware of parroted at you in order to check off a box on a spreadsheet somewhere isn't a productive workday -- so mandated diversity training is a waste of time for some people.
912.
by serf 3y ago
extraordinary amounts of hours buys less and less. it feels like the ambition dissolved when the rewards dwindled -- which is (maybe sadly) a behavior that I find hard to find fault in.
913.
by serf 3y ago
my gut tells me that it would be strategically better to fly somewhere where lots of wingmen and interception capabilities exist.
914.
by serf 3y ago
there is nothing in place that prohibits that form of monthly registration that a plug-in dongle is going to provide.
915.
by serf 3y ago
what do local shop closures as reaction to union movements prove?
916.
by serf 3y ago
I hate the term manageable because it implies a lot of stuff that people take for granted. I have a manageable disease (not HIV), and one of my biggest (albeit fantasy) gripes is that for better or worse I cannot choose to opt out of societ
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by serf 3y ago
steroids are dangerous, but did I miss an article somewhere where jelqing gave someone HIV? It might be useless, but I wouldn't tell someone with a useless habit that it's dangerous.
918.
by serf 3y ago
>I've had this done. without really any supporting evidence for efficacy, why? not snark, curiosity. >there is NO reason the people getting this should have had to worry if not for the complete and other negligence and callousnes
919.
by serf 3y ago
what does it tell? the only thing it tells me is that time moves forward and a 70+ year old Vietnam veteran can't fit the role. if you're saying that it indicates that the conflicts had a large impact, I would argue that actually
920.
by serf 3y ago
things change. similarly ELIZA isn't the same 'chat-bot' that everyone refers to LLMs as now.
921.
by serf 3y ago
why not? they clearly wanted to exploit AI hype in order to turn a profit, even if they did so indirectly. Why shouldn't that speak to their motives and trustworthiness? if Apple started churning out guns, landmines, snakeoil, cancer c
922.
by serf 3y ago
I never understood the appeal outside the cute form-factor, all of the demos were absolutely terrible. an aside : npr doesn't like the 'spade' comment, although I think the explanation is kind of iffy.[0] [0]: https:/&#
923.
by serf 3y ago
I can't down vote you harder. FISA hurts Americans by short circuiting any kind of protections citizens once had for due process. We were fine before, and arguably it would've done little to change the events that caused the react
924.
by serf 3y ago
I'm sure they do, but does that sadism aid sexual selection somehow? I would think the opposite; scorned humans often turn even more violent.
925.
by serf 3y ago
It's absolutely about complexity. Complexity always allows companies to explain why they should be the only hands that touch something, lest a laymen fumbles it.
926.
by serf 3y ago
That's a hard pill to swallow after years and years of the same routine 'unsuccesses' , and it relies on the personal belief that A decent life cannot be lead without success in finance and business; I believe that's sim
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by serf 3y ago
to me it seems more like one of those things that an office boss does to make a situation less shitty. "We're all pulling over-time, so I brought all 12 of us 2 large pizzas. Please, hold the applause."
928.
by serf 3y ago
I love that kind of signal, the type you wouldn't think about at first but then it makes perfect sense once you hear about it.
929.
by serf 3y ago
A Scanner Darkly. I like the art style, but if you can't stomach that it's still worth it for the Phillip Dick story-line. Plus if you're from the LA area it's a way to see a lot of familiar areas in a 'drawn'
930.
by serf 3y ago
>If all kinds of straws would disappear overnight, people's quality of life would not be affected the slightest. straws help offset a variety of dental issues when consuming things like soda or tea, and they provide a means for less

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