Biden administration specifies new cybersecurity requirements for federal software providers
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This seems generally aligned with AI realities today: it won't necessarily replace whole job functions but it can increase productivity when applied thoughtfully.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/sec-v-jarkesy-the-t...
Measurement, pricing and reducing pollution externalities is a major challenge, but I don't think that's as unknown of a problem as the article seems to suggest.
The debate intensity seems inversely correlated to the precision of the terms. Scrolling through the thread and the related articles, I don't see any clear (and ideally falsifiable) definition of sentience. It's a general concept, but it's not worth haggling about.
The story of how CF treatments developed (Trikafta) is remarkable. KS seems much rarer than CF, but I recommend studying how the CF Foundation evolved. https://www.cff.org/about-us/our-history
There are lots of good suggestions in the thread. It seems you're already doing this, but I recommend connecting with people (e.g. families of those with KS, medical professionals with an interest, marketing volunteers, ...) and keeping in touch. This can help create momentum behind a movement, leverage networks, and mutual support/encouragement. We also very much appreciated connecting with others affected by CF during that time.
https://www.allthingsdistributed.com/files/amazon-dynamo-sos...
People understandably don't appreciate if you're parroting back to them what they said (even paraphrased) so that you can appear to be an "active listener".
The reason to repeat what someone said exactly (useful in case you legitimately just missed an important phrase) or paraphrase is because you didn't fully understand what they said and you genuinely want to understand the point. Asking follow-up questions to drive discovery and enjoyment is next.
Being a good listener is about being humble, respectful and present. Turns out that's easier said than done.
Take a look at e.g. https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=ANHRS#. In most places, people are working less hours, and they have significantly higher standards of living in many ways.
Especially in software development, there are enormous opportunities to work however you like for as many hours as you like. Sure, if you want a mid six-figure salary and try to keep up with the Jones' in SF you'll need to sacrifice some leisure and relationships, but that's not universally true. If your preference is to enjoy meaningful relationships and leisure time outside of work, and you have STEM skills, this is a great time to be alive.
"I had learned already never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it." -A Moveable Feast
One thing that worked well for me was shifting from "reading" to "interrogating". Don't just try to read through a text, think carefully (and jot down) what questions you need to answer from the text, and jump around the text as necessary to answer the questions. If you don't have a sense of what questions to ask, do a quick skim of the text and any other relevant material to get the questions first, then dive in. Iterate and refine your questions and answers.
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Here's a recent post he did that's worth a read (at least through the nine point summary): http://blog.mpettis.com/2016/01/will-chinas-new-supply-side-...
In my engineering degree (University of Toronto), we had about 4 free electives and humanities courses over the whole degree. I believe there would have been a lot more value in having more free electives whereby students could take more courses in the humanities (or for those not so inclined, whatever other topics that interested them).
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