m0llusk

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by m0llusk 3mo ago
I'm an uncertain contributor so this shouldn't apply to me.
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
Similar to the trajectory of nuclear power which lost public approval for reasons that are not entirely rational.
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
Right now we don't have AI. We have LLMs. LLMs compose responses and have now ability to say they don't know any answer or are unsure. This combines with the chipper manner of their communication to make for a dangerous mix.
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
Friend, I know where there is stored an entire casque of Orval!
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
Wasn't LLM tech supposed to fix this?
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
LLMs are strongly mean reverting in their decision making, so heavy users are likely to be readily identified by their unadventurous conformism much as generated media is identified now.
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
They should hire some juniors to patch together analysis with local LLMs and do that on an as needed basis to avoid the creepiness. Networks of cameras remain a highly powerful way of holding evildoers accountable.
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
Products exist and can be measured and counted.
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
Wrong. Energy, velocity, and flow characteristics are central to this analysis. The term Social Physics differentiates this context from Physics.
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
Seems like this will increase the importance of expelling low achievers. That in turn could sabotage the social and cultural role of higher education.
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
The Ancient Architects video on YouTube has a quite good summary of the history of this site.
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
The Second Avenue subway?
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
That seems like saying weightlifting is pointless because we have robots for lifting and moving things around. But lifting weights can improve health and lifespan. It may also be that thinking in another language is different from merely
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
Seems like having a big and clunky external power supply enables a smaller profile for the rest of the unit while making installation a bit more complex. How exactly is this thing going to be installed for use? Wouldn't it be easier
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
HN has disappointed JWZ
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by m0llusk 3mo ago
High speed rail in China is a disaster. Basic safety failings have led to repeated crashes and deaths. Confiscation of property on a massive scale has damaged government credibility. Trillions of dollars worth of investment is not paying
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
Depending on the trade that may require reeducation, apprenticeship, and so on. Riding through years of that will be difficult for many if they are used to raising a family with full time pay or have only so many years before needing to fa
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
The article speaks of doom and nihilism, but isn't this another example of reversion to the mean?
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
One of the biggest problems with LLMs has turned out to be the cost of actually running them and this strategy functions as a usage multiplier.
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
The data shows that listed job openings are increasing, but the rate of hiring is decreasing. This appears to be a unique occurrence and appears to substantiate the observations in the post.
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
This sort of thing is one of the reasons Elon became so important at Tesla. The other key players died in a freakish plane crash, apparently hitting transmission lines at low altitude which is not something parachutes would likely have hel
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
Bodycams designed to do exactly this cost $50-100. This is clearly an issue, but directly linking it to smart glasses isn't going work.
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
What is most troubling for me is seeing kids just switch off when LLMs are available. Doing homework they will have zero interpretation or contemplation, just enter the question as a prompt and record the result. LLMs appear to have the a
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
It seems this is still extremely early in the process. There is an apparent finding that was shared. Evidence which would be the basis for a paper is "being reviewed by linguistics experts at Rutgers and Cambridge". So they are
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
This is basic security. Cameras around entrances, exits, and common areas have become critical for safety and preventing mail theft.
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
Wow, what a nasty thread. Having been involved with property maintenance since the 1980s, first on the US East coast then on the west coast I've seen many examples of this. Back in the real estate melt down of 1981+ triggered by the
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
Perhaps, but them how do you explain the claimed pattern that sales had been unusually consistent until just recently?
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
Casting seasteading as a tax avoidance strategy because some loud self proclaimed Libertarians were briefly involved is really sad. Some people really are entranced with the idea of living on the seas and building communities there. Given w
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
Maybe we could repurpose old processors to power toaster ovens.
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by m0llusk 4mo ago
Strictly speaking that was a Soviet bomber. The Russians ended up with them, but they can't make more of them, at least not right now.

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