Absolutely. Except that it is much harder to raise a dispute with UPI than, say, with a Chase card that used Visa network. But, I much prefer the national offerings to a private company charging as much as 0.5% of transaction value for doing almost nothing.
That letter really does not inspire investor or employee confidence. Seems to be written to falsely bolster a sense of we-have-it-together-folks, but nothing seems to be a concrete plan to generate capital. So far, they announced lay-offs and discontinuation of several plants to save capital, rather than precisely pointing where are they signing new customers. Interesting times. We are seeing a new Kodak in the falling.
India did great by introducing UPI and subsequently RuPay to face these duopoly behemoths. UPI replaced queues to ATMs in general since one could typically scan a QR code and have the amount transferred in seconds. This is far more modern than ACH equivalents US has. But the downside is that it is a debit transaction; if you're scammed, there is usually no way to retrieve it unless a court orders so.
To quote Paul Graham: "Writing is thinking. To write well you have to think clearly, and thinking clearly is hard. In fact there's a kind of thinking that can only be done by writing. You can't make this point better than Leslie Lamport did: If you're thinking without writing, you only think you're thinking. So a world divided into writes and write-nots is more dangerous than it sounds. It will be a world of thinks and think-nots."
I wonder how do they log mission critical things in general. For instance, how often does a flight data recorder (FDR) log every state of mechanical components? Surely, they can't wait until something "interesting" to happen, right?
I don't understand. If AI replaces jobs by being a "cheaper" alternative, wouldn't it deliver the same productivity metrics while saving costs? This is insanely simplified, I know, but the premise holds, I feel.
I signed up for this perhaps two years ago. I don't remember the update banner being present at the top which says it's officially moving forward. I didn't find anything more on that, what's the actual status now?
Because Intel pays well (mid six figures + bonus) and PhD doesn't pay a minimum wage in most places. They were expressly hired without an overarching goal.
I heard from a friend who works for Intel that he doesn't know why he was hired in the first place; his PhD was in a completely different domain, the objectives of the project were remote to his skills, and he told me this is what his entire team was made of. Seems like a lot of bloat present in this company, and it makes sense they feel the way forward is layoffs.
I didn't say students couldn't be critical of the regime; I said that doesn't change anything when foreigners do it in the US, supposedly a strong country in the world. Well, the citizens who vote cannot change much here, what do those without voting rights could?
But aren't they applying to be a student in the US? Who is US to decide if a non-citizen can or cannot have freedom of speech? What a tone deaf comment was that!
Would only international students pose the risk to national security? Do you then agree that government should keep every profile under surveillance so no private profile exists for anybody? Also, who posts threats on social media?
There have been cases of speed-tickets turned into deportation notices for international students. Would Japan do that too for a speed limit violation?
International students barely have any power to do any harm in the strongest country in the world. Posting some random criticism doesn't change a thing. Feels like a massive powertrip from the administration to attack the weakest, since they legitimately fall short of addressing anything of real significance in general.
The title meant as if a wish for science in America to live longer, and that is also subject to so much target of late. Long live American Science institutes and their surplus of curiosity.
I entirely resonate with this article. It is true that most people don't care these days; empathy is a resource that is hardly spent/utilized on others. It is also true that there is just way too much to care. There are two different kinds of being overwhelmed going on here.
I do not agree with the premise of the article --- writing that sounds good is more likely to be right. I've seen enough beautiful lies, fictionalized versions of the truth, and cunning orchestrations of a string of well-woven sentences, none of which had any intention of revealing the truth, but of convincing the reader to believe it's true.
I propose the following -- writing the sounds good manipulates the reader into thinking that it is right. Feels better to believe it.
I do believe that's a privilege to throw an extra $60 per month at something for five years straight. It's not truly stopping us from buying a house, but this mentality that everything could be bought on credit, this consumerism is where we are hurt.
This addiction is real. I found it quite shameful that somehow with all the determination to be the best version I would like to be and do things of meaningful nature, I fall into the trap of scrolling through reels almost everyday.
Reading and writing has been a way to indulge myself meaningfully. I really don't know effective ways to remind myself that this consumption of useless content is a waste of time and creator of frustration. How do you all manage it?
Completely agree; I was not justifying any company nor am I saying it is ethical. I'm just saying that regardless of your stance, the dataset has been utilized already.
This is understandable, but I'm sure all the HN comments have been a part of training dataset for many chatbots now. In fact, this is a gold mine of sane and valuable sanctuary of comments, so this must have been definitely helpful.
> My thinking systems have atrophied, and I can feel it.
I do understand where the author is coming from. Most of the times, it is easy to read an answer---regardless of whether it is right/wrong, relevant or not---than think of an answer. So AI does take that friction of thinking away.
But, I am still disappointed of all this doom because of AI. I am inclined to throw my hands and say "just don't use it then". The process of thinking is where the fun lies, not in showing the world I am better or always right than so and so.
Hi Peter - why are international students on F-1 visa (not on OPT) being strongly recommended to not travel outside the US now? Is there a possible denial at the port of entry when returning? I for one am a F-1 student looking to travel to an academic conference abroad, but being advised to reconsider and stay back in the US by my DSO. I'm in the middle of my program, and my I-20 and visa are valid for another 3 years.