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Why Is Elon Musk Invited to Speak at AI Startup School?
23 points by basementcat 2y ago|10 comments
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by basementcat 2y ago
Recently discussed here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43029164
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by basementcat 2y ago
Wasn’t that part of the plot of Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon?
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by basementcat 2y ago
So $55 billion in exchange for denying life saving medication to 20 million souls.
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by basementcat 2y ago
For those who aren’t familiar, VDARE is "an anti-immigration hate website" which "regularly publishes articles by prominent white nationalists, race scientists and anti-Semites" according to the Southern Poverty Law Cent
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by basementcat 2y ago
What level of financial savings would justify threatening the lives of 20 million souls? https://pepfarreport.org/
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by basementcat 2y ago
> throwawaydpresd 1 minute ago [dead] | root | parent [–] > I feel guilty that I'm still using hacker news. I feel like I'm supporting the regime Can someone explain why this is downvoted?
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by basementcat 2y ago
I would agree that protests alone are less effective than if they are combined with other things.
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by basementcat 2y ago
If the number of threats of physical harm (death, disfigurement, rape, etc) my colleagues are receiving are an indication, I feel the protests are having an effect.
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by basementcat 2y ago
Why is this person still invited to speak at AI Startup School?
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by basementcat 2y ago
Why is this person still invited to speak at AI Startup School?
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by basementcat 2y ago
Garry Tan and Paul Graham are lauding DOGE (I, like pretty much everyone else, am also all for employing new technology to optimize business and government) but have not expressed concern about the 20 million people who have lost access to
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Justice Dept asks Supreme Court to decide if ethics watchdog can remain fired(nbcnews.com)
10 points by basementcat 2y ago|1 comments
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by basementcat 2y ago
Before this is flagged, I would appreciate it if someone could explain the benefit of removing educational videos and/or how it saves taxpayers money
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by basementcat 2y ago
I would appreciate it if someone could explain the benefit of removing educational videos and/or how it saves taxpayers money.
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by basementcat 2y ago
> Pausing their work now, while there are no elections occurring, to ensure the work they are doing is inline with their statutory responsibilities seems like a good idea. I really hope you're being sarcastic. https://en.
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by basementcat 2y ago
This sounds like an unserious answer but I'll try to give you the benefit of the doubt. > First of all, the way CDC works, it's just a board of directors from many pharmaceutical corporations. Citation needed. This is very much
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by basementcat 2y ago
I would be interested in hearing arguments for why it is helpful to gut the CDC’s globally recognized applied epidemiology training program
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by basementcat 2y ago
It is a 2 year fellowship. Assuming hires are uniformly distributed, it would stand to reason that approximately half were hired in the within the past year. https://www.cdc.gov/eis/php/participants/index.html
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Half of CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service Laid Off(newrepublic.com)
56 points by basementcat 2y ago|19 comments
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by basementcat 2y ago
> if people really wanted to boycott Elon, they shouldn't just focus on the company's products, but boycott the stock. I would agree the equity valuation is essentially the "life force" that gives him power. However h
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by basementcat 2y ago
The bubble can last a long time. Trump Media & Technology Group has always traded well above fundamentals and likely will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
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by basementcat 2y ago
Arguably this leads to less thoughtful discussion as participants are under the gun to quickly post their thoughts before the story is flagged. I have been guilty of this.
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Probationary employees at NASA Ames scheduled for layoff on Tues Feb. 18(nasawatch.com)
1 points by basementcat 2y ago|0 comments
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by basementcat 2y ago
Many of my friends voted for the current administration because they believed Trump was the "peace candidate". Perhaps this is him fulfilling the campaign promise by attempting to denuclearize the USA military.
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by basementcat 2y ago
The President will just say he declassified the information in his head before the data was disclosed. Even if he didn’t, he may argue this is an "official act" and cannot be subject to prosecution.
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by basementcat 2y ago
First, I would appreciate a citation for each of these. Second, perhaps you can explain to me why it is necessary to threaten the health and safety of 20 million people instead of specific targeted cuts? https://www.devex.com&#x2
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by basementcat 2y ago
> I don't think it would be unpopular for me to say that most taxpayers believe there is huge waste in government, up to and including the government's spending. No one wants wasteful spending. The difference is that DOGE propo
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by basementcat 2y ago
One of your three remaining bingo spaces is in committee. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/792
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by basementcat 2y ago
Around 2016 Zuck ordered the installation of cameras in front of some blackboards in an effort to identify those who attempted to erase the words "Black Lives Matter" https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsid

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