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by xpe 8mo ago
> Obviously the DoD would not want limited use. I agree in this sense: Hegseth's Dept. of War doesn't want any restrictions. I'll try to make the case this is self-defeating, assuming one has genuine, long-term nationa
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by xpe 8mo ago
My take is the commenter was implying something like "Yes, like the mob, but worse, because it is done under the auspices of a national government." I got the meaning right away, but I can appreciate if others didn't. I didn&
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by xpe 8mo ago
The point I would make: there are historical examples of international cooperation that work at least for some lengths of time. This is a good thing, a good tool to strive for, albeit difficult to reach.
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by xpe 8mo ago
> This is why you can't gatekeep AI capabilities. They will eventually be taken from you by force. Some form of US AI lab nationalization is possible, but it hasn't happened yet. We'll see. Nationalization can take differe
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by xpe 8mo ago
So much left unsaid. So much implied. Let’s make it explicit and talk about it. Here are some follow questions that reasonable people will ask: What was Anthropic’s role in the Maduro operation? (Or we can call it state-sponsored kidnapping
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by xpe 8mo ago
There has been a terrifying decline in quality and an increase in corruption in Trump’s second administration. Re: the hilarity part, I’m conflicted: in general, a good sense of humor is useful, but in present circumstances a stoic serious
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by xpe 8mo ago
The Trump administration tends to use this playbook. Putting aside my take, I’m trying to objectively make sure I’m grounded on what is likely to happen next, without confusing “what is” with “what is ok”.
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by xpe 8mo ago
You make many good points. Before I say anything else, I want you to know that I definitely don’t want to box anyone in with false dichotomies. I don’t think any of my arguments rely on them. I’m not asking that you anchor on any one counte
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by xpe 8mo ago
When someone says something that I think is poorly framed, I often reframe it and speak to that instead. (Lots of people do this, even if they don’t realize it. I’m aware that I do, for better and worse, and I still prefer it; I think it is
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by xpe 8mo ago
It takes two to tango. I bowed out nicely and put in a good faith effort to communicate why. Maybe on a different day in a different forum, we could have a useful conversation for both of us. I would look forward to that.
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by xpe 8mo ago
I read the articles. As far as factual reporting, I will tentatively take them at face value. But in terms of their editorializing, it is frankly weak by my standards. It would not survive scrutiny in a freshman philosophy class. Ethics is
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by xpe 8mo ago
Person to person, we’re talking past each other. If we were sitting down face-to-face or even with a video call, this would be a totally different conversation. How much are we connecting in this particular conversation? What if each of us
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by xpe 8mo ago
The above is fairly surface level. See my other comment for particulars that matter a lot: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176361 You’ll notice I’m trying to avoid debating generic phrases and terms such as “power” t
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by xpe 8mo ago
> If they don't oppose directly, large bureaucracies know how to drag their feet until the midterms at least, if not until 2028. While I grant the spirit of this point, I don't think it applies to this situation. The "bure
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by xpe 8mo ago
> Also, ironically, they are the most dangerous lab for humanity. Show us your reasoning please. There are many factors involved: what is your mental map of how they relate? What kind of dangers are you considering and how do you weight
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by xpe 8mo ago
> Without being bothered about it at all. I disagree: I see lots of evidence that he cares. For one, he cares enough to come out and say it. Second, read about his story and background. Read about Anthropic's culture versus OpenAI&#
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by xpe 8mo ago
There is a difference between a politician making a contradictory statement and the largest agency in the United States using probably unconstitutional pressure tactics against a business.
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by xpe 8mo ago
> It’s a flippant move by Hegseth. Care to convert this into a prediction?: are you predicting Hegseth will back down? > I doubt anyone at the Pentagon is pushing for this. ... what does this mean to you? What comes next? As SecDef&#x
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by xpe 8mo ago
It can help to recognize that tmux combines three kinds of functionality: 1. process persistence; 2. client attachment; 3. view layout. If you don't like how tmux works, there are alternatives. I prefer Zellij [1]. (It also can be info
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by xpe 8mo ago
Nothing wrong with being wary, generally speaking.* There are many examples of good engineers that are also good leaders. I think the Venn overlap isn't that unusual, at least for a good engineer leading a team up to maybe a dozen. Whe
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by xpe 8mo ago
> ridiculous idea by a certain set of people that lidar is necessary. "Necessary"? Seems like a straw man, don't you think? I strive to argue against the strongest reasonable claim someone is making. Lots of reasonable peo
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by xpe 8mo ago
> I'm not sure what would be wrong with the vision system that lidar needs to fix. This conversational disconnect is as old as the hills: 1. Person 1 asks "what's wrong" (if it ain't broke don't fix it) 2. P
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by xpe 8mo ago
Yes! The smart and nuanced panoply of replies to the GP are a wonderful counterbalance to people "just saying things that pop into their head" -- which is unfortunately how I view a lot of human speech nowadays :/
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by xpe 8mo ago
> For those who disagree, ask yourselves; would you pay me 2 cents before you click that link. A straw man. That's not the only way to do it. Asking this instead is helpful: "what might make this work?" and explore that in
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by xpe 8mo ago
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashplate_(aeronautics)
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by xpe 8mo ago
From a resilience POV, my guess would be that failure of any one blade would botch the system overall. Maybe that is why many diagrams show them installed in pairs. (I would guess each operates in a different direction for angular momentum
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by xpe 8mo ago
I recommend this video with animations : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrBF9BWYAZY
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by xpe 8mo ago
I often compare systems in terms of how well they tolerate adversity. To oversimplify, it feels like top-down command-and-control communism suffers under one powerful corrupting force. Capitalism can suffer from many kinds of market failure
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by xpe 8mo ago
Here, perhaps too often. I have been hoping to find better outlets.
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by xpe 8mo ago
Please, let's be sensible and think about probabilities in the real world.

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