Lex Fridman recently stated on the Rogan podcast that openai only open sources a basic version of their ai tools, is this true?
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sideaccount commented on Why do you grab your bag when running off a burning plane? nytimes.com/2019/05/11/su... · Posted by u/hhs
Do you really think the authorities that will be shepherding you from the plane crash are going to deny you asthma medicine after the event?
No, but they might not travel with a pharmacy, they might not arrive right away, I might have inhaled smoke prior to their arrival or during the emergency exit. Based on your experience with asthma, smoke inhalation, asthma attacks, first responders etc. which must be vast, would you risk the life of yourself or toddler on the off chance the first firefighter you see has an inhaler in his pocket?
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sideaccount commented on The Notion of “Trolling” in Ancient Sanskrit languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu... · Posted by u/mcenedella
There’s certainly a fine line between playing devil’s advocate to measure the strength of an argument and “trolling”, much like, as an example, there is a fine line between hunting an animal for sustenance and hunting an animal for sport.
I completely agree, generally when I play devil's advocate, I preface it with: "Playing devils advocate, how would you respond to this counter point". The fine line is whether or not the other participants in the conversation are aware of your intent to play devil's advocate. If you are the only one who knows you are playing devil's advocate, your intent might be misconstrued. And if they never find out you were playing devils advocate, then well...
sideaccount commented on Why do you grab your bag when running off a burning plane? nytimes.com/2019/05/11/su... · Posted by u/hhs
What if my bag contains my identification, prescriptions, inhaler? there are a lot of reasons to want your bag. What if you are a parent who carries things to maintain the health/safety of a small child, does your 2 year old take responsibility for their asthma medication?
sideaccount commented on The Notion of “Trolling” in Ancient Sanskrit languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu... · Posted by u/mcenedella
This sounds like paranoia. I have absolutely no malicious intent, do not make such arguments by lying, and don't do it for attention.
That's good.
sideaccount commented on They Were Promised Coding Jobs in Appalachia nytimes.com/2019/05/12/us... · Posted by u/pfortuny
[Warning Exremely Controversial Post Ahead]
I am currently working for a big corporate in the UK, who have been showing off their "pioneering" and "visionary" strategy to focus recruitment from code boot-camps.
All I can say is that as a senior developer, it has made my life misery. I've gone from writing code and producing features, to a full-time mentor and babysitter. Half of the boot-camp graduates I believe have become coders for the wrong reasons like:
* developers have an easy life, getting into work whenever they choose
* they get to wear t-shirts and baggy jeans
* they get all the latest toys to play around with and shiny MacBooks
* I hated my last job, looking at developers on TV in these Silicon valley places looks like the dream life
* I am a single mother who was given the course for free
The others, have aptitude but are so inexperienced from their 3 month session that it will take them atleast two years before they can be fully independant engineers.
These codecamps are licenses to print money it seems, they charge the students a hefty fee for the course and companies then pay a recruitment fee at the end.
Needless to say, I will be leaving my company very soon to go to a place where there is a coding test and filtering to prevent most of these bootcampers from getting in.
Yes its snobby, but I didn't study and spend my student loan on my passion just so I can train up a bunch of people looking for the "easy life".
They could still administer a coding test to the bootcamp certificate holders. Just because you have a CS degree does not mean we hire you without a coding test. Some of the least productive coders I have worked with have had degrees. Most degrees only prove that you have some ability to memorize things, practical application is a very different skill.
sideaccount commented on The Notion of “Trolling” in Ancient Sanskrit languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu... · Posted by u/mcenedella
Did they have a word for the intellectually dishonest practice of just making stuff up to support one's argument?
I think gish galloping is the modern phrase, gish gallopers are toxic.
sideaccount commented on The Notion of “Trolling” in Ancient Sanskrit languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu... · Posted by u/mcenedella
I frequently argue points I do not personally hold. This sometimes gets misinterpreted as me holding the opinion, or an attack on the person, or some such. But really I am testing the idea and recognizing that someone else could hold this opinion but not be in the room to advocate for it.
This could also be considered gaslighting, or just plain old attention seeking behavior.