josephpmay

I think part of the reasons is the parallels to real-world war. Humans are naturally pre-disposed to warfare, but (thank god) never have a chance to experience it in day-to-day life. This attack was probably closer to some of the epic battles of history than most real battles today, so reading about it is as interesting as reading about WWII or the Mongol conquests.

For those usecases you don’t need (or want) a glassed form factor.

https://www.mirareality.com

I think this article has an incredibly important point most people are missing because it is terribly written.

Part of this is that analog vs digital isn’t the right term. Vacuum tubes are completely irrelevant to the point he is trying to make, and confuse the reader.

The point he’s trying to make (which unfortunately I’m unable to explain right now better than he can) is about the emergent properties of systems made up of independnt entities in a rigid form and how this is a type of computing that differs from what we usually think of as computing. The example he have about DNA vs the brain sort of gives an example of this. DNA is coded similarly to computers, and in many ways cells are like computers/programs (that happen to self-propagate according to their software). On the other hand, brains are this other type of “system” computer made up of a combination of independent actors (neuron cells), a regidid but adaptable structure (the physical structure of the brain), inputs, and information sent between the individual actors. This is very similar to a million computer-regulated human systems where we react to information we receive through the platform, and we relay our reaction to the system, and that reaction affects how the system interacts with other individual actors.

I agree for the most part, however there are legitimate concerns about their inability to handle criticism and the training of the therapists

He's one of the main developers of React, and created Redux and Create React https://github.com/gaearon

It's interesting and notable because of who wrote it. The author created one of the most-used programming frameworks, yet there are a lot of things he doesn't know. This type of article can actually be super helpful for people with impostor syndrome, as it shows that you don't need to be an expert in everything to create work that millions of people use and love.

I do agree the article could have been much improved by adding a sentence that defined what an NTP server was upfront.

I don’t know about garbage companies specifically, but all the major self-driving players have or are trying to get deals with various fleet operators to use their vehicles to gather data

At first look, from a Western perspective, this is 100% clear-cut morally bad.

But I've also learned a limited amount about the Chinese moral perspective in college, and it can be a useful exercise to examine how someone who doesn't have a Judeo-Christian/Locke moral framework may view this practice.

In some ways, the harvesting of organs from political prisoners can be viewed as the trolley problem. Killing one political prisoner (an 'undesirable' in Chinese society) could save a number of lives of upstanding citizens.

The practice disgusts me personally, but I can see a reasonable argument in support of it.

Nvidia made strategic decisions when the crypto craze was beginning not to play into it, anticipating that exactly what happened was going to happen. I doubt this recent jump and fall of the stock has had much of an effect internally.

It's interesting. You and other commenters refer to MDMA as providing an experience of being anxiety free, but the few times SWIM's rolled, I've experienced part of the time with a high level of anxiety (in fact, the first time I got a panic attack was while rolling). They still were amazing experiences that made me feel great afterwards.

*not in a therapeutic setting

Katamine may actually /be/ an opiate: http://slatestarcodex.com/2018/11/08/ketamine-an-update/

Interesing. That’s not what I was taught in biology class in the 2010’s.

No

Yea, a promotional email from Jet Blue

No. If they are the ones that want you, you hold all the power in the process

I once got a $5 flight from Fort Lauderdale to New York on Christmas Day

Their main competitor Fieldbook shut down earlier this year. I liked Fieldbook better because it was faster and had a cleaner UI, but Airtable always had more features and better pricing. I’ve migrated over to Airtable now, and I’m happy they’ve raised this round because they’re definitely here to stay.

I think it’s less suggesting a conspiracy and more suggesting media hysteria and lack of fact checking. It relates to the Gell-Mann: a lot of the media, and especially local TV news, is really terrible and careless about their coverage of technical subjects

I generally agree with you, but the justification is basically the 9/11 effect:

If a bomb goes off in a subway train or bus, the people in that vehicle die. If an airplane crashes into a building, significantly more people could die.

There's a good chance they will

This is the tech they're using

https://www.vision-box.com/solutions/travel-and-border-contr...

They're not

That is literally what they're trying to do.

The amount of misinformation and fear mongering here is staggering. The article is posted by an anti-surveillance publication, so I guess the skewed perspective makes sense.

I understand and agree with the fear of it being a slippery slope. I'm concerned about facial recognition becoming a regular part of surveillance in everyday life, and I hope that there is legislation around this TSA rollout that strictly prohibits their database from being used for non-airport related purposes.

Here's how the system is designed to work at full implementation. This is based on a briefing I had about 6 months ago, so I imagine it's still along the lines of what they're planning.

You get to airport security with your cary-on. You walk up to a kiosk to scan your face. When you booked your flight, they essentially did a background check on you, and if it was clean you just walk through to the terminal, with minimally-invasive scanning that doesn't require any stopping or removing anything from your bag.

If something did come up on your background check (mainly a conviction for a violent crime or a pattern of information that suggests possible ties to terrorism... one of the TSA's goals behind this system is do screening based on suspicious activity rather than profiling) you go through what essentially is the TSA experience today.

This company has existed almost as long as YC, yet is just now getting their first product to market. I think I'd heard of them before I'd heard of YC.

Anyone have a mirror? The site contains a malicious ad that hijacks my browser on iOS.

This is literally Ad Buddies in the TV show Maniac.

I’d probably do it. They’re open about what data they collect and what they use it for, which is better than many of the websites I use

That is not true. I don’t know what really happened, but there was some specific trigger in the last week and people at Instagram are freaking out

Often the college will blacklist the high school the student went to and nobody will be able to get in early decision for the next few years