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asdf6969··on Minimum effective dose
Stands out to me too. I’m usually at 1-2 pages per minute when I’m focused and reading something easier but long non-fiction is more like 240 minutes for 10% of the book
asdf6969··on 20k federal workers take "buyout" so far, official says
Nobody can stop them
asdf6969··on America desperately needs more air traffic controllers
Underwater welders
asdf6969··on WikiTok
The best project I’ve seen in months and exactly what I need
asdf6969··on Order Declassifying JFK and MLK Assassination Records [pdf]
Because he was friends with Jeffrey Epstein and has personally seen the island
asdf6969··on Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads
Just ask for their email password and see what they say. Usually though this comment is just them trying to change the subject because very few people know or care about any of this
asdf6969··on Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads
Give me your personal phone number
asdf6969··on Life is more than an engineering problem
> I feel like I exist.

This is pretty much the only thing in the world that you can definitely prove to yourself. It’s not a feeling

asdf6969··on Life is more than an engineering problem
> You need to really get into the weeds of what "actually feeling" means.

We don’t even know what this means when it’s applied to humans. We could explain what it looks like in the brain but we don’t know what causes the perception itself. Unless you think a perfect digital replica of a brain could have an inner sense of existence

Since we don’t know what “feeling” actually is there’s no evidence either way that a computer can do it. I will never believe it’s possible for an LLM to feel.

asdf6969··on A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work
You have no self respect.
asdf6969··on Show HN: I built an active community of trans people online
That used to be true but Grindr has pivoted and now advertises itself as a 2SLGBTQIA+ community app
asdf6969··on Show HN: I built an active community of trans people online
What’s wrong with Grindr, the biggest app for queer and trans people to meet?
asdf6969··on Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year'
Your coworkers performance is management’s problem, not yours. Complain if you have to pick up extra work but otherwise what’s the issue?
asdf6969··on Adobe Lightroom's AI Remove feature added a Bitcoin to bird in flight photo
It causes a lot of emotions which is good for attention online.

1. It makes people feel good because bad AI can’t take jobs away

2. It makes people feel bad because it’s further enshittification of experiences that are already getting worse

asdf6969··on Finland's zero homeless strategy (2021)
There is no solution because most chronically homeless prefer that lifestyle. I know I would if I was homeless. Living in a tent, hanging out with friends, and drinking beer in the park. In good weather and with access to food it’s not so bad.

Remember that not everyone has good opportunities. If my other choice was working a dehumanizing job to afford a tiny room with several roommates and no leftover money.. can’t really blame them for not wanting help.

asdf6969··on Finland's zero homeless strategy (2021)
Good bait
asdf6969··on Finland's zero homeless strategy (2021)
We have free healthcare in Canada but the homeless will burn down their free housing and run away with all the copper. What can we do about people like that?
asdf6969··on Finland's zero homeless strategy (2021)
We could use the Israeli solution and launch a rocket at every encampment to weed out the few violent people inside. Call it whatever you want. Would that be a good solution?
asdf6969··on Finland's zero homeless strategy (2021)
Canada is full of homeless Indians. There’s probably a few hundred thousand if you also count people with inadequate housing like students that share bedrooms in 10 person houses
asdf6969··on Finland's zero homeless strategy (2021)
Stop lying. I live in a big city and everyone agrees with him and knows exactly what he’s talking about. I’m not worried about the guys who want to sit around drinking on the sidewalk but almost every time I go outside there’s at least one of them screaming at pedestrians, yelling at nothing, blowing meth or crack fumes, etc.

If you don’t think it’s a problem then give me your address so I can yell at you through the window and poop on the sidewalk. Part and parcel of living in a big city, right?

asdf6969··on I live my life a quarter century at a time
She’s unemployed and he pays for her lifestyle
asdf6969··on Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold
You are the stupidest person on this website
asdf6969··on Insurers rely on doctors whose judgments have been criticized by courts
Every dollar of profit an insurance company makes is an unnecessary cost. It should be returned to the customers because it means they were over charged. That’s the biggest opportunity for cost savings
asdf6969··on Insurers rely on doctors whose judgments have been criticized by courts
> Why don't you change it?

There is no general “you” with agency. The few people who have the ability to change it have no incentive to do that.

asdf6969··on Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold
Ok. I guess we all agree that being unhoused is not a problem
asdf6969··on I was wrong about the ethics crisis
Income tax is class warfare. No thank you
asdf6969··on Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold
pee pee poo poo
asdf6969··on Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold
What’s wrong with not having a house? If somebody has a home they’re fine the way they are. I don’t have a house and it’s not a big deal.
asdf6969··on Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold
It’s incredibly culturally insensitive to imply not having a house is a bad thing. I live in an apartment. My King lives in a palace. I have a friend who lives in a van on purpose. Most traditional shelters don’t resemble the American ideal of a detached single family dwelling. Just say what you’re really trying to say
asdf6969··on The trap of "I am not an extrovert"
I don’t know that. Why would it matter?
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