sadmann1

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by sadmann1 5y ago
In the end be it democracy or totalitarianism there's always a small elite controlling discourse. And I'm starting to think china's is managing their country better than ours
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by sadmann1 5y ago
No but they can bear the blame until they burn out and afterwards be replaced by a fresh bundle of youngsters. That's how it usually goes at the companies I consult to clean the mess
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by sadmann1 5y ago
Liveleak made me appreciate just how fragile our abstractions of human rights and rule of law are. When the chips are down reality can transform into a hell few can imagine.
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by sadmann1 5y ago
Try doing the same as a man and see how far you get without getting flagged lol
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by sadmann1 5y ago
Here we go again
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by sadmann1 5y ago
These foundations have always been a thorn in the sides of corporate interests. Kicking their teeth in under the guise of tolerance is an efficient way of doing it. Weird how the movement is as tolerant as the nazis to whoever doesn't
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by sadmann1 5y ago
The power of all consuming passion and meth
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by sadmann1 5y ago
If you think it's just psychology and not 99% of all publications in all domains including computer science you're quite optimistic
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by sadmann1 5y ago
Don't know about you lads but furry porn is booming right now. Gotta fit the needs of the market instead of your artistic needs
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by sadmann1 5y ago
I have seen this happen a few times in my career however the bias against ugliness is so ingrained there's no possible way of bypassing it. I think the current consensus is that exclusion based on physical characteristics is ethical be
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by sadmann1 6y ago
How will Switzerland counter this change of events
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by sadmann1 6y ago
Alright what's the way forward then
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by sadmann1 6y ago
Weirdly enough the comments on this thread seem much less disjointed and hostile than the comments on most hn and Twitter posts nowadays. People actuality respond in good faith. Seems the internet really did a number on us this past decade
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by sadmann1 6y ago
What are the best introductory books to get more grounded in economics
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by sadmann1 6y ago
Stardom levels of success will always be based on relationships and all the power dynamic baggage that entails
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by sadmann1 6y ago
The only thing scarier than the thought that Google has algorithms that track your every move is that these algorithms are fundamentally faulty and furthermore they take decisions based on these algorithms. Case in point Google ads thinks I
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by sadmann1 6y ago
Highly intelligent people are highly adaptable. If the incentives set by the system favor certain traits deemed as dark there will be a non zero percentage of people developing these traits. Especially in highly competitive fields. For exam
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by sadmann1 6y ago
And is this strategy working?
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by sadmann1 6y ago
What's one trillion more
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by sadmann1 6y ago
Heh there was that killerbot video back in the day, swarm of small bomb drones hunting via facial recognition. Cartels are quite innovative when it comes to killing
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by sadmann1 6y ago
I have a question regarding dark personalities as they are called. Now it seems clear to me that dark personalities are a problem. My question is, aren't these personalities evolutionary adaptations? And if they're evolutionary ad
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by sadmann1 6y ago
Between rising consumption, rising populations in net food importing countries and global warming we'll see fireworks soon enough
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by sadmann1 6y ago
So, what is there left to do?
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by sadmann1 6y ago
It's the first remote job thus remote first
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by sadmann1 6y ago
Whataboutism seems to be the key feature linking many posts here. It's not a convincing argument
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by sadmann1 6y ago
You can try and softly push towards better practices but if it's an organisational issue you will likely fail. Your standards are not unreasonable so it might pay to find a better company
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by sadmann1 6y ago
Trying to launder their reputation by using minorities as an excuse, shameful and transparent
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by sadmann1 6y ago
What if they shoot everyone? Would that be a satisfying conclusion? I've been looking at how the riot police is handling civilians and it's plain to see most are veterans that still think they're in Iraq. From the 'light
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by sadmann1 6y ago
The hardest things to automate are always the things that are so easy for us they don't even register consciously
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by sadmann1 6y ago
Reminds me of a certain novel I read about few years back where certain people would become living calculators through some kind of chemical intervention. Losing all personality in the process they'd become incredibly productive savant

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