phainopepla2

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by phainopepla2 7d ago
An estimated 1 in 6 drivers in Los Angeles don't have insurance. I know at least a dozen people who have been hit by uninsured drivers, and that's not counting hit and runs, who probably are also mostly uninsured. The victim'
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by phainopepla2 8d ago
> Nuclear weapons can't slop the world into passing age verification laws nearly in unison Why do you think LLMs are responsible for this? Governments all around the world copied each other with COVID laws as well, in a much shorter
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by phainopepla2 8d ago
I know a lot of people with ADHD and even more without it. I haven't noticed any correlation between ADHD and creativity or out-of-the-box thinking.
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by phainopepla2 8d ago
> it seems the USA has been supporting Russia in its current war a lot more than China Don't be ridiculous. The US literally provides targeting information to Ukraine, including for long-range missile strikes deep inside Russia ear
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by phainopepla2 8d ago
Can you explain what about is it a gift? What are the benefits you get from it?
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by phainopepla2 12d ago
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperstition
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by phainopepla2 13d ago
Not sure I should trust an article written by an LLM to make a solid judgment about what other models did or didn't do.
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by phainopepla2 13d ago
At the risk of sounding like one of those people at Mensa that annoyed you... The people at Mensa aren't a valid sample of people who score high on IQ tests, because there is a such a strong selection effect for people with certain per
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by phainopepla2 13d ago
That's not the experience of owning a PC I remember from the 90s at all.
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by phainopepla2 14d ago
Satire? Edit: looking at your other comments, the answer is yes
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by phainopepla2 14d ago
I was shocked to notice the date in the URL. I think I understand where the LLMs are getting it from now
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by phainopepla2 14d ago
I have had this thought quite a bit, that the silver lining of the slop-ification of the internet could lead people to spend less time online, which in my mind would be a positive development. But unfortunately I just don't think that
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by phainopepla2 14d ago
> I have seen H1Bs used for basic Java development, Desktop Support [...] Working in non-FAANG corporate America, these types of roles are the only thing thing I've ever seen H1B hires used for. They've run the gamut from inc
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by phainopepla2 14d ago
Taste aside, foraging in the woods--whether for mushrooms, berries or herbs--unlocks some atavistic response inside me. It feels deeply true to my nature as an animal, and is very rewarding in a way that surprised me when I first did it.
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by phainopepla2 15d ago
Not a great example. All felines sleep a lot, it's part of their physiology. It has no bearing on pre-historic humans.
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by phainopepla2 16d ago
But a warning for novice birders: Merlin's sound ID feature produces a lot of false positives.
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by phainopepla2 19d ago
Well people are clearly using the term to mean different things, so it must not be all that explicit
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by phainopepla2 19d ago
Heavy subsidies by the state.
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by phainopepla2 19d ago
Damn it, now I've lost the game
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by phainopepla2 19d ago
In some ways (not all, of course) an implicit demand from the government is worse than an explicit one. An explicit one at least puts all the cards on the table.
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by phainopepla2 20d ago
How I wish that were true for more than a tiny fraction of the population
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by phainopepla2 20d ago
Without an explicit definition of what "paycheck to paycheck" actually means, the survey data can't be taken as accurate. I have no problem believing that for a large portion of the population (perhaps over half) a missed pay
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by phainopepla2 20d ago
I am very concerned about wealth inequality in the US, but this: > Between 55% and 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and are one large expense or missed paycheck away from homelessness. Is simply untrue
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by phainopepla2 20d ago
China has both carrot and stick. Living standards there have improved dramatically over the past few decades. Over here they use a smaller stick, but no carrot at all.
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by phainopepla2 21d ago
DuckDB is for analytics, so OLAP instead of OLTP. If you're using the DB for normal transactions, stick with sqlite
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by phainopepla2 22d ago
If you're going to go that far, why not just write a good old fashioned letter with pen a paper? Surely that's a more enjoyable experience to send and receive than a digital carrier pigeon message.
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by phainopepla2 22d ago
I don't understand why people keep insisting Pangram is so accurate. It's easy to check by throwing it against some old college essays or newspaper column. It might get it right most of the time but false positives abound. That sa
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by phainopepla2 22d ago
It's crazy to me that gas in Hawaii, 3k miles out into the Pacific, is cheaper than most of California.
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by phainopepla2 22d ago
I think he's probably seen as more influential now , given that it's widely believed that he's been read by nearly all of the young staffers in the Trump admin. (Hate to have to add this caveat and acquiesce to the Reddit-if
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by phainopepla2 22d ago
The "banana taped to a wall" tendency in art began in Europe, with Dadaism. But I think you're half right, in that it was a clear reaction to the destruction of Europe (by itself, in the first World War).

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