manofmanysmiles

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   by manofmanysmiles 6y ago

   Are you implying that an Ayahuasca retreat will improve your sleep? Or decrease cognitive decline? What does an open heart/mind mean in this context?
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   by manofmanysmiles 6y ago

   Potentially naive question: how close is this to being able to simulate a mouse brain? Of course, assume we actually know how to simulate neurons in a meaningful way.
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   by manofmanysmiles 6y ago

   No, the K bothers me more. The G in GNU projects bothers me a bit.
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   by manofmanysmiles 6y ago

   Definitely a bit off topic, so feel free to vote me into oblivion. Does anyone else get an almost visceral feeling of disgust most applications (or even words) that use K instead of C, or add a K just to fit the KDE motif? I really want to
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   by manofmanysmiles 6y ago

   I think my reaction stemmed from > You cannot believe the view I will defend in this book. I therefore will not be able to convince you that this view is true. This appears as a concession that the truth about the topic cannot be determi
6. 156.▲
   by manofmanysmiles 6y ago

   How can you really understand someone’s ideas without understanding all the premises? Isn’t it necessary for then to try to “convince” you insofar as just stating a conclusion without supporting arguments is no different than stating an opi
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   by manofmanysmiles 6y ago

   You can buy kits that send video over coax including power for somewhat reasonable prices: https://leopardimaging.com/product/nvidia-jetson-cameras/nvi... I haven't tried them, but am considered them for proj
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   by manofmanysmiles 7y ago

   I'm going to pile on late as well. What about collocated servers?
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   by manofmanysmiles 8y ago

   This is far from a complete answer, but consider Psychological Warfare [1]. With vast amounts of "boring" data about people's preferences in movies, music, friends, choice of words in messages, an actor can construct psycholo
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    by manofmanysmiles 8y ago

    I hate being the guy that suggests a book as part of a debate, but have you read The Grapes of Wrath? Among other things, it shows in wrenching emotional details what can happen without minimum wages when people are desperate. Also, do you
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    by manofmanysmiles 8y ago

    This type of comment implies you think the world is static. I'm not saying that this good, but what makes you so sure market and social forces won't produce a better model? To me this is just a temporary setback, and a reminder wh
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    by manofmanysmiles 9y ago

    Does anyone have good way to come to an ethical understanding of whether unbreakable encryption is good or bad, and for whom? Every time this comes up, I am unable to simultaneously reconcile the the fact that backdoor are inevitably bad fo
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    by manofmanysmiles 9y ago

    Thanks everyone, I'll do some reading! Maybe I'll even follow up in a month or so. No promises. Replying at the end of the thread because I think that makes the most sense.
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    by manofmanysmiles 9y ago

    Thanks, that’s very succinctly put! Besides Hal Draper, what authors would you recommend to further explore this thought? I’m educated as a programmer and only beginning to deliberately explore ideas outside of science and engineering.
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    by manofmanysmiles 9y ago

    I've been thinking about this peripherally for a while, especially the bigger picture when some law is passed, and it seems exceptionally out of touch with the reality, and does more harm than good. A depressing thought: What if we app