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by terran57 4y ago
I think it's a very reasonable ask to charge for access to a premium version of ChatGPT considering the infrastructure required behind the scenes. Otherwise, they'd have to offer an ad-supported version at some point. My hope is t
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by terran57 4y ago
I firmly believe that we're not alone in the universe, but advanced alien civilizations capable of interstellar travel would probably look at us like we look at mold - at best, with indifference and at worst, something to remove. But,
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by terran57 4y ago
Been living in New York for the past 20+ years. Sadly, inflation has diminished the quality and quantity of the average corner pizza shop's slice. Yes, the Artichoke Basil slice the author refers to is much more expensive, but it&#x27
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by terran57 4y ago
One must remember that US corporations are bound only to the interests of shareholders. DTO is a shareholder-friendly policy as it does wipe accrued wage liability from the books (which for a large company can be substantial). Worker loyalt
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by terran57 4y ago
re: unrelated - I too thought this was a forest-related post.
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by terran57 4y ago
This post, and all the comments here, brought back lots of memories for me. I too have the faint scars from hand-propping these things ... or was it from the roman candle exploding in my hands in the midst of a roman candle war with other k
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by terran57 4y ago
I was playing around with ChatGPT to generate a rather humorous story (well, at least I thought it was) which got me thinking along these lines. Excited to see what comes out of these technologies.
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by terran57 4y ago
Yes, in his earlier life he did, but he had really cut down on drinking in the preceding few years. Reflecting back on that time, I would say he knew something was wrong but was in denial about it.
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by terran57 4y ago
Two very personal experiences to relate. --- My father died 7 weeks after he was diagnosed with liver cancer - 11 days past his 62nd birthday. Prior to the diagnosis, he was going to take early retirement at 62 and travel with my mother. He
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by terran57 4y ago
I was late on the chatbot bus and only got access to it yesterday. I've spent the morning using it and am just simply awestruck by its potential.
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by terran57 4y ago
We live in NYC. Beginning of 2020, my partner and I entertained a friend who flew in from France. Shortly afterwards, we both got sick with what was the most persistent "flu" that we ever had (lasting 3 weeks or so). No tests av
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by terran57 4y ago
there's an app called JackPocket
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by terran57 4y ago
What people fail to see is that this is an opportunity (albeit forced) to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels to renewables. To slow and hopefully reverse the effects of carbon emissions we need to massively invest in new wind and h
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by terran57 4y ago
While staying active and eating healthy are very important contributors to a longer life, it seems one also needs to have a healthy social life and sense of purpose to foster the will to live longer.
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by terran57 4y ago
Excellent advice!
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by terran57 4y ago
In my 2nd job out of college I found myself taking a position with a startup to shepherd along a neglected project while the core team worked furiously to deliver their signature project. That project team was led by what can only be descri
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by terran57 4y ago
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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by terran57 4y ago
> For the most part, people enjoy it, but there’s a growing cluster of outdoor house cat owners who are dismayed when nature does its thing and Sir Fluffsalot meets his end after an encounter with a fox or eagle. Outdoor cats do far more
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by terran57 4y ago
Thanks for the info.
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by terran57 4y ago
For some reason, I felt compelled to google the subject of the news article regarding the murder of Dallas Morning News photographer, Larry Provart, age 29. It appears that his murder remains unsolved to this day.
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by terran57 5y ago
I too, used to think that we'd be a species that would head to the stars, but it appears that will be just one of a long line of species that cannot get past the great filter of Fermi's Paradox.
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by terran57 5y ago
if you're "lucky". The last (pre-pandemic) interview I had at a certain NYC-based market data provider ended with a tour of what would be my work environment - an open-office hellscape consisting of rows of long tables with b
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by terran57 5y ago
Or, hear me out, move closer so that one dies instantaneously rather than slowly due to radiation or starvation.
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by terran57 5y ago
I remember seeing an episode on how some doomsday preppers were burying prefab underground shelters on their property and stocking it with food/water/weapons/etc. There was this guy being interviewed who smiled and said he wa
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by terran57 5y ago
yep - similar situation for me too.
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by terran57 5y ago
My ex-wife and I divorced in 1999 during the height of the craze. She was an avid Beanie Baby collector and I gladly let her have the entire collection in exchange for a quicker divorce.
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by terran57 5y ago
I could see the predator chasing them to the ground theory being the truth here.
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by terran57 5y ago
Completely agree with this statement.
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by terran57 5y ago
The danger cannot be dismissed out of hand, but I don't believe nations that have nuclear weapons will be able to let go of them. Do you believe that Ukraine would be facing the threats today if it had not given up the nuclear weapons
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by terran57 5y ago
I was looking into boat living when I had graduated college and was thinking about taking a job in LA. Unfortunately, a non-existent credit file at the time meant that I was out of luck getting anyone to finance me.

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