officehero

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by officehero 16d ago
"House of Asterion" is Borges's main labyrinth story as far as I can remember. "Library of Babel", "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbits Tertius", "The Immortal" and "The Aleph" are my favorites. His co
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by officehero 16d ago
> draw the graphs she needs for her papers and then goes looking for the data she needs to support it This is a vague statement and it's super important to be precise when blaming someone. I think what you meant is - sketch out the
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by officehero 4mo ago
Like others have pointed out, there are other options in life than work at Meta. Would you have worked at Krupp or Mitsubishi during WW2 if they paid enough, compared to say cleaning toilets?
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by officehero 4mo ago
I'd down vote this if I could.
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by officehero 5mo ago
This is the type of hen-egg dialectic that takes me straight to evolutionary theory. My guess is that the 'standard human tribe', ~200 strong, needs some people to be up at night. But since we don't have dedicated day/ni
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by officehero 8mo ago
Burden of proof is on the other party. In one sentence the opinion can be summarized as "if you want increased probability of child becoming a great artist you need great commitment." That's a null hypothesis.
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by officehero 8mo ago
Don't have a book but here's some quick thoughts: 1. Biographies on, e.g., Chinese pianist Lang Lang. When he was ~9 he 'retired' (it's an extreme case but telling, can recommend). 2. If you want formal/mathema
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by officehero 8mo ago
You missed the point.
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by officehero 8mo ago
I'm surprised at how few parents understand what it takes to create a great artist. You need to start when they're 5 (or preferably younger), put them in a workshop with great artists/pedagogues etc. (costly!) where they work
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by officehero 8mo ago
Funny because here's my solution: Step 1: Delete FB account.
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by officehero 8mo ago
Please define "confabulation" (for us stupid non-AI, non-native speakers)
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by officehero 9mo ago
> You turn up the heat Agreed it's what they're doing but this looks more like "turning everyone against you". And you want your enemies to underestimate you (like Song or Kievan Rus' underestimated the Mongols)
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by officehero 9mo ago
This is a core reason for my own burnout - why should I work for a culture that seemingly promotes lazy/hypocritical behavior? Reminds me of "Idiocracy" or "burn after reading" the "league of morons"
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by officehero 9mo ago
On the institutional level there's grounds to believe it unfortunately (less welfare support, more military etc) Was thinking about the term "suicidal empathy" that some politicians have been bringing up lately (wrt migration
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by officehero 10mo ago
It's more that people who historically didn't have a voice now have one. It's often stupid but sometimes also interesting and innovative. Saw a channel where a university professor "I" comes to the realization she&#
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by officehero 11mo ago
"...talking 5 minutes with the average voter" and all that. Ironically, lots of these people are meanwhile fine with "AI glasses" being used everywhere. They just haven't thought it through. What if a pedophile wear
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by officehero 11mo ago
Yes (it's great) but it doesn't show distances. What I'm talking about is when you scroll on the phone and it never ends.
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by officehero 11mo ago
Such a lost opportunity, was hoping for another "space is massive" experience like already done in similar interactive maps.
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by officehero 1y ago
Yes and to be clear on what "practical" means here. If there's a mountain between origin-destination for a road trip it's relevant to highlight it. In the case of orbits the objects may be small but they're very fas
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by officehero 1y ago
This is obvious for us who believe in and spend time on writing good documentation, but there are a surprising amount of devs out there who don't. "The code speaks for itself" people. Never understood them (literally) it&#x2
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by officehero 1y ago
Hordes of people skipping ads is a reasonable price to pay for market monopoly.
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by officehero 1y ago
As a former history student I thought the ancient era was the most difficult because of the lack of good sources. It's easy to see why people fall victim to the tin-foils who propagate theories about alien pyramids etc. Pedagogues like
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by officehero 1y ago
Can highly recommend Bret Devereaux for those interested in no-bs history on the ancient world. I found him on YT, he speaks well and is a rare break from the enshittification/slop avalanche there.
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by officehero 1y ago
Unpacking the boxes is just a small piece of moving, but pretty sure you're "crazy" (and you should use that) if you don't associate it with physical and mental pain. Apart from the cognitive drain there is a point in do
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by officehero 1y ago
Because that's the reality that the "Avatar kids" grow up in. Think of it as a form of generational fashion: you're biased to like the things you grew up with.
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by officehero 1y ago
This exchange highlights the huge difference in experience people have w.r.t. dating. Some people get approached all the time and others never get approached and it's always been like that. I blame humanity for this unfair system rathe
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by officehero 1y ago
Wittgenstein's lion
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by officehero 1y ago
I've reproduced this type of sentiment over several of my hobby projects and it usually hits hard toward the latter half of the project and its usually related to bugs. In the beginning it's all great and fast with LLMs, but then
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by officehero 1y ago
Who reads the latest "Nobel winner" anyway? Or, think about the person complaining "why didn't this movie get an Oscar?" in the Youtube comments. There's only 5 people in the Nobel literature committee and the
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by officehero 2y ago
Aquila Non Capit Muscas

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