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by strgcmc 5y ago
"Gifted programs" are not objectively perfect tests of gifted-ness. They select for some fairly specific mix of traits/skills that a school district has chosen to call "gifted"; then, if you don't pass this arb
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by strgcmc 5y ago
You're completely overlooking the fact that, a rapid demographic shift such as say, doubling life expectancy within 50 years, would lead to massive social upheaval, regardless of voting preferences. There would be huge shortages of nur
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I'm surprised you would say this, because creating internal "free markets" to encourage competition across teams is not an uncommon pattern within Amazon. I could name numerous examples of multiple teams competing either impl
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by strgcmc 5y ago
Are you so sure about that? Think about the CEOs themselves as the lemons... a lack of transparency can lead to the same adverse selection pressure that trends towards "lemon CEOs" flourishing, and pay transparency can help align
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by strgcmc 5y ago
The trouble is, this "je ne sais quoi" that you speak of, that you "could tell he had the chops to figure things out", is unquantifiable and almost totally subjective. To be a bit blunt and cynical, this way of evaluati
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by strgcmc 5y ago
In a funny twist of fate, I for one have become less and less worried about the "opposite" scenario coming to pass, as time goes on and we observe the evolution of political discourse at least in America (and to a lesser extent gl
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by strgcmc 5y ago
Imagine this attitude applied to climate change. Letting the stupid runs its course and choosing inaction, will lead to disastrous warming outcomes. So, maybe there are situations where doing nothing is okay, but I don't think very lar
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by strgcmc 5y ago
You say this like it's some kind of benefit to the girl in question... IMO seems far more likely to lead to increased harassment and negative outcomes, rather than being a positive.
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by strgcmc 5y ago
This will sound naive, but going back to first principles, the real root problem seems to be the lack of a true digital "ownership" option. If libraries had an option to choose between digital ownership, vs digital subscriptions,
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Because humans are the constraint, not the bits. Humans (in a group, societal sense) need to context switch over time, and cannot perfectly retain equal, active understanding of how to use all systems or frameworks ever invented, no matter
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by strgcmc 5y ago
I feel like we should separate professionalism (i.e. the spectrum of familiarity to over-familiarity) from empathy. To me, how I want to see empathy applied in a military context, is nothing to do with familiarity or chumminess, and everyth
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by strgcmc 5y ago
I'm not the person you're responding to, but I would say unequivocally and unironically, yes! The end result is more competition, lower prices, and more options for the end consumer. Sure the raw idea of this mechanism is a little
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by strgcmc 5y ago
> Productivity has stalled mostly because people have already filled their needs, so it makes little sense to buy more. Basically everyone have the clothes they need, the food they need, the car they need, the computer they need, already
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by strgcmc 5y ago
This is like saying, why have Uber use algorithms to match rider and driver, if you still need human customer support to deal with exceptions? IMO, the answer is fundamentally that it expands the market (no more limitations like medallions,
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by strgcmc 5y ago
You don't think holodecks will come with freemiun subscription plans or micro-transactions, a la video game skins and upgrades today? Why would someone sell you a holodeck once, when they could sell you plugins and content modules for
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by strgcmc 5y ago
Not the person you're replying to, but I wanted to offer a perspective that might bridge what you see as a gap in philosophies. The "future you", the one that is healthier (i.e. literally from a medical perspective, not just
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by strgcmc 5y ago
If carbon taxes go up, miners will be incentivized to pursue low/no-carbon alternative energy sources, thereby accelerating the shift to cleaner energy. Mining can either be viewed as creating a profit incentive where none existed befo
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by strgcmc 5y ago
Returnships are another common term, as a spin on internships. Many big name tech companies have an active program, including Apple, Amazon, etc.
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by strgcmc 5y ago
Maybe you're not dense, maybe you're just such a genius that pigeonhole principle proofs seem naturally obvious and tautologically true to you? :-) I found this enlightening (particularly "Sketch of a Proof"), though I a
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by strgcmc 5y ago
Doesn't this happen all the time? Many psychology studies are done by bringing in test subjects, asking for their consent to be interviewed or tested under the guise of studying X, when in fact the researchers are looking to evaluate Y
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by strgcmc 5y ago
On the point about IPOs, this would seem to back up the idea that, a boom in IPOs has correlated with recessions and crashes soon after, in the past ~20 years: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270290/number-of-i
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by strgcmc 6y ago
Not that I disagree with what you said, but maybe you can think about it this way (again, contrived oversimplification): - Google are the experts/masters of knowing "what you want", expressed via your search intents - Faceboo
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by strgcmc 6y ago
Because you can sell them something other than the one thing they are looking for. Contrived example: I search for "buying new SUV" so clearly you should show me new car ads and car buying articles and reviews. But if I am a mid-3
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by strgcmc 6y ago
Seriously! For all the folks crying foul about how unions are awful and won't work and folks will get automated out of a job, I feel like they simply have zero clue about unions in Europe. Is Amazon pulling out of the European market?
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by strgcmc 6y ago
By this argument, you'd think we'd still be using CDs and Walkmans, instead of moving to mp3s and iPods/iPhones. Gold will have its place as an analog store of value. But you are simply missing the point about how to evaluate
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by strgcmc 6y ago
What's wrong with www.ExpertSexChange.com? People deserve to hire experts for that don't they? /s Somewhere out there must be an RFC that discusses the original thought process behind designing for case sensitive vs case ins
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by strgcmc 6y ago
Because you can measure by harm caused, not just by thoughts thought. For example, I posit (without proof) that, because we have effectively banned hateful racist speech in most standard professional workplaces, the people who work in those
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by strgcmc 6y ago
You are talking about squeezing one side of a balloon without noticing that the other end is getting bigger. The KKK is effectively a non-entity today in modern society, sure. That's partly because "they" became Proud Boys, P
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by strgcmc 6y ago
This is probably the only way that anything gets done though. Someone has to keep the legacy system running, warts and all, while someone else has the free space to work on something better. The only thing that's misguided is comparing
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by strgcmc 6y ago
The 737 Max fiasco to me is a sign that yes, this is how engineering should work. For example, a well engineered plane allows the pilots to control the fuel flow to engines, but also does not allow pilots to dump fuel into the passenger com

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