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by cynicalpeace 6mo ago
Productivity metrics were better when businesses were run on just pen and paper. Of course, there could be many confounding factors, but there are also many reasons why this could be so. Just a few hypotheses: - Pen and paper become a limit
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by cynicalpeace 6mo ago
It's a hypothesis that "smarter" AI models, ie GPT-5.5, may not be a great boon to productivity. Given that this is the raison d'etre of AI models, and improving them, I don't see why it is any less useful than an
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by cynicalpeace 6mo ago
It's possible that "smarter" AI won't lead to more productivity in the economy. Why? Because software and "information technology" generally didn't increase productivity over the past 30 years. This has be
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by cynicalpeace 6mo ago
A possible outcome of AI-assisted hacking is that companies, governments, and people become more resistant to using software, and software adoption actually declines.
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by cynicalpeace 6mo ago
One of the clear detriments of a secular culture is you lose the source code that tells you in clear words: pursuit of material wealth is only a small part of a full life And when you only pursue material wealth, well... that is "the
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by cynicalpeace 7mo ago
People don't care what bots have to say Therefore, things like writing, film, sales, etc are less productively scalable by bots And things like code, where people don't care how the sausage is made as long as it "works"
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by cynicalpeace 9mo ago
A slot machine affect. Viewing our society as an addicted one clarifies most of our social ills.
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by cynicalpeace 9mo ago
The other comments about calligraphy, copy, competitors, etc are not useful for getting users. This app is already over-engineered. Go on TikTok and Instagram Reels, scroll for a week 15 mins a day in the language and travel niches. Don&#x2
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by cynicalpeace 9mo ago
That's a very different problem than OP You should keep physical books, food, and medication for a SHTF scenario "Back to Basics", "Where There Is No Doctor" and the Bible are my SHTF books You won't be coding
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by cynicalpeace 9mo ago
My instinct to this was: "This is literally patronizing" Threats are what every parent tells their child: "If you do X, I'll take away Y" For parenting, a limited form of this probably makes sense, because the paren
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by cynicalpeace 9mo ago
Something I've seen some tech people do successfully is make a product and then sell it. Selling a product is often funner than making it. You can make TikTok and Instagram videos selling it. You can act in front of a camera, and bra
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by cynicalpeace 11mo ago
Agreed. You have to really narrow the definition of "disabled" Of course, anyone who fears falling outside the definition would fight that vehemently
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by cynicalpeace 11mo ago
They're quite obviously not. They're lying so they can get unlimited time on the test and/or look at their phone. They're smart kids that see a loophole in the system. They will take advantage!
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
I sincerely pray that Maria Corina achieves her goals. Incredible bravery. I'm pretty sure she remains in hiding in Venezuela to this day My "acid test" for whether or not someone on the left actually cares about freedom, dem
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
When I first moved to LatAm, the cashiers always asked how many "cuotas" I wanted to pay. I was initially confused and realized it meant I could take a (interest free?) loan to pay for my purchases in installments. I never underst
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
HN feels very low signal, since it's populated by people who barely interact with the real world X is higher signal, but very group thinky. It's great if you want to know the trends, but gotta be careful not to jump off the cliff
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
true- the only "revolution" that I'm familiar with that was mostly successful is the American Revolution and even that is probably a misnomer. Rather than a call for revolution, my comment was a joke- given the technical bent
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
When people ask "how do we fix our government?" I answer "Did you try turning it off and on again?"
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
Thanks, spread the word!
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
StarStories: You get a real physical book featuring members of your family https://www.starstories.ai/ 1. Upload photos of your family members (or describe them if you don't want to upload) 2. Select a topic 3. See dra
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
I just built a chicken coop (nice building something with my hands) and I just put 7 chickens in there. No asking for permission with the town because of course they'll have something bureaucratic and dumb thing to say. We're on g
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
Nature has a way of keeping things in check. Government, not so much.
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
Incurring your neighbor $200,000 in costs for having 7 chickens is a "reasonable restriction"
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
"roosters should not be allowed" Why? We have a rooster. He protects the hens. He crows in the morning, just like dogs bark, and F-250s rev past the neighborhood road. Where do you think chickens come from in the first place? It&#
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
> All power goes to those who object. I see this all the time in the private sector where if just 1 person in a team objects to a decision, the team has to jump thru many hoops to make something barely reasonable happen What happened to
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
You 100% need the physical world to be a "general" intelligence. If an intelligence doesn't work well in physical environments it is, by definition, not "general"
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
Basic principles: 1. People like to be entertained. 2. NeuralViz demonstrates AI videos (with a lot of human massaging) can be entertaining To me the fundamental question is- "will AI make videos that are entertaining without human
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
Yeah, I think you're incorrect on many fronts. Won't split into 2 extreme segments. It's just 1 segment- people who listen to music, often recommended by their friends or peer group. Also, Profession hasn't declined.
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
I think you keep on missing my point. It's not that the music itself is bad. I've listened to AI music while coding for example. But for a piece of art to "take off". It needs to go beyond you. Not only do you need to te
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by cynicalpeace 1y ago
"Wow this song is great! Who's song is this?" "It's AI!" "Oh." I've literally seen this happen, in person. The song doesn't get passed to friends. The artist themselves is the transmission m

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