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by sxzxs 6y ago
The protocol foundation whitepaper looks like an interesting read - how far along are the open source implementations? I'm particularly interested in applications of dynamic open-sourced metrics (ranging from corporate carbon footprint
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by sxzxs 6y ago
> as with javascript, Brendan Eich appears to be channeling technology up from the depths of hell. I wonder if he created the prototype in a 10-day fit of a fever dream as well. This made me laugh! But hyperbole aside, this premise woul
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by sxzxs 6y ago
Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.
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by sxzxs 6y ago
For me, it comes down to what kinds of these risky models are most interesting. Some can be interesting because of potential profit or minimizing loss (financial or actuarial) and others are inherently (theoretical physics). To add to your
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by sxzxs 6y ago
unrelated, but - why are some names green?
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by sxzxs 6y ago
The comments I've read have been really strongly worded either for or against the motif of this article. All in all I thought this essay was a nice albeit not too deep train of thought through kinds of thinking - not anything worth get
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by sxzxs 6y ago
What kinds of techniques are used in discourse analysis? How do you approach investigating problems in pragmatics (like how can you really establish a context for asking questions about contexts?) and can you give me some examples of intere
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by sxzxs 6y ago
Can you elaborate more on (or give an example of) "mechanical honesty"? From the outside looking in, it doesn't seem unfeasible to implement biases in mechanical systems (especially government departments!), but I haven'