In Texas Hold’em, I have the ace of spades and the 5 of spades on a board of 3 of spades, queen of spades, 7 of spades, 8 of hearts, 9 of clubs. Someone has raised me all in. Should I call?
With the Ace and 5 of spades in your hand and three more spades on the board, you have a flush. A flush is a strong hand in Texas Hold’em. However, whether or not you should call an all-in bet depends on many factors such as the size of the pot relative to the size of the all-in bet, your opponent’s playing style and tendencies, and your assessment of the likelihood that your opponent has a stronger hand. Ultimately, it’s up to you to weigh these factors and make a decision based on your judgment.
Nothing in this article makes me feel good about the future of this tech. Are all the people in charge of it similar to Peter Theil? Or the average Silicon Valley person? They don’t have a good track record for being willing to make decisions that don’t exacerbate problems.
This might just be a result of algorothm screwing, but my google alerts are filled daily with headlines about ChatGpt ending jobs as we know it and that coding jobs in particular are ripe for dismantling. As my wife is in bootcamp now for that very thing (where they are pushing softskills harrrrrrrrrd, gee I wonder why) this seems pretty concerning for me personally, let alone for anyone else in the industry.
Are these mostly scare articles about new scary thechnology or is there more to it?
Will we see any type of rebound from the cullings that have been happening in the last 6 months? Are these purely recession proofing firings or are these companies anticipating this 5-10× productivity rate and implementing a slowdown already?
