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> So, other than “GPT-3 isn’t an AGI” [1], I’m not sure what to take away from this article This is the takeaway: "[GPT-3 don’t learn about the world—they learn about text and how …

Blind acceptance of Edsger Dijkstra's writings considered harmful, such as goto and array index starting at 0.

I prefer epubs because it it endlessly customizable and modifiable. If I am unhappy with the styling of an epub I have, I just dive in and change it. It's nothing but html and css …

Yes, but labor, other incidentals to produce it, and a small incentive for doing it, should be paid.

> which while EPUB can handle in theory, ...... when converting to PDF, etc. So are you referring to problems when converting epubs to pdf and not problems when using epubs?

Possibly a separate tab for non-IT stuff, especially controversial ones.

Its only natural to speak a native language between interlocutors who share it because its the most effortless way to talk between them. I don't think it is rude, especially if you…

Exactly. I worked in Business Intelligence and having both an accountant and a programmer background, whiteboard coding never comes up in interviews. Its more domain knowledge that…

And why is that? What is good for EU is good for Europe.

It is broken once outside of that limitation.

Really grateful for the work you put into this. Thanks.

I like the images. What was used to create that?

>I should wish to die while still at work, knowing that others will carry on what I can no longer do and content in the thought that what was possible has been done. I fear death b…

I know you are just doing your job, but what tezza did is called British humour.

Adam Jones in Burnt would disagree with you. "....the problem with this place is it's too consistent. And consistency is death. A chef should strive to be consistent in experience,…

I am of the same opinion..

The difference between the theory of evolution and the "theory of gravity" is that tests about gravity are reproducible and repeatable, but not tests on evolutionary theory. One ca…

This is arguing by hectoring... >The problem is not that field theory doesn't tell you "what happens" when you divide by 0 - you haven't defined that, there is no what happens beca…

I say this is bullshit. It looks like black-white dichotomy because we frame it as passion-vs-work. Even if we are passionate about something, there will always be parts that are b…

I think this is called an emergent property.

If you read only both, there is a segment of the population who's actions and opinions are going to be a complete mystery to you. Try reading also Siddhārtha Gautama.

We're talking here of technology, something that can be turned into a product, and not black holes, for example.

> I've always understood the claim that deep learning scales to be a claim about deployment and use of trained models, not about training. The whole point is that you can invest (s…

This book helped me fall asleep, by showing how to relax and let go.