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by nyghtly 5y ago
The whistleblower part is internal Facebook research showing that the algorithm is known to be harmful (for example, politically polarizing and hate-mongering) in it's current form. In addition to that internal research, she also rev
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by nyghtly 5y ago
You're leaving out the most important part: cooking with gas. "Natural gas and propane stoves can release carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and other harmful pollutants into the air, which can be toxic to people and pets." https
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by nyghtly 5y ago
> the hosting platform doesn't generate any revenue That's false. "YouTube will run ads on smaller creators' videos without paying them" https://www.engadget.com/youtube-ads-on-small-creator-video
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How the Apple lobbying machine took on Georgia, and won(politico.com)
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by nyghtly 5y ago
I think it's worth considering that Uber is the first nation-wide taxi service that we've ever seen, and they were only able to accomplish this via subsidy. Is it really possible to continue operation at that scale, while simultan
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by nyghtly 5y ago
Taxis charge more. And if Uber had their way, then all the taxi companies would go out of business because Uber is so much cheaper. And then Uber would raise their prices up to what the taxi companies were charging. It worked for WalMart. I
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by nyghtly 5y ago
So you're saying that the only reason you didn't take a taxi everywhere before Uber was because the drivers are smelly? Well maybe you have money to burn, but most other people don't. If Uber charged what it really costs to o
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by nyghtly 5y ago
Uber makes sense to riders at subsidized prices, but it stops making sense once they start charging what it actually costs to provide that service. The reason we don't take taxis everywhere is because they're expensive and infrequ
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by nyghtly 5y ago
"But I can do it in one line." Congratulations, you are the best coder.
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by nyghtly 5y ago
"The big picture: Only the U.S. and Eritrea tax people based on citizenship rather than residency. For most countries, if you are a citizen but don’t reside there, you aren’t taxed in that country." Sounds like we need to start ta
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by nyghtly 5y ago
This headline might as well be click bait. It's important to remember that this is a proposed amendment. It won't pass unless the infrastructure gang supports it. And it's very unlikely that they will support it, because th
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by nyghtly 5y ago
It's depressing to watch as the unaccountable ruling class wastes all of our money on pipe-dreams and vanity projects. Meanwhile, the world is on fire. And what do I mean by "our money"? This is what I mean: 'Included in
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by nyghtly 5y ago
Oh, please. I took a greater risk driving to the grocery store this morning. Bezos's spaceship took 15 test flights before it got the all clear to carry human passengers. You know how they say that "there's no safer way to tr
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by nyghtly 5y ago
To be honest, I don't think your assumption is that far off. The way that Gabe talks about this device, I feel like the purpose is simply to extend the PC gaming market, which is essential for Steam. https://www.youtube.com&
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by nyghtly 5y ago
The way that Gabe talks about the console is really interesting. From what I understand, the purpose of this device is simply to ensure that gamers continue to buy games on PC (i.e. from Steam), even as desktop PC gaming becomes less and le
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by nyghtly 5y ago
I have to say, the PR guy at Kaseya deserves a pat on the back for this headline: "Kaseya Responds Swiftly to Sophisticated Cyberattack, Mitigating Global Disruption to Customers"
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by nyghtly 5y ago
Given that most people don't know that the Y2K bug was real, I feel that this is a category of bug that will plague us forever. And it's already happening more often than once per century. https://en.wikipedia.org/
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by nyghtly 5y ago
Musk has already backtracked on accepting crypto at Tesla, citing environmental concerns. A cynical person might assume that it was just a publicity stunt in order to pump bitcoin. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-5709
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by nyghtly 5y ago
Doing the right thing is bad for short term profits. Thus, government regulation in our industries is inevitable. In fact, I would argue that it's the only way to ensure consistent reliability. There's a reason why Facebook is pus
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by nyghtly 5y ago
The opening of this article had me recalling an old TED talk: "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it." Of course, the author here isn't really selling anything, at least not to the lay man. He's writi
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by nyghtly 5y ago
It feels like buying stuff on Amazon gets worse and worse every year.
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by nyghtly 5y ago
I have one interesting observation about one part of what you said: I wouldn't say that tips will go down. If anything, COVID has shown us that tips actually go up the less service that we get. https://www.wsj.com/artic
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by nyghtly 5y ago
I think this is more than just a difference in technology. The entire culture of restaurant dining is different in China. The greatest example of this is the fact that servers in China will always wait to approach the table until they are c
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by nyghtly 5y ago
Regarding the "cashless trend": Isn't this technically illegal in the United States? That is to say, all businesses are obligated to accept U.S. currency as payment, which includes cash.
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by nyghtly 5y ago
If the reduction of developer wages led to the increase of wages for other workers, sure. But of course that won't happen. The reduction of wages for any class of worker will simply lead to further consolidation of wealth.
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by nyghtly 5y ago
This is a very good point.
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by nyghtly 5y ago
I think you're on to something in the context of globalization. There are many incredibly talented tech workers globally who can't get paid what they're worth because they lack access to employment with the wealthiest employe
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by nyghtly 5y ago
Before I became a software engineer, I met with an acquaintance at Google. Her first job was working on a big AAA title. While she expected it to be a dream job, it turned out to be the worst job she ever had. By the end of it, the crunch
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by nyghtly 5y ago
Here's the full speech for anyone who took an interest in this excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI In my opinion, it's one of the best graduation speeches of all time.
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CDC Director: “Right now, I'm Scared,” Regarding Rising Covid-19 Cases(c-span.org)
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