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treehau5_··on Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
> I don't believe > bunch of primates

Wow these primates are now at the cognitive level of belief? They are evolving much more rapidly than we expected.

treehau5_··on Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
if you take out alcohol and cell phones, you've reduced 70-80% of driving related fatalities with those two alone.
treehau5_··on Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
for one, getting your license could be more than just a formality, and be more rigorous.
treehau5_··on Princeton’s Ad-Blocker May Put an End to the Ad-Blocking Arms Race
It was Pfizer that pioneered that, and it's cataloged wonderfully in the book "Overdosed America"
treehau5_··on Open Philanthropy Project awards a grant of $30M to OpenAI
don't worry about the downvotes, those of us outside the Valley bubble agree.
treehau5_··on What do slaveholders think?
How do we justify pulling a fetus out of a womb, piece by piece, or by submerging it in poison and then sucking it out, a fetus who without this intervention, 99% of the time would have been a life.

We don't think about it.

treehau5_··on I invented the web. Here are three things we need to change to save it
Ok, we are taxed for the roads and there are some roads that do require you to pay such as toll lanes. Think of Google and facebook as the restaurants and gas stations along the way.
treehau5_··on Deep learning algorithm diagnoses skin cancer as well as seasoned dermatologists
Basic income is a pipe dream. We need a new economy.
treehau5_··on TheFacebook.com’s darker side (2004)
I think he was making a passing joke at the anti-vax crowd
treehau5_··on Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging
If you are going to ask someone to find evidence, I would hope you ask them to find evidence that can even exist.
treehau5_··on Inflammation halts fat-burning
concur on a short term keto diet. I lost basically all my excess body fat. I struggled a little more with the brain fog, buy after doing it for about a month, I was able to get back into healthier habits. I wouldn't recommend it long term unless you have a medical condition that requires it. My nephew had seizures and he switched to ketogenic diet and his epilepsy calmed from multiple episodes a day to maybe one a day.
treehau5_··on Rust vs C Pitfalls
4th law of HN: Whenever Rust is brought up, Go inevitably follows, and vice versa.
treehau5_··on Uber Self-Driving Truck Packed with Budweiser Makes First Delivery in Colorado
There are entire mini economies in small rural towns off major interstates that are dependent on the inflow of truck drivers - gas stations, restaurants and diners, parts and tool shops. All these jobs would probably go, too.
treehau5_··on Uber Self-Driving Truck Packed with Budweiser Makes First Delivery in Colorado
Putting aside what s ridiculous, downright asinine comparison that was in comparison with our economy now -- what an extremely cold, unempathetic comment. People, lots of people, with families are going to lose their livelihood. Many are advanced in age, and have only known one thing their whole life. We have a responsibility to our fellow neighbor. A 50 year old truck driver is not going to pick up a coding boot camp and get hired as a tech worker, maybe a small handful but it's unrealistic.
treehau5_··on Could Twitter Be Better Off as a Nonprofit?
You just literally said "LUL but Andrew Jackson!" and it sums up basically every Hillary Supporter's defense. It's always "Yeah but _____" and that blank ranges from anything Bush, Colin Powell, Trump, and apparently Andrew Jackson related.

If you could step back and re-read that comment from an objective stance, you can see just how ridiculous it is. How Andrew Jackson has anything to do with anything a modern president would have to face is beyond me. The president today has many more obligations, decisions, power at the push of a button, etc.

Also the irony of your comment as you try to use a president from centuries ago as a reason why Clinton "ain't so bad" -- she too has literally sold a position of power with security clerance to her foundation donor, a man that had absolutely zero business having that sort of security clearance.

I hate to break it to ya my friend, not only is she in the top 10, she's the training model of how to do it. She makes Watergate not look so bad, afterall.

treehau5_··on Could Twitter Be Better Off as a Nonprofit?
I was adamantly for Sanders, and Democrats in general until I learned that they play even dirtier thank Republicans. They kneecapped one of the most honest person I have ever seen run for president before his campaign even had a chance to get started.

Honestly, the threads underneath my original post give me more insight into how people can stomach voting for her, so it's eye opening at the very least.

"Aw comon! She's not that bad!" basically echos the sentiment my family has, as well, and it's why the status quo will never change.

Next time you convince yourself that Hillary is a great candidate, just know two things: 1. The only reason she even looks appealing as a candidate is because she is literally running against a walking dumpster fire. She is the second most disliked candidate in modern history, next to guess who? Donald Trump. Congrats.

2. Despite all of Trumps scandelous comments and bigotry, she still might actually lose. The polls don't mean anything this election, and 538 has even come out and said that, and even so, he's only down a couple points.

Truly remarkable candidate ya got there, DNC. It took underminding democracy, and the literal biggest turd nugget to run against her for to even have a shot.

treehau5_··on Could Twitter Be Better Off as a Nonprofit?
The silicon valley bleeding hearts don't like to hear the truth when it doesn't fit their narrative or look good through their valley, rose colored, horn rimmed glasses. Even Mountain View coordinated with her campaign. As much as a self serving narcissist Trump is, I find it equally appalling that she gets so much support. The entire Wallstreet transcript scandal once again got buried by Trump-mania. This will be the most openly corrupt candidate we have ever seen in the history of this country. Presidents have resigned for far less in the past. Democracy is a farce in this country.
treehau5_··on MailChimp’s founders built the company slowly by anticipating customers’ needs
You say this as if it isn't true for NYC or SV either. I think the bubble is bigger in those places and makes it easier to plug your ears and turn the eye in NYC or SV. Ever been to Yonkers? Inside San Jose?
treehau5_··on How I learned to program
It appears faded to other people
treehau5_··on Technology was meant to herald a new way of working, but that’s not the case
This is simply not true, the 8 hour workday is a complete arbitrary concept. There is a wealth of research to show our creative thinking is best done in short spurts. Time off in between actually helps your subconscious continue to work on the solution, something known as "diffuse mode" when I am attempting to solve a problem. There is a reason why so many of former geniuses, great authors, mathematicians said their best solutions came after a walk through nature.
treehau5_··on Motivational Incongruence and Well-Being at the Workplace
Yeah, well to be honest my wife still struggles with understanding my depression/anxiety (but getting better) but I seeked outside therapy in combination with CBT and also a couple other self help books like Mindset and Thinking Fast and Slow to just help me be able to reflect and recognize what/where my feelings and perceptions truly are. This, plus getting back to exercising, despite how much I wanted not to helped me tremendously. You truly can overcome any situation. Fortunately for most tech workers in this country you most likely have good insurance and access to therapy. Other countries may not have formal therapy, but the other societal and familial constructs are stronger.
treehau5_··on Motivational Incongruence and Well-Being at the Workplace
Yeah I have expereined this very thing at work right now, but the great thing about being a human is you can change and adapt at the face of adversity. In my case it was either get fired/quit spend a month or two getting a new job and hear it from my wife or suck it up and be the person myorganization wants me to be -- it wasn't that hard at the end of the day because I get paid handsomly, get to sit in an air conditioned room with a comfortable chair (they even got a standing desk for me)great benefits, get to put food on the table, have clean water to drink, you know.. something 90% of the rest of the world will never get to experience.

My answer to these situations is to humble yourself. Now of course I am not saying the other option is "wrong" especially if it is just as easy for you to find an accommodating workplace but at the end of the day you are paid to do a job, not have all your feelings babysitted. If you find your workplace is stressing you out, go talk to a therapist (or close friend who understands you, spouse, etc) and see if you can identify ways to overcome it. If not, then maybe consider the switch.

I know this will get downvoted here because it sounds very "conservative pull up your bootstraps"-esque