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by tcbawo 3y ago
This is nice to see. However, one aspect of the green energy push that puzzles/irks me is the tendency to outsource carbon pollution. Citizens of Hawaii might be carbon neutral for energy production, but they are importing goods and
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Would electric heaters to clear the snow give you net positive energy?
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Thank you for elaborating on my question. I haven’t read the book, so I have no idea where it fits into a general curriculum. Having grown up in the 8-bit home computing era where a user could wrap their head around the entire computer and
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by tcbawo 3y ago
There have been many posts and much discussion on this book since Wirth’s passing. Looking around, I found some discussion that describes this book more as a description of a complete system than an introduction that describes how it gets
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Can anyone recommend this book as a first resource for a young teenager to teach themselves about computer science and coding (with some guidance and assistance from myself)? He has a strong interest in making games, but has stalled out wi
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It is interesting that he elevates the use case of computer science education as the most important use case for a programming language to satisfy. It seems to presage his later works, including Oberon.
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Producing too much content to be absorbed and processed is detrimental to society. In the past, it was reasonably easy to filter out duplicate and redundant information. With AI, this is less and less so. Information overload is a real t
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by tcbawo 3y ago
My guess is that the future of war looks like Ukraine, where small, cheap automated drones will overwhelm expensive, low volume hardware, munitions, and defensive positions.
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As is often the case, “nobody will do it at market rates” simply becomes “can’t”
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Product curation at Costco is another key aspect. If Costco sells it then it’s a decent product, they stand behind it, and the product is a good value. I trust them not to pass off bad merchandise on me.
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by tcbawo 3y ago
Israel’s Law of Return, is seen as a cornerstone of Israel as a Jewish state: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Return You could argue that this is not necessary in the modern world. However, proponents argue t
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by tcbawo 3y ago
If the mandate of the nation of Israel is to provide a place of refuge to Jewish people around the world, it must be a country that favors Jewish religion/ethnicity. I think this was the basis for the two-state solution, which somehow
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by tcbawo 3y ago
The article alleges that the board compared notes after speaking individually with Altman and determined that he had misrepresented statements/opinions from the other board members when speaking to them one on one. This caused the boa
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I would love to know how quickly and unexpectedly a chimpanzee would turn on a familiar human. Would they seem agitated? Or, would they just suddenly flip out? I imagine an unfamiliar human and unfamiliar environment is another story, th
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At least with Microsoft, they are fanatics about backwards compatibility. It is pretty rare for something designed for an OS prior to Windows XP to not run on current Windows OS versions.
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If you have two choices for spend/untap, I think it would be fairly trivial to create Turing complete logic that also presents discretion and requires involvement from the player. However, it sounds like such an arrangement can still
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by tcbawo 3y ago
The game is constantly changing because new sets are rotating through, but I believe it is possible to create infinite loops with certain dynamics, or at least it has been possible at various points. ie. something like creating/killin
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It’s very difficult to shop around when there are few options to shop around at. Also impeding the free market is a low supply of medical expertise. There has been a lot of consolidation in provider networks and systems. Many doctors and
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by tcbawo 3y ago
I would agree with this sentiment if they this was voluntary labor. Others have pointed out that trafficking, beatings, and forced labor are also components.
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I’ve heard this anecdote multiple times. But, what was the rationale for making it windowless? Was he trying to discourage students from spending any time in their rooms?
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Do you think any of this could be from improved confidence? It would be fascinating if you could figure out how to study this in a double-blind way with a placebo.
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That sounds fantastic if safe over the long term. If you are learning faster, do the results stick? In your case, it seems that the reward is worth the risk. Are you aware of any studies into the long term effects of microdosing psychede
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by tcbawo 3y ago
There is no direct and certain pathway to prosperity but the right amount of hard work, hustle, creativity, and luck still produces success stories. It has never been a given. What has worked for the previous generation will not work for
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This reminds me of a cartoon I saw recently: “Every single person that confuses correlation and causation ends up dying!”
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I didn’t say that they weren’t talented or deserving people. But at some point, managing perception is essential to surviving and excelling. There are plenty of geniuses that fail to get their due. The hagiography (especially on this sit
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I have come to the opinion that being an executive at any sufficiently large company revolves around building a cult of personality. Any contribution they make would be nearly impossible to compare against what a possible replacement candi
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It helps keep doctors treating patients instead of bogged down in documentation and bureaucracy. More time for patients and less stressed-out doctors means better outcomes.
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I think that would be consistent with his testimony. Profit sharing is not a salary and it is not equity. I don’t believe he ever claimed to have zero stake in future compensation.
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Someone suggested earlier that he probably had some form of profit sharing pass-through, as has become popular in some circles.
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No real reason … that has been communicated thus far.

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