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Comment #37293704
> deep learning vs crypto is a clear divide of rotators vs wordcels. "deep learning vs. crypto is a clear divide of math people vs creative people." > the former offends theorycel …
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Comment #35865073
File a chargeback on the credit cards
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Comment #34413164
1. You can add more 2. New RAM is not like old RAM. Macs are dramatically more optimized than they used to be. I have a MacBook Air (M1) with 16GB of RAM and it runs more smoothly …
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Comment #34333342
The stuff isn’t hand-wavy, the number of “this is a living wage” is
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Comment #34326778
Or - Spend less on stuff than they assumed is necessary in a hand-wavy calculation
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Comment #34138564
For me half of the point is that I can just dump everything into one place and not categorize or think about it
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Comment #33980315
Yes, but crypto didn’t steal billions of dollars. Individual companies did. A lot of people are still reasonably very excited about Bitcoin and crypto.
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Comment #33979692
A16Z didn't invest in FTX
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Comment #33836564
It's extremely, extremely regulated!
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Comment #33834689
> I don't think the people cheating ever got far enough to actually effect job stats. Yeah, some do a remarkably good job of cheating and would get into hiring stats for sure, but …
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Comment #33834676
Edit: It's too late to edit my comment, but I noticed an error we have sold ISAs with minimal recourse not at enrollment, but at the point of _graduation_; we would sell half at an…
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Comment #33834548
850 actual hours, butt-in-seat and required, or 850 scheduled hours?
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Comment #33832367
If I am interpreting the parent's comment correctly, he's referring to TAs (we called them "team leads") not instructors. Based on the context of the comment I'm assuming that this…
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Comment #33832294
I love the idea of CIRR but it is largely a failed institution. Their measures have changed dramatically over the years (the last CIRR event anyone at BloomTech attended resulted i…
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Comment #33832127
We should do a better job of getting more granular on that piece, because it really does matter, but the above isn't the right way to do that math to answer the question prospectiv…
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Comment #33831608
Sadly that’s not true. Even the very best of companies try to grow and occasionally miss and have to shrink, or layoffs would be far more rare.
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Comment #33831550
Hmm, it is interesting to me that sometimes when clear evidence conflicts with an existing mental model it’s easier to create imaginary evidence than to adjust the mental model.
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Comment #33831282
Which ones? The team that built our iOS curriculum is _literally_ the team that built the iOS curriculum at Apple. ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebhicks ). Honestly at this poin…
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Comment #33830034
I was not cheering, and my opinion is consistent; as money becomes much tighter companies have to rightsize themselves to the amount of revenue coming in. This is true across Silic…
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Comment #33829993
Our iOS curriculum covered memory management extensively.
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Comment #33829977
No, the fact that it was a trademark lawsuit is a matter of public record. https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/4:2019cv...
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Comment #33829968
Because of a trademark lawsuit https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/4:2019cv...
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Comment #33829952
The fact that we changed our name because of a trademark lawsuit is a matter of public record https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/4:2019cv...
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Comment #33827762
Feel free to point out where I lie