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westhanover··on Bluesky's stackable approach to moderation
So I guess when Bluesky gets a take down from the Indian government the plan is just for you guys not to go to India anymore?
westhanover··on Job interview descended into sweary shouting match, candidate got the gig anyway
If you haven’t felt that way you probably never let yourself experience deep passion for your work. To each his own, but I find that it requires passion to do remarkable things. There is no shame in punching the clock for your 401k.
westhanover··on Impostor Syndrome vs. the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Have you considered that you might not be able to gauge peoples competence and knowledge accurately? Statistically, if you are observing so manly outliers that is likely to be the case. Hope this helps!
westhanover··on Playing audio files in a Pi Pico without a DAC
Or he is brilliant enough to know you don’t need one on your blog. I really don’t care if someone messes with your traffic to my blog!
westhanover··on Source Code for Area 51 (2005) by Midway Studios Austin Found at Garage Sale
I like this thinking. It could trigger the discovery of a bunch of cool stuff at garage sales.
westhanover··on Gabriel García Márquez: Sons publish novel that late author wanted destroyed
Do I have permission to desecrate your corpse? You are dead after all.
westhanover··on NTSB says Boeing is withholding key details about door plug on Alaska 737 MAX 9
That person is a psychopath. The only good thing is that in a competent safety focused org someone like him would be fired instantly.
westhanover··on OpenAI and Elon Musk
You can choose to remember the past any way you wish. Don’t be surprised when people start ignoring you because of your warped view on the world.
westhanover··on Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotify case
The yellow tab was nonvolatile memory so season progress could be saved. This comment is a complete lie and should be disregarded.
westhanover··on Lawyers who voided Elon Musk's pay as excessive want $6B fee
So surely you wouldn’t object if these attorneys just started turning up dead.
westhanover··on Institutions try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution
Neither is your comment. If you polled Americans I think more would say both parties are full of shit than would take one parties line like you are.
westhanover··on Jim Keller criticizes Nvidia's CUDA, x86
He sells AI chips that don’t run CUDA.
westhanover··on Jim Keller criticizes Nvidia's CUDA, x86
Well he is obviously just talking his book. He is selling a Nvidia competitor. If CUDA isn’t beautiful and the future deserves to be beautiful, why don’t you make it and show us, Jim? All we are getting is more hot air about CUDA. That is all AMD and Intel have as well, bold statements about the future and no code.
westhanover··on Yale will again require standardized test scores for admission
It is an IQ test, they will tell you that. IQ predicts job performance and wealth. Sorry if that offends you but it is reality. Good luck fighting it!
westhanover··on Yale will again require standardized test scores for admission
Learning styles and all of that associated nonsense have been definitely disproven, please stop perpetuating these harmful ideas.
westhanover··on An 'education legend' has created an AI that will change your mind about AI
This is a nonsensical statement produced by a chat bot. There are no invalid ways of learning.
westhanover··on Google to pause Gemini image generation of people after issues
They know their system prompt and they could easily be trained on data that explains their structure. Your dismissal is invalid and I suggest you don’t really know what you are talking about to be speaking in such definitive generalities.
westhanover··on AI behavior guardrails should be public
Well if you have no explanation for that I don’t see why we should try and use your model to understand anything about being risk adverse. They don’t care about being sued, they want to change reality.
westhanover··on A New Chapter for Mozilla
No one cares about those. Firefox is their only chance. Their comeback does not start with Pocket.
westhanover··on Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy
Shame is how our societies function. When someone acts outside of the norms of the society they are shamed. It is healthy and normal human behavior.
westhanover··on Safetyism killed playtime
I live in an NJ suburb. If I see a car speeding around I’ll ring their doorbell and ask them to stop. If they don’t, first warning is air out the tires and second warning is losing your windshield. I’ve never had to ask three times.
westhanover··on Google Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023 Results [pdf]
What do you think the covering analysts talk to google executives about? The weather?
westhanover··on Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
It is the musician’s job to figure out how to pay his bills not mine.
westhanover··on Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
Obviously you have had your feelings hurt. If you don’t work for Spotify, it is by definition not your job.
westhanover··on Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
So mail her a check? Do we have to think of everything for you?
westhanover··on Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
Okay, I’ve thought twice and I don’t care. Is it okay if I use this now?
westhanover··on Tell HN: Coinbase will not allow ACH transfers without Plaid
There have been several nonpublic data leaks from Plaid and also massive issues with improper internal access to data.
westhanover··on No One's Name Was Changed at Ellis Island
He is making up a story or repeating one that fits his world view. It is a way to soothe himself after having previous notion upset (the racists at Ellis island changed people’s names).
westhanover··on Rust-Written Linux Scheduler Showing Promising Results for Gaming Performance
I don’t understand why he measured the performance gain like he did. Playing a game with a background kernel compile running is a very unique gaming benchmark.
westhanover··on Five richest men double their money as poorest get poorer
Do you have any idea how many brown people we can blow up with 100bn? The US government would be a much better steward of that money.
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