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by sobkas 4y ago
But for how long programming will be an useful skill? Because if it become a hobby/toy it will have to compete with other activities that are more fun/fulfilling. Or it could become part of existing hobbies eg. let's write so
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Stock buybacks aren't institutionalized insider trading, then? There are even corporations that announce buyback and then don't do it. For stock it's enough to jump up and then random shareholders that accidentally sell
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by sobkas 4y ago
> So where is Kraken's liabilities audit from a reputable firm? Please no no-name firms. There is no such thing as reputable audit firm. They will do whatever audited firm wants because they want to get paid for more audits.
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by sobkas 4y ago
Do we even know why or how AI matched two pictures together? Did AI cheated during learning phase and used details unrelated but present in training set to get higher score?
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by sobkas 4y ago
> We will never run ads. We plan to make money primarily by offering pro subscriptions and a version of Wavelength for organizations. There are so many corporations that made similar pledges only to break them when it became advantageous
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by sobkas 4y ago
> That’s a stylistic choice. It’s not a universal rule. It's universal rule if you want people to actually read disclaimer. Similar method of burying the lead is used to promote quackery, info that's it's based on a onli
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by sobkas 4y ago
Most people would answer give you what? They rent or have a loan so they don't own most of their stuff. And stuff they own is worth less than what they owe(home? was bought during bubble, if correction comes they are so much in red...
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by sobkas 4y ago
Every law in USA was made with overwhelming input from lobbyists and other monied interest. What law will be passed depends on will of oligarchs not public. Every law that accidentally helps people not oligarchs can be stopped by activists
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by sobkas 4y ago
> "I missed an email that had important in the title because I didn't think it was important, now my servers are suspended and it's all Google's fault". Makes sense, I'm sure you'll fare better with Ama
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by sobkas 4y ago
> > The industry has moved beyond depending on a single cloud computing vendor. It’s negligent to put all your eggs in one basket. > In that case, the vast majority of enterprises are negligent. Vast majority of enterprises are not
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by sobkas 4y ago
> > VALUE YOUR OWN TIME PEOPLE. > I find this lack of empathy disturbing. What if this person values the time they spend on making twitter better? It's quite likely that there are people that enjoy their job so much they are w
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by sobkas 4y ago
> I suspect the lock is more about keeping other people's trash out than keeping theirs in. There are stories about stores/restaurants calling cops when they catch you "stealing" "their" food from a dumpster
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Or that they're a jerk? Can I drive my car on the sidewalk if the road isn't meeting my needs? It's exactly this self centric view that makes so many people not like cyclists. Yes self centric view that staying alive is
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by sobkas 4y ago
> It's because many kinds of lawsuits (not only the government's) can go into discovery and when you have 130k+ employees generating discoverable materials it becomes very costly to search and provide these for lawsuits. If onl
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Reddit has their IP addresses, which have been used plenty of times in the past to convict people for internet piracy. Many things in the past were used to convict people, for example dreams other people had about them, lie detectors,
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Proof that the things you say on the internet — even anonymously — could come back to haunt you, even years later. Assume that it will, and be prepared for the consequences. Or, you know, abstain from discussing how you have commission
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by sobkas 4y ago
> If people want congressional term limits, they'll vote in representatives that promise to enact them. And then they'll pull WWE and designate on or two manchinns or sinemas to oppose it so they can say that they tried but fai
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by sobkas 4y ago
> One of the under-appreciated greats of history. The White Rose movement was truly incredible, and in large part is responsible for the near-century of peace in Western Europe. White Rose was useless and didn't produced any positiv
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by sobkas 4y ago
> > Charging infrastructure at work and in apartment buildings are currently deplorable in the southeast > Really? You would expect the increase in air quality to be something everyone can get behind Rolling coal. Cut your nose to
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Iatrogenics happens when the benefits are clear and the harms are hidden. So “rational” people tend to intervene because it would seem the benefits outweigh the costs. Also as always you must remember that not every single person will
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Whats most tragic is it's not expensive to just allow players to host it themselves for a game thats already multiplayer. It's infinitely expensive, because older games compete with new ones(not everyone cares for looks and t
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by sobkas 4y ago
Invest in FTL technology so you can start trading after for example release of critical document but before light can reach you from point where document was released. In other words insider trading. Otherwise don't bother.
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by sobkas 4y ago
> counterpoint: At the end of the day, I just want people to use my stuff. And its unsustainable model of development. You need contributions and developers willing to help with maintenance and development otherwise your project will sta
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Imo if UA is able to push RU back they're likely to try to reclaim annexed territories back from RU. It seems likely the US and allies would understand this is a probable outcome. After all would NATO countries be sending tanks an
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Russia isn’t going to go nuclear unless Ukrainian forces start heading towards Moscow. They would sure like you to think that they would, though. No, Russia isn't going nuclear unless Ukraine will move into Russian territory. Whil
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Would that still work with USB → Parallel convertors? I use FTDI 232h based devices to drive 433Mhz transmitters, using gpio/bitbang functionality. There are multiple pins that can be used for that so theoretical parallel port lik
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by sobkas 4y ago
> I'm not making a factual claim, what sources can I cite, Plato? You said that "Neutrality is a prerequisite for discussions". It's factual claim. Do you have a some citation/proof/data that supports your c
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by sobkas 4y ago
If only owners/management was so interested in well-being of the remaining 138,000 employees and instead of doing buybacks, saved that money for salaries. Also jobs were cut not to save Google from bankruptcy, it was done to raise prof
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Every server I know makes over $20/hr in tips minimum. Double that on a busy weekend. > And they don't pay tax on it, so its really more like $25/hr minimum. First, I don't believe you know any servers and second
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by sobkas 4y ago
> Companies aren't really people. You wouldn't call a rock falling from a cliff a psychopath, you just don't stand near cliffs. Decisions in companies are made by people, not rocks. And their decisions aren't a produc

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