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anthony_barker

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About anthony_barker

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/antb123; my proof: https://keybase.io/antb123/sigs/rxnHbGAX9ZSxBOymM-OLIhQKL7Kt_LmIDQTtUEPlVo8 ]

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    Comment #42715815

    RAG is dead? Here is an implementation https://github.com/lucidrains/titans-pytorch

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    Comment #33814342

    From an interview with the founder of Wordpress - "NVC - non violent communication". I didn't find a "best" book to describe the basically simple process though. As far as problem …

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    Comment #33814310

    Very nice... Canadian guy with a very level headed interviewing style.

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    Comment #32841755

    I had both at the time... the nokia was more capable. Android kept iterating and copying apple until it was pretty useful.

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    Comment #32274093

    what percent is charged up front?

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    Comment #32274064

    yeah best way is to create a new gmail account for every phone. Or a phone only email which has the associated photos. Other option is a yubikey

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    Comment #32267998

    Couple of questions: 1) Did you pay everything up front or was it a 50% up front and 50% on delivery basis? 2) Did you manage any deliverables on a google sheet (dates, owner etc) …

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    Comment #29339765

    Deaths per mile of bikes is 1/4 that of motorcycles in the UK. https://www.motorbikeclaims.org.uk/blog/these-shocking-accid...

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    Comment #29339744

    Tokyo sprawls as do many chinese cities but people bike to the train

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    Comment #29339358

    There was an MIT Phd student thesis I read 20 years ago that electric bikes (escooters) are the future transport for Taiwan. Roll the clock ahead and ebikes (at least here in Paris…

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    Comment #29335263

    No one mentioned that governments benefit it 2 ways. 1) All the unemployed autoworkers who got automated away can move to make something that has had almost no productivity gains 2…

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    Comment #28169657

    I would love to use it more but: 1) Has there ever been a full security audit? 2) if not and I run it inside a VPN (wireguard) doesn't that remove most of the benefits?

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    Comment #27870263

    Main issue is sending outbound from maybe 50 countries.

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    Comment #27870257

    hard to pay for a apartment in paris in land or olives in Argentina - but I can use bitcoin. Meanwhile it is almost impossible to send out Argentine money without government approv…

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    Comment #27870085

    Mexico and then Canada.

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    Comment #27870083

    hmm japan isn't very west nor is mongolia...

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    Comment #27807741

    I would argue Big Pharma free rides its self on research from universities around the world which are mostly publicly funded and not for profit. The US represents less than 34% of …

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    Comment #27721058

    Have done some apartment renovations recently I find the same thing with architecture, architects. Without a detailed plan a lot of space is wasted and the apartment ends up less n…

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    Comment #27674511

    More than 50% of the worlds population live in a countries with currency controls(China, India, Angola, Nigeria etc). They have reasons to avoid currency controls. Another less nic…

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    Comment #27674468

    If you purchase the put you can only loose the premium. Naked puts (writing them) are another story

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    Comment #27674453

    Like he said it seems to depend. Last week sending Revolut to N26 was instant. N26 to Revolut took 3 days (weekend). There is no sepa rule that requires inst sepa if it is availabl…

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    Comment #27673992

    Its only interesting when compared with the US. Japan put in instant payments in 1973. And Nigeria, Philippines and many other developing countriesall have local instant payment sy…

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    Comment #27673607

    Normally when you buy a put you are limited to the cost of the option.

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    Comment #27673588

    Send money to chile and wise charges 5-8%. They mostly only good in OECD countries. Plus they don't support sending money out of hundreds of countries. I figured that they changed …