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by irremediable 9y ago
> Fundamentally, we know neural networks can instantiate general intelligence This isn't at all the case! We know neuronal networks, of the human brain variety specifically, can host this vague thing we're calling general intel
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by irremediable 9y ago
I think it's being downvoted because it comes over as uncharitable and even petty. A computer scientist is one who practises and/or studies computer science, which she does. No, that doesn't require a CS degree, though it hel
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by irremediable 9y ago
Probably academic research (similar to what I do now), but in more of a moonshot attempt. A bit more mathematically involved than what I currently do. More open source contributions. More larpwriting and fiction writing. To some extent this
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by irremediable 9y ago
I'd recommend you tell people more about what you're doing, who you are, and existing code/site. If it's open-source, no need for stealth mode, and you're much likelier to attract people that way.
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by irremediable 9y ago
Very, very well said. This kind of thing risks turning dating into the filter bubble we see in online news -- but worse, because it's a more important part of life. It also ignores how attraction works. Sure, someone may find blond peo
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by irremediable 9y ago
Absolutely, try your idea of only internet at work. If that impairs your social life too much, maybe allow yourself messaging applications but not sites. I've generally found there are a couple of main culprits for me -- Reddit, HN, Tw
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by irremediable 9y ago
Presumably one might want to trade the BTC for bolivar to immediately spend them somewhere?
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by irremediable 9y ago
It is "extreme"; it's an extremely bad idea. It's unhealthy and unproductive. For emergencies, some people have to do it, but ideally it shouldn't happen.
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by irremediable 9y ago
What a shame... I came to his computer work quite late (mid-2000s), learning of him via his appearances in the This Week in Tech podcast. But then I realised he was the author of Lucifer's Hammer and other classic sci-fi. He was a grea
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by irremediable 9y ago
So far it seems pretty peculiar to London (at least within the UK). Of course, London is a huge part of the UK: something like 10% of our population live here.
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by irremediable 9y ago
What's the project, out of interest?
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by irremediable 9y ago
There are several that are clearly Welsh. Possibly a couple that sound Scottish, though that's tricky to tell without confirmation bias...
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by irremediable 9y ago
I put this last in that bullet, because IMO its likely effect size is smaller. Basically, there have been a number of studies looking at the health effects of sat fats (especially cardiovascular health) and they've had mixed findings.
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by irremediable 9y ago
From my understanding of general health evidence, your best bet is: * Avoid smoking and excessive drinking (excess is easier to reach than you think!). * Eat a healthy diet (not too many calories, not too many carbs, not too much saturated
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by irremediable 9y ago
Catch, like you mentioned. It's a single-header library that slots very nicely into my cross-platform C++ programs.
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by irremediable 9y ago
Have you ever read much about land value taxation? I think a well-implemented LVT could do a lot to help with these problems -- though I'm no expert, it seems a lot of economists rate it favourably.
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by irremediable 9y ago
Ah damn, sorry, didn't realise they were EU-only. Maybe Mealsquares?
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by irremediable 9y ago
AFAIK Huel is produced by a qualified dietician, and hasn't had any issues.
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by irremediable 10y ago
I've had good experiences with Azire.
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by irremediable 10y ago
London, United Kingdom
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by irremediable 10y ago
In that setup, how do you handle needing passwords on your phone?
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by irremediable 10y ago
Did you start with the first book? I wouldn't have thought it would start with that stuff, because Mars isn't colonised at the start of the series. IMO it is better than that most of the time, in any case.
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by irremediable 10y ago
I highly recommend Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. Great scifi books about a vaguely realistic Mars settlement, and the cultural/biological changes that occur.
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by irremediable 10y ago
I'm sure the current output is very limited, though; I didn't see any particularly beefy capacitors when I skimmed the schematic.
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by irremediable 10y ago
This is really cool! I found a couple of projects online (e.g. http://www.randombio.com/webcam.html ) where people tested out their webcam counter by using a smoke detector as an alpha source, and had some success.
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by irremediable 10y ago
I believe this quote is apocryphal. AFAIK it's actually quoting a play by Aristophanes that poked fun at Socrates -- a play that put these words in his mouth.
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by irremediable 10y ago
I'm not in a start-up at the minute, and I should make it clear that I've not yet worked in a senior role at one. That said, I feel like most start-ups would be happy to reach the level of success where this is a problem!
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by irremediable 10y ago
Just because the bug was discovered doesn't mean it's been fixed in deployment. ;) Remember, as well, the bug was only half of that paper's findings; they also found fundamental flaws in the method. Besides which, there are w
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by irremediable 10y ago
Rental search that makes it easy to find a pet-friendly place. I live in London, UK, and although we have a few good property search engines (Nestoria, Zoopla, etc), none of them have a simple way to sort between pet-friendly and not.
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by irremediable 10y ago
What are some examples of the ideas that need a new technology, if you don't mind sharing? I'm interested to hear whether the ideas are really pie-in-the-sky, or they're just a bit too tricky for practical implementation in t

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