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by drooby 3y ago
Regarding the fundamental mechanisms. This is the view that I subscribe to as well. It explains "stimming". Repetitive behavior is soothing because its predictable. And it explains things like toe walking - feet are sensitive, and
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by drooby 3y ago
I'm still not convinced were not arguing semantics. Okay, agreed, an impaired theory of mind is a symptom of autism. But to me this is like saying the sky is blue, and then someone saying "no its actually scattering blue".
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by drooby 3y ago
I guess it's interesting that these studies fail to replicate. But I fail to see how saying a "lack of theory of mind" is not a very accurate way to communicate the experience and symptoms of autism. Autistic people, by their
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by drooby 3y ago
He was studying CS while touring. Here is a project demo he worked on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kf4-zMNqq8
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by drooby 3y ago
I don't follow. We absolutely have scaled that simple line of reasoning. And I strong argument can be made that world is more peaceful in part because of the threat of violence (and the potential for violence to be more expensive tha
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by drooby 3y ago
Any technology is fundamentally a labor replacing tool. Isn't that the whole point of "technology"? Society will adapt. As it always has. Most Americans no longer work on farms or factories either.
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by drooby 3y ago
The Beatles: Get Back Documentary
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by drooby 3y ago
This resonates deeply with me. Though I don't have schizophrenia, I had social anxiety and general anxiety for many years. One example of how this mindset worked for me is probably best demonstrated by my experience with sleep paraly
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by drooby 3y ago
I recently had "needling" done to my back. My scapula and neck were riddled with "knots". Needling provided temporary relief... but I it was just that temporary. It's a bandaid. What has actually started to provide
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by drooby 3y ago
Oh my good god I love this guy
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by drooby 3y ago
Graeber's book hits a nerve with people because I think it touches upon a real problem that people are feeling: "Why am I working so much, doing so little, and getting so little in return? What's the point? Life should be mor
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by drooby 3y ago
I understand the general thrust of this point. And there are many things to agree with.. But just a reminder. Iran still commits public executions by hanging. For things like blasphemy.
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by drooby 3y ago
Spaghettx is also the gender non-binary usage. Which makes this counting system slightly problematic.
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by drooby 3y ago
Oh... glad to see. I just wrote a pissed off feedback message in their unsubscribe page last night. I accidentally signed up for a "yearly subscription that bills monthly"... I misread it and thought it was just a monthly subscrip
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by drooby 3y ago
"Screen grabs of an unknown foreign city"... I love this part.. I mean surely we should be able to figure out where that map is from.... but if we can't.... if it really doesn't exist... maybe this man is from an alterna
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by drooby 3y ago
Me thinks the whole point of it being funny was that it was unrealistic
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by drooby 3y ago
It's just so strange. This is such a clearly justifiable reason that the fact that they didn't argue it... or argue.. anything, makes me very suspicious that it is correct.
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by drooby 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism?wprov=sfti1
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by drooby 3y ago
I can attest that super large PRs get through faster due to review fatigue. I suspect they still slow down development in the long run though due to more bugs and less theory building among the team
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by drooby 3y ago
Suddenly, I hate software
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by drooby 3y ago
Some speculation. There is an exponential power that is getting exacerbated by online dating apps. It is height preference. Here are two facts: 1. The distribution of height preference is an exponential curve that peaks at 180cm (5'11&
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by drooby 3y ago
I’ve always found self-deception to be the true art of happiness. Something like, strategic ignorance. Or strategic re-framing.
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by drooby 3y ago
GPTs compute the next most likely token. The punch line of a joke toys with the expectation of the most likely conclusion. GPT is fundamentally at odds with this because it wants to compute what is expected, so as a result there is no surpr
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by drooby 3y ago
The "updated" charter is a wolf in sheep's clothing as an attempt to appease the international community. Hamas is still waging a holy war jihad, and their updated charter still does not recognize Israel as a sovereign state
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by drooby 3y ago
??? You’re quoting the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who spoke in 2020. Again, Mandela died in 2013. It is not in contention that Mandela supported Palestinians. Though I cannot find evidence that he referred to the Israel conflic
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by drooby 3y ago
You’re quoting his grandson…Mandela died in 2013
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by drooby 3y ago
The first line of Hamas’ charter is the complete destruction of Israel
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by drooby 3y ago
Citation needed. My research indicates this is false information.
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by drooby 3y ago
Same.. It’s just so reliable too. If I’m feeling off.. I just do 15 minutes of cardio (or enough to get me in that zen-like sweaty breathing state) and then I take a hot shower and switch to cold water before getting out. Those 30 minutes a
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by drooby 3y ago
Not saying I necessarily agree with a pill based solution, but if we don’t see a society crippled by heart disease and related health conditions as dystopian… then I don’t know what to tell these authors… Ah— they come from backgrounds in “

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