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by valval 2y ago
I would never have expected your answer to be “spend more of other people’s money”.
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by valval 2y ago
If the cure for cancer arrived to us in the form of the most probable token being predicted one at a time, would your view on the matter change in any way? In other words, do you have proof that this medium of information output is doomed t
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by valval 2y ago
If you understood the systems you’re using, you’d know the limitations and wouldn’t marvel at this. Use search engines for searching, calculators for calculating, and LLMs for generating text.
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by valval 2y ago
Well done taking the high road, Marx.
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by valval 2y ago
That’s super unfortunate and I’m well aware, but it’s a separate issue.
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by valval 2y ago
“Bad things” is subjective, and you’d only want to start this war if you’re certain you’d win.
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by valval 2y ago
I think this is a subject that tends to bring the absolute lunatics out of their holes.
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by valval 2y ago
Holding such opinion is fine in my eyes, as long as you’ll be the one enforcing those measures. If you wish to be the one pointing the finger to have people assassinated or worse, I have no sympathy for you and would fight your ideology unt
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by valval 2y ago
I also like the example where if you break someone’s window and they fix it for $300, that’s at least an extra $300 in GDP.
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by valval 2y ago
What on earth are you saying? Money is money for some ultra rich people who have enough of it.
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by valval 2y ago
You’re a bitter conspiracy theorist, inviting nothing but ridicule.
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by valval 2y ago
What a silly conundrum you’ve got yourself into. It’s fine to take a step back and say oops, what I just said here was quite stupid.
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by valval 2y ago
That's great! My eldest is quite a few years away from understanding coding but I'm excited to take on such projects with him. For the game itself, I played against a fire gollum dude and the pace felt quite slow -- it would have
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by valval 2y ago
As a long time Tesla driver myself, I'd love to test drive some Chinese EVs. I'm getting bombarded with "China cars will explode underneath you!" sentiments, and the more aggressive they grow the less I'm inclined t
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by valval 2y ago
The rise of manufactured controversy: the hidden work of seeking gender conflict in smart homes
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by valval 2y ago
Wolf discovers dessert menu.
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by valval 2y ago
You got hit with the classic anti-scammer technique of “go along until you see a chance to make a run for it”.
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by valval 2y ago
I don’t know the source or context of your claim but even if I take it at face value, yes, the CEO has leverage in negotiations. It’s up to the board the extent to which they should be able to exercise that leverage.
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by valval 2y ago
You either raise prices, cut costs, or go out of business. All are valid options.
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by valval 2y ago
As if shareholders can’t decide their own CEO’s pay.
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by valval 2y ago
More navel-gazing philosophy about software. Just write code, solve problems, and skip the martyrdom.
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by valval 2y ago
The author argues against absolutism in SWE, but makes absolute claims about experience requirements to understand what he’s talking about.
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by valval 2y ago
Really just depends on the quality of the other person's argument. Good to see that you're spending time going over my post history though, makes me feel special. Would never cross my mind in a million years to click on your profi
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by valval 2y ago
The "I'm a tech guy so I shoot my printer if it makes a weird noise" meme essentially.
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by valval 2y ago
Yes, you can find the blog post and repo through a quick search.
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by valval 2y ago
Just like the “following” tab on X.
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by valval 2y ago
People would of course talk about the information found on the platform, not the platform itself.
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by valval 2y ago
It doesn’t look like reasoning to you since your bias is so strong. You get no exposure to people challenging your ideals.
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by valval 2y ago
I know your comment is just the traditional HN karma grab, but rejecting technological advancement in vehicles based on privacy concerns means missing out on significant improvements in safety, efficiency, and comfort. Would you also reject
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by valval 2y ago
They don't owe the repo any updates, if there are none. As long as you have no evidence of foul play, you're just a run of the mill conspiracy theorist.

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