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Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk
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Comment on What private companies are you happy doing business with? in ~talk
wakamex (edited )Link ParentThat hasn't been true since 1919 when the Dodge v. Ford ruling showed that a corporation must be managed primarily for the profit of its stockholders, not the personal whims or social goals of its...What that lets you do is sell your stock on public stock markets. It doesn't mean you have to let "shareholders" control the company any more than you want to, nor that you are somehow obligated to maximize profit (this is usually confused with fiduciary duty).
That hasn't been true since 1919 when the Dodge v. Ford ruling showed that a corporation must be managed primarily for the profit of its stockholders, not the personal whims or social goals of its founders.
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Comment on Yup hacks together a cross-posting app for X, Threads, Bluesky and others in ~tech
wakamex Link ParentYou can think of it simply as a decentralized authentication service, if that helps. It has nothing to do with speculating on currency.You can think of it simply as a decentralized authentication service, if that helps. It has nothing to do with speculating on currency.
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Comment on Three Cheers for Tildes (Android version) is open for alpha testing on the Google Play Store in ~tildes
wakamex Link Parenthow does one... get the code for Reddit Is Fun?how does one... get the code for Reddit Is Fun?
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Comment on Final members named for four-person crew of Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to space in ~space
wakamex LinkI heard Chris Hadfield say he spent 21 years as an astronaut learning everything he needed for his 3 missions. These guys getting maybe 5 months of training seems like a joke by comparison. but...I heard Chris Hadfield say he spent 21 years as an astronaut learning everything he needed for his 3 missions. These guys getting maybe 5 months of training seems like a joke by comparison. but judging by the mission description, it seems more like space tourism than a mission. am I reading that right? hope they don't run into any issues while they're up there, though I'm guessing everything will be remotely controllable.
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Comment on Zlatan sets new personal best as AC Milan eye Scudetto run – Ibrahimovic now has twelve goals through just eight Serie A games in ~sports.football
wakamex Linki end up on the front page to sportingsnews.com and it auto-plays a video. no sign of the article in sight....i end up on the front page to sportingsnews.com and it auto-plays a video. no sign of the article in sight. https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/soccer?utm_source=Goal&utm_medium=Redirect&utm_campaign=Canada
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Comment on ‘Monster Hunter’ pulled from Chinese cinemas over scene said to be racial slur in ~movies
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Comment on AI has cracked a key mathematical puzzle for understanding our world in ~science
wakamex LinkSo they compare speed to traditional methods (1000x faster) and accuracy to previous deep learning methods (30% lower error rate), which leads me to think it's still much less accurate than...So they compare speed to traditional methods (1000x faster) and accuracy to previous deep learning methods (30% lower error rate), which leads me to think it's still much less accurate than traditional methods. I remember a similar buzzworthy article about ML solving the 3-body problem much faster than traditional methods, but to like 5 orders of magnitude lower accuracy, making the end result impractical for real-world applications. Maybe that's not the case here, since they seem excited about real-world applications.
edit: looked for a comparison in the paper, all i found is:
We do not compare against traditional solvers (FEM/FDM) orneural-FEM type methods since our goal is to produce an efficient operator approximation that can be usedfor downstream applications.
whatever that means
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Comment on Cyberpunk 2077 release date delayed again, now December 10 in ~games
wakamex Linkthey must be having a hell of a nightmare with bugsthey must be having a hell of a nightmare with bugs
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Comment on Reddit announces "Predictions" - Allowing users to bet on the outcomes of polls with Coins (purchased with real money), where moderators are responsible for choosing which option wins in ~tech
wakamex LinkI flipped through the front page logged out today and they have broadcasts now? It's unrecognisable from what it used to be. Can't see much hope for the remaining quality niche subreddits except...I flipped through the front page logged out today and they have broadcasts now? It's unrecognisable from what it used to be. Can't see much hope for the remaining quality niche subreddits except to die a slow death.
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Comment on The Xbox Series S will launch for $299 USD on November 10 in ~games
wakamex Link Parentsounds like they're fully embracing the "lose money on the hardware, but make up for it with software" concept, maybe now that their online platform is more well-established, and online purchases...sounds like they're fully embracing the "lose money on the hardware, but make up for it with software" concept, maybe now that their online platform is more well-established, and online purchases are way more common than in 2017
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Comment on The Xbox Series S will launch for $299 USD on November 10 in ~games
wakamex Link Parentyou use Stadia and you like it? all I've heard from reviewers is how terrible it is. don't you have to re-buy your games library?you use Stadia and you like it? all I've heard from reviewers is how terrible it is. don't you have to re-buy your games library?
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Comment on An update on the unofficial Tildes 2020 census in ~tildes
wakamex Linkjust filled it out. thanks for pointing me to the very well-run political compass site https://sapplyvalues.github.io.just filled it out. thanks for pointing me to the very well-run political compass site https://sapplyvalues.github.io.
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Comment on Diabotical | Launch trailer in ~games
wakamex Linkjust played a bit and it plays really smooth. instantly familiar to anyone that's played quake over the years. the bunnyhop system is great, lets anyone feel like a speed demon (hold space to...just played a bit and it plays really smooth. instantly familiar to anyone that's played quake over the years. the bunnyhop system is great, lets anyone feel like a speed demon (hold space to repeatedly jump, gaining speed each time).
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Comment on Post estimated reading time next to the article/post length in ~tildes
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Comment on Hydroxychloroquine: "Extra-scientific factors overrode clear-cut medical evidence" in ~health
wakamex LinkI thought the scientific evidence weighed against the use of Hydroxychloroquine, but this article makes convincing points to the contrary. Anyone have any additional information?I thought the scientific evidence weighed against the use of Hydroxychloroquine, but this article makes convincing points to the contrary. Anyone have any additional information?
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Hydroxychloroquine: "Extra-scientific factors overrode clear-cut medical evidence"
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Comment on No longer in shadows, Pentagon’s UFO unit will make some findings public in ~space
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Comment on Covid-19 coronavirus: Superspreader - woman infects 71 people in 60 seconds in elevator: CDC study in ~health
wakamex Link Parentcan we label posts as misleading/noise, similar to how we can tag comments? would be helpfulcan we label posts as misleading/noise, similar to how we can tag comments? would be helpful
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Comment on 2020 US presidential election simulator in ~society
wakamex Linkanyone else notice "National Uncertaintity" o_Oanyone else notice "National Uncertaintity" o_O
Zucc has a 61% controlling vote share, which is a rare exception to most publicly traded companies.