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tree3··on Kerbal Space Program 2 release disrupted by corporate strife
Hmm? It sounds to me like there is a lot of generosity- Take Two poaching a lot of engineers, offering them nice bonuses. The employees are the ones winning in this story
tree3··on The FBI investigating hacking of Covid research by “PRC-affiliated cyber actors”
Companies across all countries have proprietary data that they are using to develop treatment options.
tree3··on Twitter tweet’s tweet to NASA
It should be "Twitter tweets a tweet"
tree3··on Twitter tweet’s tweet to NASA
> Twitter tweet’s tweet

What?

tree3··on Spotify signs ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ to an exclusive multi-year deal
Spotify actually has video already, which they used for music videos. Although it seems like they removed it fairly recently.
tree3··on Cambridge research team estimates 12% of England has been infected already
> Why trust a model if you can do a serology study instead?

Because studies require a lot more time and money, while a model is just on a computer and can be constantly and quickly updated as things change?

tree3··on Cambridge research team estimates 12% of England has been infected already
Herd immunity will kick in around 70%, so the actual people that would get it is not 100% of the age group.

> I'm not sure I call something like 10,000 dead a highlight.

Given that people before were saying the death rate was 2-5%, yes, it is a good thing.

I find it really strange that people in this thread are trying to be mad about a low death rate...

tree3··on GM self-driving tech unit Cruise laying off about 8% of staff
True, but GM and other auto makers aren't selling cars right now. They are impacted severely
tree3··on Trading Is Hazardous to Your Wealth [pdf] (2000)
Which is solely due to the extra cost of short term capital gains tax.
tree3··on Typing 共匪 (communist bandit) in YouTube comments will automatically be deleted
Or perhaps the Chinese phrase just got caught in the spam filter as a false positive while the English phrase didn't?

YT's spam filter is notoriously terrible so I don't think this is far out there.

tree3··on Applying to PhD Programs in Computer Science (2014) [pdf]
> Some people never do research again after completing a Ph.D. For such people, the Ph.D. was largely a waste of time.

This statement reflects the writers' large ego, not reality. It's a shame how this point of view is prominent in the scientific community. I've seen similar rude statements from academic scientists who say that working in R&D at a corporation isn't "real science".

tree3··on 92 of top 500 subreddits controlled by same 5 people
Click on the comment's "X minutes ago" and then click "favorite"
tree3··on Typing 共匪 (communist bandit) in YouTube comments will automatically be deleted
But is YouTube actually doing it on request of a government?
tree3··on Patio11's Law: The software economy is bigger than you think
> What's special about the software economy is that people who write the software take home a large fraction of it

I don't think this is true. Take all the non-tech companies that rely on software and hire tons of engineers, such as insurance and banking.

tree3··on Update to L.A.'s stay-at-home orders
Which is difficult to gauge, since Sweden's economy depends on exporting to other countries that are in a full lockdown. So it's possible that if all countries took Sweden's approach, things would be a lot better.
tree3··on Rising CO2 levels may trigger cognitive impairment, says new study
Please don't dismiss results just because they aren't 100% descriptive of the normal population.
tree3··on 50,000 deaths so far in the UK's coronavirus epidemic
> one-sided and of low-value

Ironic, because that's exactly what your comment is.

tree3··on 50,000 deaths so far in the UK's coronavirus epidemic
And yet Sweden has less cases per capita than the UK.
tree3··on Recovering Iran’s NOUR 01 ‘Military Satellite’
> Mexico military sending a satellite

Literally could be anything. Militaries around the world run navigation (i.e. GPS) and weather satellites.

tree3··on Recovering Iran’s NOUR 01 ‘Military Satellite’
> isn't that kind of normal?

Yeah, and isn't taking steps to oppose them every step of the way normal as well? We (america & allies) have to protect our interests.

tree3··on Twitch Is Developing Talk Shows and Dating Programs for Gamers
Your comment reeks of a sour ego. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it is below you.
tree3··on Twitch Is Developing Talk Shows and Dating Programs for Gamers
You are currently on Hacker News, which is designed to appeal to a certain demographic that includes you.
tree3··on In-person DEF CON 28 cancelled
Huh? Why do you have to take precautions to view a live stream?
tree3··on California voters to get mail-in ballots for 2020 election
California already has mail-in ballots, FYI. All this order does is send them to all registered voters instead of just those who requested a mail-in ballot.
tree3··on Boeing, expecting a long slump, will cut 16k jobs
It's not terrible. Plenty of people will happily take this, because they think they can get a new job quickly and pocket the buyout.
tree3··on U.S. Economy Shrinks at 4.8% Pace, Signaling Start of Recession
> NB this is for the first quarter of 2020, which had hardly any impact from Covid-19

Except the economy was impacted, since manufacturing in China was slowed during the first quarter.

tree3··on The Anti-Amazon Alliance
I'm a fan of Amazon.
tree3··on GDPR Hasn’t Shown Its Teeth, Frustrating Advocates
Google literally helped write GDPR. So no, it wasn't meant to spite them.
tree3··on GDPR Hasn’t Shown Its Teeth, Frustrating Advocates
Exactly. Reminder that big companies like Google and MSFT helped write GDPR... They wouldn't haven written in terms that could actual affect them
tree3··on Asian American Discrimination in Harvard Admissions [pdf]
What kind of weird comment is this? Universities are supposed to not consider race in admissions. Racial groups should have no reason to start "their own" university.
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