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by snarf21 4y ago
While what you say is true, maybe we shouldn't allow mergers and other avenues to allow these banks (and other verticals) to be too big to fail. We've made that a target for all companies. Just get too big to fail and you get all
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by snarf21 4y ago
oops, meant to say "were NOT very good yet when I switched to a different industry". Apparently I failed at typing and paying attention to a meeting at the same time. :)
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by snarf21 4y ago
I miss it in a way. USB cameras were just coming online and we're very good yet when I switched to a different industry. It looks like the company was acquired into an automation machinery parent company.
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by snarf21 4y ago
Agreed, I worked on manufacturing quality assurance software that controlled vision to detect particles in vials of medicine 20 years ago. The main thing that has changed is the quality of the camera has greatly increased and the price of t
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by snarf21 4y ago
It isn't Instagram, it is like counts. But the like counts are what drives the addictive behavior and makes the product "free" to use. This is just Goodhart's Law at a personal level. We stop being authentic to chase lik
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by snarf21 4y ago
Agreed, why can't the user override the rules for mice/keyboard vs microphone/speaker or overall? I never use my MacBook in clamshell mode. I would prefer that closing it cancels ALL Bluetooth connections and prevents recon
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by snarf21 4y ago
> if you want to improve some process, you have to ignore the goal (target) This is the whole message of Goodhart's Law. Once you set a target, people will naturally aim for it. If you have to ignore the target or even not have one
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by snarf21 4y ago
But is that even new? A celebrity or news personality may act a certain way or say certain things. That doesn't mean that is who they "really" are. People already don't make that distinction for real people and frequen
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by snarf21 4y ago
I think the thing we lose sight of is that it is exactly like dating. Resume <> Profile Interview <> First Date(s) Hire <> Get Married ?!? We don't get married after a first date or even after X hours of dates. In you
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by snarf21 4y ago
Big Data drives the most profitable and society bending changes of all time, just to serve us better Ads.
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by snarf21 4y ago
This sounds like the same people who claim that willpower is not affected by stress. I think that is the elephant in the room. So many people are very stressed by their lives and this leaves little room for "optional" things they
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by snarf21 4y ago
From what I've read elsewhere, they were jamming it extensively for most of its trip. In addition, they were using it as an exercise in monitoring and assessing its capabilities. Then it was safely disabled in shallow US waters with no
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by snarf21 4y ago
I think a lot of people would be a lot happier in life if they got rid of half their crap. Then in 6 months get rid of half of what is left. It is a hard battle but I keep trying to get rid of more and more stuff and it is so nice to walk i
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by snarf21 4y ago
That is correct. This is why home ownership is the main wealth building tool here.
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by snarf21 4y ago
Who will watch the watchers? This should reiterate to everyone that the real enemy is not an R or a D but power at any cost and the money that enables it.
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by snarf21 4y ago
It is really a difficult ethical dilemma. Reminds me of "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." from Jurassic Park. I think we need to continue trying to experi
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by snarf21 4y ago
I really wish iOS devices had FIDO (etc) built in. I wish I could use my other iDevices as a FIDO device.
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by snarf21 4y ago
Yeah, that makes a big difference. I also work at a place that has a social good (healthcare). The ability to materially help someone manage their disease on a daily basis is fulfilling. This is true in a way that helping people arbitrage c
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by snarf21 4y ago
While I'm totally in support of public/private keys, FIDO and the like, can we just not move to a different 1 factor? Security is always about layers. The whole point of a (good) 2FA is to be a secondary factor. How long before th
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by snarf21 4y ago
I would argue that all of those (and even more) reasons are the same reason. Ad tech driving the "free" web is the source of all the problems. Outrage (faux) is more profitable than journalism and information sharing.
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by snarf21 4y ago
I'm not sure that was an unintended consequences. More money for the contractor companies.
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by snarf21 4y ago
That was a major issue. They were told some general things that needed to happen but super high level. The other issue is that the story as written had sprawled uncontrollably and there was no way to reign it back in to a reasonable ending.
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by snarf21 4y ago
WoT was hot garbage from the jump and not even Rosamund Pike could save it. GoT was awesome and did respect the source material. It is just that GRRM hasn't written in 20 years that caused major issues. The writing that he actually did
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by snarf21 4y ago
The police want all data, then they'll find the crimes. This goes against our country's presumption of innocence. Look at the recent case of the facial recognition and the Rockettes. A lady was trying to go to a holiday show as a
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by snarf21 4y ago
This our biggest problem in the US, externalities are never priced in. Always easier to pay fines for pennies or to declare bankruptcy and start again.
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by snarf21 4y ago
That seems crazy to me. Why should I have to move to start a business? If I can start a new bakery with no following and run the old out of business, then it seems like the industry was ripe for competition anyway. I do think it is reasonab
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by snarf21 4y ago
The trust avoids taxes at his death. We need new laws so that when you get money, you pay taxes. Enough of the loopholes for the 0.1% but no one else.
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by snarf21 4y ago
I think you are missing one point: mental load. I doubt people keep all their files in one directory or all their emails in one folder or just have one large drawer with every possible kitchen utensil in a pile. The same is true for code. O
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by snarf21 4y ago
It seems like that could be solved by making them non-transferable. They can only be licensed by a corporation.
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by snarf21 4y ago
I get the sentiment but writing the Great American Novel is no easy proposition. Everyone who is saying 20 years are plenty should first make sure their wealth doesn't come from a salary. Creators are taking the risk so deserve the rew

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