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Trump has no concept of sovereignty, which is why he cannot predict the behaviour of leaders who do.Their words
He lacks any concept of sovereignty -- that a polity exists beyond the whims and the greed of the people in charge.
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The two standard criticisms of AI — that it is not deterministic and that it is not creative — cannot both be true.Their words
There's both the charge that it's not deterministic and therefore bad, and also that it is not creative. It's one or the other, bro.
13 August
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that charge long leveled at sun and wind-that they provide "intermittent power"-is probably truer now of other energy sources
9 August
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we say we want disagreement, but every disagreement costs the person making it a little social/political capital. do it often enough and you become the negative person. people stop evaluating the argument and start evaluating the source.
25 July
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If a subway line or a train station or a similar rail megaproject has an internationally renowned architect in charge, it costs too much and is unlikely to be functional.
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Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more.Their words
Generally, the economy rewards difficulty and rarity. If something is hard to do or make, you get to charge more.
24 June
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I have no faith in the people in charge of the future, but humanity isn't going to change any time soon.
15 June
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When I purchased this dock it cost me $500, so it was not cheap! It has been well worth the cost though, giving me plenty of ports to use and even allowing me to charge accessories without having my MacBook plugged into it.
7 June
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A version 1.0 has no data to be driven by, so one or two people must make the opinion-based decisions and own them.Their words
And so, if most of your decisions are going to be opinion-based decisions for a 1.0, you have to have one or two or a very, very small set of people who are in charge with making the opinion-based decisions
22 April
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software as a service businesses, for example the whole reason why they can charge a subscription is because they are able to essentially hold a gun to the customer's head and say, "Pay us at your subscription, otherwise we will delete all your data."
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