sk55

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Studying Information Systems

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Comment · 2 years ago

Not really. Proof of stake offers a very energy efficient way to secure transactions. That is what Ethereum runs on.

Comment · 3 years ago

Isn't no poach illegal?

Comment · 3 years ago

It's a good clarification. I initially assumed it was the other person.

Comment · 3 years ago

Nails it. This needs to be upvoted more.

Comment · 3 years ago

I wanted to try it in Hindi, but it was unavailable. Would love to play around w/ it in that language.

I love the idea though!

Comment · 3 years ago

What are the others you reccommend?

Comment · 3 years ago

I've been to all of those areas and though they are nice, they are not as safe as I'd like. Especially compared to other major international cities.

Comment · 3 years ago

Article is light on details around what the AI said to prompt a suicide. Does anyone have more details around the specific exchanges?

Without that, how can we really know whether it is the AI to blame?

Comment · 3 years ago

What are some other frontend tools you've found to be effective?

Comment · 3 years ago

Comment · 3 years ago

In all fairness, there is more than just cost when choosing a provider. Elastic has had higher uptime than the AWS alternative. I had to switch off AWS Elasticsearch hosting because it kept going down.

Comment · 4 years ago

If we assume that all companies are imperfect, then what is the right mental model to navigate this world?

I think Wabi-Sabi helps us deal with this reality. Here's a cool explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M759yNSOTMs

"Wabi-sabi rejects the pursuit of perfection and embraces the reality of imperfection. The philosophy behind wabi-sabi can help us escape the hamster wheel of chasing an ideal life and teaches us to appreciate existence as it is: perfectly imperfect."

Comment · 4 years ago

I love the UX on mobile. It’s super intuitive on an iPhone for me.

Comment · 4 years ago

Lindy effect kind of comes close