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But this is war. Pick a side!

"But nature wasn't trying to create intelligence" That may seem true... but what if it was/is though?

100% correct with questioning "why we anthropomorphize their intentions and planning." My personal feeling is that nobody has any idea what they're talking about. And when I say no…

This is awesome!

Been a coder and engineer for 12+ years, now a manager of a team of 8. I evaluate my team on their ability to ship regularly and with a consistently low bug count. I encourage comm…

There could be. But then again, how would you prove that You are a good coder (and/or good judge of one)?

Right. Peter Thiel is the problem. Thank you for clarifying.

Replace "style" with "pattern" and "written" with "logically grouped together and written" and you've nailed it. Very impressive interpretation and summarization of what I wrote!

You are both overcomplicating it and under-estimating the complexity of these systems. Your main problem is scope. When you say "But generally it appears that the View and Controll…

And rightfully so. Who the hell are "they" to judge "my" competency? Isn't that the job of my employer, anyway?

30 years old here. Not a grad, but been working for a long ass time. Been through burn-out. Now I manage a team and my sole goal as a manager is to make sure people are feeling goo…

News at 11. One robot pilot beats another robot pilot. "The AI, known as Alpha, used four virtual jets to successfully defend a coastline against two attacking aircraft - and did n…

Very nice!

"How is this anything but the individual's personal problem?" It is everybody's problem. Both the company leadership and the individual. Individuals need to be self-motivating and …

PS. Totally cool to reach out even if you don't actually love Absolut Vodka. NOBODY here will hold that against you.

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To be clear, that first question is the most important. You're talking about business. Business is almost always about relationships. You're asking me to consider having a relation…

Who are you? Why should I have any confidence that you're going to help move my project forward? What does being a geek/tutor have to do with starting a business? Why would I think…

This is a great story. A treasure trove of experience and great advice in 3 short paragraphs.

This is great advice that helps/improves all kinds of things: fear of rejection, meeting new people/forming new relationships, dating, gaining perspective, learning languages, etc.…

Interesting perspective. It would be interesting to try to understand which of our biases led us both to each of our conclusions. I really felt/feel strongly that the book was abou…

Think and Grow Rich is a classic and I'd also recommend reading it. But it's less about Confidence and more centrally about Drive. What makes this a good recommendation though is t…