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i_call_solo··on OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster
Yes, but it's only able to solve problems that humans have already solved. The Eureka moment is when it starts solving problems that humans have not.
i_call_solo··on The One Ring card, Magic: The Gathering’s coveted collectible, has been found
Pay to play, not pay to win
i_call_solo··on Ask HN: Is it just me or GPT-4's quality has significantly deteriorated lately?
Average people don't play in the NFL
i_call_solo··on No, You Aren’t Going to Get Rich by Options Trading
It's the same reason slot machines, lotto and scratch offs are popular despite their extremely low odds of winning. The dream of the big winner invokes something in us, especially those most susceptible to gambling addictions.
i_call_solo··on Super Mario 64 game sells for record-breaking $1.5M at auction
If I need to transfer $1M to you because a some type of "favor", you can buy a collectible like this for a reasonable price, then get it appraised for a ridiculous amount like this, and then I can buy it off you for that crazy amount.
i_call_solo··on El Salvador makes Bitcoin legal tender
Of course it can. The people maintaining the network can decide it's not profitable to do so and the value could drop to near worthless.
i_call_solo··on Coinbase opens at $380, up 60% seconds after opening
It's a policy that prevents employees that have been awarded shares or options to immediately sell their shares once the company goes public to avoid it flooding the market and lowering the price.
i_call_solo··on Top Paid LA Lifeguards Earned Up to $392k in 2019
Adding the cost of an employee's health care plan to their earnings is an easy way to mislead people since most people have no idea how much their health care plans even cost.
i_call_solo··on Billionaires add $1tn to net worth during pandemic as their workers struggle
or thank you devalued dollar for making these assets worth $1tn more.
i_call_solo··on Apple Commits $2.5B to Ease California Housing Crunch
Yes because Apply offering housing to their engineers making 20x the average American's salary is just like serfdom...

If McDonalds starts doing it then maybe I'll feel a bit more outraged.

i_call_solo··on Elon Musk testifies he’s financially illiquid, court filing says
He's allowed to sell, he just has to jump through some hoops. He just can't log into Robinhood and make some trades.
i_call_solo··on Juul Tried to Position Itself as a Responsible Actor. It Backfired
Except that the only reason Juul was so successful was because it put a large amount of nicotine into a small package.
i_call_solo··on The US Navy just confirmed these UFO videos are the real deal
Listen to Tom Delonge on The Joe Rogan Experience to see just how crazy he and that organization are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n_3mnJfHzY

i_call_solo··on Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House
The No Borders belief is very idealistic. How does that work with state benefits like universal healthcare? And taxes? Yes it would be nice to be able to pick up and live/work anywhere but it's not as simple as one might think.
i_call_solo··on Dear iPhone users: Please don’t forget that a green bubble is a person
I'm curious to know why you decided to enable read receipts.
i_call_solo··on Ask HN: Your favourite tutorial for total beginners?
Nobody would recommend learning rails without a decent understanding of html, css and javascript.
i_call_solo··on U.S. adults are spending big on video games, playing mostly on smartphones
Or people could not buy microtransactions or support games and studios that use them. Seems like something the free market could regulate without legislation.
i_call_solo··on A Gentle Introduction to Text Summarization in Machine Learning
Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?
i_call_solo··on 5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk
You're making the assumption that 5G and future advanced wireless systems are exclusive to phones. In the future this will not be the case at all.
i_call_solo··on ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ film was also a real-life scam
That doesn't make for a clickbaitey enough title though.
i_call_solo··on Tech workers in China’s Silicon Valley face burnout before they reach 30
> Capitalism is just the most efficient form of exploitation that we've found.

I believe slavery already won this category

i_call_solo··on Elon Musk Tried to Destroy a Tesla Whistleblower
Musk is heavily involved in the engineering efforts at Tesla and SpaceX. Losing him would not be a good thing for these companies despite his public antics.
i_call_solo··on Why the U.S. Spends So Much More Than Other Nations on Health Care
It's not. They have a lot of oil which allows them to give back to their citizens.
i_call_solo··on Deadmau5's mansion and its tech setup [video]
Digital software is able to reproduce the sounds, the challenge is in the synthesis of it.
i_call_solo··on Rents are plunging in the most expensive U.S. markets
This is in one of the most expensive areas in the US. I wouldn't call this third world status. In most areas you can easily find a 1BR apartment for that much.