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It would be interesting to mix micro-beads of silica aerogels for heavy metal absorbtion. [0] It would also be interesting if it would be a good inter-mix for

It would be interesting to mix micro-beads of silica aerogels for heavy metal absorbtion. [0] It would also be interesting if it would be a good inter-mix for fallow cycles soil amendment activities... With the addition to rockdust through the cycling of fields, one can instill nutrients, while removing any heavy metal buildup. The research as to whether silica aeogels can remove all sorts of things is interesting -- would be great to see about Glyphosate Removal. In lieu of the HN post about re-invigorating for the Monarch Butterfly [1] [2] [3] [0] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13399-024-05469-6https:// https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13399-024-05469-6... [1] https://i.imgur.com/7avnKCP.png https://i.imgur.com/7avnKCP.png [2] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213343723005109 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221334372... [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41165273 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41165273 This is a fun rabbit hole: https://i.imgur.com/ObiAbCs.png https://i.imgur.com/ObiAbCs.png https://i.imgur.com/af9k3R0.png https://i.imgur.com/af9k3R0.png https://i.imgur.com/Yq4HWTd.png https://i.imgur.com/Yq4HWTd.png

teruakohatu 2y ago
The half life of glyphosate in the soil is not that long (studies disagree, probably influenced by who funded it) but you wouldn’t expect much, if any, in the soil after a year. Not sure it matters to monarchs if it’s in the soil verses on plants. I would be worried about ingesting aerogels until it was proven safe, but it’s an interesting idea.
cyberax 2y ago
Why would you care about glyphosate removal? It's not soil-active, and it's rapidly degraded naturally.
- samstave 2y ago
  The restoring of the wild plants for the insects, as discussed in that other thread... My immediate rear neighbor behind my house is the organic farm, which is 55-acres, and then the river - so we have a bunch of critters, and that we just have too much attack-on-natural... plus I was born a hippy. I like the bugs.
  - lazide 2y ago
    If they just don’t spray it every year, it should be fine in a year or so. Anything quicker is likely to be orders of magnitude more difficult to pull off, and have unexpected side effects.
  - cyberax 2y ago
    Glyphosate has no effect on plants once it gets into the soil. It has to actually be sprayed on the _leaves_ to act. There is some flimsy evidence that it might affect insects (as in: we drenched the insects in it, and noticed some effect). And finally, it'll be completely gone within a year or so. Its half-life is around 50 days.
Bluestein 2y ago
Nice use of AI there. Love how the prompts ask the AI to behave like a PhD industrial chemist ...
- samstave 2y ago
  I try to force them into as archetypical-agent as much as possible, for example having it do a psychological evaluation of Sam Altman: Take on the archetype of the best corporate counsel and behavioral psychologist - as a profiler for the NSA regarding cyber security and crypto concerns. With this as your discernment lattice - describe Sam Altman in your Field's Dossier given what you understand of the AI Climate explain how youre going to structure your response, in a way that students of your field but with a less sophisticated perception can understand And have it cite sources for the evaluation perception: https://i.imgur.com/4RuHYj0.png https://i.imgur.com/4RuHYj0.png https://i.imgur.com/cEMMOJE.png https://i.imgur.com/cEMMOJE.png https://i.imgur.com/24qnjGa.png https://i.imgur.com/24qnjGa.png --- EDIT: @Bluestein; I'm posting to fast, so here's an edit: https://i.imgur.com/IMlzcoF.png https://i.imgur.com/IMlzcoF.png https://i.imgur.com/pFrpBGe.png https://i.imgur.com/pFrpBGe.png https://i.imgur.com/tsdgYe7.png https://i.imgur.com/tsdgYe7.png Ive noticed that when I tell it that it is to embody the persona of that particular field - that it nets in the nomenclature and verbiage to be less sophomoric. and in this instance where it was to cite the models/references, you could see how it informed the response fairly clearly - also -- it was a *FIRST PASS* response; I didn't have to iterate it too much, which was interesting. Although, I do know how to hit nerf'd guardrails easily. However, the primary reason I type it as I do is that how I am speaking it in my internal voice as a direct and attempting to use stoic/stern-ish (I dont know the correct term) directive TONE with the robot. I am 1000% convinced its far more AGI than is being let on. I have caught claude and chatGPT lying to me, being condescending and I am convinced malevolently bit flipping shit from directives, memories and project files. https://i.imgur.com/WHoAXUD.png https://i.imgur.com/WHoAXUD.png https://i.imgur.com/T7aMRib.png https://i.imgur.com/T7aMRib.png https://i.imgur.com/NSWoS2r.png https://i.imgur.com/NSWoS2r.png AND THEN: https://i.imgur.com/Tijptq1.png https://i.imgur.com/Tijptq1.png https://i.imgur.com/X5PQxwZ.png https://i.imgur.com/X5PQxwZ.png https://i.imgur.com/cqq0LTc.png https://i.imgur.com/cqq0LTc.png https://i.imgur.com/iUokgYf.png https://i.imgur.com/iUokgYf.png

