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by ColanR 6y ago
Do you know if they've achieved fusion yet? I remember reading about them in PopSci way back in the day, and wondered how they were doing.
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Then both would be preferable. :)
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Discourse is when individuals are willing to argue civilly with people who believe fundamentally different things, and are able to do so without concern for 'watching their words'. Whether they are engaging in an informed discuss
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by ColanR 6y ago
Those rods are designed for precision targets on the order of a few meters in diameter. I would much rather both sides of the conflict had those in play, than a nuclear alternative.
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by ColanR 6y ago
Otherwise known as the "Rods from God". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_bombardment
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by ColanR 6y ago
> we discourage institutions from taking responsibility for accuracy Facts are often debatable; the set of facts that need to be accurate is also debatable; and you are suggesting that both of those debates be settled unilaterally by exp
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by ColanR 6y ago
> You should see some of the crap that comes through in some of the lower-impact journals. Thank goodness that "healthcare professionals are TRAINED to interpret studies."
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by ColanR 6y ago
If we're going to use SpaceX to validate our language choices, then we should be moving back to C for the "mission critical" code. > The certification and correctness part is made easier by using software verification tool
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by ColanR 6y ago
> What's an example of a claim that you think was considered a conspiracy theory pre-Snowden, that now isn't? "The NSA has a giant secret building in the midwest where they store surveilance." "The US government
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by ColanR 6y ago
That's a very fair point. Thanks for clarifying.
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by ColanR 6y ago
> If you need a more expanded definition Logically speaking, we could be talking about how belief in conspiracy theory is affected by mental deficiency, a preference for apple pie, or a broken arm. Giving me a definition of 'thing-
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by ColanR 6y ago
They aren't disagreeing. Parse what they said, and notice nothing contradicts the post they're replying to. That's what I didn't want to say explicitly in my other comment: they made a long-winded comment that appeared t
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by ColanR 6y ago
>> If you submit code, you grant a license to Google to use it in non-proprietary [ sic , I assume] code. > it's a copyright license, not a copyright assignment >> So, at some point, once users and developers are locked
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by ColanR 6y ago
You're changing the definition of "conspiracy theory" in an ad hoc fashion to exclude the counterexample you were given of NSA spying.
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by ColanR 6y ago
Citing yourself and a paper that isn't published or peer-reviewed puts you at exactly the same level of evidence that you have expressed such disdain for. The definition of mental illness has nothing to do with whether what you said is
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by ColanR 6y ago
a) You're skipping right past my point, that dismissing a conspiracy theory by calling its proponent mentally defective is intellectually dishonest. Also, it comes dangerously close to an ad homenim , if not done right. b) NSA survei
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by ColanR 6y ago
Let me say it differently then. It isn't intellectually honest to dismiss someone's opinion by claiming them mentally defective. It would be just as easy to say that you're in denial, because you're asking for unreas
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by ColanR 6y ago
Original sources work better. Apparently, this where it all came from: https://web.archive.org/web/20191121033812/https://www.nytim...
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by ColanR 6y ago
You didn't mention a source for your point that the CIA coined the phase 'conspiracy theory'. I found the original source, in the New York Times. [1] (Context: combating suspicion of the CIA's involvement in the Kennedy
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by ColanR 6y ago
Conspiracy theory often happens when coincidence becomes unbelievable. (I like the phrase someone else coined in this thread, 'coincidence theory', when we hold onto the coincidence explanation too long.) NSA spying was believed
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by ColanR 6y ago
> a straw man against critical thinking I like your summary. It has seemed like calling something 'conspiracy theory' has been, for many people, a comfortable dismissal. It's so much easier to believe the conspiracy theo
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by ColanR 6y ago
Backwards. "Idiots" are the ones who do not question the status quo.
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by ColanR 6y ago
> acquiescence that sometimes conspiracy theories could become truth If there was an intention of acknowledging the truth behind some theories, they would / should have come right out and said so. As it is, the article is sending a
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by ColanR 6y ago
This has been happening for at least 4 years already. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-rap... https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/spies-in-
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by ColanR 6y ago
The models have not yet been released, and it looks like someone has already asked about it in the issues: https://github.com/openai/gpt-3/issues/1
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by ColanR 6y ago
> repealing Section 230 I don't see how this is repealing anything. It seems like the order is saying that if a company wants Section 230 protection, they have to be very strict about not editorializing anything, and if they do eve
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by ColanR 6y ago
> significantly adverse commercial consequences Honestly, it might be nice to end up with a greater divide between the commercial and non-commercial parts of the internet. I agree, it will be very hard to control all the content on e.g.
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by ColanR 6y ago
> or don't do anything, let humanity drain into a crap hole but keep making $$ I don't think the stuff on Twitter has often been held up as an example of healthy dialog. Other than that, I agree.
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by ColanR 6y ago
I don't think that's quite right. From what I can tell, it seems like social media sites like twitter are being given two options, and they're being told that the middle of the road between those options isn't ok anymor

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