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by kian 2y ago
>>> The Pythagorean theorem becomes intuitively true not when you have some deep insight about Euclidean space, but when, on seeing a right triangle, three proofs of it spring instantly to mind. To be honest, this sounds like orien
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by kian 2y ago
perhaps he's suggesting that they seize the software, weights, and training data from every company who's engaged in this? Or maybe he's just trying to protect profits and doesn't mean a word of it...
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by kian 3y ago
Thanks for the pointer!
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by kian 3y ago
Democracy: Rule of the Mob. Pretty sure the above sentiment is why the US is a republic...
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by kian 3y ago
I'm stealing that parenthetical...
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by kian 3y ago
that's a good question, but the electron transport chain and photosynthesis are both postulated/(known?) to exploit quantum effects at room temperature.
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by kian 3y ago
Were temples not themselves often used to encode [spatio-]temporal information (about the time of the year, our location within the solar system and cosmos, etc) within their construction, now that you mention it?
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by kian 3y ago
I love this response. On a slightly smaller scale, there are also ideas of protein interaction-network computational 'circuitry' -- I think that showing that folding can also compute is a nice addendum to this.
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by kian 3y ago
So, then, protein folding is likely also possible to make Turing complete, no?
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by kian 3y ago
I'd also call out Eternal September in 1993, when AOL made it easy for anyone with a computer to connect online. This permanently changed the composition of the internet, and paved the way for the social networks that would later come
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by kian 3y ago
This sounds like the end-state is an increase in the relative value of extremely well-written films, as special effects and eye candy lose their luster as they become extremely common-place (see the Marvel universe of films, for an example
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by kian 3y ago
I think in this case that problem even exists in their own code that they don't fully understand.
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by kian 3y ago
>> you don't know what is my way of life, so can't note anything about this. "I'll also note that you don't seem to be very forthcoming" Literally the only thing I noted was that you didn't seem to b
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by kian 3y ago
So, again, you've done this research, right? Why don't you give me some numbers? Your lack of concern for the people I'll have to statistically kill to answer these questions you've posed is a bit concerning. Although, w
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by kian 3y ago
Now that you've given me a bunch of homework (rather than an exchange rate derived from that research), I can spend a bunch of my time to measure the human misery inflicted by driving at all (and how much extra is inflicted using a gas
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by kian 3y ago
Please, help me with this calculation, since I clearly lack the proper exchange rate -- how many gallons of excess gasoline or votes for the wrong 'local' (rather than national or state) politician equals being nice to people for
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by kian 3y ago
So voting for the 'correct' local politician and driving an eco-friendly car are more important than being nice and helping others less fortunate? How very blue.
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by kian 3y ago
Where on earth would that have been?
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by kian 3y ago
Because the entire economic system is too complex for humans to micro-manage without negative downstream effects? I recommend some Hayek if you find this idea implausible.
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by kian 3y ago
Lying with plausible deniability.
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by kian 3y ago
You seem pretty dedicated to misreading me in the least charitable way. I've noticed that linguists seem to have a particular bugbear about amateurs daring to tread in their territory. My original 'argument' was really just a
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by kian 3y ago
From personal experience, it is never too late to master an art ;) It is my sincere belief that what this will do is raise the bar and accelerate the growth of human potential -- when people realize how mich nicer their world is when aesthe
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by kian 3y ago
I never said they must have to do with noses. My argument would be more like sn- words are more likely than a random word-start to eventually take on a connotation to do with noses. In this sense, the development of word-senses after word-o
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by kian 3y ago
Most people will be neither murdered nor know anyone who was - and yet we still have laws to prevent such things. Are you not bothered by such crimes because they won't be likely to happen to you or most normal people?
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by kian 3y ago
does a snob not turn up their nose? and a snoop is someone who sticks their nose in other people's business. a snake literally sees with its nose... a snare entraps anything that dares to stick its nose in it, and a snack is definitely
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by kian 3y ago
The only way for this technology to replace humans is if people actively choose generative art over humanity's regenerative art. Do you think you'll be replacing your artistic consumption with mostly auto-generated fare? If not, t
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by kian 3y ago
"Three generations of imbeciles is enough" doesn't ring a bell for you, eh? Those who don't read history...
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by kian 3y ago
Life. Existence. That, and whatever time remaining I have to spend here.
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by kian 3y ago
I'd love to see both an answer to your question, and also your twenty minute explanation written up, if you haven't already!
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by kian 3y ago
do you have any citations for the myelin evolution as energy storage? That's a fascinating take.

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