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There's something to be said about HN, the supposed rationality and intelligence of the forum, and the massive blind spot posters have about anything medical or otherwise biologica…

"Are AIs conscious? Do we have responsibilities toward them?" Perhaps I'm in the minority here, but if an AI were to have a first person perspective, would that necessarily change …

I didn't find that to the case in Australia, as someone who had L's for far longer than is standard. Mostly it meant that people gave you a wide berth, as learner drivers are unpre…

That's a good question. I think there's an assumption that current costs, which are high, will remain high. Most of that seems to be going to model development, rather than model o…

None of the free models offer anything even remotely close to the output you can get on a relatively inexpensive model. I think that AI is going to become just another utility peop…

It assumes that people will be meek when they are oppressed. That there won't be a counter movement at all to the rising inequality? You can already see it now, with the rise of po…

I get scammers using my email to sign up for websites, but they very obviously cannot login to my account. I often wonder what is in it for them. I'm sure someone on HN can tell me…

You write in the style of.. anime dialogue. It's fascinating. I can almost hear the character speak it aloud.

Hard disk drives were the size of washing machines. I don't see how they will ever be practical!

No worries. When you die, please let me know whether they are donated or not. :p

All of these comments are making me realise that the US is an incredibly low trust environment, where people think horrific things are going to happen to them without the their/or …

I highly highly doubt that by consenting to be an organ donor you are consenting to this. Unless you live in some incredibly lawless country? Organ donation is so very sensitive, a…

Not everyone has, or needs a hairdryer!

The appeals court should make a ruling on this.

Junkie by William S Burrough, while not of the beatnik genre is an excellent read. It's set in the exact same time and place, and I think parallels the destructive nature of the Ro…

Refer to the post office scandal in Britain and the robodebt debacle in Australia. The authorities are just itching to have their brains replaced with by dumb computer logic, witho…

Motivation is the root of all learning in my opinion. Every class should start with a why~!

I'm interested in the why for each, if you've got the time to write it out.

New york comes to mind.

They have access to the whole European union? People value not having to step over the homeless to get to work, lower crime, free healthcare, no risk of deportation for having a vi…

Completely agree. More trying to highlight where you can find them, as many people are just stumped as there's nothing outside.

I found they did have bins, but they were either at the vending machine or in the entrance of any store. And there are a lot of convenience stores!

We see ourselves as underpaid, and tech workers as overpaid. (For right or wrong) But you're completely right, Capital has done amazing job of pulling the wool over our eyes hasn't…

Virtue signalling, not at all. I work as an regular engineer in construction and I have a very cushy job compared to the boots on the ground working in the mud. I am conveying what…

These articles about work conditions in tech feel profoundly out of touch with the rest of the world. It's like reading a gazette from Mary Antoinette talking about how tough her l…