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Ask HN: How to compensate domain experts for advice, as a pre-seed startup?
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Don't Talk to People Like They're Chatbots
(theatlantic.com)
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An important statement on the latest tea controversy
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The Rise of the Right-Wing Progressives
(theupheaval.substack.com)
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> ..., or do you think something outside of physics is required? I am most sympathetic to the argument that self-consciousness is an emergent phenomenon that is not easily modeled, but is nevertheless derived from physics. In the context
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> So, it seems to me a reasonable starting assumption that intelligence is a result of the mechanistic universe. > Do we have any evidence for something outside the physical, mechanistic universe impacting human cognition? Problem is,
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Homesteading and the Unfolding Feminist Revolt
(readtheline.ca)
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Here's my AI bot fetching answers from that report: https://free.copula.ai/?file=80c04873-4cef-40c6-8c5c-6a9519f... I just asked it if the police indeed handcuffed people trying to get in to help, to fact check what I
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> In my experience the place that fidelity is most important is in the monitoring. Some high-end headphones are marketed as "studio" headphones. Meaning for professionals such as you when doing the monitoring at the recording s
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While there may be less demand for books, I am less sure of the corollary that there is less reading. I remember when Harry Potter was having its hey day, and the Amazon Kindle was first announced, there were stats showing that worldwide re
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Haven't seen the new raft. Apparently the old set of charges were already severe enough to e.g. get a Harvard student suspended for a year[1] or so. [1] https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/12/31/
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WQXR (NYC) Classical Countdown 2023
(wqxr.org)
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Jon Fosse and the Power of Faith at 1 a.m
(nytimes.com)
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LG to Showcase Wheeled AI Smart Home Robot Hub at CES
(cepro.com)
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Ought the bookmarklet for submitting links[1] be mentioned? Granted not exactly undocumented, as it is linked on the /submit page. But I think worth including, as it is not in the Guidelines or FAQ. [1] https://news.ycombina
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Ietsism
(en.wikipedia.org)
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I have been using my own RAG tool bookmarklet[1] to help get quick assessments. I asked "is the author optimistic about the New York Times for the future" (and got an answer that was basically "No." You've read the
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I find that a reasonable take, and also get your sentiment Re: AGI discussion; though I think we managed a good exchange. Cheers!
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Reminds me of the non-obvious tacks David Brooks[1] suggests to encourage depressed friends: --praise them for the fight they have been managing so far --tell them that their talents are being looked forward to by others/the world when
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I am not well-read enough to opine on your reaction Re: Wittgenstein, esp. since I haven't read Sacks' work. But you are the first person I've encountered who appears to have an internalized understanding of these ideas, and
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Ludwig Wittgenstein's no-private-language argument also applies here. He wrote that you can't make up your own words or concepts, absent any interaction with others, because there's nothing to stop you from changing your mind
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Can AI Help Explain Bankruptcy Law?
(bankruptcyroundtable.law.harvard.edu)
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Kinda but also true that most long pieces have one or two movements that are the popular ones and you have to wait till you get to it. e.g. Ode to Joy is 45+ minutes into the Ninth symphony, Mozart's Rondo alla Turca is the third movem
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Pac-12 realignment: Stanford, Cal get ACC invitations along with SMU
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Very nice photo--good composition! Amazing for a newbie's first shot (literally) at street photography. Until you think a bit and realize the photographer's probably seen a lot of "street paintings" and could have learnt
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Wickard vs. Filburn
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I can think of a way for it to just decline to answer, after noticing that the question is not relevant to its target area. Thanks for the feedback! There's a Reddit forum[1] for discussing personal bankruptcy, btw, if you're curi
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How much do you think I ought to reveal? There are well-funded startups like harvey.ai[1] in this space that I want to stay ahead of. [1] https://www.harvey.ai/blog See second story announcing their Series A.
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Show HN: Q&A with AI Trained on Bankruptcy Law
(chatlaw.us)
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FWIW I've noticed that "rattling" (which I think I hear in the Liszt Funerailles video) in some K-pop videos featuring electronic low bass at the ~40Hz level. I think it might be natural and not an artifact or flaw.
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