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by T2_t2 7y ago
The conjecture - in the article - is it doesn't work at, well at all is strong but certainly not to the degree that is claimed. Also, given the replication crisis in this field, any benefit is possibly noise. By far the better approach
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by T2_t2 7y ago
I think it is more a case of being everything to everyone, and one size fits all just plain sux. IMHO there is no Twitter problem, but there are specific Twitter niche problems. Twitter is trying to solve the problems of people who want to
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by T2_t2 7y ago
As opposed to wind and solar? Let alone batteries, that use extremely toxic chemicals. What we do with waste is a key ingredient to any power source, and the plan with old batteries, solar panels and wind turbines is no better than nuclear.
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by T2_t2 8y ago
Not all ads need clicking, and the big budgets have never been in generating clicks, but in Branding (like TV ads). The 10% that click are likely spit somewhere around 50-50 between the least valuable eyeballs (suckers who click ads) and pe
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by T2_t2 8y ago
I really shouldn't suggest this because it is definitely a bug that I enjoy exploiting, but on YouTube, if you hit the next video link then immediately hit back on the browser, the ads all clear. As in all the yellow ad markers disappe
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by T2_t2 8y ago
That's not the argument in full. Carbon cost of production includes the cost of wastage. If the cost in carbon to produce what is wasted is > than the savings elsewhere, it is a loss. It is not so much a complicated equation as it i
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by T2_t2 8y ago
The cost in carbon of a thing is complicated, and this sort of X (local) is good, and Y (non-local) is bad causes a lot of the issues. There was a debate about Dutch flowers vs Kenyan. The debate was framed as "local vs grown in sunshi
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by T2_t2 8y ago
All this stuff is super confusing. https://www.austrade.gov.au/contact/faqs/i-want-to-export-my... says you need to register if: > your VAT taxable turnover is more than £85,000 (the 'threshold') in a
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by T2_t2 8y ago
Depends on the tax code. In Australia, corporate taxes are passed down as a deduction to real humans. So if I get a fully franked dividend (fully franked means the company paid the 30% company tax) of $70, I also get a tax credit for $30. I
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by T2_t2 8y ago
Except Digital sales take place in no-man's land, and are hard to tax. A federal tax hits Amazon, but would it hit Alibaba? The specifics are what make these ideas so difficult.
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by T2_t2 8y ago
> Who gets the bulk of the fruits of his labors, and to a very large extent what he does is determined by said expropriating suits At any other ti in history, with any other technology (Tesla vs Edison) that would be true. But in tech, t
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by T2_t2 8y ago
Just some causes that I think are mostly good: 1. Complexity - a change in exchange rates can hurt Netflix's / Google's / Apple's profit, even if all underlying numbers are correct. Guessing exchange rates is a terr
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by T2_t2 8y ago
Video transcoding is particularly suited to the cloud. This sort if unpredictable load - new titles will pop up at odd intervals - is ideal for striking the balance between speed to market (you don't want to delay releasing new titles)
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by T2_t2 8y ago
If anything, that is a call for better immigration, not better utilisation of those born in a country. Reasoning: 1. The US will not be able to compete w/ India or China when it comes to population 2. Most people with high ability are
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by T2_t2 8y ago
> It isn’t just about raw intelligence That's the problem though - blank slate theory. If we had a more biological attitude towards this, we'd be able to help individual more effectively. Do IQ tests yearly, find smart kids and
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by T2_t2 8y ago
GP IS skeptical, by asking that the facts be made clear. The non-skeptical people are the ones implying "this MUST be wrong just because".
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by T2_t2 8y ago
Does it though? If Germany's policies hurt the economy, at a time when the cost of energy goes up, it may threaten the plans. The last thing a costly reform needs is less money to spend. Ignoring possible second order effects is a dang
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by T2_t2 8y ago
That's cool but where are the lines? The problem is that a LOT of lobbying goes on, and we don't know how to allow what, when or why - and no country does it well. Examples: protests - are they ok? What if they are funded by some
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by T2_t2 8y ago
Is the problem then the search for a solution that works 100% of the time? I don't see any solution not having a downside, except maybe a UBI, and that's, lets be honest, just way too expensive. I think superannuation (or 401K in
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by T2_t2 8y ago
To be fair the P/E will start to move towards 12. That's just inevitable. If the P/E moves from the 39.37 I just Googled towards 12, the profit needs to triple to maintain share value. Heck, it was over 60 to start the year:
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by T2_t2 8y ago
The article is weird in that Google has the single greatest advantage - YouTube. Ctrl + F youtube and ... nothing. TV ad revenue is going to start changing, but the value of video ads is massive. Google has not just YouTube, but the best vi
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by T2_t2 8y ago
And startups are populated by young people, so the cultural shifts that exist matter. If you have any employees at all between 18 and 30, the current culture is something you need to understand. And I don't think even big companies lik
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by T2_t2 8y ago
Government is excellent - BEYOND excellent - at policing others. In most every 1st world country, when the government goes after an industry, things change. See the recent Australian Royal Commission for an example: https://en.wi
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by T2_t2 8y ago
> I've seen countless people leave the restroom without washing their hands I am not a germaphobe at all (I'll eat food off the floor if it falls), and I agree 100%. The non-washing of hands is endemic. Fist bump to the rescue!
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by T2_t2 8y ago
All of Asia was dragged out of poverty - over time - by doing stuff cheaper. China is a world power not from communism or protectionism or by some grand gesture. They took awful jobs for a tiny amount of pay (by western standards) and eeked
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by T2_t2 8y ago
I think the foolish view is that there is an option that ISN'T evil, and Google chose the wrong one. So think that one through. Rubin was accused of whatever, and Google owes him money. Which is NOT evil: A. Not pay any money to Rubin
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by T2_t2 8y ago
I agree 100% with everything you have said. But I also think this isn't the right hill to die on. The fact that this is the best case scenario here - for all sides - is irrelevant to anyone likely to comment. Pragmatism is dead in this
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by T2_t2 8y ago
That needs a citation. If you cut out everything we have they didn't - cable TV, Netflix, computers, internet, cafes, restaurants, Kindle, better choices in grocery food and alcohol - and ate the sort of cheap food people lived on, thi
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by T2_t2 8y ago
This is a view of freedom of speech that seems odd to me. IMHO, you are free to say anything, but that does not mean you are freed from any and all consequences. You aren't freed from slander or libel laws. You aren't freed from c
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by T2_t2 8y ago
Bingo! This debate is almost entirely predicated on all sides claiming to know the unknowable, and predict the future outcomes of policy changes where not only is the evidence and data very mixed, but where we aren't really sure what o

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