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by brg 3mo ago
As part of a large research organization, I was involved in multiple studies about increased traffic fatalities. This work began in 2020, and was part of a larger epidemiological effort. Our findings contradict the headline, but are in ag
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by brg 4mo ago
Does this extend to the GOP and DNC? They are both corporations, and politics may be a lot better if they were not able to advertise.
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by brg 4mo ago
From Green Bay to Dickinson, the complete utterance is “Op Sorry.” If one is not in a hurry it is sometimes “Oops, Sorry.”
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by brg 6mo ago
Usefulness is here, and has been for a while time. I have been consistent in my stance that AGI will be achieved in the demonstration of iterative, stable self improvement. This can be demonstrated in knowledge creation or skill acquisiti
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by brg 6mo ago
More automation may lead to more freedom in open ended exploration, stemming the dramatic decline that has happened in exploration. That would be a fantastic result. And there is a distinct decline in open ended, personal exploration in ac
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by brg 6mo ago
Its rot13 encoding to avoid spoilers.
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by brg 7mo ago
To add to the collection of anecdata, your experience is similar to mine. I have been more exhausted recently by the complaints of AI submissions and pseudo analysis of AI comments than exhausted by the supposed AI generated comments thems
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by brg 7mo ago
A good reason to allow it is because people want to do it and it is as relatively harmful as many other normative human behaviors.. A better reason is that it provides a means of measure real attitudes and opinions. The revealed prices aff
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by brg 7mo ago
I would argue that the success has more to do with DevDiv being the strongest technical organization at MS than its provenance.
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by brg 10mo ago
This is how I learned to code as a young age. I typed in every single program they had. The most challenging was the hex-based music machine they printed, which was difficult as someone who both couldn't type and didn't understa
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by brg 11mo ago
In the 90’s we ordered them from TX
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by brg 11mo ago
My opinion is that we have little to no interest in what animals, plants, or even other people are thinking. The vast majority of it would be considered crude and offensive at best.
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by brg 1y ago
In at least one case it wasn’t released by management because it was absurdly embarrassing. Productivity compared between 2019 and 2023 had statistics similar to the following; average yearly CLs decreased from approximately 70 to under 10
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by brg 1y ago
Since I saw Into The Spiderverse, I’ve been hoping for a Snow Crash with that animation style.
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by brg 1y ago
Re: Mark. I agree. It surprised me to no end that he knew the staffing and open headcount of every team. I was a manager for most of my tenure, but his interactions with Lars, Chris and others were always insightful enlightening.
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by brg 1y ago
In my opinion yes. The quality of submissions and the top page is still high, but there has been a large shift from startups, tech and science to pop and politics. The main change I have felt is in comment quality. While the amount of juv
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by brg 1y ago
Every big tech company has tried to do this, replacing programmers and engineers with product management and designers. Depending on the company, the trajectory of growth and development inversely correlates with the ratio of engineering t
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by brg 1y ago
You should have talked to them instead of assuming it was out of necessity. My parents retired in n social security ten years ago. Most of their friends are doing fine with savings and retirement, but they get bored and take a job at Walma
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by brg 2y ago
This is an answer most should try. My relative is mentally disabled, but functional. With help from his family he got a used truck, and started lawn care and junk removal. Over time he built a business, and was able to afford his own hom
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by brg 2y ago
Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford were all autodidacts, and their contributions to society are beyond imagination. You bring up a good point though, and the two directions in this thread are both important.
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by brg 2y ago
IMHO, Libertarianism fails not by collapse but by success. Any movement in the direction brings economic and social freedom, but in turn creates soft times in which a society's pendulum shift back to larger government is inevitable.
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by brg 2y ago
Another reason is that the harm can often be quantified and remedy easily justified.
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by brg 2y ago
Corruption. It’s interesting how it happens across all human activity. There are mechanisms to reduce it, such as strict penalties (Singapore) or moving to a competitive for-profit model (USFS does rent out many park areas).
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by brg 2y ago
The only reason it’s discussed is because the unedited interview was posted before the network broadcast. https://youtu.be/CUcTwYS1pd4?si=patMUOdlLse5ZeV3
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by brg 2y ago
Absolutely agree. The libertarian view of tariffs is that they limit free trade, and are often used for inefficiently for market manipulation than as a funding source. One question this US election cycle has brought up is how to best fund
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by brg 2y ago
Charges dropped. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/nyregion/don-henley-eagle...
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by brg 2y ago
Could you elaborate? I have many years experience running a gas station. For five daily’s employees, handlung cash is about 4 hours labor a day. This is counting the till prior and after shift, validating voids and receipts, handling che
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by brg 2y ago
Funny enough it is there because of the tax law, not in lieu of it. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/06/14/energy/why-gas-prices-fra...
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by brg 2y ago
Non-fiction: The Age of Wonder, Richard Holmes. Fiction: The Gods Themselves Asimov. These are the book I always recommend to friends and colleagues. There are runners up based on taste, such as Zero to One,The Making of the Atomic Bomb, a
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by brg 2y ago
Aspirin, Caffeine for two.

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