natecham

Why stop there. Build enough buses for everybody so they can choose where those two stops are.

That's assuming there isn't demand for more powerful models, there's still plenty of room for improvement from the current generation. We didn't stop at GPT-3 level models when that was achieved.

What are you using for end to end type safety? Currently enjoying the same on a side project with Postgres -> GraphQL (Hasura) -> Golang (genqlient) & Typescript (graphql-codegen)

This could be really beneficial for improving performance on devices in developing markets, was reminded of the Android Build for Billions design guidelines, could complement this well: https://developer.android.com/docs/quality-guidelines/build-...

Yea understandable, I’ve had great experiences with refurbished MacBooks for what it’s worth

Would you consider only buying a used/refurbished phone/computer? Obviously it’s not scalable to the masses, but not putting any money in Apple’s pocket directly

Because as long as it’s legal and the consumer is willing to buy at the rate they have been, Apple/etc. has very little incentive to change

I have a friend living there now so it’s still inhabited, says his place is in pretty bad shape though.

Funny enough, it seems the vacant Victorian on Grove is making some progress, saw some scaffolding up around it this evening.

http://www.sfweekly.com/news/news-news/entropy-on-grove-stre... (2017) elaborates on why its been vacant, seems like the owner doesn't have the funds/desire to make it habitable. Also mentions how much red tape exists to develop in the neighborhood in the last couple paragraphs, maybe the owner doesn't feel like enduring that adventure.

I agree the two problems you presented can be tough to solve and are interesting problems to consider:

1. Managing egos can become a problem, maybe some sort of ability for users to tag comments with logical fallacies to try and encourage rational arguments?

2. Could users use some sort of anonymous verification for throwaway comments? A global key to sign their anonymous comment? There's definitely work done in this category, I found https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-36213-2_... after a quick google.

I think you bring up a slightly different point in the end, the gatekeeper/moderator is a much harder problem to solve and related to the clash of egos. Ultimately, rewarding critical thinking, limiting power of censorship and growing the community organically are key here

I this article did a good job of summarizing the collapse (from the formation of OPEC in the early 60's to the present) https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/07/16/how-venezuela-struck-it...

Essentially they believed the oil price surge of the 70s would continue and failed the diversify the economy. This allowed Chavez to come along and take over in the late 90's on a socialist platform with promises to restore the economy. Chavez ignorant to production of oil and fighting to stay in power, gutted the state run PDVSA and severely inhibited production by diverting profits to fund his social programs. Eventually production and profits dipped, with the government deciding to print more money to keep social programs running.

Yes, I agree, this is the point I wanted to make, that trying to fit a population to an ideology will cause the means to be violent and ruthless because in the eyes of the ruling class it is justified.

This brings us back to the parent comment where they mentioned this modern idea that mastery over human nature is possible. I think our understanding of human nature is still naive, especially in this relatively new environment with a global level of instant communication. We'll see more flawed aesthetics come into popularity based off a false sense of human nature.

You're right, I haven't read much about liberal political philosophy, I was trying to reason this based on intuition and experience and I 100% agree that concessions about human nature need to be made.

I shouldn't have used the term perfection, as I didn't mean it in the short-sighted, self-serving and ideological form, rather than in the sense of our ultimate goal of how to best organize the human race despite our imperfections.

Is there a term for that objective, perhaps harmony? I'm going to do some reading of what "perfection" means from a political philosophical sense as the definition I came up with let me down in my response.

Or we have been willing to admit to ourselves that our view of perfection was flawed and that these forms of liberalism are a better step in the direction towards our ultimate goal, whatever that may be.

To reach utopia the ends always justify the means, which in the past has resulted in trying to fit a population to an ideology. It's next to impossible to reverse the two, engineering an ideology that fits us, but very likely a target that we never stop working towards no matter the consequences along the way.

We seem to believe that reaching utopia will satisfy some ultimate survival need or help us reach some higher unforeseen goal, otherwise why would we commit such damaging acts against our own species in pursuit of it?