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Comment · 5 months ago
The source is linked in his post. Did you not read the article? You should provide another source or address the data in the article instead of just asserting it's false with zero argument.
Comment · 1 year ago
I also got a score that would have put me on the leaderboard, but the leaderboard did not update sadly.
Comment · 1 year ago
There must be a disconnect between viewers and critics, because viewership declined over its entire run. Compare that with a true masterpiece like Breaking Bad which saw viewership consistently increase over the course of its run.
Comment · 1 year ago
Housing isn't that expensive or unaffordable in the US unless you want to live in NYC or SF.
Comment · 2 years ago
Well, it appears that it was relevant. Sam Altman is CEO again.
Comment · 2 years ago
While we don't know the specifics of the arrangement (under what circumstances Microsoft can back out of the deal), I'm sure they can make it challenging for OpenAI to continue operating at scale when they're reliant on funding (most of the 10+ billion dollars hasn't been transferred yet) and access to unlimited compute. This makes them stakeholders even if they don't have seats on the non-profit's board.

Microsoft obviously doesn't want to pull the plug on OpenAI, which is why they're pressuring the board to rehire Sam. If the board was truly independent and didn't answer to any other stakeholders, why would they even be talking to Sam right now?

Comment · 2 years ago
Did you forget about company providing 10+ billion dollars in funding or the potential 80 billion dollar deal with Thrive?
Comment · 3 years ago
I don't get why this line is repeated so much. Verbal agreements and reassurances in the realm of foreign policy are essentially worthless, especially when you're dealing with democratically elected leaders. Unless you have a formal agreement the next president or prime minister has to abide by, there is no continuity.

This expansion argument also ignores that Eastern European countries are joining NATO of their own accord.

Btw Russia and the US also signed the Budapest memorandum to respect Ukraine's sovereignty.

Comment · 3 years ago
65% of Brazil's energy is coming from hydropower, which is extremely reliable, but geography dependent. When people make that statement, they're usually referring to wind + solar, which are intermittent.
Comment · 3 years ago
If I recall correctly, being imprisoned during trial makes conviction more likely and sentencing tends to be harsher. Seeing the defendant in prison garb biases the judge and the jury.
Comment · 3 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
Because interest rates were historically low for the entirety of YT’s existence until recently. You’re seeing this happen with multiple platforms and companies suddenly caring way more about being profitable.
Comment · 3 years ago
This assumes that everyone is equally likely to have children and in the same quantity.
Comment · 3 years ago
It's true for an overwhelming percentage of people even in the most violent cities since most violent crime is confined to a small subset of the city.
Comment · 3 years ago
Any system of IP will inevitably lead to some entities accumulating a disproportionate share of IP and abusing its enforcement against everyone else.

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