turtlesdown11

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by turtlesdown11 1mo ago
> Saw that - what the hell is "Line" messenger? An Asian super-app with a few hundred million DAUs
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by turtlesdown11 2mo ago
Enron also didn't violate GAAP so by your definition, no financial wrongdoings...
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by turtlesdown11 2mo ago
> they don't know where to put it ohh, their accountants just dont know where debt goes on the balance sheet. thanks for clearing it up
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by turtlesdown11 2mo ago
I've analyzed it and I think the total addressable market for these balance bikes exceeds $30 trillion dollars
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by turtlesdown11 2mo ago
> He wrote about COVID for six years. Someone should compile all those columns into a book or at least a single PDF. I assume, so that his age related dementia and subsequent paranoia can be studied?
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by turtlesdown11 2mo ago
> We’re all in Europe circa 1895 not realizing the behemoth America will become in WWI The States already had a larger GDP than any European nation by 1870. The news of the time was rife with acknowledgement of the vast potential for gro
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by turtlesdown11 2mo ago
> Hunger is present pretty much only in conflict zones https://www.fao.org/interactive/hunger-map/en/
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by turtlesdown11 2mo ago
subheader explains the article in case you were wondering > Researchers have shown the first direct experimental evidence that the textbook triple bond structure breaks down in heavy elements, where relativity makes the rules.
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by turtlesdown11 2mo ago
I'd encourage you to educate yourself. Analysis of previous tariffs have found they cost a ton, drive prices up, and increase corporate profits. The 2018 Trump washing machine tariff raised prices not just for washers but also dryers (
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
The first Trump term tariffs on washing machines was studied, it resulted in jobs that cost ~820k each in higher prices to the consumer. The important takeaway is not only did the consumer pay more, but corporate profits rose. https:/
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
Personally, I think the takeaway is to not be a terrible human being wielding enormous power, but sure, the main problem is letting people learn more about how terrible of a person you are.
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
and we've already moved on to the next snake oil - letting LLMs teach our kids!
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
... you could just sell $10b in the bloated stock, and still have $50b of bloated stock to sell
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
> daily mobile users down 15% year-over-year So just to be clear, down 15% YoY is not "more or less the same or higher activity" the platform is overwhelmingly bots, so those "users" are likely in a server farm somewh
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
revenue ≠ future cashflows
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
This is crackpot stuff - there's no scientific evidence of any of this, it's pure grifting. The individual cited above has a phd in educational psychology and runs a pseudoscience "institute"
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
> (The gp's comment is an example of how chatbots hallucinate because they train on the text of people unintentionally hallucinating.) We're now applying LLM anthromorphism back on people...sigh
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
That's pretty sad, because I was making the same point you still lack the rigor to comprehend... ah well
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
its funny bc anyone can just look at your submitted ads
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
Is it also not the tool's fault that cops keep using it to stalk people? https://www.404media.co/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using...
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
Could you explain your analogy here, what does a moat have to do with a harness?
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
as I posted elsewhere, a tool that requires perfect human oversight to avoid harming innocent people is a problem
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
> They are even terrible at F1, having not one a title since 2008, despite having some of the best drivers racing for them zero relevance to this discussion (but unsurprising you conflate), and if you don't understand F1 is a market
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
A tool that requires perfect human oversight to avoid harming innocent people is a problem
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by turtlesdown11 3mo ago
right, its the cops who decide "criminal culpability" all Flock did was lead them to the wrong person...poor innocent Flock
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by turtlesdown11 4mo ago
> long Gamestop 2019 So he really relies on zero fundamental analysis these days
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by turtlesdown11 4mo ago
Next time just go to the store, buy some items and ask them to split the charge between two payment methods, run the 4.84 then the remainder on another payment method, problem solved.
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by turtlesdown11 4mo ago
So the company that earns more per vehicle sold isn't "innovative". How do they command their deliberate high sales prices then? Magic? Why doesn't every car maker have a similar strategy? Why doesn't Porsche, Aston
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by turtlesdown11 4mo ago
Stagnant? Is that why their value has gone up 8x in the last decade? Does the market reward stagnant businesses? It's very clear you don't follow the market or the auto industry. The fact that Ferrari is the most valuable European
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by turtlesdown11 4mo ago
Again, it's not a fact at all. Spend a few minutes doing basic research. All of this tech is cheaper today than it was in the 80s or 90s, cell phones in the 80s and 90s were thousands of dollars, internet was expensive, as were other e

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