Rana
@ranamallah.bsky.social
MBB consulting, buy-side macro, LSE BSc EME
What's stopping the rollout on the Northern bank branch? :(
December 4, 2024 at 11:28 AM
What's stopping the rollout on the Northern bank branch? :(
If you're in a car in London, that means you're not in a hurry. So stay back/let me cross the road/cycle past
November 29, 2024 at 1:09 AM
If you're in a car in London, that means you're not in a hurry. So stay back/let me cross the road/cycle past
Americans are a bit too combative in their vibes
November 26, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Americans are a bit too combative in their vibes
@nanami.codes omg you're here! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
November 24, 2024 at 10:54 PM
@nanami.codes omg you're here! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The US will be a great natural experiment of putting rightoid 'science' in action
November 24, 2024 at 2:23 PM
The US will be a great natural experiment of putting rightoid 'science' in action
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100 years ago tomorrow.
New York Times, November 23, 1924: “The automobile looms up as a far more destructive piece of mechanism than the machine gun. The reckless motorist deals more death than the artilleryman. … Immediate action [is necessary] to halt the homicidal orgy of the automobile.”
New York Times, November 23, 1924: “The automobile looms up as a far more destructive piece of mechanism than the machine gun. The reckless motorist deals more death than the artilleryman. … Immediate action [is necessary] to halt the homicidal orgy of the automobile.”
November 22, 2024 at 1:31 PM
100 years ago tomorrow.
New York Times, November 23, 1924: “The automobile looms up as a far more destructive piece of mechanism than the machine gun. The reckless motorist deals more death than the artilleryman. … Immediate action [is necessary] to halt the homicidal orgy of the automobile.”
New York Times, November 23, 1924: “The automobile looms up as a far more destructive piece of mechanism than the machine gun. The reckless motorist deals more death than the artilleryman. … Immediate action [is necessary] to halt the homicidal orgy of the automobile.”
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Good morning, Bluesky. There is beauty in the world, if you look for it.
November 21, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Good morning, Bluesky. There is beauty in the world, if you look for it.
I think Bluesky has better community and content than Mastodon
August 17, 2024 at 12:08 AM
I think Bluesky has better community and content than Mastodon
Goal for today:
4 hours of focused work.
Session 1: 30min with goal of check geo focus of filtout items.
4 hours of focused work.
Session 1: 30min with goal of check geo focus of filtout items.
December 7, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Goal for today:
4 hours of focused work.
Session 1: 30min with goal of check geo focus of filtout items.
4 hours of focused work.
Session 1: 30min with goal of check geo focus of filtout items.
Ok so given that BlueSky is not public yet, I can take more freedom in posting some self-commitment stuff in the worst season for sun availability of the year
December 6, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Ok so given that BlueSky is not public yet, I can take more freedom in posting some self-commitment stuff in the worst season for sun availability of the year
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that's the wrong way to put it.
By accepting cars on our streets, we implicitly accept tens of thousands of death per city per year.
By accepting cars on our streets, we implicitly accept tens of thousands of death per city per year.
December 5, 2023 at 9:46 PM
that's the wrong way to put it.
By accepting cars on our streets, we implicitly accept tens of thousands of death per city per year.
By accepting cars on our streets, we implicitly accept tens of thousands of death per city per year.
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Reducing climate harm is a nice side effect.
When I ridicule car use, what I usually have in mind is what we are missing out on: the walkable cities with undeadly streets and pedestrian friendly atmosphere where one can walk without being paranoid and on high alert looking right and left.
When I ridicule car use, what I usually have in mind is what we are missing out on: the walkable cities with undeadly streets and pedestrian friendly atmosphere where one can walk without being paranoid and on high alert looking right and left.
December 5, 2023 at 9:19 PM
Reducing climate harm is a nice side effect.
When I ridicule car use, what I usually have in mind is what we are missing out on: the walkable cities with undeadly streets and pedestrian friendly atmosphere where one can walk without being paranoid and on high alert looking right and left.
When I ridicule car use, what I usually have in mind is what we are missing out on: the walkable cities with undeadly streets and pedestrian friendly atmosphere where one can walk without being paranoid and on high alert looking right and left.
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Yes - as I described:
- random reply
- suggesting car use is a bad option
- 100 comments of backlash within an hour (cultish)
- random reply
- suggesting car use is a bad option
- 100 comments of backlash within an hour (cultish)
December 5, 2023 at 3:50 PM
Yes - as I described:
- random reply
- suggesting car use is a bad option
- 100 comments of backlash within an hour (cultish)
- random reply
- suggesting car use is a bad option
- 100 comments of backlash within an hour (cultish)
lol the backlash I got for making a random reply suggesting cars are a bad transit option reminds me of people being offended for disagreeing with their religion - car users are really a cult
December 5, 2023 at 3:19 PM
lol the backlash I got for making a random reply suggesting cars are a bad transit option reminds me of people being offended for disagreeing with their religion - car users are really a cult
the politicians of a nation are a representative distillation of its culture
December 5, 2023 at 7:53 AM
the politicians of a nation are a representative distillation of its culture
the success of a company depends on the value it provides to society, but:
the value to society is such a subjective thing. it's a function of the ideas and culture of that society, therefore:
being a successful entrepreneur is mostly about being good at predicting what a culture values
the value to society is such a subjective thing. it's a function of the ideas and culture of that society, therefore:
being a successful entrepreneur is mostly about being good at predicting what a culture values
December 5, 2023 at 7:45 AM
the success of a company depends on the value it provides to society, but:
the value to society is such a subjective thing. it's a function of the ideas and culture of that society, therefore:
being a successful entrepreneur is mostly about being good at predicting what a culture values
the value to society is such a subjective thing. it's a function of the ideas and culture of that society, therefore:
being a successful entrepreneur is mostly about being good at predicting what a culture values
it's all culture wars
December 5, 2023 at 7:41 AM
it's all culture wars
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Point three:
The emotions part need not be analogous to human emotions. It is sufficient that LLMs have any objective function: the objective function of answering user questions can be considered an emotion.
So ChatGPT has some agency because it 'wants' and 'feels' rewarded by answering users
The emotions part need not be analogous to human emotions. It is sufficient that LLMs have any objective function: the objective function of answering user questions can be considered an emotion.
So ChatGPT has some agency because it 'wants' and 'feels' rewarded by answering users
December 5, 2023 at 6:53 AM
Point three:
The emotions part need not be analogous to human emotions. It is sufficient that LLMs have any objective function: the objective function of answering user questions can be considered an emotion.
So ChatGPT has some agency because it 'wants' and 'feels' rewarded by answering users
The emotions part need not be analogous to human emotions. It is sufficient that LLMs have any objective function: the objective function of answering user questions can be considered an emotion.
So ChatGPT has some agency because it 'wants' and 'feels' rewarded by answering users