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AmberInitiative retweeted
If you’re angered by “illegal immigrants” then you exist on the left of this diagram An immigrant (or a native!) who actually does something bad (ie harms someone) is the right enemy. Collectivism is a disease. Recognize it and remove it from your own mind.
If you aren't able to do this, I won't be able to take you seriously, sorry
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AmberInitiative retweeted
Today we're excited to introduce Devin, the first AI software engineer. Devin is the new state-of-the-art on the SWE-Bench coding benchmark, has successfully passed practical engineering interviews from leading AI companies, and has even completed real jobs on Upwork. Devin is an autonomous agent that solves engineering tasks through the use of its own shell, code editor, and web browser. When evaluated on the SWE-Bench benchmark, which asks an AI to resolve GitHub issues found in real-world open-source projects, Devin correctly resolves 13.86% of the issues unassisted, far exceeding the previous state-of-the-art model performance of 1.96% unassisted and 4.80% assisted. Check out what Devin can do in the thread below.
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Moderna has said it will likely charge $130 for its Covid vaccine. Taxpayers, through the US government, gave $2.5 billion to develop the Moderna vaccine. It was nearly entirely funded by taxpayers. And it costs only around $3 to produce. Unusual.
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AmberInitiative retweeted
A famous experiment exposed the No. 1 killer of high-performing teams. Here it is (and how you overcome it):
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SBF's father was an expert in tax shelters and a professor at @StanfordLaw. On an entirely unrelated note, this is the FTX corporate structure:
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AmberInitiative retweeted
The White House sanctions and arrests kids for the "crime" of building privacy tools to protect you, while "regulators" were quietly palling around with the thieves who just robbed 5 million people. The difference? The thieves were big political donors. fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/1…
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AmberInitiative retweeted
21/ Reactive, panicky policies are not the solution. Now is the time for thoughtful, careful discussion with lawmakers + stakeholders to ensure the US crypto reg framework promotes safety & soundness, protects consumers, preserves our innovative edge, and prevents bad actors
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Core financial infrastructure, such as the ability to exchange value, is too important to be controlled by corruptible centralized entities. This is one of the many reasons I work on defi and decentralized exchange.
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AmberInitiative retweeted
Ahahah fucking brilliant !
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The KEY question, I'm asked by students when I guest lecture about the #ClimateCrisis is 'but what can we do?' So I recently rewrote my materials to try & tackle that question head on. Feel free to adapt them. Buckle up - here's a LONG thread🧵about how we can fight back!
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Recently I learned about a man who has trained 1,000+ people to block wind and solar projects. I read through all his training materials, presentations, and seminars. Here's what I learned about him and how his students plan to "win the war on clean energy." 🧵
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AmberInitiative retweeted
I am so so sorry to hear that the brilliant Herman Daly - founding father of ecological economics - has died. His paradigm-changing work flipped my little econ head inside out & inspired me to write a book on rewriting economics… Here are just some of his big ideas 1/n.
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AmberInitiative retweeted
Smart contracts are like companies. Non-sovereign rollups are like Special Economic Zones. Sovereign rollups are like independent countries.
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AmberInitiative retweeted
the best DAO tool isn't a treasury management system or web3 discord it's therapy
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Impression of the ‘Troika consulting conversation tool’ @TheDAOist_ Everyone gets equal attention, time to share. Activate minds to mine the collective intelligence AND create deeper connections. Unleash the power of your DAO with #liberatingstructures and #deepdemocracy – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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AmberInitiative retweeted
Birth of a brain cell. Stem cell differentiating into a neuron: #neuroscience
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AmberInitiative retweeted
🔒 If you have enabled iCloud backup for app data, this will include your password-encrypted MetaMask vault. If your password isn’t strong enough, and someone phishes your iCloud credentials, this can mean stolen funds. (Read on 👇) 1/3
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✨⚛️ We're very happy to announce that we're now an OSMO validator! You can delegate with @EarthValidator for OSMO, JUNO and STARGAZE now! ⚛️✨
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