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Comment #47309415
Not liking an experience is always due to a mix of internal and external factors - the key is to disambiguate these. It's possible you don't like being alone primarily because of t…
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Comment #46958721
A phone OS. Design focused. Msg me if you want to hear more. markkinsey gmail
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Comment #41533101
Stupid question: Why can't models be trained in such a way to rate the authoritativeness of inputs? As a human, I contain a lot of bad information, but I'm aware of the source. I t…
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Comment #41045498
Designers should feel the "need to be original", in the sense that every project is different, and can be looked at with fresh eyes. Perhaps a project is 50% similar to existing pr…
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Comment #40563486
Location: UK (can travel, have green card) Remote: Ok Willing to relocate: Maybe Technologies: Any Resume: Facebook Eng and PM, Angel, Self-taught coder and designer Email: mark.ki…
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Comment #40355341
Yep. I'm not quite sure what he's up to. He takes all these interviews and basically says nothing. What's his objective? My guess is he wants OpenAI to become a household name, and…
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Comment #40349022
I found this statement by Sam quite amusing. It transmits exactly zero information (it's a given that models will improve over time), yet it sounds profound and ambitious.
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Comment #38073910
Maybe an odd take, but I'm not sure what people actually mean when they say "AI terrifies them". Terrified is a strong wrong. Are people unable to sleep? Biting their nails constan…
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Comment #38043761
Does knowing an AI can do something reduce our enjoyment of doing that thing ourself? I don't know if we have enough data/experience to say. An example in my own life: an AI I'm su…
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Comment #35780692
Location: London + US (have green card) Remote: Y Willing to relocate: Y Technologies: Anything - particularly Flutter Résumé/CV: Facebook Eng, Facebook Design, Angel investor, des…
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Comment #32453668
This is interesting. So is the person writing here is one of these personalities? Or are "you" watching one of these personalities writing? If the former, are there any personaliti…
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Comment #23491860
Maybe using a lav mic and the recorder in the pocket would be the most natural
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Comment #22262437
Narcissistic behavior in general can be viewed as a defense mechanism to avoid feeling the opposite...small and inadequate. Often we have shame from various childhood experiences o…
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Comment #22251212
There's an argument to be made that learning to have hard conversations with friends/family is a useful skill, and also builds closeness and trust over time.
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Comment #22176508
Reimagining what a phone interface could look like. If you have an interest in this too, send me a note. (markkinsey@gmail.com) I just like reimagining things, trying to elucidate …
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Comment #21073126
Agreed. Seems to me the simplest explanation is that our bodies were calibrated over years of evolution eating "real" foods. Processed foods of any kind are significantly less like…
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Comment #16685154
you could integrate with people's existing dropbox (i.e. copy the photos into it) and provide a super simple web viewer
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Comment #13300079
I think there is a technical and experiential aspect to these 3 elements. I think the technical aspect can be met, but perhaps it's equally true that the experience of trust etc wi…
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Comment #12205162
Fair.com | Los Angeles, CA | Lead iOS | ONSITE We're looking for an experienced iOS person to lead the development of an app to make the car-buying process incredibly simple and fu…
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Comment #11688304
Yes, maybe I am being hypocritical.
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Comment #11687945
Wrt money - I'm just pointing out that assuming someone is happy because they are rich is flawed. 3 is interesting, and backed up by what's happening in this thread. My question is…
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Comment #11687820
We know that money is not a great thing to measure to ascertain happiness, so I feel her bank account is irrelevant. And compassion is not a finite resource.
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Comment #11687799
I hear you, and I also don't necessarily approve of her actions. However at a human level, this is simply a human in pain (assuming she is stressed). Bear in mind, she only benefit…
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Comment #11687758
This is advocating revenge, and being pleased to see someone suffer. Imagine she had a breakdown due to stress and her life went off the rails - would you feel that was fair? How m…