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Re:Is The Economist Always Wrong? on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @01:44AM (#48827990)
I think that's the wrong way to look at it. They do have skin in the game, in the sense that their readers wouldn't want to pay for a newspaper that is consistently wrong. And, even if they don't, it doesn't mean that it's not valuable
Re:Is The Economist Always Wrong? on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @01:42AM (#48827973)
+1 on C. I actually started reading it back to front and have been having much more fun.
Re:The OnlyFans Economy of American AI on Sunday June 07, 2026 @11:30AM (#48435799)
How many words did I read in this article before I realized it wasn't written by AI? 10? 20? A paragraph or two?

It's quite strange that it's very easy to detect AI in writing.

Re:Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @09:02PM (#46536192)
The web is too open. Sad day to read these comments.
Hello! I just signed up. Is there a way I can view past book discussions?
dang, I feel like my Bay to Breaker tote bag value just went up 10x right?
Re:Tech terms I was pronouncing wrong on Friday March 21, 2025 @04:38PM (#43440534)
azure is tough for me.
Yeah...it's so close to other beautiful nature. not to mention two world class university near by.
agree it'll never happen, but very cool idea.
wow really? Did soccer also go through a statistical revolution? I don't watch soccer at all and am pretty surprised to hear this. Did all the teams converge on a winning solution?
Re:I have made the decision to disband Hindenburg Research on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @05:58PM (#42718370)
wow! I've always thought of them as some ruthless finance people with huge egos. This piece made me think differently. Very moving read!
Re:I've Acquired a New Superpower on Friday January 10, 2025 @12:19PM (#42657624)
dang it i just did this on a zoom meeting. hopefully no one saw me trying to cross my eyes
authn or authz? Authentication is not terrible to build but authorization yeah, I'm totally with you there. It's hard.