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by tejohnso 4y ago
> But please don't wave away the entire discussion with strawman arguments. What strawman argument? I was responding specifically to the point I quoted that feeding more people is important. And I made a couple of points specificall
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Solar in Texas seems like an obvious win in just about any configuration. But I wonder how this would work at higher northern latitudes in the winter. I suspect efficiency would be pretty bad with a 20 degree incidence.
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I found Michel Thomas very effective for Spanish.
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> FX swap markets, where for example a Dutch pension fund or Japanese insurer borrows dollars and lends euro or yen in the “spot leg” before later repaying them, have a history of problems. This sounds speculative / risky. Is it? If
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by tejohnso 4y ago
Yeah, but in the car-centric mentality I think an overall reduction in cyclists on the road is a great secondary advantage.
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by tejohnso 4y ago
I had no idea, and for me it was another wake up call not to believe everything I read, especially on the internet. I thought it was very well written, made perfect sense, and what motive would there be to lie or misattribute? So I believed
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> GMO food supporters point out that GMOs help us feed more people That seems like an odd thing to point out to me. More people is not an obviously positive thing for us or the planet. And we have enough food and wealth for everyone as i
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AI Homework(stratechery.com)
472 points by tejohnso 4y ago|288 comments
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> I don’t understand the arguments that claim Apple needs to rule the device with an iron fist. Yes. And it's easy to think that for a single issue like this it's a minor problem. Just don't buy Apple products. But there&#
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> 45% of software developers barely suffer burnout. That sounds like 55% of software developers suffer noticeable burnout, which is pretty bad regardless of what genpop is dealing with.
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Same. I've been on a 7hr feeding window for two years now. I don't eat until noon. It's something else that I just decided to try on a whim for fun, but then decided to make it a permanent part of my life because of how well
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by tejohnso 4y ago
Hey here's the secret they found. Get more exercise, get more sleep, and get a good breakfast in you. Genius! > “We have known for some time that a diet high in sugar is harmful to sleep, not to mention being toxic for the cells in
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by tejohnso 4y ago
Exactly. This helps train the "don't believe everything you read" muscle.
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by tejohnso 4y ago
My problem is the lack of infrastructure. We have a few streets in the entire city with decent bike lanes. Mostly you're on the road with cars going 90km/hr right beside you with no barrier or even road markings. I'm not goin
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Enteric Nervous Systemm(en.wikipedia.org)
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> I read that as the well known fact that if you are constantly under pressure you will eventually just normalize it and soon it becomes "the way things are". And when things are "the way things are" there is no real
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by tejohnso 4y ago
Air fryer owner here. Mostly used for not so healthy things like individual sized pizzas, french fries, burger patties, hot dogs. Works very well for quick, small meals.
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by tejohnso 4y ago
This is why I immediately came to the comments. My only question was whether this is actually full self driving or if it's just Tesla's usual fraudulent and dangerous (imo) use of the term. I guess it's the latter, thanks.
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by tejohnso 4y ago
I couldn't figure out if the author is trying to make a point about the definition of machine, or if they're trying to make a point that the animations are misleading. Because they say the animations are misleading, but then they
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by tejohnso 4y ago
I took karate and was instructed to look at the eyes. I'd stare into the eyes while sparring. Didn't work well because I'd feel somewhat hypnotized by the eye contact and could never react in time to block strikes. The block
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by tejohnso 4y ago
"Not only will energy be an order of magnitude cheaper than today at zero marginal costs for much of the year; this in turn will create a new possibility space for business model innovation and value creation catalyzing clean prosperit
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by tejohnso 4y ago
Doesn't that imply that after a month without chocolate or potato chips I could easily avoid them for the rest of my life? Wish it were true.
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by tejohnso 4y ago
I enjoy the dulse leaf product from these guys https://www.amdulse.com/products Not as a substitute for something else, but as a snack on its own, for which there is no substitute. Unfortunately prices have nearly doubled i
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> Zoom fatigue is real Wouldn't you experience in-person meeting fatigue sooner than zoom fatigue? What is it about sitting in the comfort of your own home having a conversation that is worse than sitting in an office having a conve
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> easy to have group meetings and random chats. I don't understand this argument. How is online chat not easy? With slack, I can fire off a question to any coworker instantly. I don't have to physically relocate myself to where
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> I don't care if you make $35K a year or $350K a year, you need a budget. That's a catchy thing to say but if someone is making $350K a year and easily saving / investing six figures annually without a budget, telling the
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> This leaves an open question: how do you keep in touch with your friends online? That implies that one must keep in touch with friends online. The question I asked myself is "Do I need this to keep in touch with my friends?"
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> Clearly it can't work though, right? Obviously it's not clear to a lot of people that it can't work. I haven't thought much about it, but here are some responses to your hypotheticals. > Someone has to decide w
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by tejohnso 4y ago
> In other words, the Wikipedia page on Communism is not a good source for an unbiased view on Communism I'm not surprised at this answer. I don't know enough to have an opinion on it, but the cynic in me tends to side with it.
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by tejohnso 4y ago
Kudos. I'm astounded that something like this is possible. AI, while not AGI, is already capable of some things that I would not have expected to be coming so soon. From the FAQ: ---- Isn't it bad to use someone's voice and h

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