pkaral

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by pkaral 6mo ago
This makes the world a better place. I got a little oxytocin hit just from the thought that somewhere on this world, someone is working on this problem. Now I'll be kinder to old ladies and give those poor puppies a pass.
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by pkaral 7mo ago
I have been following GLP1 drugs for a long time, and I have a close family member who benefits. I think it is safe to say that it is hands down the most important new class of drug in ages (think milestones like penicillin). The sad thin
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by pkaral 7mo ago
There are so many implicit premises in that short comment, such as: - Incredibly smart people are always right when it comes to extremely complex systems involving both deterministic behavior and human psychology - The people with the nucle
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by pkaral 7mo ago
Great topic, and great start. Another anti-pattern I see is: "Do not file PRs on code that you hasn't been reviewed for accessibility to a human". At first glance, this could seem to be redundant (downstream) of the suggested
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by pkaral 7mo ago
Lots of good points. Just want to point out that this can quickly become another self improvement project with its own sources of stress, insecurity and so forth. In Tibetan Buddhism, there is a lojong slogan: "Self-liberate even the a
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by pkaral 7mo ago
This is gold for those of us who dabble in adjacent things but don't want to (or aren't able to) do the math.
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by pkaral 7mo ago
There are various views on Dario's communication style etc. But in this, he is the guy we have been waiting for. The guy who is willing to say: "We built this company for America, and we're going to do what we believe is righ