jpadkins

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by jpadkins 5mo ago
I cannot. Please explain the difference to me. Everything I've read about neuroscience is basically the brain is a signal prediction machine. The harness, signals and incentive (hormone) systems may be different, but predicting the fu
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by jpadkins 5mo ago
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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by jpadkins 5mo ago
do you really think the bombings and kidnappings are new as of 2024? You think what we have been doing in the middle east and Guantanamo bay since 2001 are moral?
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by jpadkins 5mo ago
legally and in practice, they cannot. Even considering the 4th amendment, in a time of war the military can commandeer a service as long as they are compensated.
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by jpadkins 5mo ago
Congress passing a changed law, and it holding up in court is how it's supposed to work. The people's reps (specifics interpreted by the courts) should be the ones that set the standard on as a country what type of weapons system
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by jpadkins 5mo ago
whenever I see headlines like this, I always think: great opportunity for someone to create transparent trusts then? am I super biased or fully drank the Kool aid if I believe entrepreneurs are the solution to many of society's ills?
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by jpadkins 5mo ago
is the value the working outputs or the inputs? A prompt alone would not let you recreate this project.
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by jpadkins 5mo ago
ask.com hasn't been an independent search engine for decades. Its results and ads came from other companies.
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by jpadkins 5mo ago
Can you elaborate? What is the modern tech feeling?
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by jpadkins 6mo ago
guess I've been under a rock. I avoid a lot of corp media. I know about the DOGE thing, but that seems like a pretty weird reason to hate the guy.
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by jpadkins 6mo ago
> One thing would be that GDP per Capita would fall Why? What is the mechanism that links being the reserve currency and (real?) GDP per capita? I can see why being the reserve currency is an advantage for the finical sector, maybe int
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by jpadkins 6mo ago
why?
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by jpadkins 6mo ago
why do you think we are stuck on Earth?
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by jpadkins 6mo ago
too early for standardization. resist the urge. Let a bunch of ideas flow, then watch the Darwinian process of the best setup will be found. Then standardize.
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
good post, but I disagree Surival Function is needed for AGI. Why do you think Survival Function is needed? The item I think you should add is a Mesolimbic System (Reward / Motivation). I think AGI needs motivation to direct its learn
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
Kids develop video game skills, grandmothers do not. Hypothetically grandmothers develop baking skills, that kids do not (perfectly golden brown cookies). A human intelligence is generally capable of developing video game skills or baking
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
Balatro is a good example. Lots of different opinions on whether its a good CRT effect or not.
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
Seth Godin made the case that its more important for people to make remarks than to be favorable ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Cow:_Transform_Your_Bus... ) Trump did this a lot with the legacy media in his first
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
A lot of predictions are binary. If you know the market is wrong, then you take the other side of the prediction.
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
if you can identify where and how prediction markets are wrong, why aren't you applying that and making millions? > - Prediction markets generally become more accurate as the diversity of the bettor pool grows. The users of polymark
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
what would be a better value for people who work? Pride in your craft, striving for excellence is not a bad trait...
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
1) install nanoclaw in docker 2) ??? 3) profit More seriously, set it up as you would a junior employee with a high quality getting started guide, guardrails, and clear feedback loops that it's doing tasks correctly (otherwise it will
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
that goes against the goals of the professional media organizations.
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
The UK gov has shown to be incredibly efficient at arresting and imprisoning citizens for social media comments.
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
what's anti-masker?
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
This is why it's so important we pass the America SAVE Act. We have to stop MAGA from cheating in 2026.
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
kinda obvious, the wealthy parts?
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
> Oh and roughly 65M of sea level rise as the planet shifts to a snow/ice-free mode 65M seems a lot bigger than the 3.6mm/year rise we are seeing today (with +1.5C in warming already happening). Where did you read that we will
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
> the evidence for it now part of everyday life I know of no evidence of global warming affecting my everyday life, nor anyone I know. I am open-minded, please show me what I should be looking at to see evidence of global warming in my
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by jpadkins 7mo ago
I think it's fine to engage in a healthy debate with skeptics, informed with facts and well supported suppositions as long as you have the bandwidth. I also acknowledge that one does not have to respond to skeptics, as they can waste

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