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by twayt 5y ago
The fact that we have more compelling distractions than survival is because we have largely solved all the problems required for us to thrive. The genius of prehistoric times would have been to discover better ideas to survive or hunt. The
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The term Genius is a marketing term, there is no value in discussing geniuses as a separate group of people. A lot of the biggest breakthroughs were a combination of luck and intuition. Everyone who stands the chance of making a breakthroug
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by twayt 5y ago
What changed that has allowed this to happen now instead of decades ago?
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Yup, and their lack of moral compass combined with sufficient craftiness to hack the system could have major implications in the workforce. They'll be incompetent and unethical but hard to detect.
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Yea but how about the lower stakes examinations in more developed country with less selectivity pressure like the US? The incentive to cheat if you're a poor performer is still high. I shudder to think how many future doctors with a po
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A lot of people are missing the bigger point here. This person was just one who got caught. The likelihood that they’re the first one to think or do this is very low. There are probably more sophisticated ways of using tech to cheat and I w
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As long as (stochastic) gradient descent and random initialization is the state of the art, more data will be better.
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by twayt 5y ago
Any publicity is good publicity, the more small-minded idiots you can rouse, the more attention you get. Bonus points if you act like you're "surprised" (in pg's own words) by it and have a cynical comment to make about
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by twayt 5y ago
It reveals PG's MO. Which is to say edgy things at the expense of accuracy to attract attention. The reaction is not directed towards business plans or whether PG has even read one or not (hint: no one cares). It is about his consisten
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I can’t interpret posts like this to understand whether I should care or not. This kind of headline could mean anything from something benign to something which seriously threatens privacy. Anyone who actually knows about this, what’s the T
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Sounds accurate
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What were the main differences you observed?
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As a mid-20s male I can completely relate. Have spent way too much time trying to optimize the amount of matches I can get on these apps. You might feel like your achievements and positive qualities are not being valued by women and you&#x2
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Like I said, ask your recruiter those questions, not the interviewer. I have interviewed 100s of candidates personally and you can only comment about your own working hours and the flexibility of your team, not the company. The other questi
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A lot of these questions don’t really matter and are a waste of time. The only real questions to ask imo are: 1. How is performance/promos determined? 2. How are peoples interpersonal skills in other teams? In the first question, look
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The number of bits needed for visual input far outweigh that needed for motor output so I’m not optimistic that it can improve the immersiveness of the experience.
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I wonder if this could be used for a truly immersive vr experience. 1. Hook up said implant, convert analog impulse to digital 2. Chemically induce paralysis of the peripheral motor neurons (??) 3. Truly immersive VR experience where partic
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You don’t have to worry about that. If it’s possible, the market will solve that. Think of this as a proof of concept that viable tech and a potential market exists.
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It has to be done in secret, by purely good intentioned third party that has some sort of leverage over the people in power. This group should have one sole purpose of dosing the people in power and otherwise not be allowed to have any furt
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It’s not for a lack of intention though. Lack of critical thinking and maybe justifying the cost? Yes. But in general it seems to be the fastest route to making people realize that they are not more important than the whole.
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The GWP is computed for a period of 100 years to account for the various half-lives. The 25x figure is normalized over a 100 year period. Over a 20 year period, it is about 85x more harmful
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Methane has ~25 times the global warming effect as an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide. Source: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warmin...
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It’s time to mandate a law that requires people in power to take a heroic dose of mushrooms twice a year
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by twayt 5y ago
I don't think being able to navigate these situations and not exposing yourself to them at the behest of your productivity and peace are mutually exclusive. You might be able to tolerate something but choose not to expose yourself to i
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by twayt 5y ago
Yea this point alone hit me like a freight train. I have to reflect on this. As a corollary I would also add that the fact that the chaos is felt is often not overtly communicated. Intuitively you'd expect people to react like the hous
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> Chaos is felt less by the people creating it. This is a super important point if you're a founder who has never been an employee before. It is impossible to understand it unless you've been in this situation yourself.
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Never said that these people were bad. Just stating my reaction to them is blunted and no longer affects my productivity. Your framework of dealing with people seems different from mine. What in this post strikes you as “opting out”? That c
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I find that I get more emotionally jerked around working in person and can insulate myself from it working from home. Coworker acts curt to me as though they are superior and more productive than me? Rage ensues and I get an ungodly amount
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Hey OP imagine the people you would like to be friends with. Why would they want to be friends with a lonely nerd who judges other people with no selfawareness? Become the person who can add value to the people you want to be friends with.
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That’s not wrong, but OP sounds desperate for connection. Lowering standards to be part of a group that resolves the loneliness is dangerous and can do a number on ones self-esteem. Sure, the premature judgement is bad but hanging around pe

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