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by tom-_- 6y ago
I believe what commenter is suggesting is that the notion of "fairness" provided by UBI is too simplistic and easily fails to uphold that principle under any amount of scrutiny. By simply asking the question "Who will pay for
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by tom-_- 6y ago
I read it a little differently. The author steers clear of debating causes of symptoms and speculating how high or low FP% might be. He even doesn't quite come out and say Covid-19 is a "pseudo-epidemic" though one could eas
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by tom-_- 6y ago
I don't know of any but I also wouldn't be surprised if there were. The NBA and American movie production companies already censor in the US as concession to access the Chinese markets. Not arguing this is a good thing mind you, j
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by tom-_- 6y ago
This is another fallacy as proven by the fact your comment, while downvoted, still exists. But even if it were true, I wouldn't know the reason and neither would you.
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by tom-_- 6y ago
A flawed assumption: A new account does not mean it's a throwaway. The heretofore anonymous user may simply have found a topic worth commenting on. Secondly, my user is over 6 years old and I've not made any comments in favor or a
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by tom-_- 6y ago
FB, Google etc are also blocked when using a Chinese telecom's SIM card on "US soil" so what is the difference here?
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by tom-_- 6y ago
So by this reasoning, if commenter responded with a emphatic "Am not!", that would somehow validate he's not a CCP agent? His response was a link to support a contentious claim which is that the security threat is overstated.
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by tom-_- 7y ago
I imagine reducing the weight of the vehicle would effect it's stopping distance, traction, turning radius, a bunch of other car physics that would in turn produce unreliable data to train on. I assume much of the training is done in s
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by tom-_- 7y ago
The level of detail you are seeking would be practically impossible to find for any matter of "expert". Even if you were provided a list of their projects and their involvement, how would you know their competence without reading
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Cruise Origin – Their first driverless car without a steering wheel or pedals(theverge.com)
3 points by tom-_- 7y ago|0 comments
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by tom-_- 7y ago
I agree with this in general but how does this relate to the article? Uber removing bad riders from the app is clearly a move to protect the drivers. I disagree with the sentiment that this is somehow unethical.
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Ask HN: Engineers over 40: What is your career path?
25 points by tom-_- 7y ago|12 comments
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by tom-_- 8y ago
The cost of entry into this space is much greater than I think most people realize. It's not "building an app". It's building a balanced, efficient marketplace. This means complex matching, pricing and routing algorith
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by tom-_- 8y ago
This was the proposed location of the Long Island City campus along Vernon Boulevard bordered by 44th Road, 46th Avenue and East River: https://goo.gl/maps/6G43qfpqLws . Whether provided by Amazon or otherwise, tech em
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by tom-_- 8y ago
How long would it be before other businesses would fully occupy the particular block of Long Island City Amazon was prepared to invest in? And would the employees of these businesses earn on average equal to or greater than the average NYC
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by tom-_- 8y ago
But because the dog and pony show draws more public scrutiny, is that not a better, more transparent process for the tax payers vs the norm of corporations "quietly" making deals with city governments? If Amazon required all bids
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by tom-_- 8y ago
I never argued that they should be resolved together and there's nothing disingenuous about it. Health and safety are genuine concerns for pedestrians and my point was to illustrate that they are obstacles besides cars to a city's
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by tom-_- 8y ago
Hello fellow SF resident. Sounds like you have much experience walking our fair streets. Do you enjoy the strolls across our fecal matter smeared pavement, littered with heroine needles and adorned by snoozing outdoor denizens, who have be
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by tom-_- 8y ago
It's a question that I imagine Feminists must answer when confronted with a scenario where one "principle" is in direct conflict with another. I believe you've covered "AND, OR and NOR" in your examples what a
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by tom-_- 8y ago
What is a more core principle of feminism, equal treatment of the sexes or empowerment of women? These are not synonymous.
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by tom-_- 9y ago
I agree with the author that he comes off as unlikeable... But he probably got fired for his lack of professionalism, poor communication skills, toxic fingerpointing, and a lot of other issues he probably left out of his one sided rant.
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by tom-_- 9y ago
This is the Ride Share Guy's false assumption: "It’s important to understand that traffic is rarely an issue when I’m going to and from the airport, as I’m usually doing it in non-peak hours. So the part of the cost having to do w
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by tom-_- 9y ago
Given the number of applications Google receives, I assume they receive far more candidates that "meet the bar" technically than they can ever possibly accept, as do top tier Universities with students who have stellar grades&#x2F
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by tom-_- 9y ago
Some other ways I measure the "techiness" of a company; how much of the payroll is spent on engineers and if they're using software to replace value typically provided by people.
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by tom-_- 9y ago
The distinction I make is this: If Trump fired Comey in a clear attempt to end the investigation, then that's an action to obstruct but this does not seem to be the case, since Trump was likely informed the investigation would continue
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by tom-_- 9y ago
Here's how I read it: 1. Trump asks Comey to stop the investigation because it's creating bad press and is undermining the goals of his administration 2. Comey doesn't 3. Trump fires Comey for disloyalty and for allowing what
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by tom-_- 9y ago
Is it possible that the hiring standards for women at FB is lower than that of their male counterparts, resulting in a larger number of issues with their code? Maybe it's not bias in the code reviews that are leading to this gap but r
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by tom-_- 10y ago
Any opinions on a System76 running Ubuntu? XPS is just too far outside of my price range.
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by tom-_- 11y ago
Onboarding view of the landing: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/718605741288894464
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Amazon Will Open Over 300 Physical Bookstores(gizmodo.com)
4 points by tom-_- 11y ago|0 comments

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