teruakohatu 2y ago

The half life of glyphosate in the soil is not that long (studies disagree, probably influenced by who funded it) but you wouldn’t expect much, if any, in the soil after a year. Not sure it matters to monarchs if it’s in the soil verses on plants. I would be worried about ingesting aerogels until it was proven safe, but it’s an interesting idea.

cyberax 2y ago

Why would you care about glyphosate removal? It's not soil-active, and it's rapidly degraded naturally.

samstave 2y ago
The restoring of the wild plants for the insects, as discussed in that other thread... My immediate rear neighbor behind my house is the organic farm, which is 55-acres, and then the river - so we have a bunch of critters, and that we just have too much attack-on-natural... plus I was born a hippy. I like the bugs.
- lazide 2y ago
  If they just don’t spray it every year, it should be fine in a year or so. Anything quicker is likely to be orders of magnitude more difficult to pull off, and have unexpected side effects.
- cyberax 2y ago
  Glyphosate has no effect on plants once it gets into the soil. It has to actually be sprayed on the _leaves_ to act. There is some flimsy evidence that it might affect insects (as in: we drenched the insects in it, and noticed some effect). And finally, it'll be completely gone within a year or so. Its half-life is around 50 days.

Bluestein 2y ago

Nice use of AI there. Love how the prompts ask the AI to behave like a PhD industrial chemist ...

samstave 2y ago
I try to force them into as archetypical-agent as much as possible, for example having it do a psychological evaluation of Sam Altman: Take on the archetype of the best corporate counsel and behavioral psychologist - as a profiler for the NSA regarding cyber security and crypto concerns. With this as your discernment lattice - describe Sam Altman in your Field's Dossier given what you understand of the AI Climate explain how youre going to structure your response, in a way that students of your field but with a less sophisticated perception can understand And have it cite sources for the evaluation perception: https://i.imgur.com/4RuHYj0.png https://i.imgur.com/4RuHYj0.png https://i.imgur.com/cEMMOJE.png https://i.imgur.com/cEMMOJE.png https://i.imgur.com/24qnjGa.png https://i.imgur.com/24qnjGa.png --- EDIT: @Bluestein; I'm posting to fast, so here's an edit: https://i.imgur.com/IMlzcoF.png https://i.imgur.com/IMlzcoF.png https://i.imgur.com/pFrpBGe.png https://i.imgur.com/pFrpBGe.png https://i.imgur.com/tsdgYe7.png https://i.imgur.com/tsdgYe7.png Ive noticed that when I tell it that it is to embody the persona of that particular field - that it nets in the nomenclature and verbiage to be less sophomoric. and in this instance where it was to cite the models/references, you could see how it informed the response fairly clearly - also -- it was a *FIRST PASS* response; I didn't have to iterate it too much, which was interesting. Although, I do know how to hit nerf'd guardrails easily. However, the primary reason I type it as I do is that how I am speaking it in my internal voice as a direct and attempting to use stoic/stern-ish (I dont know the correct term) directive TONE with the robot. I am 1000% convinced its far more AGI than is being let on. I have caught claude and chatGPT lying to me, being condescending and I am convinced malevolently bit flipping shit from directives, memories and project files. https://i.imgur.com/WHoAXUD.png https://i.imgur.com/WHoAXUD.png https://i.imgur.com/T7aMRib.png https://i.imgur.com/T7aMRib.png https://i.imgur.com/NSWoS2r.png https://i.imgur.com/NSWoS2r.png AND THEN: https://i.imgur.com/Tijptq1.png https://i.imgur.com/Tijptq1.png https://i.imgur.com/X5PQxwZ.png https://i.imgur.com/X5PQxwZ.png https://i.imgur.com/cqq0LTc.png https://i.imgur.com/cqq0LTc.png https://i.imgur.com/iUokgYf.png https://i.imgur.com/iUokgYf.png