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My experience tring to map game theory to people's choices in the workplace is that the action taken is typically opposite of the predicted, or optimal, 'game theoretic' action, an…

>> it sometimes took forever to get your gas if the attendant was busy Then the gas station owner could hire another attendant. Or your parent could pick a different gas station or…

I've only read it once, which was last year, and I thought Meursalt's indifference to his life and those around him was then directed back on to him through the trial (which I didn…

>> Zero enshitification. Lexus should put that on the cover of their product brochure.

The 'named' reviewers typically pass on the review responsibilty to grad students or less-senior colleagues. This is currently a generally accepted and sanctioned/encouraged practi…

My uncle was on that voyage, serving as an enlisted mechanic. The Triton's sail is currently at the USS Triton Sail Park in Richland, WA which is just south of the Hanford Nuclear …

"ah, we're encased in flames here, eh?"

So, technically, the border agents wiped the phone. I wonder how specific their request was of Tunick when they asked for the password.

Where is the rule that says a star can't also be a planet?

Anybody know why the brown dwarf isn't considered a planet?

Reminds me of the inverse relationship between the detail of food images on a restaurant's facade and the quality of the food.

>> attract the dads who are fans of the brand I'm surprised they haven't yet released a cyber-grill.

As was often said in my Sculpture program (and more often for other parts of human anatomy) ... 'recurring forms in nature'

I would argue that books are not a durable good as their value depends in part on the author's reputation. So lowering the cost of an e-book has some additional cost to the author …

I highly recommend "Memories of the Space Age". >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memories_of_the_Space_Age >> https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jg-ballard/memori...

Yes, I find that much more compelling as it clearly shows temperature.

They should also plot the lines on actual temperature, instead of std. dev. And expressing a number as some percentage more or less than another number is a great way to make it me…

I think you and I have a difference of opinion on what it means to be unquestionably useful, and whether any technology should ever be described as such.

I don't rely on LLMs and I don't find them useful, hence I don't use LLMs and everything about them deserves to be questioned.

merry time -> maritime

>> it’s not like there’s anywhere to go. The real world is strip malls and axe throwing and escape rooms. The author really needs a change of scenery. 'Strip malls and axe throwing…

Yeah, boredom is back and some of us are more used to dealing with that than others.

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