lottin

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by lottin 2y ago
I'm saying that a mathematical representation of a physical phenomenon isn't the physical phenomenon.
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by lottin 2y ago
No... a field is mathematical representation. The universe is most definitely NOT made of fields.
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by lottin 2y ago
It's very frustrating. The idea that the universe is made of fields is nonsensical. I don't understand why so many physicists keep saying that.
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by lottin 2y ago
The only feature I miss in ESS is the ability to save plots using a GUI. Saving plots from the CLI can be a little cumbersome.
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by lottin 2y ago
I don't know if you've been following this conflict, but Israel's enemies don't need excuses to attack Israel. They think Israel doesn't have a right to exist, and thus see the very existence of the state of Israel
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by lottin 2y ago
> Society views the fascistic impulses of those in control stifling innovation and growth as damage You think society sees financial regulations as fascistic impulses that stifle innovation? Where do you get that from?
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by lottin 2y ago
What makes you think that our current life expectancy is optimal?
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by lottin 2y ago
Okay... but computers perform many other tasks that only humans can perform, for example, do square roots or play chess. The point being LLMs are just another program running on an integrated circuit. In short, I fail to see how LLMs blur
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by lottin 2y ago
> now we have a second example of a system that uses language, and it is dumbfounding An LLM 'uses' language, in the same sense that a calculator 'uses' arithmetic. It's a figure of speech.
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by lottin 2y ago
If I recall correctly, for a brief time mplayer disappeared from Debian. At the time I evaluated various alternatives and mpv was one of them, but I switched back to mplayer as soon as it made its way back to the distribution. For me, mpl
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by lottin 2y ago
mplayer
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by lottin 2y ago
Cryptocurrency "mining" is a lottery. The "miner" that guesses the correct number is paid a reward. There isn't much more to it.
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by lottin 2y ago
> "The chances of my theory being true given this data is greater than 95% (or was it chances of getting this data given my theory?)" The first statement assumes that parameters (i.e. a state of nature) are random variables. T
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by lottin 2y ago
My understanding is that frequentist statistics was developed in response to the Bayesian methodology which was prevalent in the 1800s and which was starting to be perceived as having important flaws. The idea that the invention of Bayes
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by lottin 2y ago
I think it's a matter of personal preference. I much prefer going through a series of search results than reading anything a chatbot has to say about any topic.
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by lottin 2y ago
> there is no dimension in which the 10/10 is better It's clearly better in the expected return dimension. This strategy has 10% expected return, while the other strategy has 5%.
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by lottin 2y ago
Agreed. Real wealth consists of economic goods that provide utility when consumed or used. Financial wealth consists of claims on goods and services that may or may not be able to be exercised when the time comes. When discussing "w
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by lottin 2y ago
> We don't really need equality, we need an equitable outcome. Ok. What does that mean? The problem with justice in general, and social justice in particular, is that different people have different opinions about what is just.
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by lottin 2y ago
This reminds me of the first time I ran the X Window System on my computer. After one hour trying to start X unsuccessfully, I finally got the stipple background, which left me wondering what was the next step. There was no next step. I
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by lottin 2y ago
You're crazy.
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by lottin 2y ago
No, I was just asking out of curiosity. You're overthinking too much.
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by lottin 2y ago
I'm asking what needs to be improved, in your opinion. That's a normal follow-up question that you should be able to answer. Otherwise, why are you even commenting?
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by lottin 2y ago
Maybe because it already does what it intends to do reasonably well? I mean, what do you think needs to be improved?
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by lottin 2y ago
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I much prefer the aesthetics of plots made with the lattice package or even base R over ggplot's.
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by lottin 2y ago
I think blaming the US every time a developing nation screws up is a little bit of a tired trope.
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by lottin 2y ago
Increases in strength usually go hand-in-hand with increases in bodyweight. I did Starting Strength, and gained 10kg in a few weeks. Some of it was fat obviously, but mostly it was muscle. Even though I didn't perceive myself much di
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by lottin 2y ago
Here's some responses to Mr McGill's remarks, which I think are interesting. Drs. Baraki and Feigenbaum's (from Barbell Medicine) response: https://player.fm/series/barbell-medicine-podcast/episode-2
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by lottin 2y ago
Squats and deadlifts are the most effective exercises for strength training, as they involve a large amount of muscle mass, and therefore allow you to lift heavy weights.
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by lottin 2y ago
I think we have plenty of evidence that humans have the ability to understand, while chatbots lack such an ability. Therefore, I'm inclined to think that we don't employ some sort of organic LLM but something completely different
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by lottin 2y ago
AI doesn't have to be intrusive but this "personal assistant" stuff, which is what they're marketing to the general public at the moment, certainly is.

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