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omalleyt commented on New AI classifier for indicating AI-written text   openai.com/blog/new-ai-cl... · Posted by u/davidbarker
omalleyt · 3 years ago
I bet you can utterly defeat this by adding one or two typos into the text
omalleyt commented on Why do you waste so much time on the internet?   zan.bearblog.dev/why-i-wa... · Posted by u/memorable
omalleyt · 3 years ago
Variable reward schedules. Like slot machines.
omalleyt commented on Tell HN: Turned 44 today and I'm lost    · Posted by u/0414throwaway
omalleyt · 3 years ago
Yes, you have reached the zenith of your career. Congratulations. You are self-sufficient and able to provide for the financial needs of your family. This is a true victory.

Now, it is time to focus on people other than yourself. Most other advice on here is awful; it amounts to different directions to run on the hedonic treadmill.

Instead, you have to give back now. What good is there to be done, that only you could do? What will be worse off if you don't lend a hand? This can range from finding better ways to support and mentor your children, to donating time to tutor students in programming, to building a well in Africa. Think hard about what you really care about, and then work hard to bring that into being.

omalleyt commented on Consumer prices rose 8.5% in March – highest since 1981   cnbc.com/2022/04/12/consu... · Posted by u/arbuge
hn_throwaway_99 · 3 years ago
> They keep, and some people on HN, keep calling it a conspiracy when you mention actual inflation is a lot higher than reported, my question is what is this crowd's reasoning?

I wouldn't call it a conspiracy, but throwing out random number like "25-50%" because you noticed your one specific grocery bill is more expensive also isn't an argument I'm going to give much credence to.

The government is actually very transparent about how they calculate inflation and what goes into it, so if you're going to argue that they're bullshitting you need to argue one of:

1. The basket that they use to calculate the price index isn't a good representation of most people.

2. They're fibbing on specific prices.

3. The "smoothing" they always do can hide some of the recent acute inflation.

If you want to make any of those arguments, with data, great! Please go ahead. I've certainly seen plenty of good arguments related to points 1 and 3, not so much point 2. Otherwise, it's fine to say you notice things you buy seem a lot more expensive, but that's not an argument that the Fed is somehow fudging the numbers.

omalleyt · 3 years ago
> 2. They're fibbing on specific prices.

Zillow rent index up 17%, CPI rent index up 5%

omalleyt commented on What software engineers can learn from the rapid collapse of Fast   newsletter.pragmaticengin... · Posted by u/gregdoesit
teruakohatu · 3 years ago
What is a time-windowed hash-map? Just a time based key-value store?
omalleyt · 3 years ago
I think he means an LRU cache
omalleyt commented on Are you nice or kind?   haleynahman.substack.com/... · Posted by u/_gfwu
omalleyt · 3 years ago
Nice is about mannerisms, kind is about actions.
omalleyt commented on Ask HN: What is your “I don't care if this succeeds” project?    · Posted by u/JNRowe
omalleyt · 4 years ago
Interactive Latin:

https://www.interactivelatin.com

Classic Latin texts, where you can click on any word and see all possible translations

omalleyt commented on Ask HN: What do you think of the Wordle guy not monetizing it?    · Posted by u/avl999
omalleyt · 4 years ago
He should create a free Wordle app that lets you play once daily, and then a $9.99 in-app upgrade that lets you play unlimited, that pops up after you’ve completed the word of the day. The unlimited users should still see the word of the day whenever a new one is available (to keep sharing high). Best of both worlds.
omalleyt commented on Plans you're not supposed to talk about   dynomight.net/plans/... · Posted by u/dynm
omalleyt · 4 years ago
The relevant concept here is what’s called “common knowledge.”

Systems behave differently is everyone knows that everyone knows that… (repeat ad infinitum)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_knowledge

omalleyt commented on Show HN: Learn Latin through interactively reading the Classics   interactivelatin.com... · Posted by u/omalleyt
dinkleberg · 4 years ago
This looks handy, thanks for creating and sharing it.
omalleyt · 4 years ago
Thank you!

u/omalleyt

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