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alexfromapex

2,486 karma · joined August 20, 2019

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alexfromapex··on China has 55% of the high-IQ working-age people
I think you are conflating relative meritocracy where the USA is better than some of the worst meritocracies from absolute meritocracy where IQ alone will help you succeed. There are tons of research articles (https://harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/myth...) on the subject.

Some of the high IQ individuals are succeeding in USA but definitely not even close to all of them.

alexfromapex··on China has 55% of the high-IQ working-age people
There are a lot in the USA but because of the way nepotism and cronyism thrives in the USA they are heavily suppressed by the corruption.
alexfromapex··on First device based on 'optical thermodynamics' can route light without switches
This would have some amazing implications but they will also need to build the routing mechanism with light-based attenuation or it will never exceed the speed of electricity in a wire.
alexfromapex··on Kagi News
Don't want to sound too contrarian, but I feel like having LLMs involved with the process of disseminating news is a bit dystopian.
alexfromapex··on Haydex: From Zero to 178.6B rows a second in 30 days
I usually just call it 178 billion
alexfromapex··on Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over
People assume staff shortages, but I've been to a cheap non-profit hospital and everyone was very green and TERRIBLE at their jobs due to lack of training.
alexfromapex··on LinkedIn Terms Update: Your Data to Be Used for AI Training by Default
You can turn everything off in "Settings & Privacy -> Advertising Data"

and

"Settings & Privacy -> Data privacy"

alexfromapex··on React is winning by default and slowing innovation
Yes but it's also a good declarative abstraction and should make the code more portable to other future declarative frameworks.
alexfromapex··on The case against social media is stronger than you think
My main case against at this point is that everything you post will be accessible by "bad" AI
alexfromapex··on Our data shows San Francisco tech workers are working Saturdays
Sure, let's normalize this, think of the shareholders...
alexfromapex··on New trend: extreme hours at AI startups
This isn't a trend. This is just worker exploitation.
alexfromapex··on Seeing infrared: contact lenses that grant 'super-vision'
Upconversion nanoparticles are optical nanomaterials that absorb multiple low-energy photons (like near-infrared light) and emit a single, higher-energy photon (like visible light) through a process called upconversion
alexfromapex··on Study mode
I like these non-dystopian AI solutions, let's keep 'em coming
alexfromapex··on OpenCut: The open-source CapCut alternative
Does a waitlist mean it will be monetized?
alexfromapex··on FFmpeg merges WebRTC support
It would be cool to have a chat too
alexfromapex··on Austin's Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an End
What a great point? No one is immigrating in this scenario it's just wage theft via market arbitrage
alexfromapex··on Austin's Reign as a Tech Hub Might Be Coming to an End
So will America's reign, because of rampant abuse and lack of enforcement of the H1B visa system
alexfromapex··on Old Soviet Venus descent craft nearing Earth reentry
Sorry, I had assumed that a crash landing was obvious from what I said. I don’t know how it could be unclear since there’s no parachute.
alexfromapex··on Old Soviet Venus descent craft nearing Earth reentry
It sounds like it will definitely land, no parachute, because it was made to be strong enough to survive the pressures of Venus. I hope it doesn't land near me.
alexfromapex··on On loyalty to Your Employer
Don't do it. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
alexfromapex··on Apple and Meta fined millions for breaching EU law
Millions is nothing for these companies. Just a cost of doing business.
alexfromapex··on Getting forked by Microsoft
There is a very long storied history of Microsoft being an extremely scummy anticompetitive company...
alexfromapex··on Molecules that fight infection also act on the brain
The anxiety connection seems obvious based on survival and its genetic selection bias. When you’re sick, you shouldn’t be out fighting.
alexfromapex··on Crows can recognize geometric regularity
They are also great at recognizing when I’m trying to plant grass seed in my lawn
alexfromapex··on Airline Demand Between Canada and United States Collapses, Down 70%+
This could just be related to how sour the economy has been in both countries. I don’t know a lot of people booking vacations right now.
alexfromapex··on 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itself
Already downloaded and deleted my data. It’s so wild that some new buyer could just buy peoples’ genetic data at a fire sale.
alexfromapex··on Harvard study finds seed oils healthier than butter
I wish we could get studies without any conflicts of interest to confirm or deny this. This study has a few that we know of:

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Guasch-Ferré reported grants from the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council outside the submitted work. Dr Willett reported grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. Dr Stampfer reported grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

alexfromapex··on DARPA exploring growing bio structures of "unprecedented size" in microgravity
If it's complimentary, doesn't that mean it's free? Why do they need a contract then?
alexfromapex··on Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard
I was trying to think of a reason you'd need the full power of an M3 chip in an iPad...any ideas?
alexfromapex··on Advertising Is a Cancer on Society (2019)
It is a form of violence and needs to be treated as such.
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