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by scott_w 2y ago
Being a little facetious: If my dog lives an extra 5 years of high quality life then that would improve my quality of life immeasurably.
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by scott_w 2y ago
> There are other studies that have not shown long-term adverse events. The evidence isn't conclusive So after all that, you end up agreeing with me.
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Quote from the article: > Recent research has raised alarms about the potential for plaque buildup and scarring in the heart in some long-distance runners. Yet other studies have suggested that when marathoners get heart disease, they ma
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by scott_w 2y ago
This is simply not true. Even research that suggests damage also suggests endurance athletes have better outcomes anyway: https://www.heart.org/en/news/2019/03/01/is-long-distance-ru...
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by scott_w 2y ago
Yep, basically “I agree with this statement a lot.” It’s very much an “online Americanism.”
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by scott_w 2y ago
Your entire argument seems to be “it’s fine if you’re knowledgeable about an area,” which may be true. However, this entire discussion is in response to a comment who is explicitly not knowledgeable in the area they want to read about. Al
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by scott_w 2y ago
> For whatever reason (maybe post 2to3 PTSD), Python community seems not extremely eager to jump on latest versions of Python I suspect this is a mix of Python 3 being “good enough” for most cases and companies not updating their stacks
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by scott_w 2y ago
> Oh so you mean I have at my fingertips a tool that can generate me a Scientific American issue on any topic I fancy? I’m responding to this comment, where I think it’s clear that an LLM can’t event achieve the goal the poster would lik
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by scott_w 2y ago
I think it’s a very dangerous place to be in an area you’re not familiar with. I can read Python code and figure out if it’s what I want or not. I couldn’t read an article about physics and tell you what’s accurate and what’s not. Legal Eag
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A Scientific American issue where the authors have no idea that they don’t know a topic so just completely make up the content, including the sources. At least magazine authors are reading the sources before misunderstanding the content (or
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by scott_w 2y ago
I don’t think the author is saying this is their opinion but this sentence stood out to me: Monogamy is coercive. For a lifestyle that tries to sound “open,” this is an incredibly judgemental view to take on the many people who don’t live y
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by scott_w 2y ago
Given that, up until 2010, the NHS was one of the most efficient healthcare providers and also completely free at the point of use, I think the answer is pretty straightforward.
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by scott_w 2y ago
> The evidence of many, many people being penalized by AML and KYC is abundant. Then provide evidence that it's affecting 99% or even just "the vast majority" of people. > You saying that because you've had no prob
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by scott_w 2y ago
>> So your position is that we should allow criminals to launder the proceeds of violent and organised crime > Your response is similar to someone who opposes privacy activists and their fight for E2E encryption saying "so you
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by scott_w 2y ago
So your position is that we should allow criminals to launder the proceeds of violent and organised crime (with all the victims it causes) into the legitimate economy because…
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by scott_w 2y ago
> 1. Aren’t such threats already covered by existing laws? The Online Safety Act isn't about making these things illegal. It's about making it more difficult to do the illegal things in the first place. To take an analogy: mone
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by scott_w 2y ago
News over the weekend: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/13/steven-bartlet... Further in the past, we can look to the “Adpocalyse” on YouTube caused by a glut of terrorist content on social medi
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by scott_w 2y ago
Can you provide examples in UK law?
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by scott_w 2y ago
Tangentially related, I recall being a teenager playing video games until 3am in my bedroom. As I grew up and got my own place, I eventually decided to have no TV in my bedroom and my sleep improved a huge amount ever since. I’m not perfect
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by scott_w 2y ago
> Having said all of that, this entire discussion is a bit moot because it's easy enough to download YouTube videos or tutorials locally ahead of time and pull them up on a tablet without internet access. In theory, yes. In practice
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by scott_w 2y ago
Bear in mind that, beyond the “top” elo ratings, that it’s purely an estimate of relative strength. The gap between a GM and me is far greater than the gap between a GM and Stockfish, even if the stated elo difference is the same. By this I
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by scott_w 2y ago
That’s fair, I was leaving wiggle room for things like being able to force the engine into doing stupid things like sacrifice all its pieces to avoid stalemate.
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by scott_w 2y ago
Not really because it’s subjective to the level of player. What’s a blunder to a master player might only be an inaccuracy to a beginner. The same applies for higher levels of chess player. I’ve watched GothamChess say “I’ve no idea why &lt
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by scott_w 2y ago
> When you prove to me that Ukraine wants a peace agreement that involves Russia annexing the entire country to be their personal torture chamber. Try again. Your post only suggests a slight majority of Kyiv residents want a "ceasef
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When you prove to me that Ukraine wants a peace agreement that involves Russia annexing the entire country to be their personal torture chamber.
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> are you saying that CNN knows about the conditions and preferences of Ukrainians better than Ukrainians in Kiyv? I'm saying CNN knows more about the conditions and preferences of the Ukrainian people than you do. I've yet to
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by scott_w 2y ago
What part of “Boris Johnson isn’t President of Ukraine” is “out of touch with reality” or “Russia stealing elections?”
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by scott_w 2y ago
> No, you're not sure. You don't know what happened there, as it was not possible to conduct a serious investigation, and I'm not sure we will ever know. Yes, I am 100% sure because the reporting was widespread, accurately
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by scott_w 2y ago
Here's a news report: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/26/europe/ukraine-zelensky-e... I'll translate the quote to your native language for you: Мне нужны боеприпасы, а не поездка I apologise if

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