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Interesting to me because I was just reading an article from an agent that said TikTok doesn't sell books at all. Both articles are probably wrong. As with anything, it's not so cu…

I felt after reading Gravity's Rainbow that it was not postmodern at all, and not particularly intellectual. I wouldn't say it was about "vibes" either. It was a ride.

Same here. The Master and Margarita kind of has a similar feel to infinite jest IMO. I love Borges for the mathematical-esque concepts and explorations, but it feels nothing like D…

This is a fair point, thank you for your perspective.

Not necessarily. There should be discussion on whether we want to allow companies to use content to train models, independent of fair use. I mean can’t platforms just say that you’…

Location: Denver, CO Remote: Yes, remote only Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (+ data science libraries), SQL, R, GCP, Docker Resume/CV: On request Email: dawsoneliase…

I feel very strongly that the only reason anyone uses any Microsoft software is because Microsoft makes corporate deals with every company on the planet and most people don’t bothe…

I feel exactly the opposite.

Think of it like any active trading strategy, or day trading, just that you’re automating it. It’s possible, but it’s a lot of work, and it’s very risky.

I think it’s more or less the same idea, quant trading typically refers to people doing quantitative analysis as part of a larger strategy, and algorithmic trading is all about act…

For me, it’s more like: if I write on medium, I know my stuff is being put right next to utter shit. I take writing seriously, and it honestly looks bad to be in the platform, beca…

I’m a writer who used to write on medium, started writing on substack last October. To be honest, I like the business model of medium better. I get paid when people read my stuff. …

FWIW I shop on Etsy quite a bit and I can definitely tell when something is actually handmade, and I shell out for it. I think you would still have a market despite the degradation…

I’ve used functools partials in Python before and it felt seamless to me. Is that what you’re talking about? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3188048/how-to-bind-argu...

Exactly, besides, the question isn’t about legality, it’s about what the law should be, I think. The question isn’t whether it’s legal, the question is whether we need to change th…

Yes, and: why shouldn’t it matter that in one case it is a person and in another it is a computer program? Why would it be incoherent to say “I’m okay with a person reading, synthe…

I am currently writing a blog post about this. Here’s an excerpt: “Consider, for instance, the simple existence of the term “prompt engineering,” which describes the practice of it…