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by simplestats 5y ago
I cant think of the last time I saw the word "corporations" used in a post that wasn't part of an attack on them as inferior/evil/villanous etc. Speaking of NLP, your post would be very easy to classify sentiment of
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I'm sure they're hiring anyone they can in India too. If they could completely cover their technical staffing needs there (both in terms of numbers but also the higher skill levels that are hardest to find) you'd be in troubl
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by simplestats 5y ago
They just blame both the need for the regulation and the effects of the regulation on companies. The solution? More regulations!
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by simplestats 5y ago
In tech jobs the same job posting could just have a range that goes from basic engineer all the way to the highest possible principal engineer pay, since the posting is for the domain area not the specific level of experience. Govt jobs are
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by simplestats 5y ago
It used to travel a lot and have had the full range of issues with taxis. In NYC it seemed pretty common for them to try to get you to give them cash for tolls (like at the toll booth, asking you to pay it) which were already added to your
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by simplestats 5y ago
> In a taxi, it is. In what app? You mean the fixed prices many cities set for airport taxi rides based on zones? Levying of unlimited additional charges based on fine print seems like a generally unethical practice. But there should be
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by simplestats 5y ago
Roughly that percentage of people don't take sufficiently-good care of their teeth, yes. But brushing one's teeth (and bathing) is easier than resisting food cravings. The value of fiber (apart from keeping some nutrients indigist
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by simplestats 5y ago
Probably the other way around. Obsessive behavior leads to high achievements when channeled into the right activity. Before it gets misdirected at Jews.
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by simplestats 5y ago
It's not like he was caught by a hot mike or something. This guy widely sent out an emotional email to politicans and others pleading them to consider his "discovery". This in a world where you are advised to never say &quot
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by simplestats 5y ago
> then she goes on a rant about how people don't want to work because "unemployment" during A PANDEMIC! She specifically says "I don't blame them" (emphasis hers) referring to those people on unemployment.
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by simplestats 5y ago
> Some of my sentiment was informed by the article-in-question's supposition that workers were being too demanding in terms of wages and a plea for sympathy that rang hollow in terms of her arguments (IMO at least). She complained a
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by simplestats 5y ago
The "common sense" about healthy eating in those countries is essentially the same as it has always been in the US, in my lifetime. Where a home-cooked meal is the only healthy option, and that those who consume processed/f
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by simplestats 5y ago
Not a great example. The Japanese will tell you that train technology was copied and/or stolen from them.
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The internet itself is one commonly-used example of a "wild west" without protection and with prolific art nonetheless. The incentive to continue wasting your life doing unprofitable concerts is not removed in a world where you ca
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by simplestats 5y ago
This is a pretty common argument in fact, that places which lack copyright protections often have as much or more art. It's a very competitive endeavor no matter how low the stakes get. Also the new business models adopted by those ada
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by simplestats 5y ago
> Just out of curiosity, is it the norm in the US to be able to exceed a third of your income in rents ? Landlords usually want proof of income, and the most typical cutoff stated is gross income must be 3x rent. Though it may be a some
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by simplestats 5y ago
Presumably the noise. It's a pretty common source of friction between neighbors.
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by simplestats 5y ago
Or even a "how hard do you throw yourself into overcoming hurdles" test, which would be more useful. Because the attraction of a job inversely correlates somewhat with your value to the company, since weaker applicants would be o
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by simplestats 5y ago
In my experience, "no solution at all" is already the default. When people choke on questions it is because they get stuck trying to guess at what you want, and panic thinking it must be some clever trick they don't recognize
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by simplestats 5y ago
The point of the thread is that these algorithms are not a special new threat, but it's the availability of content itself, targetted or not. Since we're analyzing each other's psychology now, I do think that insecure and def
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by simplestats 5y ago
I'm not sure "randomness" is the general property, but rather unexpectedness. The content-provider may well be following a "formula" like with fiction plots, that give the protagonist setbacks and victories. Faceboo
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by simplestats 5y ago
But isn't chess one subset within that network, which would indeed be covered by any law regulating addictiveness of social media? Or will you allow people to be caught up on their own "otaku" like obsession with whatever nic
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by simplestats 5y ago
This doesn't require algorithmic feedback loops. People simply would seek out (and create) content which provides inconsistent rewards. A slot machine simply needs a random number generator with a certain small chance of jackpot. The n
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by simplestats 5y ago
Perhaps you just got lucky. Mine suggests tons of people from India and the middle east who I couldn't possibly know. I also check it very rarely. Presumably the algorithm must be picking the (very-slightly) best from many many low-pro
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by simplestats 5y ago
The analogy fits in terms of what you're doing in the biggest job category is the shortest-term and perhaps smallest modifications. But if you're the software analog of an architect who is actually trained well enough to be able t
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If you live in Japan without a car you will probably end up taking a taxi from time to time. They are lined up outside the major train stations. Overall, relying on mass-transit probably is more pleasant there, and takes less lifestyle-modi
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They have pricing plans for business users: https://mapsplatform.google.com/pricing/ I suspect if anyone uses it too much per hour or something, they will block you awhile and ask you to sign up for a plan. This is wha
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It's the asymmetrical information problem. The worse danger for the interviewer is ending up with a bad programmer who also can't get anything done. The system is optimal for hiring barely-capable people desperately operating at
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by simplestats 5y ago
Microsoft is certainly evil and all, but I use MSVC on windows and clang on linux and the Windows tools for my project are much smarter and faster when it comes to compiling. Not counting times when the windows machine decides it has more i
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by simplestats 5y ago
The incentives are identical, less jail time. The fact that one is guaranteed deal while one is a standard sentencing practice is a distinction without a difference. The effect will be the same, innocent people "admitting" guilt.

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