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It is scary but also exciting. As long as there are humans making informed decisions, there will be demand for quality sources of information. But to keep up with AI, content sites…

Great, now can you make an AI-powered type checker? I wish to expel those pesky types, which too often seem to exist only to clutter my otherwise pristine code. :)

Yes, the distinction between theory and hypothesis can be important, but a distinction should also be made between popular science and rigorous peer-reviewed literature. Popular sc…

Here's a little more of that chapter: For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to deliver you into the hands of those you hate, to those you turned away from in disgust…

Seems like the key issue here is this: what is the purpose of conducting the authentication? In the case of personal accounts, it's for the benefit of the individual. They get thei…

What do you find 'loaded' about the phrase 'mixed society'? It is more descriptive than the meaningless phrase in the original headline: "How Does Paris Stay Paris?".

Two alternatives: A. Make a stronger password, time to crack it increases exponentially. B. Change password regularly, including after getting new equipment.

Most people trust their families more than their work acquaintances. Still, the family member must have more than trust, to do a good job in a skilled profession. Proof? I'm not go…

What if the family member is looking for their first job and is well trained?

Universities, especially the more prestigious ones, have been trending towards aggressively simplistic labeling of complex social issues. While their stated goal is to protect mino…

Nepotism means hiring friends or family. The advantage there is that you start out with a greater level of trust, depending on how long you've known the person. This must be weighe…

If you have a good enough model, you can identify anything. To discuss super-intelligence, we should first define it. Wikipedia says that it is intelligence surpassing the brightes…

Here's one take: good developers learn fast, bad developers learn slow. Software is one of the fastest moving fields, so it takes a quick mind to keep up. Clearly, everyone needs s…

Rather than everyone voting for a few people at the top, what if each level voted for the one above and the one below? That way, people would be voting for the positions and people…

Why -- because you spend your free time in a much more useful and productive manner?

No, it improves many skills, including logic, memory, pattern recognition, visualization, calculation, decision-making, abstraction, time management, risk management, etc.

Many apps use bright colors, sometimes too much. If we could quickly move between low and high saturation, it would give users more choice on the amount of color in our apps.

Not tiptoe around people. Address their misconceptions efficiently without insulting them.

Calling someone wrong, in the extreme sense, could be taken as an insult. Whereas when calling an idea wrong, the scope of negativity is limited to that idea. Even better is to foc…

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The internet is still in its 'wild west' stage. When things settle down, the obscene stuff will be gone, and the useful sites will remain.

Political discussions should be open and transparent. If there is reprisal for well-intentioned statements, proportional action should be taken to stop the reprisal. Though it is n…

In response to your second statement: Technical people have been able to explain their ideas well enough to get them funded and implemented in a business setting. So we must ask, w…

There are benefits to reducing anonymity: accountability, trust, relationships, etc. It's why humans evolved to recognize faces so well. We decide who to trust based on experience.…