Jeff Dean was supposed to speak with Google Research this week to celebrate this past year. On Friday, he canceled the meeting, saying "a celebration doesn't seem appropriate at this time." Here's how he addressed @timnitGebru's firing (or as he says, "departure"):
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If Trump does #PardonSnowden before leaving office, it will be the one actually decent thing he's done. The Obama administration's poor handling of Snowden's disclosures of federal domestic spying was a major stain on its legacy.
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"text": "I see Venus in the early morning sky: scottgruber.me/2020/12/14/i-s\u2026",
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ā[ā¦]we should just ban humans from acting unpredictably around their murderbotsā
As ridiculous as that may sound, it has happened before and there is no reason why it couldn't happen again š¤·āāļø vox.com/2015/1/15/7551ā¦
(Of course, self-driving car huxters have an answer to this: they argue that since cars can't cope with unpredictable human conduct, we should just ban humans from acting...
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I genuinely love The Mandalorian.
Thereās no question that the second trilogy had its moments, but I think it was, overall, a failure. Donāt get me started on the prequels.
The Mandalorian is so much fun that Iām optimistic about future Star Wars content.
Who wouldāve guessed?
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"text": "I genuinely love The Mandalorian.\n\nThere\u2019s no question that the second trilogy had its moments, but I think it was, overall, a failure. Don\u2019t get me started on the prequels.\n\nThe Mandalorian is so much fun that I\u2019m optimistic about future Star Wars content.\n\nWho would\u2019ve guessed?"
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- Confidence is at decade highs (Westpac)
- Some mobility data shows higher levels of activity than pre-Covid
- Restrictions are being lifted
Those expecting a big boo...
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"text": "- Confidence is at decade highs (Westpac)\n\n- Some mobility data shows higher levels of activity than pre-Covid\n\n- Restrictions are being lifted\n\nThose expecting a big boost from a vaccine may be disappointed, for many normal has already returned\nafr.com/policy/health-\u2026",
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