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koilke··on One-Shot Free-View Neural Talking-Head Synthesis for Video Conferencing
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koilke··on Ask HN: What Are You Learning?
Chinese, piano, and Starcraft 2
koilke··on The rise of E Ink Tablets and Note Takers: reMarkable 2 vs Onyx Boox Note Air
Having been at university in France, I know what it means to be judge by handwriting and style rather than content. Ironically, a few points off here and there for handwriting can actually be the cutting line in some cases for admissions in the future. Thy destiny is lying in thy hands.
koilke··on Tesla Rescinds Job Offer
It may be culturally dependent but I would argue that in many countries not keeping a promise, especially in business has its costs both for the company and societal trust(1)

If there is a level of uncertainty, then I would argue that it should be stated clearly to be fair to the prospective employee so that the concerned person can make an informed choice.

If Tesla, or other companies misuse their leverage and information asymmetry for their advantage, I would further argue in favour of laws that make these practices more difficult and more transparent so that everyone can learn from the process and know what risks they are taking

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koilke··on A teenager's guide to avoiding actual work
As an outsider how sends resumes, it is difficult to know what a good resume is because one has not had the on hands experience of actually knowing what others are doing. Some searching on the internet may be helpful in the end but the jobs I got so far felt like blackboxes in the hiring process.
koilke··on CEO behind Japan’s best-performing stock says his secret is raising salaries
Having had experience in a company that acts as middleperson/outsourcing company, many of the employees where working for company A and then outsource to work for company B. They would be hired as full time employees at company A and let us say in my example start with a salary at around 30k USD per year and the company A would receive around 120k USD per year by letting that employee work for company B.

I thought it felt strange to know(although they tried to keep it secret) that one received about 25% of the work one did in terms of salary. This was a hugely profitable business model for a company and in a more competitive economy, such models would be difficult. Apparently, this gentleman realised that if you can cut off these middlepersons there are great opportunities for business, you could double and triple the salaries of the employees and probably still make a profit.

koilke··on Why rich parents have rich children
There are certainly outcomes like yours. However if you look at the aggregate statistics, it is rather different.

One can remind oneself that a child neither chooses their genetic inheritance nor their social environment which may lead to a hard-working mentality and the opportunities that comes with studying and making efforts.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justice-bad-luck/

koilke··on Adam's Apples
I though it was referring to the rather splendid Danish film Adam's Apples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%27s_Apples

One never knows what kind of treat one may find.

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