unclebucknasty

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by unclebucknasty 1y ago
Only question is the size of the upcoming contracts for some newly formed firm(s) or existing firm(s), adjacent to this administration.
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by unclebucknasty 1y ago
https://archive.is/pjuNe
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Elite Pentagon Tech Unit Resigns En Masse After Clashing with Doge(thedailybeast.com)
33 points by unclebucknasty 1y ago|5 comments
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by unclebucknasty 1y ago
> The argument isn't that Harvard should never draw from its endowment, like it's saving for retirement or something The argument I was replying to was actually of exactly this form. That argument also implied that any endow
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by unclebucknasty 1y ago
> You can certainly do it, in a true emergency. But you certainly don't want to make a habit of it. Harvard's endowment returned 9.6% last year, growing the total by $2.5 billion. In the previous year, the endowment returned 2
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by unclebucknasty 1y ago
> Your job exists more or less at the whims of the currently governing administration. Perhaps in theory, but not in practice as a historical norm. And, certainly not for "standard" non-appointed, bureaucratic roles. It's
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
No, it's not 4D chess, and neither is extorting companies with tariffs, extorting law firms with threats of executive orders, or hammering universities by withholding funds. It's all blunt-force checkers that any simpleton with po
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
It's exactly what it is. And, the seemingly haphazard, unpredictable nature of it is a feature, serving as perfect cover: "Why these exemptions?" "Who knows? None of it makes sense." But, of course, it does. It&#x27
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> But again, why call out specific groups by gender or race and not call out others? History. There is an undeniable legacy of gender and race-based discrimination. This discrimination was absolutely laser-focused on gender and race, so
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> Like what? The Disability Alliance Network (DA)? I'm assuming that's a good example, because I've yet to see an outcry around disabled people getting unfair advantages. But, it's really down to any group that has n
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> offering development resources based on race, an immutable characteristic, is deeply unsettling to a lot of people. I understand, but I'm trying to provide a point of view that might make it less unsettling. Otherwise, we're
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> Asians have an ERG. Google doesn't exist in a vacuum, but in a broader culture (e.g. America). If you're coming from an Asian country, you might still feel alienated or simply want to connect with people who intrinsically un
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> If Swiss and white were the same thing, that would make a lot of sense We all have multiple identities. We relate to those identities and others relate to us by those identities—at times, unfortunately. So, you can substitute any id
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> ERG groups provide mentorship and support. Yes, and Google offers a wide range of mentorship/support programs, from those for community college students to upskilling to new hires to tailored programs and more. > The assumpti
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> Straight white men, or even just white people, is in no way the "default" at Google, and very far from the 90% in your allegory. It's not supposed to map statistically on to Google. It's an analogy, intended to rem
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
Not surprising. There are different ways to view identity, and none of us are any one thing. Your observation underscores my point that providing support along the lines of identity can be completely benign sans a political context. That sa
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> There was a ERG for literally every single race except White people. "Just join one of the others" was what they told me. Imagine moving to say, Switzerland, to work for a massive corporation. 90% of the employees are Swiss.
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Tech leaders at Anthropic/IBM/Meta warn that AI is coming for developer jobs(fortune.com)
5 points by unclebucknasty 2y ago|0 comments
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
Understood. Thanks for clarifying. Yeah, I've been in the game for "a while" myself. The example you gave with garbage collection reminds me of stories I've heard about Assembly language programmers back in the day, decl
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> the whole reason for the "AI epidemic" is that people are avoiding effort like the plague. I think AI is being driven most by those interested in the "promise" of eliminating workers altogether. But, if by "AI
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FTC can't afford to fight Amazon's allegedly deceptive sign-ups after DOGE cuts(arstechnica.com)
58 points by unclebucknasty 2y ago|10 comments
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Doge axes CISA 'red team' staffers amid ongoing federal cuts(techcrunch.com)
15 points by unclebucknasty 2y ago|3 comments
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
Have no idea why this was downvoted. > from serious outlets about how price gouging won't work I think you meant to say "price freezes", "anti-gouging regulation" or similar.
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Eric Schmidt sounds the alarm over a 'Manhattan Project' for superintelligent AI(fortune.com)
5 points by unclebucknasty 2y ago|1 comments
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> I'm judging it in comparison to your statement that it has promoted and protected democracy around the world The point I'm making here is that this doesn't always look like we think it should (though it also frequentl
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
You are judging the U.S. in the context of an otherwise utopian world that doesn't exist. Yes, it gets messy. And, yes, United Fruit Company et. al. happened. We've absolutely had government capture and promotion of special intere
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
The U.S. hasn't been perfect, but I'll take it over the alternatives. And, I'd say protecting democracy for "white countries only" is a simplification. If you're talking about Europe, then we have to consider t
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> there is more to an economy than manufacturing I don't agree with all of his premises or conclusions either, but I believe he's exactly right about the financial engineering and outsized rewards that frequently accrue to non
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
What you're missing is the role the U.S. has historically played in preserving and protecting democracy in the world and, particularly, Europe. If America was suddenly no longer a hegemon, it would be qualitatively different. There are
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by unclebucknasty 2y ago
> Do you think people in Sweden or Denmark are upset their countries aren't hegemons? Funny that you chose those two countries. Denmark is a founding member of NATO. Sweden is one of the two most recent admitted, almost a year ago.

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