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31.
by warlog 5y ago
How's that working for humans so far?
32.
by warlog 5y ago
And releasing predation pressure on mosquitoes.
33.
by warlog 5y ago
Naw. Not dismay. Those expectations on on you, not them.
34.
by warlog 5y ago
Stop supporting a system you won't inherit.
35.
by warlog 5y ago
Which .env fits better, exactly?
36.
by warlog 5y ago
Dataframes...python has R to thank...too bad they suck compared to R.
37.
by warlog 5y ago
One does not... simply choose perl.
38.
by warlog 5y ago
But it could be perceived as a conflict of interest, and that of itself is the reason to at least declare it (for transparency). This is how it works in ethics.
39.
by warlog 5y ago
Isn't this just a map? Usually maps are smaller than the territory.
40.
by warlog 5y ago
The only thing worse than an object system is...three object systems. I never quite know what is the cool kid implementation, and I don't even like oo.
41.
by warlog 5y ago
Agreed. West coast snowflakes get bent out of shape at the least hint of directness, honesty (esp. about their shit startup ideas) and criticism. I've also found Germans to be pretty straight shooters. On a scale of Duty to Californian
42.
by warlog 5y ago
Nukem from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
43.
by warlog 5y ago
This. The influenza variants that "arise" next year are almost certainly circulating at low level now, and not targeted by this year's vaccines.
44.
by warlog 5y ago
Me too(?)
45.
by warlog 5y ago
It doesn't seem to suck for higher admin types...they treat the student like a customer and therefore never expel them for cheating. System is broken because of incentives (of course).
46.
by warlog 5y ago
It started out that way, anyway.
47.
by warlog 5y ago
I think the idea of short-term vs long-term tradeoff is key. And whether you chose the short-term option decisively or naively, doesn't alter the fact that the tradeoff existed.
48.
by warlog 5y ago
Are you kidding? .gov made sure Phillip Morris could stay alive just to keep the taxes flowing.
49.
by warlog 5y ago
I always replied asking "how much does it pay?" And they answer it doesn't. And I tell them "I am a professional, what do you take me for?" They don't write back. Fuck Elsevier.
50.
by warlog 5y ago
The reward for hard work is more hard work. ~Tom Sachs.
51.
by warlog 6y ago
So, a life of crime?...
52.
by warlog 6y ago
Tom Clancy level writing... But far more bleak for the good guys (tm).
53.
by warlog 6y ago
Spec fiction: somebody takes out a US carrier group, and all bets are off [1]. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Twilights-Last-Gleaming-Michael-Greer...
54.
by warlog 6y ago
Sympathetic magic A large enough bet is basically a voodoo doll into which you've just stuck a pin.
55.
by warlog 6y ago
Jim Collins ...the guy that wrote Good to Great, 300 pages of survivorship bias fallacy. I'll pass, thanks.
56.
by warlog 6y ago
Upvoted for na'er
57.
by warlog 6y ago
Collaboration to learn isn't penalized. Just the collab to cheat part.
58.
by warlog 6y ago
Brilliant. (Truly!)
59.
by warlog 6y ago
But the hexagons! Where are it's hexagons?
60.
by warlog 6y ago
The truth is almost never the average. (What's the average handedness of a population?) But it's a convenient aggregate despite a likely heterogeneous population.

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