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by verisimi 10mo ago
> Not in the literal sense (which would semantically impossible) Why is it impossible the humans are not domesticated? Are you making a point about language? I think this is certainly true. People in cities, where there are high amount
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by verisimi 10mo ago
Do you realise we have never had 'democracy' - we have 'representative democracy', a totally different thing. Thousands, perhaps millions of people, vote once every 4-5 years for one person to represent them on thousand
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by verisimi 10mo ago
> Is the argument that Flock cameras are used for mass surveillance defensible Its always defensible - think of the children!/terrorists! - and always in the same dystopian direction. Just believing yourself to be being tracked, ch
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by verisimi 10mo ago
Is this dystopian enough yet?
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by verisimi 11mo ago
You obviously haven't been there recently.
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by verisimi 11mo ago
Big corps ai products have the potential to shape individuals from cradle to grave. Especially as many manage/assist in schooling, are ubiquitous on phones. So, imagine the case where an early assessment is made of a child, that they
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by verisimi 11mo ago
Yes. If I wasn't one of the group members, I shouldn't be included in the collective noun "we". I did nothing to detect triboelectric discharge, I assure you. I have very low awareness of the thing. Why does the repor
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by verisimi 11mo ago
Agreeing that tech is often not used for the betterment of mankind is still considered a controversial comment around here. The original comment and you agreeing, struck me as examples of the more open commentary one can see at the weekends
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by verisimi 11mo ago
> I have a pixel watch you rented/leased a watch for an undefined amount of time.
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by verisimi 11mo ago
weekends are always better on hn
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by verisimi 11mo ago
You think watching someone - on your own - on Only Fans is an example of sexual intimacy?
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by verisimi 11mo ago
Soul, yes. You may be right, that RealPeople do seek RealInteraction. But, how many of each RealPerson's RealInteractions are actually that - it seems to me that lots of my own historical interactions were/are RealPersonProjection
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by verisimi 11mo ago
Yes, great comment. What do you think of the idea that people generally don't really like other people - that they do generally disappoint and cause suffering. (We are all imperfect, imperfectly getting along together, daily initiatin
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by verisimi 11mo ago
And of course Apple is quite right not to miss the marketing opportunity, on behalf of the shareholders. While acquiescing to lawful demands of course.
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by verisimi 11mo ago
That anyone would direct a device towards their brain, intending the device to cause a physical impact on it, is amazing to me.
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by verisimi 11mo ago
... with insects on the low side, humans are mid, and dogs are top
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by verisimi 11mo ago
Fair enough. I guess it's fine to be spied on to make sure US companies have that competitive advantage you mention. As its all in a good cause, I'll take the Samsung phone!
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by verisimi 11mo ago
But were they happy without the internet and online banking apps?
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by verisimi 11mo ago
Just one of many protection rackets
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by verisimi 11mo ago
How useful is it to have a unique global ID, that the target willingly carries and manages, but doesn't have any meaningful control over?
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by verisimi 1y ago
> In Kemp’s narrative, our retrograde rush toward these vicious social structures has been less about consensus than the relentless ascent of the wrong sort of people. Goliath hierarchies select for assholes — or, to use Kemp’s preferred
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by verisimi 1y ago
I think happiness is an inevitable byproduct of honestly following your innate sense of self. Intelligent people can be dishonest with themselves, not know themselves and be (more) capable of lying to themselves and coming up with justific
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by verisimi 1y ago
We all want to know the outcome! When will we get it? Which country do those Dutch people think is the better one?
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by verisimi 1y ago
rats !heart bats
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by verisimi 1y ago
Everyone is a conspiracy theorist now.
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by verisimi 1y ago
> That's why when you meet someone who thinks like you the depth of conversation and thinking you can achieve together is vast and also incredibly liberating! Your no longer limited by words in same way. Hmm.... I have to say, whil
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by verisimi 1y ago
It would be closer to neutrality, if the LLM simply responded according to is training data, without further hidden prompts.
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by verisimi 1y ago
Oh lord... "Sir, your house is too hot, which makes you subject to the 'hot house tax'", coming to a road near you in 2028.
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by verisimi 1y ago
First line of the link you posted: > Traditionally, the inception of Neolithic lifeways in the Western Valleys of northern Chile is believed to have occurred during the early Formative Period (c. 2000 BC) key word: "believed" r
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by verisimi 1y ago
> "The picture that emerges is of a landscape occupied by a range of human groups from at least 6000 B.C. to the 18th century," Dr. Oyaneder concludes. At least 6000bc, eh? Any reason for that conclusion? None is given.

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