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by slibhb 4y ago
This claim has been made, but it turned out not to be true (so far). I.e. everyone without AC did not die when the wet bulb temperature exceeded the apparent limit: https://www.almendron.com/tribuna/the-mysteriously-low
902.
by slibhb 4y ago
Maybe this will lead to a re-centralization of information. We'll have to trust certain sources instead of taking reddit or some blog/video found through google at face value. Back to Walter Cronkite.
903.
by slibhb 4y ago
Two kinds of people will buy them: enthusiasts and people suffering from chronic conditions with nowhere else to turn. Similarly, you can buy unapproved, unresearched medication on the internet. You take on the risk. Personally I like the i
904.
by slibhb 4y ago
It's funny how this debate has shifted. Now that Elon owns twitter, it's Elon haters bringing up the law whereas before they were talking about how twitter can do what they want as a private company. For my money, there's abs
905.
by slibhb 4y ago
There's nothing subjective about central heating, air conditioning, healthcare, and living in homes that can easily withstand hurricanes and flooding.
906.
by slibhb 4y ago
It's very clear that burning fossil fuels is the right move unless there's some catastrophic outcome associated with climate change. This is because economic progress compounds. A small GDP gain now will be huge in a century. I
907.
by slibhb 4y ago
It's from Alice in Wonderland.
908.
by slibhb 4y ago
A lot of people have made this argument -- that he was treated gently -- but to me that looks like good old-fashioned journalism. People have become so acclimated to the decline of objective journalism that when they see it, something seems
909.
by slibhb 4y ago
I read you correctly. Congratulations on looking up the full comments (or at least more of them) but you're still reading it wrong because you can't handle the fact that someone smart disagrees with you.
910.
by slibhb 4y ago
No, I'm not projecting, I'm taking what he said at face value... He didn't just say "brave" and "creative". He said more than that, including some semi-negative comments about Elon's general behavior,
911.
by slibhb 4y ago
There's no reasonable way to interpret his comments that way. You're projecting your opinion onto someone who doesn't share it.
912.
by slibhb 4y ago
You don't like Elon and expect people you hold in esteem to agree even when they state the opposite. I know this is mind-blowing but there exist smart, talented people who disagree with you. And not just about this. Also, the claim tha
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by slibhb 4y ago
Of course he means it. And praising Elon, who is controversial, could absolutely hurt him. Also, EQ isn't the same as machiavellian scheming to further your self interest.
914.
by slibhb 4y ago
Sometimes conservatives and even -- gasp -- rich people are right
915.
by slibhb 4y ago
"Left-bias" is putting it mildly. It's becoming increasingly clear that twitter censored certain people/content at the behest of the Biden administration.
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by slibhb 4y ago
People want an algorithm for how to moderate speech. But there's no such thing. You just need people with good judgement and it's hard to define what good judgement is. HN has it. Previous twitter did not have good judgement. It h
917.
by slibhb 4y ago
What if the real result of "AI safety" is making models like this boring as hell?
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by slibhb 4y ago
Sounds like his employer could have handled it better but I had to deal with this recently (someone close experiencing psychosis) and at the end of the day, it's about family members stepping up. The buck stops with them. If they won&#
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by slibhb 4y ago
Balenciaga was trying to be edgy and got sucked into the culture war. In the culture war, the right often raises the issue of sexual abuse of children where it exists and not, or the depiction of children in any proximity to sexuality. The
920.
by slibhb 4y ago
> YC literally put a higher value on maintaining old forum threads than reducing risk former users faced being detained, beaten or killed by religious or political organizations. I agree the website should have this feature but the &quot
921.
by slibhb 4y ago
I think reason and empiricism are useful tools. But so are intuition, deontological ethics (thou shalt/thou shalt not), and adherence to tradition. I don't think we can do without any of these things and EA seriously overrates rea
922.
by slibhb 4y ago
Because, unlike with parenting, I think the biological part is the most important part when it comes to "man"/"woman".
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by slibhb 4y ago
No trans person has ever asked me to change how I speak. It seems unlikely that trans people as a group would feel better if everyone changed how they speak. I don't believe gender dysphoria works that way.
924.
by slibhb 4y ago
Saying "only women give birth" is not the same as saying "if you can't give birth you aren't a woman".
925.
by slibhb 4y ago
I don't believe changing how we talk will help trans people suffer less. But even if it did, I think it's a bad idea to constantly modulate our use of language based on the small probability of offending a small part of the popula
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by slibhb 4y ago
It's not quite as simple as arguing definitions. My argument is that the categories "man" and "woman" really exist, independent of language, and that they don't have anything to do with identity. Some people (y
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by slibhb 4y ago
I'm not conflating anything. I'm asserting that being a man or a woman is a question of biological sex not a question of gender. You're allowed to disagree but you've already asserted that my view is hateful and ignorant
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by slibhb 4y ago
> Some people who give birth aren't women. Those people are also cool, whether they are men, non binary, agender, or whatever else. > Can we not just let people be who they are and recognize gender minorities do exist? Acknowledg
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by slibhb 4y ago
Simpler? A premise of EA is that people can make choices that maximize the good in the long run. Events like this should make us doubt that premise. The proponents of EA can't do it. Who can? I would say: no one, and serious moral phil
930.
by slibhb 4y ago
The argument is really simple. To restate: Why should I trust my (or other people's) ability to act to maximize long term good when I (or other people) aren't smart enough to avoid landmines like FTX?

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