olalonde

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Atheist's Wager(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by olalonde 10mo ago|1 comments
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by olalonde 10mo ago
He recently announced his plan to convert to Christianity, appearing to invoke Pascal's wager: https://youtu.be/ldiij_z3mUY?t=717 I wonder if he managed to do it in time.
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Agreed, but we're already living that reality. Moving to an algorithmic approach provides a layer of transparency that makes manipulation easier to detect.
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Are you saying that human intuition does play a role? I assumed it was all pretty mathematic and deterministic already.
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by olalonde 10mo ago
As a side note, is there a compelling reason why interest rates aren't set algorithmically? I assume human intuition isn't really a factor in setting them. This would eliminate concerns about political motivation.
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Stupid question but is it common for Christians to be able to identify which book a Bible verse belongs to? I assume you'd have to have read the Bible multiple times to be able to play this, right?
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Funny considering Trump ran on policies nearly the opposite of what he's doing today. But his MAGA base seems driven more by feeling than policy.
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Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela until 'safe transition can take place'(bbc.co.uk)
16 points by olalonde 10mo ago|2 comments
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Sky News reports that it might have been a "negotiated exit". https://x.com/SkyNews/status/2007391354884894820
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Trump's post: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/1158304287678...
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Trump Says Maduro Captured After US Airstrikes Hit Venezuela(bloomberg.com)
39 points by olalonde 10mo ago|1 comments
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Some of this seems plausible—even expected—but other parts feel implausible. It's hard to believe that "Priority Delivery" does literally nothing. Optimizing payouts down to the lowest amount drivers will accept, on the other
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AI tools are becoming capable enough to pick off open Erdos problem(mathstodon.xyz)
4 points by olalonde 10mo ago|0 comments
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Also, it's more difficult to reach true failure with lower load, people tend to stop too early.
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by olalonde 10mo ago
No.
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Happy New Year from Shenzhen. Countdown in 1h45m. If anyone in Shenzhen wants to cheers, I shall be at Revolucion Cocktail.
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Doomslayer: Reasons the World Isn't Falling Apart(humanprogress.org)
2 points by olalonde 10mo ago|0 comments
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Obligatory: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224
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by olalonde 10mo ago
Or unless they exercise their right to remain silent.
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by olalonde 10mo ago
China has never had expansionist ambitions. On the contrary, modern Chinese foreign policy is explicitly grounded in non-interventionism and respect for sovereignty (the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence). Xinjiang, Tibet and, per Bei
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by olalonde 11mo ago
True, but the US has a long track record of pursuing both foreigners and citizens—through prosecutions, extraditions, sanctions, or asset seizures—often years later and regardless of nationality. In practical terms, the risk of being target
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by olalonde 11mo ago
Why not? Unless you are a Chinese citizen, it arguably makes more sense to grant access to the Chinese government rather than the US government. The PRC generally shows little interest in non-citizens while the US government frequently goes
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Lalanne Hippo Bar Sells for Record-Breaking $31.4M(galeriemagazine.com)
1 points by olalonde 11mo ago|0 comments
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by olalonde 11mo ago
> Eventually they’ll outlaw VPNs too and by then you’ll have little recourse. Even China doesn't quite manage to enforce that.
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by olalonde 11mo ago
Ah, you're right. Still, I wonder if it's because of Chinese people and companies using Singaporean bank accounts. It just seems odd that such a small country is so overrepresented here.
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by olalonde 11mo ago
I'm not sure, but my guess is that it's due to pressure (or perceived pressure) from the U.S. government.
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by olalonde 11mo ago
Almost certainly VPN traffic. Most major LLMs block both China and Hong Kong (surprisingly, not the other way around), so Singapore ends up being the fastest nearby endpoint that isn't restricted.
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by olalonde 11mo ago
It seems a bit ridiculous. How long before people claim "low IQ" or "bad memory" as a condition?
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by olalonde 11mo ago
> We will attempt to directly build safe and beneficial AGI, but will also consider our mission fulfilled if our work aids others to achieve this outcome. They must be really glad to have so much competition then. > If a value-aligned
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by olalonde 11mo ago
As would accepting any car standards.

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