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hanoz
3276 days ago
> "Although it hasn’t been tested in a kangaroo-specific environment, there was an instance where black swans were interfering"
I
think
I know how to interpret that sentence...
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elmar
3276 days ago
Black Swan Farming (Paul Graham)
http://www.paulgraham.com/swan.html
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andrewf
3276 days ago
Literal black swans are common in parts of Australia.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan
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chris_wot
3275 days ago
There are no native white swans in Australia. They are all black.
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j0rd
3275 days ago
Let's not bring identity politics in to this discussion.
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sandworm101
3276 days ago
They mean that they have in the past dealt with animal-specific issues, rather than a generic approach. I take it mean that they will have to write some roo-specific rules as they once did for black swans.
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http://www.paulgraham.com/swan.html