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by mckee1 3y ago
I hope he keeps that guest pass - it is going to become a collectors item in decades to come.
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The Fear and Tension That Led to Sam Altman's Ouster at OpenAI(nytimes.com)
2 points by mckee1 3y ago|1 comments
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by mckee1 3y ago
I suppose if the new 'venture' is for-profit it might give credence to the view that Altman and the board diverged because of his desire to turn OpenAI toward exactly that.
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Excessive heat: Why this summer has been so hot(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by mckee1 3y ago|0 comments
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The Deep Sea(neal.fun)
2 points by mckee1 3y ago|0 comments
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Version Museum(versionmuseum.com)
2 points by mckee1 4y ago|0 comments
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Starlink – Here. Thanks, Elon Musk(twitter.com)
13 points by mckee1 5y ago|0 comments
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Farewell, Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy
1 points by mckee1 5y ago|0 comments
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Wonder Woman sequel falters at international box office(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by mckee1 6y ago|1 comments
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TheirTube(their.tube)
1 points by mckee1 6y ago|0 comments
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by mckee1 6y ago
There are many, many life lessons I have drawn from my youth spent playing poker semi-professionally. Perhaps the most consistently useful one was that, as mentioned in the article, one's performance should not be assessed purely on th
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Does BlackRock have the world's toughest rules on romance?(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by mckee1 6y ago|0 comments
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by mckee1 6y ago
This led me to look up whether the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Islands), and therefore the British Government, received any money as a result of the .io domain. It appears not. [1] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wik
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by mckee1 6y ago
They've been testing it in India for around 2 years, but had been held up in releasing it more widely there by regulators. https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/whatsapp-pay...
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Apple faces two EU anti-competition probes(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by mckee1 6y ago|0 comments
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When Rich New Yorkers Fled, These Workers Kept the City Running(nytimes.com)
3 points by mckee1 6y ago|0 comments
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I Worked for Alex Jones. I Regret It(nytimes.com)
8 points by mckee1 7y ago|0 comments
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by mckee1 7y ago
I'm not sure this is really reflected in reality, perhaps aside from the 65+ generation. I grew up in Scotland, and it was very much a beer drinking culture.
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by mckee1 7y ago
Yes, just as earth nations currently have leverage against hundreds or thousands of ships of freight corporations.
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by mckee1 7y ago
JK Rowling's commencement address is exceptional. One of the best speeches I've listened to.
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by mckee1 8y ago
The point about 'getting used' to poor features, or indeed even bugs, applies not just to video games but any type of software you work on for a long time (especially personal projects, where you don't have a QA team). This w
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by mckee1 8y ago
There is a free McDonald’s restaurant in the corporate headquarters, but there’s also a deli counter which has fresh sandwiches, as well as a counter for other hot meals (chilli, chicken curry (UK) etc. Source: work for McDonald’s head offi
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by mckee1 8y ago
This could obviously have a substantial impact on challenger banks like Monzo (which I use and love). Not least because it would get around the regulatory challenges they face in the US.
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by mckee1 8y ago
Perhaps Jobs didn't appreciate the full extent to which their product would transform humanity, but that is not necessarily the same thing as him not wanting, or opposing, us using our iPhones as much as we do. I understand the desire
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by mckee1 8y ago
Possibly the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Japan/South Korea that year.
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A visual journey through addiction(nytimes.com)
2 points by mckee1 8y ago|0 comments
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Gatwick Airport: Army called in amid drone chaos(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by mckee1 8y ago|0 comments
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Workers not Robots(workersnotrobots.com)
1 points by mckee1 8y ago|0 comments
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by mckee1 8y ago
This is a fantastic idea. Ignore the negativity, particularly from the "what about the men" comments. Super cool!
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Facebook appeals Cambridge Analytica fine(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by mckee1 8y ago|0 comments

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