andyxor

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Walgreens closing 5 San Francisco stores due to 'organized retail crime'(sfgate.com)
97 points by andyxor 5y ago|96 comments
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by andyxor 5y ago
You’re right I always mix them up, corrected
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by andyxor 5y ago
And how about the indigenous Inca & Maya people, nobody wants to see their human sacrifice culture celebrated on Facebook (Mel Gibson exposed the ugly truth in Apocalypto) And the Spanish Inquisition, Bluebeard, Ivan The Terrible, Rob
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by andyxor 5y ago
Some believe humans should strive to become multi-planetary species, e.g. to avoid a possible extinction event.
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by andyxor 5y ago
Arguably, time is better spent studying nuclear engineering. That's the only thing that can save the planet (besides enabling space exploration and colonization of Moon and Mars)
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by andyxor 5y ago
there is not much math, don't let the academic papers razzle dazzle you, they make things look complicated to get their grants in practice, as long as you've studied basic calculus and understand how to find a minimum of a functio
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Kamala Harris' bizarre “space video”(youtube.com)
6 points by andyxor 5y ago|0 comments
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by andyxor 5y ago
If you want to understand how the brain works this is a good intro with some realistic neuronal network models ( spoiler: these have nothing to do with “artificial neural nets” as we know them) https://www.amazon.com/Brain-
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by andyxor 5y ago
Soon they will start a popular startup incubator and change VC investing as we know it
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by andyxor 5y ago
Ben Franklin did something similar, he copied books by hand I think
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by andyxor 5y ago
https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Computations-Edmund-T-Rolls/dp/...
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by andyxor 5y ago
we are just worth more
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by andyxor 5y ago
Big fan of your spellchecker
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by andyxor 5y ago
Databricks IPO is upcoming, with valuation of ~40B. But I predict it will be sold to either Microsoft, Amazon or Salesforce within a year or so, may be sooner.
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by andyxor 5y ago
That’s correct understanding as of 1943 when the “artificial neural network“ model your professor is teaching was developed. There is a whole lot of new knowledge on how live neurons and networks of neurons work that had been collected in t
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In a rocky Israeli crater, scientists simulate life on Mars(nypost.com)
2 points by andyxor 5y ago|0 comments
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Thousands register for geophysicist’s lecture after MIT caved to ‘Twitter mob’(nypost.com)
82 points by andyxor 5y ago|24 comments
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by andyxor 5y ago
I mean, most of Republicans on wikipedia are vilified as "far-right conspiracy theorists" and all shades of evil, with links to fake news as source of information (Washington Post for example) one can argue, that if MSM spreads di
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by andyxor 5y ago
well pick any American politician right of center and check their wikipedia page.
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by andyxor 5y ago
not a fan of China government but in this case I tend to believe them, I've seen Wikipedia volunteers spread actual disinformation in a concerted effort especially on politically charged topics.
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AI research: the unreasonably narrow path and how not to be miserable(youtube.com)
1 points by andyxor 5y ago|0 comments
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by andyxor 5y ago
because people should not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. many still believe in that dream.
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by andyxor 5y ago
trying to silence people who think different. corrective course: start by removing the "flag" button
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What has happened to Classic Lit in my school district?(reddit.com)
2 points by andyxor 5y ago|0 comments
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by andyxor 5y ago
not encouraging delusions of mentally ill is not about “opposing their existence”, these people need help. “Gender Dysphoria” is still considered a psychiatric disorder and (arguably) should be treated as such. I think Chappelle’ jokes opp
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Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?(apnews.com)
2 points by andyxor 5y ago|0 comments
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by andyxor 5y ago
Musk confirms https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1446520043102162949
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Tesla Moved Its HQ to Texas Following Explicit Offer from CA Assemblywoman(tesmanian.com)
5 points by andyxor 5y ago|4 comments
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by andyxor 5y ago
San Francisco jury
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by andyxor 5y ago
or this https://nypost.com/2021/10/05/tesla-ordered-to-pay-137m-to-e...

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