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Re:The average college student today on Sunday March 30, 2025 @06:29PM (#43528369)
Pedantically, the grandparent comment didn’t say it was obvious, only it was unsurprising :)
Re:Committing fraud is a viable career strategy on Sunday March 09, 2025 @04:58AM (#43307426)
Looking too closely has zero upside and plenty of downside.

If you’re wrong and the result was legitimate, you’ve developed a reputation as a pain in the ass.

If you’re right, the researcher will say it was an honest mistake (maybe a clerical error) to absolve themselves modulo retraction, which happens all the time. Nothing of significance comes of it, but an “influencer” may well have other, above board, programs of research on which you could have collaborated and made a real name for yourselves.

Meta has been aware of DeepSeek for a long time (as Zuckerberg mentioned the company by name in his podcast with Joe Rogan) and a “war room” is just a meeting room.
FYI, the average speed of a car in midtown Manhattan is under 5mph. The subway is 17mph.
I stayed at the Hyatt Centric in Boston. Take a look at the photos - no desk or chair.

Moxy (Marriott) hotels tend not to have desks either.

Re:GitHub disabled adguard filters repository on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @08:19PM (#41440609)
A webpage serves many elements, all to which you are entitled to see. Adblock is just a way to decide which elements you see or do not see. Your ethical position, that we are compelled to see everything served to us, is troublesome.
Re:Online dating apps struggle as people swear off swiping on Sunday August 18, 2024 @01:42AM (#41280357)
Is Romantic Desire Predictable? Machine Learning Applied to Initial Romantic Attraction

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28853645/

"Costing the bank dearly" = losing $10 million a month, which is trifling for Wells Fargo.

The Bilt card is a no brainer for any renter who qualifies. There is zero opportunity cost to the points earned on rent.