nickpp

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by nickpp 7d ago
You can say all that about pretty much any technological advancement, like the computer itself. Heck, people said it about the invention of writing or the printing press! However, looking back, each single invention was a net positive for u
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by nickpp 7d ago
What exactly do you think should be the motivator for people working in healthcare then? For companies creating healthcare products and services? For investors pouring money into health care research? The goodness of their hearts?
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by nickpp 7d ago
Most people's definition of rich is "one dollar more than I have". Just look at laptop class's hate on the 1 percenters - which actually includes them.
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by nickpp 8d ago
> Almost the entire planet where this debate is raging, is the part of the planet where people have full bellies. Exactly. And most of the pollution happens in the other part. We’re crippling our economies and render our companies uncomp
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by nickpp 8d ago
> If you want good markets you need good regulation and incentive structuring. Actually, in the real world, the worst markets are also the strongest regulated: housing, education and health care. Meanwhile the fields that got to be regul
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by nickpp 8d ago
> all workers around the world want the exact same thing, a livable planet for their children Actually, they don't. First of all they want livable conditions for themselves. Ecologism is a hobby for people with full bellies. I remem
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by nickpp 8d ago
> regulation [...] is not free > that amount can't be zero because Sounds like you're agreeing with my point.
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by nickpp 9d ago
> I would fund a DRAM maker in Europe. I wouldn't. I can think of at least 10 regulations (labor and environmental chef amongst them) that would render such a maker uncompetitive from the start. Chinese makers would eat its lunch.
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by nickpp 9d ago
Maybe you should get that list from the European AI products that came from those awesome EU regulations.
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by nickpp 9d ago
Great example. An highly regulated field (aerospace) put so many barriers of entry for startups and competition that the incumbents simple have to reason to innovate or even compete anymore. I heard there used to be dozens of plane-building
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by nickpp 9d ago
And it bears repeating: regulation (even well meaning regulation) is not free and it always favors incumbents and hinders startups.
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by nickpp 9d ago
> cooling off [...] seller liability [...] Right to repair Let's not forget I am paying directly for those when I buy a product. Those benefits are not free, they cost money. The money has to come from somewhere. It can't come
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by nickpp 20d ago
Life in the city is more expensive, in my experience though. Richer, with vastly more options, sure - but more expensive overall.
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by nickpp 20d ago
There was no middle class to speak of while living under communism here in Eastern Europe. We were all queueing for food equally. Except the nomenklatura, of course.
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by nickpp 1mo ago
Cost is never the only factor though. Being energy independent and self-sufficient feels awesome. Also whole house backup rocks, together with a smart app showing and optimizing your energy usage.
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by nickpp 2mo ago
Because regulation (even well meaning regulation) always favors incumbents and hinders startups.
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by nickpp 3mo ago
Aren't most of the current/latest advancements in health care coming from tech and software?
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by nickpp 3mo ago
No, I am not saying I trust Meta's statements at all. I am just saying that I have ZERO trust in those "independent researchers". I am old enough to remember when "researchers" and "experts" where warnin
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by nickpp 3mo ago
> people who spend their time thinking and researching the positives and negatives If only we could trust such big hearted people who selflessly donate their time and expertise for thinking and researching - without asking those pesky li
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by nickpp 3mo ago
Even his examples (Meta, Google, Airbnb, Uber) are "hated and accused" mostly by pundits and activists. Their users and investors are overall rather happy with their services (all have healthy competition) and their employees can
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by nickpp 3mo ago
The EU is trying relentlessly to read our IMs though.
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by nickpp 3mo ago
Such sleeper accounts, slowly acquiring clout and time on the platform are often used by botnets. One day they (or their actions) will be sold to the highest bidder to upvote a comment, support an idea, ideology, politician or party or some
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by nickpp 3mo ago
I've been planning vacations with ChatGPT's Deep Research since it became available. Absolutely brilliant! From finding areas with favorite activities for each parents, teens and kids to discovering the do-not-miss attractions and
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by nickpp 4mo ago
Your clients and your competitors' clients did benefit from this overall faster coding output though. Eventually your employer benefitted too, from more & happier paying customers. Finally you indirectly befitted as well - through
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by nickpp 4mo ago
There are other reasons though. Whole house backup is a game changer. Battery always holding about twice our daily usage (or thrice a reduced, emergency usage) means I don’t really care about blackouts or midnight electrical company mainten
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by nickpp 4mo ago
Software running modern farming runs in datacenters. For example, AI checking images from drones monitoring health of crops, then directing drones with treatment. Software ate the world, now the world eats software.
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by nickpp 4mo ago
Sure, I totally get you. Then higher costs, lower availability and crappier services (all due to less competition and more bureaucratic hoops) is a price you should be happily willing to pay.
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by nickpp 4mo ago
Not a hobby, but a duty. I lived under both systems and I do not wish the horrors I’ve seen in my youth onto my children. Although at this point, it’s probably unavoidable. It seems that some lessons can only be learned by experiencing them
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by nickpp 4mo ago
> Must be all that nationalization. No, it’s the regulations. In less regulated, freer markets like vision correction eye surgery the costs went down and quality up. Even in health care.
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by nickpp 4mo ago
State run (or heavily regulated) services around here in Eastern Europe: health care, education and housing. All incredibly bad and expensive, I pay huge chunks of my monthly salary for them and I try to avoid them at all costs. They get wo

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