xevb3k

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by xevb3k 8y ago
What are the big successes? Speech recognition? Which still seems rather bad to me. Language translation (which for the languages I’m interested in (Japanese) is still almost totally unusable? Self driving cars? Which are not yet in product
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by xevb3k 8y ago
But I assume all these work arounds would be against the terms of service. So Cambridge Analytica were paying for legal access to this data. I think that makes it a bit more significant (though the situation is still very different than Fac
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by xevb3k 8y ago
So what did they pay for? I’m confused, do Twitter rate limit free accounts?
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by xevb3k 8y ago
I’d argue that if totally effective limiting discourse, and limiting what it is acceptable to believe/think can be worse. I don’t see that in the extreme case, denying a person of any human interaction for their lifetime is any better
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by xevb3k 8y ago
The article you cite is regarding journalists. While I accept that this is bad, the comment above as I understood it was regarding threats against regular people for speaking freely. I’m not saying that doesn’t occur, but I would be interes
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by xevb3k 8y ago
I think it’s something that should be considered, but it would be useful to provide more than anecdotal support. Are threats of violence really that common? What clear sources are there for that statement?
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by xevb3k 8y ago
Can someone explain the dynamic that’s going on here? I somehow can believe that VCs are so stupid to be purely hype driven, so what is pushing them to make this their investment focus? Do they just jump on every bandwagon in the hope that
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by xevb3k 9y ago
What if the other person is bad at videoconferenes? I find them extremely awkward compared to talking face to face, and I know some people find them very distracting.
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Wow, 269USD is pretty good. 10GigE ports and upto 16G memory... tempting!
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by xevb3k 9y ago
From the article, it seems to be a passcode bruteforcing tool. They state in the article 3 days or longer for a 6 digit passcode. Which I assume means 3 days for a 4 digit code. That’s about 26 seconds per guess. So if you care about securi
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Cloud based, as in browser-based. I find it handy as it lets me easily move between workstations. Can also pull up and edit designs on my phone in a pinch.
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by xevb3k 9y ago
I last tried it maybe 3 years back. It was buggy then too, but the main issue was that when I sent a part out to fab they couldn’t get the files to import/render correctly (missing faces). There solution was “please send us the solidwo
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by xevb3k 9y ago
The frog metaphor is false (in the sense that frogs do actually jump out, regardless of how slow the water is boiled) [1]. But I think it’s also false in many of the contexts where it’s applied. People do notice change, even if it happens s
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Right, but both those things would elsewhere (I’m thinking of the UK) be considered bad driving and you could (and people do) get speeding tickets for this. I’d expect a self driving car to be more aware of the rules and drive according to
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Is that how speed limits work in the US? It’s my understanding (elsewhere) that the limit is in enforcement after you past the sign, not at some unspecified distance before it, or when you see it. The sign itself is the only transition poin
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by xevb3k 9y ago
As a counterpoint, I found their interview process so frustrating and disorganized that I gave up on them and told them I was no longer interested... They do both an online programming test, and an in person “code in front of us” test + wha
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by xevb3k 9y ago
I think it’s a NFPA Hazardous materials sign: https://www.homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/programs/NFPA_704.html
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Enterprise edition with test validiation and continuous deployment: while true; do git pull; sh tests && rsync /prod/ all@prod:/var/www/;done
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Some information is available here: http://www.drop-dropbox.com
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by xevb3k 9y ago
I’m saying that few people write as their sole occupation (novelists, maybe journalists etc). Others use it as part of their professional work, but it is not their sole professional work. Similarly I’m suggesting software engineering will b
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by xevb3k 9y ago
I don’t see the equivalence. Yes, the skill you listed take some time to acquire. But few master them to a professional level, yet still use them regularly in their jobs. I think programming is on the same trajectory. We might not even reco
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by xevb3k 9y ago
This feels like it could quickly descend in to self congratulation. So to cast this in a different light perhaps another way to think about this is that programming is just becoming a basic skill, like reading, writing, basic mathematics re
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Your comment was interesting, I think I mostly agree. Culturally the work that is raising children still seems to be devalued (particularly, during the early years, which is arguably when it’s hardest). So, it’s unlikely that we will see g
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by xevb3k 9y ago
The article suggests that remaining gender inequality in Denmark is due to women leaving the work force (for a period of time) when they have children, and other factors related to bearing children. It seems that one way forward might be to
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Most VCs raise from institutional funds (like banks) don’t they? VCs overall, perform quite poorly. But they’re useful for banks, they need somewhere to put money as a hedge against more traditional investments (and currency devaluations in
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by xevb3k 9y ago
I think for free will to exist, something neither totally random nor totally deterministic would be required. That’s why free will isn’t really a scientific concept. The idea that there something non-deterministic give some hope that though
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Thanks, that’s reasonable. It was meant to illustrate a point, but caused more heat than light...
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Interesting, yes that’s fair. I even think non-competes while being paid (not post termination) are fair. But being totally restricted (or largely restricted) from non-competing work doesn’t seem so fair.
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Really confused as to why this would be downvoted. Can anyone enlighten me?
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by xevb3k 9y ago
Yes, it’s understandable, particularly if side projects are not important to you at the moment. But it still reflects poorly on the company (from my standpoint). As an aside (while it’s the de facto standard) my understanding was that it’s

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