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by tqi 5y ago
That makes sense, and is very interesting to read about. My question was actually more about the practical / ops side of this. What would large companies (especially large corps like Apple or Facebook) do with their stockpiles of cash
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by tqi 5y ago
Many here have pointed out that the difference between 6.2% and normal inflation is not meaningful for businesses. And that makes sense. I'm curious what if anything companies/founders could do in the event of actual hyperinflatio
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by tqi 5y ago
I think this is more like some other baker saying "I don't put raisins in my bread because the people I am baking for don't like raisins" and you shouting "argh when did people become such prudes??"
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by tqi 5y ago
No one is stopping you from having "fun" with your free tool, it's just that if you do many/most people will not want to use your tool no matter how free it is.
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by tqi 5y ago
I watch how-to videos a lot, and I think dislikes are not that useful. In my case either it's either A) a common topic, and I just go by total view count and watch the top 3-5 videos or B) it's a super niche topic and I watch all
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by tqi 5y ago
Relying on viewer voting to identify misinformation is a terrible idea. These videos are deceptive by design - and in our polarized environment the voting is probably a better reflection of the audiences's priors than the truthfulness
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by tqi 5y ago
> Partly because it's pretty easy to goose one or two metrics at the expense of a small global regression That is true, but again I think it's more complicated than that. AB tests are good for measuring incremental changes, but
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by tqi 5y ago
But what is shipping seemingly random features (stories, igtv, shopping, reels, etc) if not trying to increase/maintain trendiness?
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by tqi 5y ago
> We, as in the IT industry, need to come up with a culture or methodology of 'declaring a product complete' Blaming Product Managers chasing "impact" is a fashionable thing to think/say here, but I don't th
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by tqi 5y ago
I think there a few things that could help. One is to respond to recruiter emails, even if it is just to say "sorry not looking to change right now, would love to check back in a couple of months," even if its a company that you&#
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by tqi 5y ago
From the policy: "This policy is not applicable to media featuring public figures or individuals when media and accompanying Tweet text are shared in the public interest or add value to public discourse." The "Public interest
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by tqi 5y ago
I think if its sufficiently niche (topic or membership wise), the communities can have fairly civil conversations (and even disagreements). I think this is largely due to the fact that being niche means its less likely to attract troll-type
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by tqi 5y ago
I don't think it's necessarily a business incentives/metrics thing. Rather I think a social media experience can be at most 2 of 3: - Uncensored/unmoderated - Encompasses all viewpoints - Civil
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by tqi 5y ago
Yeah that seems to be what is happening: SELECT 20171201 <= fb.date <= 0, COUNT(1), MIN(fb.date), MAX(fb.date) FROM facebook_event_checkin fb GROUP BY 1 returns: 0 6302 20171201 20180501 1 13709 20170101 20171130 . SQLite has some
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by tqi 5y ago
> Sigh. How many times does this have to be explained before everyone gets it? I don't know, but maybe if you're condescending and self satisfied enough you'll be the one who finally breaks through?
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by tqi 5y ago
Lol good luck saving the environment
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by tqi 5y ago
By that rationale, you should be buying new cars every time they release a new model.
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by tqi 5y ago
No one is telling people not to buy cars or electricity, they're telling people not to buy new cars just to look cool/feel condescendingly smug when they already have perfectly good ones at home.
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by tqi 5y ago
Assuming your Toyotas were hybrids, your carbon footprint would almost certainly have been smaller if you had just continued to drive them instead of buying multiple brand new cars.
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by tqi 5y ago
Isn't that addressed in the last 3 paragraphs of the article - that companies are incentivized to be too short sighted to care? Or are you saying you think companies will invent/build more resilient satellites in response to junk?
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by tqi 5y ago
But that critical mass doesn't have to be globally, it can just be at their company right?
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by tqi 5y ago
I wish people would just be content making a choice for themselves re: working remote or in office, and stop trying so hard to convince people who have a different preference that are wrong. The only thing that could make this worse if we s
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by tqi 5y ago
"56% of Americans think major technology companies should be regulated more than they are now" I think while the majority want more regulation, they are totally split on the direction. Do you think a majority of Americans could ag
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by tqi 5y ago
I actually don't see the difference. In practice, the lobbyists would probably be advocating for the same policies (ie legalization). Why does the framing of the goal statement influence the morality of the actions?
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by tqi 5y ago
If you reject the notion that Alexa-powered devices are bad, would this be immoral or unethical? ie medical marijuana lobbyists would probably say that they are looking to "change or block US and EU regulation/legislation that wou
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by tqi 5y ago
Definitely true, but it feels like proponents have a heads i win tails you lose mindset to these anecdotes. When things go well, it's bc of the drugs, and when things go poorly, it's the underlying issues.
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by tqi 5y ago
> he can either lie, or he can cause a mass panic or a run on critical resources Agree that Fauci was/is in a tough spot, but I think it's a mistake to conceptualize these decisions as a stage game as opposed to a repeated game
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by tqi 5y ago
I think that rationale is patronizing nonsense. At best, this behavior is short-sighted and forgets erosion of trust is cumulative.
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by tqi 5y ago
This is a pretty weak article. The trend is sourced from an unspecified number of "tech recruiters and other industry source," but not quantified at all. Quitting is up across the board[1], but there is no attempt to baseline agai
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by tqi 5y ago
"Brands take advantage of that protective impulse by marketing car seats, strollers, and baby monitors as the safest option." ...or "brands" emphasize the aspects of their product that people care about / make decis

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