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As far as AI taking over jobs, that argument has been made many times before with each new tech. Think of the farriers and buggy whip manufacturers displaced from the automobile, or the typing pools that vanished with fax machines and later on email.
More specific to your concerns; In the past, The printing press, photocopiers, cameras and many more were seen as a threat to the artist but the creative ones found a way to work with the new tech and did just fine.
I think your heart is in the right place, maybe leaning a bit further to the left than me, but in any case I wouldn't be too worried about the creative arts, when art becomes common and it's value is diminished, the creative people find a new way!
That is the problem with the current times, people are selling off sure things like bonds and precious metals just to maintain liquidity and meet margin calls right now.
I agree now is the best time to found a company, yesterday was better and tomorrow is almost as good as today! Very much along the lines of the best time to plant a tree!
I donate every year to charitable causes but VC is not charity.
This thread reminds me of my softer youthful years, I can still feel the despair while standing with my back against the wall at the school dance, wondering why and noting how unfair it was that I wasn't dancing with anyone...
Hard times create strong people, Strong people create good times, Good times create weak people, Weak people create hard times.
What time is it?
Yep that is one of those pesky traits...not getting discouraged from rejection.
I think everyone should at the least start their own business, even if just to become a better employee in the future through their failure and gaining perspective of how difficult starting and running one successfully is.
Before this turns into a rant about how soft the world has become and I share my unacceptable opinions, I will just say that if you allow fear of failure to keep you from making the attempt you fail by default.
My question is how many people actually use these devices for anything other than trivial purposes these days?
I feel that mine just collects dust and takes up space and does not compare to my multimeter which is probably my most used tool, but maybe I'm missing something.
Very similar to the fact that most people don't have a dedicate place to do a puzzle, a card table or kitchen table will suffice.
But the DIPs are readily available on the *Zon and for fast delivery too!
Of course SMT also requires somewhat of a lab I suppose as a hot air tool is the way to go.
Having been forced to spend thousands on Fire Safety codebooks every year in order to maintain a professional knowledgebase in my previous career, I feel the whole thing is a racket, especially the selling of digital versions.
One of the worst parts of the whole system is most Codes refence other Codes in their prefixes. EG: Unless otherwise stated with this document the rules from XYZ Code are to be followed. This makes for a very deep and expensive CMA rabbit hole when you are required to purchase (or subscribe to) all these publications.
I think you are on to something here.
Any ideas on how this flag could be better portrayed digitally?
I just searched for "Ask HN: Opinions on Jordan Peterson?" on Hacker News - Hacker News Search https://hn.algolia.com/?query=Ask%20HN%3A%20Opinions%20on%20...
The Video I watched for reference and context.
https://arvr.google.com/cardboard/get-cardboard/
There are plenty of other phone holder style units but they may not work with the cardboard app(Which has a large amount demos/apps)
If you are looking for something more advanced and can wait a bit, I would do that. I would expect the console gamming systems will be pushing out some new offerings soon.
Occulus is an option but from my understanding it is married to FaceBook/Meta and that is a risky proposition IMHO.
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Jack London's [0] book, Call of the Wild [1] is a great read and one that should be part of everyone's library.
I would imagine there are also biographies on Jack himself but if you are looking for a book that will transport you to another time filled with historical accuracy and adventure, you can't go wrong reading this one.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London#Gold_rush_and_firs...
On the other hand all Russia would probably need to do is shut down a few ATMs or wait a year or two and the West's citizens will probably tear everything down themselves.
>>>And, there is a possibility to cut wires for both parties.
I agree, by the time things get sorted and the fog of war lifts chances are Taiwan will be completely occupied.
If so V2 should have Social links too!
Saying Email is just fine or whatever is along the lines of the re-inventing the wheel argument yet every once in a while someone does exactly that and the world is a better place for it!
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The one thing that makes me a bit nervous is signing up with my google account, I wish there was more information on the security behind doing this, in other words am I handing the keys to the kingdom over to a 3rd party by doing this? Is my google account subject to any vulnerabilities this app may or may not have? These questions make me reluctant to "Sign Up" especially for a trial.
I am pro vaccine, anti mandate so I suppose that makes me an antivaxxer but regardless, this idea that the antivaxx community is walling themselves off in their own echo chamber is a twisted view of reality.
Twitter, Youtube and Facebook have spent the last year or more silencing and shutting down any contrarian voices regarding this subject. To now imply that the people have chosen to ensconce themselves in self serving echo chambers is like a bully asking "Why are you hitting yourself?".
Now it makes sense...you could have mentioned that was your problem to start with and I would have changed it, "Brandon" was a typo and not intended as a slur. I gave you the opportunity to explain but you chose to attack me rather than be civil, such a shame.
This particular plant is so pervasive that it will literally grow on concrete if there are a couple of tree leaves to feed the young plant. This is an issue due to many small birds eating the berries and then dropping seeds everywhere.
The reason I like this plant is because it is an excellent pollen and nectar source, has very tasty berries, and above all is a very effective trespass deterrent, the thorns are quite nasty(Almost barbed) and the mature canes are very strong(Even the leaves are thorned!). The plant tends to grow naturally along fences and perimeters of property lines and is quite good at keeping unwanted two legged animals out.
I do not currently have any on my property due to the threat from the authorities who will instruct public works to "Clean it up" and then send property owners the bill.
I don't want to start an invasive vs native argument but just wanted to make the point that many species have great value even if they are classified as invasive(just like the King Crab mentioned in the article). This may also be somewhat of a personal sore spot for myself as my ancestors are now classified as invaders to some extent and me as invasive in the current social narrative.
So, as I am a good person I will concede that I was wrong, or at the least early in my prediction. It does seem that there will now be an emergency meeting of the Federal Reserve on Monday which most likely will result in a hike in the overnight rate[1].
I figure it is better to be a week early than a day late when it comes to the markets but as I said, I was wrong and am a big enough person to admit it.
So congratulations YXNjaGVyZWdlbgo you win, I hope you feel good about it, and I am sorry to have met you.
[1] https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/202...
Maybe they are planning to send a Valentine's Day gift to the markets?
I know you don't want to be centered out but the fact is if they are mocking you that is already the case.
Most arguments against higher learning are nothing more than an easy out for unmotivated people to use. A person who works hard at learning any skill WILL be successful but that is a strawman argument used against going to university.
Also the idea that universities are corrupting the young minds of our children is a LIE told by and believed by fools that either have not gone to it, or worse have and are using their education to convince others not to. I am always amazed at how arrogant people can be in thinking their google search is as valuable as a formal education.
The button is to the left for all those who are offended, I didn't learn that in school either.
For me at my lowest there was no tax return as you don't get that if you don't have a job and any government rebate was seized before I saw it. I didn't have an electricity bill or car either. I will agree that when I was broke it didn't seem to matter that much if I was minus 30K or 35K and the collection agents eventually gave up on me. The few times I managed to pick up an odd job for cash, or through some other fortunate circumstances I happened upon some money, the last thing I thought of doing was getting in touch with a credit councilor and handing that cash to them...until I did.
I am looking forward to seeing the financials when they come out, if they are where I expect, I'll buy.