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I've been hearing about some recent sodium ion developments from CATL and BYD. If price estimates are to be believed, things could get interesting.
Re:OpenGridWorks: The Electricity Infrasctructure, Mapped on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @01:49AM (#47583222)
Or domestic. I'm shocked this information is this available.
While true, this is just one pretty small state. There are others.
Re:OpenAI raises $110B on $730B pre-money valuation on Friday February 27, 2026 @07:31PM (#47188233)
Don't worry, if it all comes down, you'll be able to buy RAM and GPUs by weight.
These two gentlemen have been making the rounds on late night and political shows. They seem nice enough and I appreciate their efforts. However, I haven't heard them suggest a single functional/practical change to move toward "abundance".

We have to overturn Citizens United and get unlimited corporate money out of politics. This is far and away the most important barrier to having a government that works for people.

Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @08:50PM (#42787812)
You're right. I guess we just shouldn't do anything. And somehow it's virtue signaling and reduces output?
People with lower incomes do spend larger a portion of their money on things that incur sales tax.

Higher income people spend more of their money on investments and other assets.

I believe the most commonly supported tax strategy by economists is an income tax that goes negative below some threshold.

Personally, I'm open to VAT tax because it would be much easier to incorporate the disposal cost into goods and remove externalities (like pollution).

As you've said, it would be ideal to have strategies in place to lessen the burden on people with lower incomes.

This bill doesn't have any of those strategies or objectives.

It shouldn't really need to be mentioned at this point, but sales taxes are extremely regressive. The burden is shouldered by people with lower incomes.

Edit - source: https://taxfoundation.org/taxedu/glossary/regressive-tax/

Re:Google says AI weather model masters 15-day forecast on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @04:01PM (#42381418)
But that's the point of a weather forecast. We don't do them for the science. (I'm not arguing against weather research.)
Re:ChatGPT Pro on Friday December 06, 2024 @01:31AM (#42336997)
They sign business associate agreements. It's good enough for HIPAA compliance.
Re:ChatGPT Pro on Friday December 06, 2024 @01:29AM (#42336986)
You just hit the chatGPT api for every row of data. Obviously. (Only 70% joking.)
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @12:40PM (#42066021)
Ah, yes. Trump won because of his well-known ability for measured and rational speaking.
Re:100 Years Ago, IBM Was Born on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @06:28AM (#39368666)
I think this is the cause of my depression. It's horrendously sad to think about what we could be accomplishing if we were just a little efficient.
Not quite as alarming as these people most likely trying to stalk someone without their permission.
Re:Learnings from employing ChatGPT as a ML Engineer for a day on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:28PM (#34903084)
It's trivial to de-identify someone from shockingly limited data. Just by submission to an outside service, they know a date, location, and whatever information was submitted. That's plenty, especially assuming they referenced a procedure or comorbidities.
Re:Learnings from employing ChatGPT as a ML Engineer for a day on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:16PM (#34902876)
That would require a Business Associate contract between the provider and Open AI.
Re:Learnings from employing ChatGPT as a ML Engineer for a day on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:04PM (#34902702)
You're sending patient information to a third party without any contractual agreement?
Several people I know are using it for sales and customer service writing. As a user, that's not really what I want, but they are finding it to be a useful tool in generating text for them to review and modify.
Re:Sundar Pichai: An important next step on our AI journey on Monday February 06, 2023 @02:19PM (#34682608)
That's good for users, potentially. But not good for the sites where google is sourcing the information.
Re:A startup is deploying armed bodyguards to NYC on Monday February 06, 2023 @09:46AM (#34677964)
I think it's satire? But hard to tell.
I've participated in hiring for dozens of positions. I don't read cover letters.
Re:Ask HN: How to Prepare for the AI Apocalypse? on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:37AM (#34596416)
80% of current office tasks could already be automated with a simple script. Tools will only replace jobs when there are people that can understand and implement them. Companies are not efficient.
Re:How to smooth and spread A* paths for an RTS on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:17AM (#34596105)
The starcraft parlance is Micro vs Macro.
It's complicated. There's definitely a genetic component to having hard teeth.
Don't brush before or after breakfast. Got it! Thanks!
I don't know that I really agree with this (based solely on my experiences). I've worked for big, medium and small companies. Big companies may tend to lock you into narrow job roles, outdated technology, and horrible bureaucracy. With medium and smaller companies, you're going to learn a lot more about actually getting things done. Likely in broader areas. But it does depend on what a person is looking for.
Re:Ask HN: Where to get help with a hardware idea? on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @10:14AM (#34326027)
This feels like the engineering version of "I have an idea for an app!".
Re:Kerbal Space Program free on Epic on Thursday January 05, 2023 @03:15PM (#34265858)
Scott Manley has some great intro videos that will help.
I still think we're seeing some rubber-banding from the glut of inventories after the pandemic and supply chain issues.

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/business-inventor...

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