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Comment #49209075
Wouldn’t this also be a problem for gut flora?
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Comment #49117817
Could have learned a thing from Socrates.
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Comment #49109371
For as long as the information is confidential and proprietary , we live in a world where my advice applies. Additionally, the reason ML is rapidly developing and that companies ar…
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Comment #49103653
Once something goes commercial, academics have to consider what progress would be research-worthy, rather than a half-baked prototype for a product or feature. Companies can’t be e…
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Comment #49098946
A modern alternative might be a pair of crocs?
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Comment #49095882
It could also be collecting money from informants who are checking to see if they’re on the website.
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Comment #49084643
Are you proposing that poor people would not be subject to the laws of the United States, as they would be provided no means to consent? That only the wealthy are to be governed, r…
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Comment #49084433
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty…
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Comment #49083558
In introductory economics courses, they teach a simple result showing that in a competitive market, profits tend toward zero.
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Comment #49083057
It was fun going through the comparisons. My results settled on Lattimore.
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Comment #49082890
My comment is about MUMPS, not a specific edition of thereof. A language is inseparable from its community. The opportunity cost of working with MUMPS is enormous, particularly for…
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Comment #49082226
Another organism that survives pasteurization is paratuberculosis, in milk. It is commonly found in commercial dairy herds. In my opinion, this is alarming. Many consider it to be …
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Comment #49081996
What part of placing a human in the loop requires telling that human what they’re approving, or even that they are approving something? Pressing a button could be as simple as foll…
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Comment #49068761
Historical precedent: Quickselect, or any other discovery of a surprising algorithmic speed-up. LLMs haven’t been on the scene for very long. There’s still lots of room for efficie…
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Comment #49068119
The latter is easier to accept.
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Comment #49052132
The developments of political parties’ positions are themselves newsworthy, as well as the ways in which writers attempt to frame them. You’re right to notice it.
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Comment #49026978
Tangent: is AI a bearable arm?
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Comment #48987600
If you are a young person, under no circumstances would I recommend that you acccept a job working with MUMPS. You won’t be able to learn the industry best practices or the modern …
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Comment #48836631
We don’t fully understand even some of the most obvious pathologies. If a disease isn’t glaringly obvious and coupled with profit incentive, God help you. The question of what micr…
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Comment #48820489
I’m not sure this is clickbait in a literal sense, but given the factors you point out, it could promote misunderstandings among casual readers.
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Comment #48819760
I appreciate this reply. Even as a technical reader, these concepts are somewhat tricky to follow. In my opinion, this is more of a foot-gun than a feature. A user cannot know whet…
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Comment #48792327
Are there times when, during a call, pressing an iPhone’s screen-on/off button will end the call, but other times when it will just turn the screen off? I still do not know the pat…
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Comment #48719617
This might reflect a misunderstanding of my comment.
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Comment #48718693
If free speech is a drug, it’s a tonic against dictators and tyrants. Terribly ironic that this is up for a vote at the time of the United State's 250th birthday.
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Comment #48718634
Meta can figure out the information about users that helps it target ads. That’s one of their moats. Giving advertisers demographic information outright would actually weaken Meta’…