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by nis0s 2y ago
Create a market of travel visas with quotas.
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by nis0s 2y ago
Since there’s no test which currently compares the best American 15-yos with the best other OECD 15-yos, we can’t assume anything about potential results. The best we can do is look at the data which exists and learn from that. In general,
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by nis0s 2y ago
Singapore PISA average score beats that of the US by 110 points (1). The PISA is an exam which measures the relative performance of 15-yos in OECD countries. Some information about the education system which produces these results: https:&
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by nis0s 2y ago
> The Democrats offered the "outcome" of a competently-run government The trick is that the Republicans paint their identity politics as “helping the poor” by scapegoating all types of other people for the economic misery of th
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by nis0s 2y ago
The average human mind has a capacity of holding at best 7 facts together in working memory before reaching cognitive load limits. What’s amazing is that we’ve achieved as much as we have besides current limitations.
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by nis0s 2y ago
Maybe, but a wireless SVR would offer more flexibility and normal use. But a “thought process” could also be composed from a language of neurophysiology, like blood flow and hand/foot movements.
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by nis0s 2y ago
You’re wrong, water has always existed on Mars in some form [1], and Mars is older than Earth. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_on_Mars
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by nis0s 2y ago
Traditionally, scientists provide their analyzed results and figures to peer reviewers, but raw data itself is seldom provided to reviewers to confirm or reject a hypothesis in a double-blind fashion.
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by nis0s 2y ago
The human mind needs help in the form augmentation of its capabilities and capacity, but I am not convinced invasive implants are the way for two reasons: 1) you’ll need brain surgery every time you decide to change hardware for any reason,
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by nis0s 2y ago
There hasn’t been a singular ruling class throughout human history. But if another organism competes with us for apex status and wins, then that will change the nature of the ruling class. The ruling class, thus far, in different societies
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by nis0s 2y ago
I didn’t mean that the raw data analysis should be done by laymen, I meant it should be done by peer scientists, who are trained in the same way as anyone else in your field. It might also help sending such raw data to someone who isn’t a c
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by nis0s 2y ago
When people say scientists cannot be trusted, they’re talking about themselves and their biases. That is, if that critic was a scientist, then that critic would do whatever they could to advocate for an ideological cause, by lying about, or
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by nis0s 2y ago
To me it seems the eugenics people have only one concern—how to reduce someone else’s burden from themselves. When someone thinks that way, that other people are a burden, it’s already too late to help them, or change their mind. They’re to
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by nis0s 2y ago
I’ll just counter that there is one very serious and practical reason to have a better understanding of life in the universe—if a spacefaring civilization develops fast travel and reaches Earth first, then humanity will be enslaved and subj
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by nis0s 2y ago
> The idea of dying with all the answers is not that exciting to me. But to die with some of the answers, knowing there is the excitement of discovery, for future generations, is precious. The "why" of existence is part of the
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by nis0s 2y ago
I think we need to develop faster travel [1]. [1] https://www.inverse.com/science/ny-to-la-in-one-second
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by nis0s 2y ago
I think the bigger the claim, the bigger the evidence should be which supports it.
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by nis0s 2y ago
> I get the impression that you have mixed science fiction, wishful thinking, press releases, and outright grifting together. Oh, don't get me wrong--I am aware of current capabilities, but you're right that I added in a wishli
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by nis0s 2y ago
I get what you're saying, but I'd expect that we'd at least get fossil records on some of our nearby neighbors.
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by nis0s 2y ago
Why?
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by nis0s 2y ago
> Where does the rush come from? From within yourself and wanting discoveries to be made in your lifetime? Yeah, I know that answering some of these questions in my lifetime is improbable, but I'd like to help the effort.
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by nis0s 2y ago
Per my understanding of how Mars used to be [1], I don't understand how there aren't even any records of microfossils. I also don't understand why the rest of the universe looks pristine. For example, intelligent life on Eart
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by nis0s 2y ago
I think the first problem is long-range communication capabilities. I am not in this field, but I think a network of optical communication nodes which span light years is needed. I imagine each node should be small, cheap to manufacture, an
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by nis0s 2y ago
> There is life everywhere in the universe. How do you know this?
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Ask HN: Why isn't anyone else bothered by the fact that life is only on Earth?
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by nis0s 2y ago
I think technically top 10% is above average, not mediocre, which means exactly average.
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by nis0s 2y ago
Russia has made some claims about Alaska not that long ago [1], but I guess that’s just them being cute? [1] https://www.grunge.com/927318/what-would-happen-if-russia-tr...
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by nis0s 2y ago
You’re right, but only if voters have an obligation to vote along party lines (tribalism). If, however, they’re encouraged to vote for purple or independent representatives, then no one party can hope for sustained majority control. I think
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by nis0s 2y ago
Non-humanoid robots would be a better venture since their differently jointed arms and legs would provide better options for flexibility, motion, and control. I think octopus, jellyfish and spider bots would be better at navigating humans s
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by nis0s 2y ago
Why isn’t there a service which lets AI vet responses in your inbox before you view them?

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