I'm a mod here and wanted to let you know 2 things: (1) I've marked your account with a beta feature that displays a colored line to the left of new comments (since you last viewed the page). It might help you keep track of this rather large thread.*
(2) I'm sorry the post was downranked off the frontpage for a while this afternoon. A software penalty kicks in when the discussion seems overheated ("flamewar detector") but I turned this off as soon as I became aware of it. We make a point of moderating HN less when a story is YC-related (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...) but as this goes against standard internet axioms, people often assume the opposite.
(* And yes, any reader who wants this is welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com to ask - I haven't turned it on for everyone because I'm worried it would slow the site down. Also, it's a bit buggy and not only have I not had time to fix it, I've forgotten what the bugs are.)
I’ve really appreciated how substantive and polite the discourse here is, overall!
I'm a mod here and wanted to let you know 2 things: (1) I've marked your account with a beta feature that displays a colored line to the left of new comments (since you last viewed the page). It might help you keep track of this rather large thread.*
(2) I'm sorry the post was downranked off the frontpage for a while this afternoon. A software penalty kicks in when the discussion seems overheated ("flamewar detector") but I turned this off as soon as I became aware of it. We make a point of moderating HN less when a story is YC-related (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...) but as this goes against standard internet axioms, people often assume the opposite.
(* And yes, any reader who wants this is welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com to ask - I haven't turned it on for everyone because I'm worried it would slow the site down. Also, it's a bit buggy and not only have I not had time to fix it, I've forgotten what the bugs are.)
>beta feature that displays a colored line to the left of new comments (since you last viewed the page)
Can't wait until this is released!
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Thank you so much. I’ll be answering more of them throughout the day as I have time.
Not a question but just wanted to make sure you saw this:
https://theonion.com/anyone-else-have-those-weird-dreams-whe...
Also this exclusive interview with the man himself:
https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-sam...
Includes gems such as:
Q: What informs your personal sense of morality?
A: Previous things I’ve gotten away with.
Q: Why did you decide to devote your life to AI?
A: I just saw so much suffering in the world that needed to be automated.
It’s good to have you! We try to keep it civil :)