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by tqi 11mo ago
I don't think that's a hard and fast rule? I think et al is for named, specific entities of any kind. You might say "palm trees, evergreens trees, etc" but "General Sherman, Grand Oak, et al"
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by tqi 11mo ago
I'd be more interested to understand (from folk who were there) what the conditions were that made AWS et al such a runaway hit. What did folks gain, and have those conditions meaningfully changed in some way that makes it less of a sl
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by tqi 1y ago
> Forums and communities are losing authentic voices... The comments under most tweets follow the same robotic tone, and it's obvious that a lot of them exist only to farm engagement. AI isn't making it better, but tbh most of
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by tqi 1y ago
Most of these arguments against seem like personal preferences? For example, I understand it would be convenient to give special treatment to foreign key joins, but i personally find `fk_join(foo, 'bar_id', bar, 'quux_id&#x27
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by tqi 1y ago
They were also targeting pros, not merely wealthy players: https://x.com/OnlyFriends_Pod/status/1981379130190156129?s=4...
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by tqi 1y ago
> Israel had probably killed tens if not hundreds or thousands of queers in Gaza as of now When you pull easily google-able numbers out of thin air, you undermine the credibility of your overall point: https://www.aljazeera.co
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by tqi 1y ago
How does a product like this make it to the market? Is this article overstating the danger, or did everyone involved (scientists, product folks, marketing folks, executives) just ignore it?
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Synthetic kratom is exploding in California(sfgate.com)
31 points by tqi 1y ago|9 comments
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by tqi 1y ago
It's been fascinating to see how outlets like the NYT (which owns The Athletic) have largely given sports gambling companies like Kalshi and BetMGM a pass on this, given the amount of pearl clutching animosity that typifies rest of the
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by tqi 1y ago
> Durham University improved by 30 places year-on-year in its students’ evaluation of teaching quality To me an improvement of that magnitude needs a plausible explanation of what they changed, or else my immediate assumption is this is
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by tqi 1y ago
Some people will like the way it looks, have money, and don't care as much about overall performance/utility. Much in the same way a Rolex and Timex both tell time.
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by tqi 1y ago
Which is it, AI projects have delivered no value or AI is eating all jobs??
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by tqi 1y ago
Sorry you can't freeload in peace? Everything this guy complains about is to some degree how the entity they are interacting with pays their bills. If he hates it so much, maybe he should leave.
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by tqi 1y ago
Personally, I think little litmus tests like usage of a certain word or punctuation are stupid, and it's impossible to tell what is or isn't ai generated. I think people just use it as a convenient excuse to dismiss anything they
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by tqi 1y ago
This seems like excruciatingly obvious? Anything popular, including books tv shows and movies, also affect "everyday" speech. Where's the moral panic about that? “My motivation to pursue this research stems from seeing AI pus
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by tqi 1y ago
The link to the report pdf redirects to a landing page[1] that makes me think this "study" is run-of-the-mill content marketing. The CTA at the bottom of the page says "Join the Revolution / Be at the forefront of creati
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by tqi 1y ago
They're selling the promise of AI, not the real deal (yet)
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by tqi 1y ago
Definitely agree that it's not mutually exclusive, however I think 4 is likely orders of magnitude less impactful than the others...so far. Which isn't to say the effects won't start to magnify soon. I think most of the trend
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by tqi 1y ago
IMO it's far too early for "AI" to have had a meaningful effect on Software company hiring. A more plausible explanation for me is that between roughly 2012 and 2022, there was a tremendous increase in the supply of SWE talen
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by tqi 1y ago
1) i think this means every link is essentially public? probably not ideal. 2) you don't actually want things to be permanent - users will inevitably shorten stuff strings didn't mean to / want to, so there needs to be a way
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by tqi 1y ago
> This is why people get so brain-constipated when they try to choose a career, and why they often pick the wrong one Does everyone (or even most people) have a "right" career? I actually think this framing itself is harmful. I
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by tqi 1y ago
> Thoughtful, extremely capable programmers disagree on what models can do today, and whether or not they’re currently useful. Is anyone John Henry-ing this question and having parallel teams build the same product at the same time?
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by tqi 1y ago
Presumably ICE is trying to determine what cities / countries a person has visited and when, ie your starting point.
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by tqi 1y ago
Do you think there is a difference between a civilian driver ignoring the routine maintenance schedule for their car and a professional pilot ignoring the maintenance schedule for their plane?
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by tqi 1y ago
What do you tell them the risk is?
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by tqi 1y ago
But what is the point of rolling through at 3mph? To save 2 seconds? The reality is people roll stops because they are a bit lazy, and stopping fully requires marginally more effort. And while that laziness is harmless at empty intersection
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by tqi 1y ago
> Nothing wrong with a "rolling stop" if the sight lines are good and there are no pedestrians or crossing traffic. Why bother rolling the stop, it should be ok to blow through it at full speed if you're sure it's cle
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by tqi 1y ago
So that makes rhem "essentially the same??"
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by tqi 1y ago
That's not the rule. Per the article: Mounted phones, and drivers operating them with a single swipe, are exempted, according to the decision
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by tqi 1y ago
My point is one doesn't have to go to the original sources, they simply have to ask themselves "is it likely no one has thought of this before?" before launching into a criticism...

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