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Effective Altruism Is Pushing a Dangerous Brand of ‘AI Safety’(wired.com)
2 points by msb 4y ago|0 comments
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by msb 5y ago
Never been much for commenting, but absorbed a lot from the knowledge you dropped back then.
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by msb 5y ago
Good memories. Anyone remember the user nickb?
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by msb 6y ago
I will tell you why I use Gnome. Gnome/Fedora was the first distro that played nice with my 4k XPS display AND the various 2k and HD secondary displays I use. I switched from Ubuntu/XFCE about five years ago. As I get older, I loo
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by msb 6y ago
FWIW, I put a PaperLike brand screen cover on my ipad and it is eerily similar to paper when using the apple pen.
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by msb 6y ago
The smoke comes from the chaff of the bean and steam as the beans release moisture. The actual bean never gets hot enough to produce smoke. Unless you over roast, but then your coffee is undrinkable.
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by msb 6y ago
Sure you can, you just have to change the way outcomes are measured.
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by msb 6y ago
> 1. The things you learn by yourself stick; the things that are “taught” to you do not stick. This is called Active Learning and there are decades of work that have gone into demonstrating it's effectiveness. Also see: Constructivi
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by msb 8y ago
If your eyes work.
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by msb 8y ago
That's a fair question. If the website was accessible, we might be able to learn the answer:) From the perspective of HN, the usefulness of the linked content is far less important than a person's ability to participate in the dis
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by msb 9y ago
While I agree with your sentiment, I would argue that translating digital information for physical consumption (paper, e-ink, etc.) does lead to improved access for people with disability. Digital textual encoding is only universally access
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by msb 9y ago
This is me. I am 43, entering my fourth year of PhD. If you have money saved and want to challenge yourself in new ways a PhD is a worthwhile goal. A couple of thoughts: 1) Many of my 20 something peers are struggling financially, 20-30k a
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by msb 10y ago
This question came up on StackOverflow a number of years ago and sparked an insightful conversation. I recommend reading through the thread to anyone interested. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/118984/how-can-yo
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by msb 10y ago
>That's fear of missing out talking. I think it is more a fear of managing expectations than a fear of missing out. When instant communication is the norm, choosing not to instantly communicate being perceived as neglect, for exampl
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by msb 10y ago
"An overabundance of rabbits leads to a shortage of lettuce."..."a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention." Herbert Simon talked about this when we were still sending men to the moon [1]. This should be t
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by msb 10y ago
Bookmarked this list the first time I saw it on HN seven years ago. I have been slowly working my way through it, with some personal curation, ever since. Some of my favorites: Conscientious Objections Freedom and Culture Visual Thinking No
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by msb 11y ago
"The relationships built between bootcamp instructor and student are deeper than those between college professors and their students. The advice is solid too, because instructors come from the actual industry the students are trying to
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by msb 11y ago
This product is vaporware. Every six months or so it gets spammed around sites like HN and r/blind to promote the latest award they won. Meanwhile, the images on the site continue to show either a non-functional static prototype or 3D
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by msb 14y ago
Maybe I am misunderstanding the intent of the point system, but in what situation would I upload something and NOT give myself a point? If none, then you are just giving me one more step to perform after each comment.
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by msb 14y ago
I created an account and added some comments to existing designs. Noticed that I could up vote my comment, not sure if that is intentional or not. Maybe just start comments off at 1?
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by msb 14y ago
The design is nice. The site is simple and easy to understand how to use, but the simplicity kind of leaves me wanting more. There is definitely something up with the interactive elements, noticeable delays on each page. Might be worth i
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by msb 15y ago
Of course it's not new, the article (as brief as it is) states that this work builds upon the electrode based efforts that you referenced from 2003.
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WebOS web browser open sourced(github.com)
3 points by msb 15y ago|0 comments
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Real Bonding With Family Around the TV Via Skype(allthingsd.com)
1 points by msb 15y ago|0 comments
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by msb 15y ago
I think Ben nails it here. Unlike the Ohanian debate, Ben uses Rick Cotton's talking points against him. He refutes the 'only foreign websites' mantra that Cotton has been spewing lately with an accurate and measured response. Brilliant.
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by msb 15y ago
Unfortunately fifteen minute segments in which the opponent is given 75% of the talking time does not provide enough opportunity to create a strong defense. It was clear that any attempt to highlight the inaccuracy of Mr. Cotton's statemen
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by msb 15y ago
I hardly think that because one friends passion turned into a career that wasn't recession proof constitutes enough evidence to say we should give up on following our dreams. I know plenty of people who pursued the 'big problem' and have h
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by msb 15y ago
That was one of the most rational discussions about the SOPA debate that I have seen. There is far too much vitriolic debate over the extremes of this type of legislation, it was nice to see you avoid that entirely. Your reference to Louis
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by msb 15y ago
Solaris.
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by msb 15y ago
Or rarely submit or comment. I am logged in and on HN everyday, but do not show up. Maybe with this comment I will.

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