Papazsazsa

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by Papazsazsa 8mo ago
An unsolvable problem that will correct itself homeostatically. Also: https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/
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by Papazsazsa 9mo ago
My buddy is republishing this manual here if you want a nice copy: https://www.alephic.com/sabotage
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by Papazsazsa 9mo ago
They're manipulated.
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by Papazsazsa 9mo ago
"Opus 4.5 feels to me like" The article is fine opinion but at what point are we going to either: a) establish benchmarks that make sense and are reliable , or b) stop with the hypecycle stuff?
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
"Tech" as a cohort is ideologically committed to one thing: minimum input with maximum quantifiable output (engagement, users, money). This works brilliantly in zero-sum competitions: markets, war, politics. But here's the pr
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
The symbolic irony of this situation is almost too rich to bear.
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Companies Are Desperately Seeking 'Storytellers'(wsj.com)
4 points by Papazsazsa 10mo ago|1 comments
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
You'd think otherwise if you ever had the steak frites at Les Halles.
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
read Spinoza
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
He was the last cultured dude before tech made everyone into a superficial arrogant lmgtfy'er, disinterested in true discovery. (Heap your downvotes on me HN, I've seen what makes you cheer!) MY BOURDAIN LI.ST: 1) Masculinity with
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
Cool, even our privacy protection is fraught with scammers and liars.
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
Dealing with reality.
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
Schelling points are a known outcome of many types of phenomena, especially competitive ones.
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
Celebrity is a commercial, political, and creative 'hack' for mass media – which isn't always unhealthy to consume e.g. good books, films, music, etc. I agree some people take it way too far, but I personally don't have
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
I too work in the attention economy and found the essay relevant and an enjoyable reminder of some of the genx era/Pitchfork era commentary.
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
No
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
Epistemic contamination is real but runs counter to the hype narrative.
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by Papazsazsa 10mo ago
It's social commentary about class, fame, and fate – all things very relevant to hackers and news.
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"Drug Wars" Made Narcotics Fun (In the 80s)(alexlovendahl.com)
2 points by Papazsazsa 10mo ago|0 comments
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by Papazsazsa 11mo ago
There is a podcast [1] featuring the showrunner Craig Mazin who is also a very conscientious and prolific podcaster [2] who cares deeply about balancing fact with a compelling narrative. This is the basic difference between "based on&q
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
No technical ability required to verify humans as humans. You just have to close your laptop and meet at a coffee shop. Surprisingly many deals are done this way, because humans like other humans.
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
No need to invent more tech to mitigate techslop. People will know by reputation alone, which cannot be fabricated.
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
Nothing futile about defense of humanity! Art forgers and technofrauds will never be true participants in culture.
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
Dystopian.
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
Publishers will pay a graphic designer a few hundred dollars for a cover and aren't willing to spend for photography or original art, so this is what you get: images in the public domain.
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
"Then business will have to suffer."
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
I don't know why this isn't the crux of our current geopolitical spat. Surely it would be cheaper and easier for the CCP to develop their own chipmaking capacity than going to war in the Taiwan strait?
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
For the sake of argument, why wouldn't this also extend to my written 'voice'? (I'm talking philosophically by the way, not legally) For someone like Cormac McCarthy, whose sparse punctuation, biblical cadences, and apoc
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
The reason you read literary fiction is because you're curious about the outer edges of human thought or experience.
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by Papazsazsa 1y ago
I am a big Data fan and take this as a compliment ;)

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