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by putzdown 9d ago
“Although similar in size, the thylacine skull (right) proved larger than a gray wolf skull.” This is the caption under an image in which the rightmost skull is decisively smaller than the other two. I think there’s an error. Perhaps the ce
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by putzdown 3mo ago
This is a great article, and I've never seen the problem explained better. The solution doesn't make sense, though, and this is almost but not quite obvious in the article by virtue of how well it has stated the problem. The probl
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by putzdown 3mo ago
One of the "smells" that gives away a quacky ranter is they speak in impassioned, "Why doesn't everyone understand this?" tones, but in fact their argument just doesn't flow. If Zitron's argument were as s
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by putzdown 4mo ago
This is a super-useful article, and there are many cases where the cost of buying, owning, and selling a home is higher than that of renting. But sometimes ownership costs less than renting, and often—generally when you stay long enough—it
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by putzdown 4mo ago
You know, anyone can say things. Rants are cheap. What we need, though, is critical thinking. Not just, “Look, three stars are in alignment; it’s the constellation Triangulum.” This article expresses many opinions. It draws lines between st
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by putzdown 5mo ago
The moves from “the subscription model for AI isn’t working given these parameters” to “a subscription model for AI can never work” to “the model was deliberately deceptive” to “it’s a fucking ripoff” is not logical. AI companies are feelin
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Preparing for My Own Funeral(chrisaustem.substack.com)
3 points by putzdown 5mo ago|0 comments
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by putzdown 6mo ago
Thank you. But the Y test still seems sufficient. Every criterion will have false positives and negatives. With the Y test the false negative (you present as a woman but have a Y chromosome) is rare and the vast majority of cases are handle
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by putzdown 6mo ago
Why is checking for a Y chromosome not sufficient? This does not seem to me like an arbitrary definition. What am I missing?
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Brain Training Reduces Dementia Risk Across 10 Years(apa.org)
4 points by putzdown 7mo ago|0 comments
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Data Poems(dr.eamer.dev)
46 points by putzdown 8mo ago|7 comments
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by putzdown 9mo ago
What's the story with the Avro C102 (per law 20)? What's the connection with "A bad design with a good presentation is doomed eventually. A good design with a bad presentation is doomed immediately"? I'm intrigued.
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by putzdown 9mo ago
This is an area that could really use good research, but this study looks badly designed and completely dismissible. I hope it’s true that video game playing has some mental health benefits, and I wouldn’t be surprised. You’re not going to
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Will I Have Enough?(jeffwofford.com)
2 points by putzdown 11mo ago|1 comments
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by putzdown 11mo ago
A vibecoded (but programmer-supervised and not sloppy) retirement savings forecaster similar to what you see financial advisors using, but you're in control. Could be useful? Feedback please.
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by putzdown 1y ago
No. This perspective is wrong in both directions: (1) it is bad medicine and, (2) the medicine doesn't treat the disease. If we could successfully ban bad ideas (assuming that "we" could agree on what they are) then perhaps w
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by putzdown 1y ago
You may have given up too early. For me the key part of this story is that she made a personal connection willing to guide her through and to overlook technicalities (like not having enough experience). The fact that she then reached a diff
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by putzdown 1y ago
This is very well said. It's horrifying, but very well said and very true. Sometimes the situation is just plain bleak. I have been unemployed for more than a year twice; I've been unemployed or underemployed for about 5 years in
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by putzdown 1y ago
@phoenixhaber, you're in a very dark place, no doubt about it, and it sounds like you've been there a long time. I've been in that dark place and I feel for you. Let me just assure you that dark times do give way, eventually,
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Maybe everything is OSS now (but not F)(jeffwofford.com)
1 points by putzdown 1y ago|0 comments
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When the job search becomes impossible: three phases of burnout(jeffwofford.com)
4 points by putzdown 1y ago|0 comments
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by putzdown 1y ago
I'd love to see the evidence for or against this assertion. If BLS is grossly inaccurate, that'd be a good thing to know. If it's accurate, also good to know. Evidence?
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A book that is releasing itself in sync with the events of the story(jeffwofford.com)
2 points by putzdown 1y ago|0 comments
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by putzdown 1y ago
I know that folks are just having fun with this, but it embodies one of the things I dislike about D&D, one of the reasons I simply ignore most of the “rules.” At heart a role playing game happens in the imagination of the players. You
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Show HN: AI helped me build this financial projector. What do I do with it?(jeffwofford.com)
1 points by putzdown 1y ago|0 comments
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America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back(molsonhart.com)
842 points by putzdown 1y ago|992 comments
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Mac Numbers now supports LAMBDA functions and MAP(support.apple.com)
76 points by putzdown 1y ago|51 comments
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by putzdown 1y ago
I wake up every morning and thank God I am not working on or near Microsoft code. There is nothing about this code or anything about this story that is in any way sensible or pleasing. Take a simple, well-solved problem. Forgot all prior so
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by putzdown 2y ago
Yes, as other commenters have said, this game is a great example of the design error where the tutorial careful prepares the player for not-this-game. There’s another game out there somewhere that the tutorial has made us competent to play.
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by putzdown 2y ago
You’ve drawn a false dichotomy. It is possible both for the existing system to be full of waste and for the process of shining the sun onto “blight” (good word) to raise significant, even catastrophic, security concerns with lasting implica

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