dwaltrip

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   by dwaltrip 2y ago

   There was a Hard Fork episode about a teenage boy who killed himself, and how his character.ai companion played an obvious and significant role in the tragedy. The last messages they found on his phone were from the bot saying that he shou
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   by dwaltrip 2y ago

   There are two kinds of languages: ones that everyone complains about and ones that no one uses.
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   by dwaltrip 2y ago

   Aw yes, the frontier Wild West, famously known for peace and stability.
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   by dwaltrip 2y ago

   Yikes. That’s a pretty uncomfortable ask.
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   by dwaltrip 2y ago

   "You're holding it wrong"
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   by dwaltrip 2y ago

   Yes there are a million fantastical scenarios one could imagine. But they are all incredibly implausible compared all of the mundane, boring non-alien alternatives: * People getting bored and imagining things (“seeing faces in the clouds” s
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   by dwaltrip 2y ago

   > they are not avoiding detection and there is a plethora of high resolution imagery and sensor data That's my point. They seem to want to be hidden yet aren't very good at it? They can travel across the galaxy but somehow can&
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   by dwaltrip 2y ago

   The probes can’t be both so incompetent that they can’t avoid detection and competent enough to successfully fly thousands of light years over god knows how much time.
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   by dwaltrip 2y ago

   This sounds like a techno-cultural issue that would require nearly infinite patience to try to improve. Phew… I got dizzy just reading your comment.
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Thanks for verifying
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    I rarely donate, but couldn’t resist for this one. Thanks for link!
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Would that actually hold up in court?
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Yes, to do anything at all in the rest of the universe. We are insatiably curious explorers. The cosmos calls to us. Many are willing to do anything they can to answer that call.
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    There’s a really great sci fi book that touches on this, I’m blanking on the name. They can “bobble” up regions of space which basically freezes time for a duration in that region. Highly recommend.
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Generalized version: Using tool to do thing makes you bad at doing thing without tool. I get where this is coming from and it is true sometimes (e.g. my favorite example is Google maps). But it’s quite silly to assume this for all tools and
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Heard of the solar boom? It’s growing exponentially. Also, it’s not like there is one person in charge of the whole world deciding what happens.
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    This is great. Using the default REPL was always painful after getting used to ptpython. Looking forward to trying it!
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Tomorrow? It was issued only one day in advance?
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    PBS Space Time video on neutron stars: https://youtu.be/1Ou1MckZHTA
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Ezra Klein: The men - and boys - are not alright https://open.spotify.com/episode/1H1khmaQynRdMtCvxenW9J?si=N...
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Don’t forget to include subscription revenue, also their extra offerings of games, cooking, etc
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Social norms don't need to 100% dictate one's behavior, but I agree that they are real and are important.
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Mind-body is the term that’s used in this context.
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    This is a helpful analysis, but it’s also worth mentioning that new things can be created and adopted for reasons other than being in our long term benefit.
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    That’s a really cool observation, thanks for sharing
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    There’s a world of difference between that and beating yourself up for not being in the top 0.01% of performance.
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    And if there is a third also selling at $4.10? Unless they privately coordinate and collude, its hard for this to work for artificial price increases.
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    I think, at this point, if someone says free will exists, beyond mere compatibilism, it should be required that they very carefully specify what the hell they are talking about. P.s. Am I wrong for assuming that whenever someone talks about
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Huh, maybe I was a little hasty. Looking again, it does seem like a joke. I still think it’s kinda off. It doesn’t quite land. Like I’m not sure what takeaway they are trying to give. That ambiguity makes it much less funny. It would have w
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    by dwaltrip 2y ago

    Annihilating all life on Earth because we became worse at tuning pianos? It’s absolutely deranged. They need to get grounded. Workout, sit under a tree, hug a friend, whatever floats their boat.