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>I suggest that dataset bias is real but exaggerated by the tank story, giving a misleading indication of risks from deep learning I don't see how this story gives a "misleading" v…

> Page: I think they had a really hard time getting along [Levandowski and another employee], and yet they worked together for a long time. And it was a constant -- yeah, constant …

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My Mother has a bit of a fascination with these, going so far as to put a "rock shop" in her garage. Here's a blurry image of one that she gave me (after I wore down the polish a b…

What do you imagine as the difference between consciousness and self-awareness?

I think I disagree. The hard part is understanding why we have a sense of "self" one that can independently perceive it's place among the solar system and beyond. The "colors, soun…

Assuming that the animal was chosen based on it's survival traits, I think C. elegans might be a better choice. ElegantDB?

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I rode this last night. It has a flaw that I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere. In the midtown area, the streetcar tracks are in the outermost lanes of the 6-lane street. This cause…

What I'm trying to say is that Walmart isn't actually providing much value over the local bank, as the consumer costs are astronomical in comparison to the average account balance.…

>Walmart sells the card for $1, and Green Dot charges the usual associated fees: $5 a month if your balance is less than $1,000; $2.50 for ATM withdrawals; etc. This is absolutely …

ElegantDB - Named after C. elegans In reference to radioresistance: While an LD50 has been reported for wild type C. elegans individuals, an upper lethal limit has not been establi…

Edit: Just to clarify, I don't agree with anything Levandwoski has done and both he and Uber should face repercussions for their actions. With that said, there's a lot of "conspira…

A lot of people are blaming Levandwoski for deceiving Google as though he were some sort of evil mastermind. Given the lack of care he's taken to hide from these inevitable accusat…

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I've witnessed this scenario before, almost verbatim. Clearly the manager was wrong, but so was the employee. The issue here is that the employee is doing everything "right" from t…

I love that Workflow was started at a hackathon. Source: https://mhackswinter2014.devpost.com/submissions/20204-workf...

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The author is stuck on building a better horse. Not to beat this analogy dead, but the reason Alan Kay et al. are so quick to discuss alternative computing methods should be quite …

My first idea was to build some sort of balloon/inflatable device that you drop into the hole. By affixing meat to the rope/hose, you can get the dog to climb on top of the balloon…

Long Game | Software Engineer | SF | Full-time We’re building a savings app for people that struggle to save money. How you ask? We’re using a new form of investment called prize-l…

Long Game | Software Engineer | SF | Full-time We’re building a savings app for people that struggle to save money. How you ask? We’re using a new form of investment called prize-l…