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7 năm trướcdiscuss

I'm going to adopt this strategy. If you follow politics people will demand you pick a side which they can then use to attack you. If you just pretend to be stupid, it's harder for them to find an opening. Plus, pretending to be stupid is a lot easier than pretending to be smart, so it'll save energy. What I really need to do is stop posting on Silicon Valley gossip boards.

povertyworld

7 năm trướcdiscuss

AGI is becoming like communism in that it seems theoretically possible, might usher in utopia or be really scary, and apparently intelligent people often believe in it. Along that line of thought one can imagine a scenario where some rogue military tech kills 100 million people, and the world moves to ban it, but a small cadre of intellectuals insist that "wasn't real AGI".

povertyworld

7 năm trướcdiscuss

I like Apple's approach. When some scammy dev ran to the press with a sob story, Apple would expose all the shady shit the dev was doing. Sorry, but 99% of these whiney stories are the developer's fault. Don't violate the terms of service, and don't be shady. It's not that hard.

povertyworld

7 năm trướcdiscuss

Yeah, I was going to say, they should go to where ever the local Amazon fulfillment center is. Those places are always hiring and start at $15 an hour.

povertyworld

7 năm trướcdiscuss

According to the article, demand for the Mac Pro tapered off years ago, and they were down to "a skeleton crew". The original plant opening had some kind of tax deal for "up to 500 jobs", so even at peak it was not making a huge difference. Texas supposedly has a 3.8% unemployment rate right now, so there is apparently a lot of work available. I like Apple, but assembling the Mac Pro in Texas was overrated.

povertyworld

7 năm trướcdiscuss

The article reveals that the people working the Mac Pro assembly line in Texas where paid the minimum wage which in Texas is currently $7.25 an hour. When the plant closes, those guys can apply to any fast food place in Austin, and make the same money.