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throwaway292939··on Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter
Is there any proof that all the signatories signed this? E.g. something like Elon tweeting about this particular letter?
throwaway292939··on Keeping up with the overwhelming pace of AI innovation
> The output is still (very pretty) garbage >10% of the time, and that's the danger zone...the Level 4 of autonomous thinking.

What use cases do you have for it? Isn't it the other way? I'd argue that the output is garbage <10% of the time, and it's those times you have to be a little careful for.

What else explains the massive adoption if it isn't providing a decent amount of utility?

Overall I agree with the sentiment though. It's like people underestimating how long it takes to complete the last 10% of a software project.

throwaway292939··on The layoffs will continue until (investor) morale improves
As an aside: I wonder what you say at interviews
throwaway292939··on Revenue is easy, profit is harder
> If you give the customer a 20% discount to pay annually, they're now paying you ~$1000 upfront, for a PBP of 0

This sounds like a huge assumption being made here - as in, this is not as easy as it sounds.

throwaway292939··on Bing: “I will not harm you unless you harm me first”
As an LLM, isn't there more "evidence" we're in 2022 than 2023?
throwaway292939··on Ask HN: Why did medium.com "fail"?
Paywalls are difficult to get right.

For the consumer, it's very much not like "see 5 articles and now you got me as a subscriber".

I'm not sure what your ratio of free-to-premium content is, but I have a feeling it needs to skew more towards the free side to build engagement again. I hardly ever go on Medium now, but I used to a lot.

throwaway292939··on 1min high-intensity exercise 3x a week improves fitness as much as 3x aerobics (2016)
If you're completely out of shape, going at HIIT level intensity is also risky.

Better to build some kind of baseline before jumping into the deep end.

throwaway292939··on How we turned the tables to catch my sister’s Bumble stalker
Who said those are the only two choices available? False dichotomy
throwaway292939··on Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes
Why don't you set the default to be $0 tip, and make anything else optional?

This seems to go out of the way to fight tipping culture and seems to cause more confusion than necessary.

throwaway292939··on How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way
> including sharing stolen sensitive data of normal people with whoever can plead a case

Wait, I thought Maia was offering to share who was on the no-fly list, not this stolen sensitive data this comment is claiming

throwaway292939··on Ask HN: I'm 40 and feel my mental ability declining. Programming seems harder.
I don't think there is anything sustainable that will work this fast.

Good habits and lifestyle changes take time.

The only other option that has worked for me would be drugs like Adderall.

throwaway292939··on Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
My air purifier is built in with them, and I think it's especially handy if your bedroom is close to the kitchen (range hood only does so much imo).
throwaway292939··on McDonalds Event Driven Architecture
should probably be BOGOF - buy one get one _free_
throwaway292939··on Tesla.com/LICENSE.txt
https://www.tesla.com/.gitignore
throwaway292939··on American society is so focused on race that it is blind to class
I agree but this is besides the point. Race based affirmative action is still unfair.
throwaway292939··on Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce
Exactly. Layoffs are done in a way order to preserve the company given less resources.
throwaway292939··on Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce
How did you arrive at this? 3x salary as the norm?
throwaway292939··on NYC to require salary ranges be included in job postings
Shops are just one model of transacting.

But there are plenty of cases where sellers don't list their price and they have worked fine - think about the auction model for one.

As an aside.. when do we use auctions? We don't use it for commodity items (no sense in buying a pack of candy in auctions).

throwaway292939··on NYC to require salary ranges be included in job postings
They have the option to keep looking in their job search if they feel like they are not being valued enough.

If they interviewed around and all offers they received were around ~120k, then it should be a wake up call that their expectations do not match reality.

throwaway292939··on NYC to require salary ranges be included in job postings
Eh I'm not sure this argument holds up.

You can post a job ad targeting the top people and list the top of market salary band.

If you can't find such a candidate, you can delete the job ad and post the ad targeting the "average person".

You may even be able to post the two ads simultaneously.

throwaway292939··on NYC to require salary ranges be included in job postings
This is incorrect. It's in their interest to get as high a salary with the least effort involved.

Obviously for them, being able to close more candidates at a "high enough" salary is preferable.

throwaway292939··on NYC to require salary ranges be included in job postings
> I'm a recruiter. I've known for a long time it drives people nuts that job ads don't have salary, or have a wide salary range.

Do you think it's true that you may be biased a certain way? Perhaps not in favor of job seekers?

> It is also true that a single job ad might be aiming to employ a number of people at various positions of seniority and experience.

Perhaps include separate descriptions for junior/senior roles?

> If it makes you mad that job ads do not list salary, then there are good reasons and you will just have to get over or it not apply for that job.

Why do you expect the candidate to have to change their mindset?

> Far more important is to know the salary target that you are aiming for.

Wouldn't having these ranges let a candidate become more informed about their salary target? Markets and salary ranges change over time, this would let them know what is current.

throwaway292939··on NYC to require salary ranges be included in job postings
It's a red flag for me when the range from the company is too broad. It sounds like they don't know what they want.

If they truly need people of different levels of experience, it would make more sense for them to write separate job descriptions that accurately describe the responsibilities of the role.

throwaway292939··on The Gentleperson's Guide To Forum Spies (2012)
I feel that this is kinda the point. It's not easy, so here's a guide to help you train yourself into noticing these patterns.

More for this audience than on other internet forums. For those, good luck.

throwaway292939··on More than 60k rent-stabilized apartments are now vacant
I think this is a different case.

This sounds more like profit optimization. Maybe it is true that it is acceptable to have x% vacancy if it means that your overall occupied rental price remains higher.

An analogy here would be if you're running a hot dog stand, you start selling hot dogs for $10 instead of $5, and have greater unsold hot dogs but higher overall profit.

throwaway292939··on More than 60k rent-stabilized apartments are now vacant
With price controls, seeing this firsthand, landlords are less incentivized to renovate existing apartments and keep them competitive.

With price controls, there is a limit to how much you can invest in a property to fix it up to attract new tenants.

throwaway292939··on More than 60k rent-stabilized apartments are now vacant
From the article

> Altogether, the state numbers show a loss of over 95,000 stabilized apartments for rent after 2019 — the year a major overhaul in Albany of the state’s rent laws blocked landlords from significantly jacking up rents on vacant units when letting them to new tenants.

throwaway292939··on More than 60k rent-stabilized apartments are now vacant
In other words, it's still a price control, albeit less aggressive.
throwaway292939··on 87% of American teens own an iPhone; 88% expect an iPhone to be their next phone
This proclamation is likely triggering for the HN audience
throwaway292939··on Expectations of professional software engineers
I see it as a list of helpful reminders. It's hard to do everything on this list perfectly, for example I'd give myself a B average.
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