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  1. Comment on Boycotting palm oil in general is actually bad for the environment in ~enviro

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    It's exactly the same with bio meat, energy and crops. As someone who lived in one of the most densely populated countries on earth (The Netherlands), what people often forget is that true...

    It's exactly the same with bio meat, energy and crops.

    As someone who lived in one of the most densely populated countries on earth (The Netherlands), what people often forget is that true biodiversity is found in wild nature. By using more land for agriculture we're forced to destroy the most biodiverse areas (or import food at huge co2 costs) defeating the whole purpose.

    Same goes for (nuclear) power. I understand all the disadvantages but using a minimal amount of space to provide a high living standard for a large amount of people and being able to have more nature is a pretty big advantage if you don't have the luxury of unlimited space.

    Reduce, reuse, recycle definitely also works for food and energy!

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  2. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Thanks for sharing that does sound like a very frustrating environment to work in! What's the goal of the code that you're submitting? Just to train an (internal) model? It's a shame that they...

    Thanks for sharing that does sound like a very frustrating environment to work in! What's the goal of the code that you're submitting? Just to train an (internal) model?

    It's a shame that they don't give you more autonomy, AI is such a good tool to allow a motivated individual to have an large impact on the organisation.

    In a way it's also a perfect Dilbert-esq scenario. You're working on something incredible high-tech in a management structure from 80/90-ties corporate America (low autonomy, continuously changing goals, "corporate transparancy", management not understanding feedback, etc).

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  3. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Just out of curiosity, why are you trying to switch away from AI? I work in the field as well and even though there's a lot of hype there's some really cool stuff going on and we're booking some...

    Just out of curiosity, why are you trying to switch away from AI? I work in the field as well and even though there's a lot of hype there's some really cool stuff going on and we're booking some (small) successes!

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