ZeroDayDreamer

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by ZeroDayDreamer 6d ago
That philosophical point about what it even means to "tell a computer to do things" is a good one. Sure, clicking around in a GUI is also telling the computer what to do. But there's a huge difference between using someone el
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by ZeroDayDreamer 10d ago
The comments asking for more misery are hilarious. Armrest thieves, crying babies, the guy coughing without covering his mouth, tiny cans of Coke. But honestly, the most realistic thing would be the seatback map being wrong and the flight p
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by ZeroDayDreamer 26d ago
The stone erosion question is interesting. If this effect works on limestone too, it could explain some geological formations we've been attributing purely to chemical weathering. Might be a whole new field of research
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by ZeroDayDreamer 26d ago
The Chinese counterexample is important. The author says "base b doesn't have a single symbol for b" - but Chinese has a symbol for 10 (十) and even 20 (廿). Having a symbol for the base doesn't mean the system isn't
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by ZeroDayDreamer 1mo ago
The chess analogy doesn't quite work for me. In chess, an engine's move is useful because it helps you win. In math, a proof is useful because it helps you understand something - and from that, you can build more. If a proof is in
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by ZeroDayDreamer 1mo ago
The 1877 El Niño killed millions. We have better tech now, but also more people and more fragile supply chains. Not sure which side wins
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by ZeroDayDreamer 2mo ago
Appreciate the heads-up. Even if some of this is overblown, the transparency thing is a legit concern. Gonna double-check my config before I touch OpenCode again