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> “So what happens is not _really_ unknown.” I made a career change in my 40s into at a small ( A guaranteed income _might_ have helped do this faster. The jobs I had (previous to …

> “…bunch of unhappy people who are poor and have nothing to do is probably not good for a country's well-being.” Which I believe lead directly to T in p45. I have family in WI and…

When “Anthropic CEO” makes sure more diverse talents can successfully get through their hiring process, then I’ll listen to this argument. Until then, you get what you test for (or…

“In April 2026, the Trump administration's Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion declaring the 1978 Presidential Records Act unconstitutional.” There is certainly an assault on…

> “…8yo prompted (using voice recognition) Claude to make a game…” And we thought it would be _visual programming_ that brought children to programming. Cool. Its logic.

Half of a dollar is fifty-cents. A lot of work is necessary to put that figure into the framing of the benefits of data centers for communities.

#58, I had the US version. How funny to see a Russian version.

> “…there's probably microscopic fecal particles on every surface…” I took a five-day food safety course. They suggested using single use sanitizing wipes on your phone after visit…

I had a chat where I wanted to test drawing capabilities and I wanted to see something in the style of Sergio Arigones. Nope. Could not do that. So i tried to request drawings in t…

Obviously a hanko is itself a tool of the paper age. And IIRC the hanko is the reason faxes have lasted in Japan as long as they have. I want to read the article describing this wo…

I’ve been thinking about this a lot, and waiting to read an example. This might just be the first I’ve read. > “…by adhering to local zoning rules set 45 years ago” I live on Long …

> “…stealing unspent customer funds after one year.” There’s our common ground! The common sense question: why is 1 year legal when there is a federal law saying it’s must be 5 yea…

> “You say that, but you haven't explained how it is a liability, and I consider it debatable.” I gave chapter and verse. But let me try to help with the intuition. It’s about acco…

> “… without deeper understanding or knowledge.” Ha! Like the common sense to dam migratory river systems to make hydroelectric power. Good idea at the time, and who cares about sa…

> “Your comment is an attempt at covering up fraud.” I’m sorry, but you’re wrong about the facts. A gift certificate is a business liability under GAAP. And you’re not required to …

> "extreme, single example of signaling" It’s not the extreme outcome that’s the offered exception to your rule. It’s the absence of predators. Humans, of course, can make choices …

Well. Some of it's mental (can't imagine walking when you have a car) and some of it is what mom who has two kids (with or without the father) is going to want to choose to walk pu…

This is the weirdest thing—-I didn’t think anyone was paying attention to graphics and images anymore to care who produced them. My personal signifier of fake content is that voice…

> “What's the point of adding these AI chatbots if they're hopelessly uninformed about your products?” This drives me nuts. But it is a continuum. From help-bots which are just nat…

> “…status signaling isn't part of biology?” It’s just a short-cut. The most ostentatious courtships of bird species are found in populations without significant predators. Evoluti…

> “Suburbanites buy cars” True for Long Island, NY. Can’t go to to the store 0.3 miles away without driving your cage. Kids take the bus to school in even the best weather, that is…

Don’t forget 2021-01-17, “This is your wake up call. Thank you for staying at the New Darwin Inn.” Johnny Neumonic (movie, 1995)

Inflection point of technologies: - [pneumatic tire] -> bicycle. - [battery, touch screens, high bandwidth networks] -> mobile phones - [transformer architectures, massive datasets…

> “…they appear to have lost their balls…” I see where this is going. It’s the flip side of the Trump coin as expressed to me by my neighbor who I only just met: “President Trump i…

> “U.S. has used…” Missing the ‘has’ part for “present perfect tense”, e.g. “a past action with present relevance”. In an ongoing war.