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by pton-throw 5y ago
If you have it, can you link to threads discussing the evolution of online public denunciation in the US? I'm curious why it didn't happen here immediately, but did elsewhere.
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by pton-throw 5y ago
Your point is well taken, but ephemeral nyms aren't new. I actually like knowing they are out there. You need to evaluate what you read on its own merits. And there's an aspect of rebelling against the logic of accumulation.
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by pton-throw 5y ago
That's all true. But US internet culture has changed dramatically in the past few years. And it's not just "eternal September". I miss the early years. There are still vestiges left. Some public intellectuals still respo
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by pton-throw 5y ago
How do you distinguish a nonsense model from a good model when you don't have a writeup, you don't have validation data, and it is not possible to run cheap experiments? I'm not saying you can't make money selling an RNG
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by pton-throw 5y ago
> as detailed in many comments below This is something I would buy if I had confidence in the simulator. Why not write a blog or a brief white paper giving some hint of what's going on behind the scenes? Generally speaking, every bi
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by pton-throw 5y ago
The UI is slick, but why should I trust this black box? The "how does it work" section doesn't even mention * modeling assumptions * training data (if any) * validation (if any) Why is this better than, say, giving the 25-75%
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by pton-throw 5y ago
That's a little disingenuous. For other platforms, the constraint is fuel. Afterburner guzzles fuel. Only F-35 requires expensive and protracted maintenance after supersonic flight. Which is another area where F-35 is lacking: range. W
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by pton-throw 5y ago
This article contains no new information, and could be accurately summarized "guy whose boss spent $1 trillion on the F-35 says the F-35 is a good idea." He also calls it a supersonic fighter, which isn't true. The coatings c