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by xapata 4y ago
Since perfect accuracy is impossible, you must choose a balance between precision and recall.
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by xapata 4y ago
Once the data is spreads past a certain minimum availability, it's better to make it widely available instead of restricted. For example, my Social Security Number has been leaked every few years over the last decade or so. Yet, its
363.
by xapata 4y ago
To some extent, that was Microsoft's strategy in the 90s and 00s.
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by xapata 4y ago
> ... greatest satisfaction available to man. What about women? Yeah, yeah, I know it's uncouth to worry about gendered language. On to the real topic ... > reducing [a job] to a kitschy "artisan" label Automation doe
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by xapata 4y ago
They don't need to pay for removal of competing content directly, because people only have so many hours in the day. If they pay to promote favorable content, the unfavorable content will be crowded out.
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by xapata 4y ago
Sharing sadness and frustrations is different than complaining.
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by xapata 4y ago
Planet Money had an episode about that recently. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/10/14/448718171/epis...
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by xapata 4y ago
And he points out how China could have easily been "first" if it weren't for the whim of an emperor. He argues somewhat successfully that the geography of Europe made empires less successful, and therefore executive decision
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by xapata 4y ago
Sorry, I should have said, "practically significant effect."
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by xapata 4y ago
As if the US oil reserve has any effect on international oil prices.
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by xapata 4y ago
The nice thing about the blockchain (for law enforcement) is that the transaction history never decays.
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by xapata 4y ago
You're not really an academic unless you're working in the academy, right? Once you move to industry, you're a professional.
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by xapata 4y ago
I thought it couldn't get past the bridge?
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by xapata 4y ago
> I’m not going to use Google before your very eyes, either. Obviously. I have the hardest time convincing interview candidates that I in fact want to watch them use Google to solve a problem. It turns out that many people are ineffecti
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by xapata 4y ago
Wait a few years. This is an in-progress announcement, not an its-complete announcement.
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by xapata 4y ago
Testing is different from research.
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by xapata 4y ago
Racism and classism is an equally convincing explanation.
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by xapata 4y ago
Why? A good reputation and wealthy, powerful friends are very helpful. "When you're rich, they think you really know." Further, how many people were nearly identical after that first success, but then failed to continue wit
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by xapata 4y ago
> (and probably some luck) I'd reverse the skill and luck relationship. Success at that magnitude is almost entirely luck (and probably a little skill).
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by xapata 4y ago
It's a relic from the days when Americans only wanted "upstanding citizens" to get subsidized healthcare.
381.
by xapata 4y ago
But too much sunlight will cause retinal damage. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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by xapata 4y ago
I dunno, seems reasonable to let people pay to violate some ordinances. Maybe one day you're in a hurry and you don't mind paying the speeding tax.
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by xapata 4y ago
The benefits are whatever is causing the noise.
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by xapata 4y ago
Revenue-neutral taxes are great! But it's better to simply give back the revenue as uniform credits to all taxpayers.
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by xapata 4y ago
Revoking registration seems excessive. Also, I'd expect someone who modifies the exhaust pipe to be able to pass an inspection and revert the modification immediately after.
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by xapata 4y ago
My dream come true!
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by xapata 4y ago
Well, if you don't want your life to turn out Bukowski, don't take advice from Bukowski. As Modest Mouse said, "God, who'd want to be / Such an asshole?"
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by xapata 4y ago
No, the language of "savior" tends to come from religious extremists.
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by xapata 5y ago
Most cities in the US have that regulation. The drivers trivially circumvent that regulation by saying the machine is broken.
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by xapata 5y ago
The housing crisis 15 years ago shrank the building industry and it hasn't recovered, yet. Further, construction has historically used a significant amount of immigrant labor, and immigration has shrank recently, increasing costs.

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