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Comment · 1 year ago
Am I missing something… why does this sound like eugenics with extra steps?
Comment · 1 year ago
So it’s okay because he’s rich?
Comment · 1 year ago
It already underwent some recent shrink flation. I used to be able buy 12oz bags but they’re 10oz now, consumers are getting shafted regardless :D
Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
fyi, the resume link is dead/inaccessible
Comment · 2 years ago
Beyond a points its curiosity and pushing existing computational techniques to their limits. Sometimes it leads to new discoveries in computational techniques or in rarer cases new theoretical work.

Long story short, it’s fun to find out new things about weird numbers :)

Comment · 2 years ago
Another joins the ranks of Chai Tea, Naan Bread, and Lake Michigan :D
Comment · 2 years ago
The problem is also that the rate of, and ease of production of terrible content far outpaces good content. So it does matter that there’s loads of junk because finding something worthwhile gets hard very quickly.
Comment · 2 years ago
There’s already regulation affecting SDLC practices in the financial industry (SSDF in the US, DORA in the EU).

Definitely not a stretch for other (“important”) areas to start receiving such attention in the future.

Comment · 2 years ago
So far I’ve gotten to the end for a few colors. Quite fun, took my about 20-30 guesses!
Comment · 2 years ago
Sure the customers decided, but what about their relatives? If any of my relatives uploaded their genetic info to this, it by extension has a huge part of my genetic info too, and my consent was decided without my knowlegde...

What I'm trying to say is: I don't think comparing it to equifax is reasonable in that regard.

Comment · 3 years ago
I typically associate in-app video ads with C-tier mobile games that are a few steps removed from a click farm. None of those has a home on my device.

I’m glad and feel lucky to live in a city with good public transportation, guess I can go back to the old call restaurant and pickup order method in peace now.

It also seems that they are planning on adding tablets to the cars to play ads? We’ve come full circle to taxis…

Comment · 3 years ago
What good is a treatment if you can’t access it? If you’re poor enough even food poisoning is “untreatable”.
Comment · 3 years ago

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