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by whatyoucantsay 9y ago
Even people giving TED talks about the threat of AI are unable to marshal an appropriate emotional response to the dangers that lie ahead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nt3edWLgIg
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P2P apps are enough of an onboarding hassle that they have only gotten popular when there's a powerful incentive, such as the promise of downloading every popular song or movie at will or evading the speech laws of a totalitarian state
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by whatyoucantsay 9y ago
This is not Wikipedia. All caps "CITATION NEEDED" comments provide no value. If you have an argument, make it. If you can refute the claims of other commenters and want to, then do so.
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by whatyoucantsay 9y ago
Paul Graham's essay What you can't say was one of the most enlightening pieces I've ever read. It makes a strong case that whatever your current ethics are, some of them will look strange or even barbaric to people in the f
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Ubiquitous surveillance is inevitable. The prices of sensors, computing and storage keep dropping, the number of sensors is exploding and people are becoming less sensitive about their privacy. The real question is if the it will be only th
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Surely you're not claiming that "forcing" a kid to clean their room implies a military operation!
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by whatyoucantsay 9y ago
Thanks. I hadn't realized it was such a thin technicality. I just updated the comment.
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There are two notable points in this piece: 1) China suspended normal diplomatic relations with Norway, tossed out a free trade agreement, largely shut down fishing imports from the country and made it far more difficult for Norwegians to g
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China Forces Norway to Adhere to ‘One China’ Policy(sentinel.tw)
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What you can't say is even more relevant today than it was when the essay was written. In the past decade, we've seen free speech in retreat, both in local and global terms. College campuses that were once bastions of free speec
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by whatyoucantsay 10y ago
I'm curious which of these points downvoters are disagreeing with. I say this as someone with family members who look very much "Mexican" to most Americans. I don't like Trump's talk at all, but how would anyone wit
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by whatyoucantsay 11y ago
The UN is a joke. It breaks its own rules by refusing entry to a country with a vibrant democracy and a roughly comparable population and GDP as Australia—Taiwan. Why? Because China has a veto. Consequently, not only will the UN continue br
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In theory, part of being an adult is being able to take care of yourself. This includes being aware of your personal safety, leaving when a situation becomes dangerous and calling for help in the case of an emergency. Sometimes police have
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by whatyoucantsay 11y ago
This is a horribly written piece and littered with inaccuracies. Please don't take it seriously. It repeatedly references "reunification" as well as very old political positions the KMT held in the years after they invaded Ta