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by stoperaticless 2y ago
> Redshifts of distant objects are directly observed How do you know the object is distant? (notion being challenged “more redshift -> more distance”) Please answer. Thanks for the patience.
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
We all can choose to either just follow orders or try to influence the direction. Some caveats: 1. Nobody will be convinced to change the position on the first attempt, but seeds of knowledge can be planted in other peoples heads and some o
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Is it? There are plenty of examples in animal kingdom, which should prove, it is not unsurmountable problem. Theoretically the goal is to pass on the best set of genes.
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
> The obvious explanation No. “universe appeared everywhere at once at exactly same temperature” Same level of obviousness, if not more. For some reason a disclaimer is mandatory these days: I am not saying I know more than cosmologists,
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
> Not possible. Redshift is not the only observation we have. The totality of all the observations we have cannot be explained in any other way than an expanding universe. Well..? What are those other observations that point to expansion
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
> evolutionary because everyone needs to find a mate somehow. I don’t see this as evolutionary necessity. Theoretically alpha male could father all the children.
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
I bet same reason that you just outlined. (Chicken and the egg problem)
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Yup. That is _part_ of human nature. That’s why power corrupts.
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Not over night, but there is long term risk. First, I admit, I believe in certain stereotypes that X people are more hardworking than Y people. (On average) I believe so, because I believe that upbringing has tremendous impact of how an adu
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
> Both capitalism and socialism are spectrums of systems rather than single monoliths Seems a reasonable and useful way to define it. > any definition is going to be fuzzy. Definitely! (That is why I preemptively added my attempt at t
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
I understand capitalism as “things can be owned and sold” + “you can profit from investment”. > it's a single possible pareto equilibrium I propose that those other equilibriums’ stability depended on at least one of these: a) smal
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Math definition goes something like this: f(n)=O(g(n)), if exists C such that f(n) < C x g(n), when n goes to infinity. Function “quickSortExecutionTime(permutation)” depends on exact input (each permutation/shuffle has different ex
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
s/(non-)?western//g > See when democracies do it, it's ¨just to make it simpler" > When dictatorships do it, it's "fraud". Seems plausible. Credentials and reputation matter.
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Pure creativity without skill (i.e. kids) does not yield much. (Spaghetti drawing’s creative value is limited) Skill requires practice, which is building “muscle memory” (which is approx. what is meant by “memorisation” by the author)
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Probably you would have had more agreement, if you would have used a different word (though I’m not able to suggest that different word that captures the meaning I think you intended)
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
I think we need some citations to know if what you are talking about is true /s
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Definitely incompetence. Maybe not personal, but as a collective - definitely. 1. They run inside a kernel. 2. They have many clients. (Incl. hospitals?) This implies serious severity and impact of potential incidents, so in turn it should
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Well. If it was bearable then, with 2x powerful pc, it should be much better.
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
I sense that you have in mind something like > Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. That is the right reaction to over-complicated baroque creations. Important to not
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
In lwn comments a guy insists that “O(f(n)) is by definition a bound over the worst-case case input to a function.” Is that actually true? Mathematically: O(f(n)) is asymptotic bound when n approaches infinity, which could be used to descri
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Hm. Chip fabrication?
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
> I'm feeling an undercurrent of thought that is implying: this is not X, so there's no need to consider it seriously. True. I doubt that field experts are directly affected by the naming, but indirect effect might come via les
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
> Your criterion would suggest the answer of "no" to any of those cases, even though those cover much of the same use cases as flying, and possibly some new, more interesting ones. Is it a problem though? Their existence are un
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Relevant quote: > This is the basic premise of cable pressurization: Keep the pressure within the cable in excess of the pressure that could be applied by standing water.
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
> checkbox software Never heard this name before. Thx.
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
> there is also existing ExecutorService and futures in Java Yes, virtual threads are an alternative also to those. (Kind of)
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Each thread adds overhead. Some usage types don’t care, some do. From what I gather virtual threads are an alternative to “callback-hell” (js) or async coloring (python).
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> Optimization, by definition, requires that something be "overdone" I would disagree. I guess word meanings differ slightly between your and my social circles. E.g. “optimised for read load”.
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Hype is fading, so usage decreases. But you must admit that it is still useful, and usage will not drop to zero.
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by stoperaticless 2y ago
Not the parent, but there are couple of things current AI lack: - learning from single article /book with lasting effect (accumulation of knowledge) - arithmetics without unexpected errors - gauging reliability of information it’s pri

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