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by vjulian 3d ago
I’m not suggesting that Three Mile Island was anything like Chernobyl. I’m saying that neither is comparable to the HF situation where mere 1s and 0s interacted in an unplanned way. It’s an interesting data point—-back to work. Not is the H
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by vjulian 3d ago
I don’t understand the bases of all these recommendations. AI is an asset for national security. It will be developed and incidents will happen, no different from other national security programs. Someday, laws will be useful to curtail ple
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by vjulian 5d ago
This seems like yet another piece in a build up to a civil war. And those in governance know it.
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by vjulian 5d ago
That is an unnecessary default and also generalizes AI to the point of being analytically not useful.
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by vjulian 5d ago
That’s an excellent philosophy that ought be applied to your own child but not extended to others.
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by vjulian 16d ago
Because “science” doesn’t know everything, and people don’t want to wait until their options are scientifically-validated. Yoga, breathing exercises, meditation and the like were once considered fads and derided by your ‘science’.
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Settlement a Win for Meta(techdirt.com)
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by vjulian 25d ago
It’s lazy shorthand and also serves the obscurity that these individuals seek. Similarly, I get irritated when people frequently almost continuously attribute actions and results to ‘the President’ or such state heads.
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by vjulian 1mo ago
Working like a dog like this is necessary if you’re gunning for the elite / upper echelon of society, yes. If you’re already in that echelon of society, it’s not necessary. Thank goodness I didn’t need to work so hard, but I can acknow
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by vjulian 1mo ago
Why bother referring to the stadium by some name that some unidentified person has deemed? Just keep calling it Three Rivers Stadium.
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by vjulian 1mo ago
Earnestly following law and related processes and attributing authority to others are all errands of the foolish.
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by vjulian 2mo ago
I feel as though I’m reading the script to a Monty Python sketch.
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by vjulian 2mo ago
Queue the comments encouraging people to vote, under the ludicrous guise that voting would likely impact the ever-growing and effectively unaddressed cluster of issues in the USA widely discussed here at Hacker News. Let us name some levers
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by vjulian 2mo ago
What are the implications or recommendations for WFH environments, I wonder?
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by vjulian 2mo ago
In many circles, indeed quite legitimate and prosperous ones, the New York Times is regarded as a mouthpiece for the CIA, a channel for spreading opinion among certain demographics. As someone within those circles, this article gives me pau
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by vjulian 2mo ago
Does this support more than one user voice? Or, are there plans for this? I did not see that mentioned in the announcement.
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by vjulian 3mo ago
In the worst case it generates symbolism; that is ultimately what you’re saying. That symbolism is akin to prayer. I am not casting prayer in a negative light, I’m simply categorising your voting concept.
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by vjulian 3mo ago
There comes a time when voting becomes silly and ineffective.
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by vjulian 3mo ago
And you can measure their influence how?
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by vjulian 3mo ago
Civics is a kind of religion, and it is difficult for people caught up in it to approach discussion from a logical and external perspective. This kind of civics is dangerous to society.
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by vjulian 3mo ago
Many of us find voting insulting, given very low marginal power in a vote; it’s akin to throwing breadcrumbs to the poor. The structure of governance (the reality, not the mythology taught in schools or pushed forth as propaganda) is not in
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by vjulian 3mo ago
Scratching my head: The majority of high-performers would absolutely not come from the richest areas. The very rich are relatively very few in number.
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by vjulian 3mo ago
How best to teach and effective teaching are problems solved long ago. It’s unaffordable for most. What’s being discussed here is how to optimize mass education so that it’s least bad and is effective for a majority or least a substantial p
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by vjulian 6mo ago
...and postulate, for science doesn’t truly know why, and frankly, my guess is as good as any scientist’s. Much like in public education, policy makers in public health cater to and enforce the average. What a crappy way to do things.
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by vjulian 6mo ago
Be aware, the vast majority of people who have ever smoked cigarettes occasionally never became addicted. They were not labeled as “smokers”. A non-trivial number of people today continue to smoke cigarettes on occasion. I like to have one
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by vjulian 6mo ago
Revolution, not election. We need a new governance framework in the US. I believe it’s genuinely silly to think this type of activity is limited to one party or one administration or that it is new. I believe the Constitution and related ar
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by vjulian 6mo ago
Presumably, you’re American? In many parts of the world we regularly consume cheese made with raw milk. For many cheeses, raw milk is preferable.
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by vjulian 6mo ago
Hardly what I would label as ‘longform’, though the author did.
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by vjulian 7mo ago
The legal system leaves much to be desired in relation to fairness and equity. I’d much prefer a multi-staged approach with an 1) AI analysis, 2) judge review with high bar for analysis if in disagreement with the AI, 3) public availability
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by vjulian 8mo ago
My understanding is that nutrition lags behind other sciences add is significantly impacted by the replication crisis. In this, much public health messaging lacks credibility. Perhaps the best advice to “the people” is to encourage them to

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