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by jacknews 2y ago
Indeed, though I'm not clear on your deiknymi, it's quite hard to determine sentience. IMHO the Turing test has not aged well, and is insufficient to really answer the question; It's now quite possible to make something that
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by jacknews 2y ago
meh, this is simply the grounding problem. I agree with the conclusion, but not the reasoning. An AI trained on low level sensory input, rather than words, might well be able to 'feel' hunger. Even so, I think it's correct th
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by jacknews 2y ago
aka poorly thought-through dog's dinner of a language now presents all kinds of issues when trying to add modern features.
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by jacknews 2y ago
So we now have a lying psychopath in charge of the most advanced AI, and no safety team to blow a whistle. I don't think legal restrictions on AI or AI research are plausible, but perhaps we should have some licensing and psychological
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by jacknews 2y ago
"chronic optimism" I'm not sure if you mean 'toxic positivity', but I find that quite draining. It's clearly another 'motivational' groupthink technique, to distract from the fact that you're sla
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by jacknews 2y ago
What is it about work you dislike? For me, I love to work on my own projects, even when they begin to suck; pushing through the grind is weirdly rewarding. But the moment I have a boss telling me what to do, pressuring me to perform, and my
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by jacknews 2y ago
It's quite likely not ex-locals who own it, and in any case if they no longer live locally, they're not paying local taxes, or supporting local business. I agree, income from property should be heavily taxed, it's essentially
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by jacknews 2y ago
ok that makes sense, I have caps-lock mapped to ctrl, so ctrl-a is the obvious mapping for me.
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by jacknews 2y ago
I made an arduino version of this, using an ethernet shield, and a simple infrared receiver and high-power LED, running MQTT. Some aircons actually transmit a status back, hence the receiver.
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by jacknews 2y ago
Sorry, you can't completely escape biology. Look at any number of studies on the effects of testosterone. We have many of the same instincts as animals, since we are, animals. Of course we have consciousness and culture, so we can tame
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by jacknews 2y ago
> ctrl-b % ctrl-b " I thought everyone mapped it to ctrl-a Then I have mapped | and - to split screen horizontally and vertically
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by jacknews 2y ago
"supports the theory that men being “more aggressive or competitive” is cultural – or, at least, isn't caused by testosterone." Right, and the same cultural influences are having identical, in fact more extreme affects, in ho
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by jacknews 2y ago
Right, I think the whole 'patriarchy' thing is a complete mis-characterisation. It's a dominance hierarchy, of course mostly dominated by men since men are physically stronger and more aggressive or competitive. And it can be
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by jacknews 2y ago
yes, this exactly, thanks.
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by jacknews 2y ago
What a croc. In undemocratic countries the leaders' decisions (or whims) are supreme, and that situation is far more exposed to corruption, indeed it's often the modus operandi, and how they maintain power. It has nothing to do wi
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by jacknews 2y ago
I mean, ask forgiveness not permission, isn't that their motto? Forget the "rules", if it's a good and relevant story, tell it.
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by jacknews 2y ago
The & thing can be handy, used sparingly, and the Rails issue of pulling results into memory to process them, rather than using 'pluck' etc is a real thing, but I agree the other suggestions are garbage. I think this blog is c
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by jacknews 2y ago
" (The attr_reader statement at the bottom " Defining variables at the bottom of the class, WTF?
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by jacknews 2y ago
of course my post was slightly a joke but is the relative difficulty, in human understanding, or a 'fundamental' difference in complexity? surely the later is something mathematicians can and have measured?
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by jacknews 2y ago
does it involve monads?
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by jacknews 2y ago
OMG these are just a bunch of random facts, and 'learning facts' seems to be the focus of the article. Who cares? Education is not about facts but about building capability. Kids should be taught fundamental facts of course (atoms
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by jacknews 2y ago
It's good sci-fi.
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by jacknews 2y ago
" If someone installs a single system in one room, at a cost of $6,499 ..." WHAT??? I can buy a panasonic 1.5hp mini-split inverter, enough for a medium sized room, for <$500, then a couple hundred to install it at most. And pr
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by jacknews 2y ago
Isn't this the 'look and feel' argument? Especially if you then post references bragging that your thing either is, or is basically the same as, that other thing.
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by jacknews 2y ago
"shameless weasel" lol
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by jacknews 2y ago
The problem is similar to that of beautiful tall rich women who "can't find husbands". Except the companies are in fact mostly quite plain. Obviously there are plenty of husbands out there, just not so many tall movie-star-ha
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by jacknews 2y ago
Obviously this is just niche market to try and commercialize FeRAM. But the long term storage angle doesn't make much sense to me, you can get 8kb in a couple of QR codes. Much better would be to market the number of read-write cycles
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by jacknews 2y ago
What's the Indian equivalent of the 'bamboo network' called?
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by jacknews 2y ago
"Only China can build an aircraft carrier in relative secrecy." Well if this is indeed supposed to mimic opposition forces, then China knows something that's supposed to be a secret, and the above statement is not (quite) tru
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by jacknews 2y ago
Personally I think this is entirely the wrong direction for EVs. What a waste carrying such a huge battery around, and of course tire wear and pollution is now a recognized issue which is much worse for heavier vehicles. Who drives 14h with

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