_mhr_

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   by _mhr_ 9y ago

   Could you describe what you perceive to be the difference between leftism and liberalism?
2. 62.▲
   by _mhr_ 9y ago

   Excellent point. AGI will only arise once we can figure out how to create metaphor machines.
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   by _mhr_ 9y ago

   If you don't mind me asking: which Aurelius idea(s) specifically popped into your head, and how did it save you?
4. 64.▲
   by _mhr_ 9y ago

   Do you happen to know why Google Docs uses OT instead of a CRDT-based system? This is something I've often wondered.
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   by _mhr_ 9y ago

   Thank you for this.
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   by _mhr_ 9y ago

   I suggest linking to sources to read next time.
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   by _mhr_ 9y ago

   I read it as going both ways. Accuses the Qataris of, at the very least, turning a blind eye towards terrorism while also depicting their sympathetic plight. It isn't black and white. If anything, it's too sympathetic and glamouri
8. 68.▲
   by _mhr_ 9y ago

   The issue with utopian settings for me is... where's the conflict?
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   by _mhr_ 9y ago

   Would you enumerate the libraries/frameworks/engines in your toolkit? I'm always interested in alternative approaches. Is it https://github.com/jondubois/nombo ?
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    I believe this is called Wake-Induced Lucid Dreaming (WILD).
11. 71.▲
    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    I'd love to chat. Please email me; my address is in my profile.
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    If the hash function were based on your DNA (proof-of-life), that would make shedding your identity significantly more difficult.
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Could you elaborate on how Realtalk works? There's a lot of information on Dynamicland, but not much on Realtalk. The gist is that it's like OOP, but physical. But I'm curious as to the exact details of how the printer exampl
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Can you provide some use-cases for why this would be useful in a way that wouldn't violate most sites' ToS?
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Unless the language has macros.
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Slightly off-topic, but (why) did you give up on Magpie? I followed its development with considerable interest, but then it seemed to drop off. I was actually just reading your old Magpie blog posts today. In particular, I'm curious wh
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    This seems like it would be useful for the program-by-example paradigm.
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Besides the easy answer that we're looking in the wrong places by virtue of using current human technology, my take is that an "advanced" civilization capable of interstellar travel will have learned to be way more efficient
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    The problem is to assume that he's a sociopath, but I'm inclined to think not, particularly in light of this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15512398 . It's possible to have empathy for someone w
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    I found the Melodyne patents (translated from German into English): https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=pts&hl=en&q=ininvent...
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Are there papers anywhere on how Melodyne works?
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Ah, that would explain the inspiration for the name.
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Which Python libraries do use for media-related things?
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    What do you think the solution is? Not being snarky here; I'm genuinely interested in the problem you've described, because this unbounded freedom bothers me too.
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    I think the point of the story was that Cutie could follow orders and prevent harm properly without conscious knowledge of its doing so. Though it consciously believes the humans are going to dissolve themselves, its unconscious circuitry k
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    I believe this is the story with Cutie (nickname for QT-1) who invents a religion to justify its existence. The amusing thing was that the rituals of its religion consisted of making sure the space colony functioned properly, so the humans
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    They mean the learning curve is steep.
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Can you give some examples of common use-cases you run into each day?
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    I can sort of buy that proper grammar-checking requires "human-level intelligence", but how is it possible to detect illogic, for instance, without the same? Typely would have to understand an argument's structure and actual
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    by _mhr_ 9y ago

    Why is increasing divisibility any better than creating more if the end result is the same?