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Comment #43298805
i would imagine if a lot of money, like millions, was on the line, people get really resourceful all of a sudden. of course, we're not talking Netflix passwords but usernames and p…
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Comment #42982924
as an employer, it's not about us being unwilling to hire juniors. it's that juniors these days demand too much salary for their position. especially for a small startup like ours,…
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Comment #42896829
the answer is - you don't need a professional grade kit. in the past, i used to have to pay more than $10 to take some physical photos designed specifically for passport dimensions…
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Comment #42145452
perhaps my understanding of LLM is quite shallow, but instead of the current method of using statistical methods, would it be possible to somehow train GPT how to reason by providi…
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Comment #41002141
what would be your argument for saying Google has been on a downhill slope ever since?
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Comment #40903815
one possible explanation is that the truly top lawyers could be a lot more creative in their interpretation of the law, and are capable of convincing a judge or jury that his/her u…
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Comment #40881298
might be a good idea to release this on mobile instead of GBA
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Comment #40630559
if we go one layer deeper, perhaps we can attribute that to the fact that people just aren't willing to pay for stuff, which leads companies to have to figure out how to monetize t…
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Comment #40488319
why do wealthy people get mortgages to buy their homes when they can just pay full cash?
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Comment #40488311
Elon Musk
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Comment #40436690
The thing is, how would the companies know you're paid to do this, instead of perhaps just being an overzealous employee? Not like this service is going to disclose who is working …
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Comment #40375455
i think this depends. for most people, i would agree. but for people who were destined to be great founders, it's a terrible idea because working for big companies will inevitably …
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Comment #40363692
what for? sugar is already broken down in your body into glucose to be absorbed. there are already enzymes you can take to help break it down faster, but it's all going to be absor…
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Comment #40310212
i suspect one factor is that music is a lot cheaper to produce than movies, so selling music at an "accessible" price is a lot more viable as a solution. plus, there's a larger mar…
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Comment #39883392
i can attest to the fact that AI in its current form is still incapable of replacing even low-level artists. in my current business, i required a bunch of cartoon/comic images and …
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Comment #39723999
or like... some type of lizard?
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Comment #38679593
Amazon?
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Comment #38457120
Almost any human being can live extremely comfortably with no financial worries at around $30m net worth. After $30m, it becomes a game of pride, ego and high scores.
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Comment #38167470
while i agree with your sentiment, i think Apple would probably argue that they're actually charging for access to their distribution network.
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Comment #37867787
what would have happened if Mark Zuckerberg saw the failures of other social networks and "learned from experience" and didn't create Facebook? these billionaires keep trying preci…
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Comment #37867154
you can actually set up a local account for Windows which doesn't require a MS account, which is what I did after they arbitrarily suspended my account. But yes, they intentionally…
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Comment #37494334
Do you mean incumbent, or incompetent?
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Comment #37131209
i wouldn't say "enjoy walking the aisles" is complete nonsense. I actually do enjoy walking the aisles myself, but as I get busier in my daily life, I find that to be a huge time s…
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Comment #36773654
Groupon is a bad example because Groupon itself is actually fundamentally profitable. It's the value proposition that is flawed - the merchants that use it don't get any value add …
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Comment #36754198
yet, some brains can change the world. i don't think that's a very inspiring way of thinking about the kind of impact we can make.