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Emotional Abuse is a Mindfuck(medium.com)
2 points by palosanto 11y ago|0 comments
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by palosanto 11y ago
"Neuroscientists and psychologists predominantly reject this viewpoint, contending that our comprehension does not result from an internal grammar;" Fascinating article, highly recommended. Not trying to be nitpicky but I'm
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by palosanto 11y ago
"If we achieve artificial intelligence without really understanding anything about intelligence itself then we will have no idea how to control it." Exactly. It's fascinating/scary to me how people still talk about A.I.
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by palosanto 11y ago
Professor Zimbardo created a tyrannical environment and found "proof" that humans were innately tyrannical. Right. As this article suggests, but doesn't quite state openly: the Stanford Prison Experiment says as much about Zi
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by palosanto 11y ago
"Fun fact! Some of the most commonly prescribed (and profitable!) sleeping pills are as addictive and dangerous as heroin. Meanwhile, the 'War on Drugs' continues." Ladies and gentlemen: I present to you the U.S. nationa
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On the stigma of mental illness(medium.com)
2 points by palosanto 11y ago|0 comments
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HowToBeAGoodPerson.pseudocode(pastebin.com)
2 points by palosanto 11y ago|0 comments
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Leaked Spy Cables: Intelligence Agencies Target Greenpeace, Other 'rogue NGOs'(aljazeera.com)
2 points by palosanto 12y ago|0 comments
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by palosanto 12y ago
Are you missing out on something? Yes. Is there "little downside"? Not necessarily. Compared to other drugs, sure. You're not going to become addicted and it's not going to make your teeth fall out. But let's be rea
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by palosanto 12y ago
Well, shit. How are any of us toiling away in tech going to create value now?
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by palosanto 12y ago
Where do you see the report button?
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by palosanto 12y ago
Great work, Andrew and team! I played with the Tactics interface for a few minutes. I love the clean design; the interface is delightful; "well done, tactic solved in XX seconds" animation is fun and totally addicting. One gripe I