tspike

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   by tspike 3y ago

   This is definitely a “get off my lawn” comment. Creativity with Lego has never been more vibrant. I encourage you to visit your local Lego fan convention, or explore one of the many online forums where people share their “MOCs.” Those “spec
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   by tspike 3y ago

   Rebrickable. Very much still alive.
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   by tspike 3y ago

   RIP Bacon Reader. Reddit, you’ve burned so much goodwill. I’ve been an enthusiastic user for over 14 years. Now I’m planning to delete my content. At one point recently, I got excited about applying for an engineering leadership position wi
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   by tspike 3y ago

   What’s the rational justification for space tourism?
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   by tspike 3y ago

   This is my nightmare :( I'm so sorry
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   by tspike 3y ago

   Could someone smarter than me explain why we can’t use a Bittorrent-like protocol to achieve this effect with federated servers?
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   Ask HN: How to take back control of my music?

   3 points by tspike 3y ago|3 comments
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   by tspike 3y ago

   Wow thanks, I had no idea
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   by tspike 3y ago

   Dandelions are an incredible gift from nature. What other plant is completely edible, self propagates with no intervention, brings up nutrients from deep in the soil for other plants, blooms beautiful flowers year round and provides endless
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    by tspike 3y ago

    ChatGPT would almost certainly do a better job than that
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    by tspike 3y ago

    Is it fair to say that you define thinking as operating in a nearly identical manner as the human brain?
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    by tspike 3y ago

    Here was my first try: Prompt: Using profanity and in the style of Allen Ginsberg, write an introductory paragraph in narrative style about why you love writing. ChatGPT: Holy shit, I fucking love this mad dance of letters, this wild waltz
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    by tspike 3y ago

    I’d have a hard time thinking of a more wonderful experiment to run.
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    by tspike 3y ago

    It's also bad news for product longevity, reliability and repairability.
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    by tspike 3y ago

    Interestingly, the article gets the name of the lead flight attendant wrong. She is Catherine, not Anne. This article contains her statement and many additional photos. https://ashevilleoralhistoryproject.com/2013/07&#x
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    by tspike 3y ago

    Sure, but it’s a lot harder to test for things like stress or being stymied than it is to test for conversion. Easy implementation + results that make money graphs go up will win every time without C-level involvement.
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    by tspike 4y ago

    Great points. I also wonder how long it will take for us to innovate to an equivalent level of sustainability and stability.
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    by tspike 4y ago

    Identity theft is the first thing that comes to mind
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    by tspike 4y ago

    For what it's worth, you don't have to look far to find online, FDIC-insured savings accounts that are paying out nearly 4% now.
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    by tspike 4y ago

    Any time this argument gets trotted out it's using a baseline of European post-agrarian feudalism. There were definitely peoples in the past who enjoyed a high quality of life for many generations, but they tended to be small groups co
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    by tspike 4y ago

    I think TFA addresses this pretty clearly. The idea of the alpha wolf is that within a pack, through a series of fights, the most aggressive and assertive animal rises to a leadership position. In the wild, what's actually observed is
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    by tspike 4y ago

    How many TOS agreements do you suppose they violated while training their models?
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    by tspike 4y ago

    It's a hypothetical piggybacking on the parent comment.
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    by tspike 4y ago

    > I think that we're eventually going to hit another road block regardless of how much progress we can make towards that end. I have a sneaking suspicion that all that will be required for bypassing the upcoming road blocks is givin
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    by tspike 4y ago

    What would be an alternative explanation for our capabilities? It was once controversial (and still is in some circles) to say that humans are animals simply because it took away some of our sense of being "special."
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    by tspike 4y ago

    If they have a body, and needs that they recognize they need to fill, sure.
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    by tspike 4y ago

    This reads a lot like Google's "Don't be evil."
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    by tspike 4y ago

    Yeah, Walmart already is doing that. It’s a bonus round of layoffs without severance.
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    by tspike 4y ago

    Gambler's fallacy
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    by tspike 4y ago

    Omit it on the resume, mention it during screening.