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by tboyd47 2y ago
> How would you argue that this is an improvement? Not all branches have the same risk of tyranny. The Executive branch consists of about 1 million unelected government employees, following a rigid command hierarchy who wield power over
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by tboyd47 2y ago
We need more of his type of self-interest and less of the kind shown in the Panama Papers and Epstein flight logs.
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> “I’m not building subsea data centers anywhere in the world.” She later added, “My team worked on it, and it worked. We learned a lot about operations below sea level and vibration and impacts on the server. So, we’ll apply those learn
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by tboyd47 2y ago
It's in reference to the need to spend money and buy things in the game to enjoy the game. Roblox isn't unique in that way, but it's still strange to me.
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What they would do with a space like this in nearly every place on earth except America is make it a marketplace.
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It always seemed like a gateway drug to gambling to me.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Wait 10-20 years and re-evaluate which of them is successful and which isn't.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Makes you wonder why the stereotype of the "Playboy"-type billionaire who is slave to his desires has been pushed and accepted for long, when it's plainly false.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Airlines can switch your plane after you've booked already.
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Ask HN: Easiest way to do Fediverse, blogging and podcasting on Linux?
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Every time I post something about this on HN, someone points this out. It’s a fairly obvious idea. Therefore, it does not fit my theory.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
It requires an extreme level of selective amnesia to make McDonald's the operations standard for anyone. Try "the ice cream machine is broken today" on your next I.T. contract and see how far that gets you. But to the author&
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Theory Microsoft floated this offer to Altman for buku dollars before any of this takes place Altman went to the board and requested a raise knowing he has a fantastic plan B. Board says no because they're a non-profit. Altman gets pet
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Learn the programming language of your mentor.
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You better believe that's going to change, because COVID significantly altered the economics of vaccines.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Your narrative reverses the roles a bit. The lawyers appear as the heroes in this particular story and the villains are all associated with the hospital -- either in the form of people or bureaucratic red tape, depending on how generous you
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by tboyd47 3y ago
When you are a parent it comes naturally. Because your child becomes your #1 time and energy investment, all other investments of time and energy seem trivial. Many parents of autistic children have made similar intellectual commitments. I&
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Scientists also need to start exercising a modicum of humility, recognize that their own knowledge has limits, and be more conscious of the way they present their theories outside their field. > In 1997, I was an expert medical witness f
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by tboyd47 3y ago
> I expect that after such attacks, science would be strengthened rather than destroyed though. Depends on if you're talking about the activity or the institution.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Well, it's easier to accuse someone of lying when their opinions are based on facts, which are in the realm of objectivity, making them vulnerable to being proven wrong. > When I went into the more conservative, rural areas of east
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by tboyd47 3y ago
You cannot achieve research and educational goals by attacking others.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
It's people like him who are the aggressive ones, because they play the victim and use authority to try to silence people for having alternative views.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
You guys aren't really getting my question. Duh, of course Microsoft makes revenue when they have more Copilot customers. But taking on such a huge external liability for a $30 subscription product just doesn't make sense. Even if
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There is no market yet for a product that is unprecedented in nature.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
What is the financial upside Microsoft is seeing to this that no one else seems to see?
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Very interesting. Then, what would be the well-established "nocebo" effect?
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Of course, things are always worse than the scientists say. That's why more science is needed. If it wasn't for them, we'd never even know about all the disasters.
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Then you make the public good dependent on citizens' self-harm. Just like all the "Master Settlement Agreements" with Big Tobacco.
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by tboyd47 3y ago
Awesome idea! It's so much more nuanced than this. I spent much time in Turkey and met people from Azerbaijan, Chechnya, and other Central Asian countries. All the Turkic languages are all mutually intelligible.
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Standard library != syntax

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