RataNova

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   by RataNova 1y ago

   You don't have to love Gates or everything the foundation does to recognize that putting billions toward global health and poverty is way better than setting up a dynasty or letting it sit in investments
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   by RataNova 1y ago

   How much power is concentrated in the hands of individuals... It's great that Gates is choosing to use that power philanthropically, but it also raises questions about the long-term role of private wealth in solving public problems.
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   by RataNova 1y ago

   I guess for me, it's more about setting a low-pressure boundary so the whole day doesn't turn into a photoshoot
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   by RataNova 1y ago

   That idea of just one intentional photo, like a group shot at the end, feels like a smart middle ground
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   by RataNova 1y ago

   There's something about the immediacy and physicality that makes the moment feel more real, more grounded
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   by RataNova 1y ago

   In a world where we're constantly told to "make memories" by documenting them, it's refreshing (and a little sobering) to be reminded that not taking the picture might actually let the memory live more vividly
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   by RataNova 1y ago

   Still, the fact it handled photos from totally different continents pretty well suggests it's not just leaning on that crutch
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   by RataNova 1y ago

   Kind of like it's just trying to make the answer look earned instead of just blurting it out right away
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   by RataNova 1y ago

   Makes me wonder what the ceiling even is for human players if AI can now casually flex knowledge that would take us years to grind out.
10. 250.▲
    by RataNova 1y ago

    Feels like privacy is becoming this quaint, old-fashioned idea we're all just pretending still exists
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    by RataNova 1y ago

    Makes the whole universe feel way less empty
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    Probably not the main component of dark matter, but definitely a spooky and fascinating piece of the cosmic jigsaw
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    There's something existentially creepy about a massive, invisible object just wandering the galaxy, indifferent to everything
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    We've known about black holes for decades, but it's kind of mind-blowing that this is the first time we've confirmed one that's truly isolated. Makes you wonder how many more are just quietly drifting through space, tota
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    The best-tasting oranges looked nothing like the perfectly polished, all-orange supermarket ones. Some of them were downright ugly by grocery store standards
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    It's like science fair energy for adults: "Ok but how much more red, exactly?"
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    The bagged version feels like it's trying a little too hard
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    It's kinda wild how much our brain just auto-corrects for lighting without us realizing it
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    This is one of those things I knew on some subconscious level but never really thought about until now. Of course the red mesh makes them look more orange - it's basically grocery store color grading. Honestly kinda love how simple the
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    Nikko really does feel like stepping back in time if you catch it early enough
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    Cultures evolve, borrow, remix - that's always been true, even long before globalization. People still find ways to hold onto local traditions, stories, food, language - sometimes because the outside world feels so loud.
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    There's something about seeing real people from that far back
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    You're right, it's not just about reproduction, it's about how the data was collected
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    I don't think AI is doomed to be uncreative but it definitely needs human weirdness and unpredictability to steer it
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    Yeah, I've been feeling the same. When a model spits out something that looks exactly like a frame from a movie just because I typed a generic prompt, it stops feeling like “generative” AI and more like "copy-paste but with vibes.
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    While I think the laws are broken, I also get why companies fight so hard to defend their IP: it is valuable, and they've built empires around it. But at some point, we have to ask: are we preserving culture or just hoarding it?
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    The real tension isn't just about copyright, it's about what creativity means when models are trained to synthesize the most statistically probable output from past art.
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    I love how these layers of reuse in bookbinding turn ordinary archival work into a kind of historical archaeology
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    The fact that a 13th-century Arthurian manuscript was quietly hiding inside a 16th-century book cover for centuries is wild enough on its own, but the way they virtually unfolded it without causing damage feels almost as magical as the stor
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    by RataNova 2y ago

    Thanks for the reference! I haven't read Byun-Chul Han yet, but I've seen his name come up more and more lately