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Paul Mockapetris – 2019 ACM Software System Award for Development of DNS

denzil_correa — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 14:18:33 +0000

Article URL: https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2020/08/paul-mockapetris-receives-software-system-award/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24316271

Points: 1

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Could Roger Federer be as successful playing badminton? (2018)

denzil_correa — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 14:12:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-strategy-and-corporate-finance-blog/could-roger-federer-be-as-successful-playing-badminton

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24316227

Points: 1

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New comment by denzil_correa in "TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer to leave the company"

denzil_correa — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 07:26:28 +0000

Do those certain circumstances apply here? Shouldn’t there be a legal check from the judiciary?

New comment by denzil_correa in "Please read the paper before you comment"

denzil_correa — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 05:42:37 +0000

It’s a standard quality measurement tactic in Internet based surveys. In the list of survey questions, you post a few question which have clear black or white answers. The answers from the survey takers will let you know to further investigate the the survey response. You can then decide to take actions accordingly. Most of the times, you discard.

Trump poised to look into pardon for Edward Snowden

denzil_correa — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:24:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-edward-snowden-pardon-mark-esper-a9672781.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24176903

Points: 3

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New comment by denzil_correa in "India announces plan to connect 600k villages with optical fiber in 1000 days"

denzil_correa — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 11:59:14 +0000

> Yes it fails in some (demonetization) and wins in most but at least there is no policy paralysis like in the UPA era.

This is OP's personal perception and opinion of the current and the former government.

New comment by denzil_correa in "German digital bank N26 is facing outcry from its staff over management"

denzil_correa — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 10:03:13 +0000

https://twitter.com/worker291/status/1294210928234373120?s=2....

> UPDATE: Someone has called the police to check the safety measures of the meeting. They found no issue and have left the premises.

New comment by denzil_correa in "German digital bank N26 is facing outcry from its staff over management"

denzil_correa — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:50:52 +0000

> The article says the initial dissent from the management was due to Covid19 concerns

Here's the arrangement from the Worker's Council to address the concern

>>> How do you ensure the health and safety of participants of the Electoral Board meeting given COVID19?

> Our Health & Safety concept has been drawn up in collaboration with legal experts.

> The venue we selected accommodates up to 500 people with proper physical distancing. N26 Operations GmbH has less than 500 employees, so even if all of them decide to participate, the meeting can go ahead. N26 GmbH has more employees than 500; however, with holidays, illness and travels, we anticipate that not all of them will come to the Electoral Board meeting. In the (very unlikely) event that 500 or more people turn up, the meeting will have to be postponed.

> The contact details of each participant will be collected and kept for the time required by law.

> At the entrance, we will check the identity of each participant to ensure that no unauthorized or external people can enter. On the 13th of August, only employees of N26 Operations GmbH can enter. On the 14th of August, only employees of N26 GmbH can enter.

> If you experience symptoms of a cold, flue and/or COVID19, or you were told to quarantine, please do not come to the meeting! After the Electoral Board is set up, you will still be able to vote for the delegates for the Working Council.

https://www.worker26.com/faq/

Edit - A real time update

https://twitter.com/worker291/status/1294210928234373120?s=2...

> UPDATE: Someone has called the police to check the safety measures of the meeting. They found no issue and have left the premises.

New comment by denzil_correa in "German digital bank N26 is facing outcry from its staff over management"

denzil_correa — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:48:59 +0000

> N26 has filed another restraining order to prevent today's Electoral Board Selection for N26 GmbH, this time against the union ver.di. As such, IG Metall has stepped in to chair today's meeting. It will take place at the same venue, with the time delayed so people can make it.

https://twitter.com/worker291/status/1294183659583369216?s=2...

New comment by denzil_correa in "Why Apple believes it’s an AI leader–and why it says critics have it all wrong"

denzil_correa — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 11:58:24 +0000

> I'm not sure I believe that.

So, what would make you believe it?

New comment by denzil_correa in "Bayes Theorem: A Framework for Critical Thinking"

denzil_correa — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:33:07 +0000

Bayesian approaches are more transparent regardless of them being "honest" or not.

New comment by denzil_correa in "Bayes Theorem: A Framework for Critical Thinking"

denzil_correa — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 12:04:57 +0000

> If the prior is arbitrary anyways you could also stick to your unknown prejudice

One way to think about a prior is to make your prejudices transparent rather than unknown.

Coloniality Manifests in AI

denzil_correa — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 12:07:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/31/1005824/decolonial-ai-for-everyone/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24036645

Points: 2

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Facebook Offers Money to Popular TikTok Creators for Its New Competing Service

denzil_correa — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 07:12:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-seeks-to-reel-in-tiktok-creators-raising-stakes-in-social-media-rivalry-11595928600

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23984158

Points: 3

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New comment by denzil_correa in "Amazon gets priority while mail gets delayed, say US letter carriers"

denzil_correa — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:06:41 +0000

It’s not fine for some other people. How can we as a society come to a fair proposal for delivery of mail?

New comment by denzil_correa in "India, Jio, and the Four Internets"

denzil_correa — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:14:11 +0000

Jio monopoly is a series of convenient regulations tailored to them over the last decade [0].

[0] https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/government-helping-reli...

I know the article is paywalled but it's the most comprehensive piece on the matter

New comment by denzil_correa in "Ireland donates contact tracing app to Linux Foundation"

denzil_correa — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 17:17:50 +0000

In case, someone asks a source for this number.

> The German government says its app cost 20 million euros ($22.7 million) to develop and will require 2.5 million to 3.5 million euros per month to operate. It’s available in German and English, with Turkish and other languages to follow.

https://apnews.com/fd6cc8a04ae77185110cf8d70cf585a1

New comment by denzil_correa in "Ireland donates contact tracing app to Linux Foundation"

denzil_correa — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 17:12:58 +0000

> In Germany the app was developed by research institutes. Then canceled.

Why was it canceled?

Artificial Stupidity

denzil_correa — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:06:45 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.03616

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23837115

Points: 4

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New comment by denzil_correa in "Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts"

denzil_correa — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:50:20 +0000

“I never allow myself to have an opinion on anything that I don’t know the other side’s argument better than they do.”

— Charlie Munger