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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 3/8/26 in ~hobbies
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 3/8/26 in ~hobbies
Chiasmic Link ParentI do have the exact same perennials actually! What I would really like to do one day (and perhaps not in my back garden!) is a seven layer forest garden (here,here). It sounds really lovely from...I do have the exact same perennials actually! What I would really like to do one day (and perhaps not in my back garden!) is a seven layer forest garden (here,here). It sounds really lovely from an ecosystem point of view, it requires little upkeep, and has some good outputs! To be honest, agroforestry, wild pantry and permaculture agriculture do really appeal to me, maybe I'll get to it one day.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 3/8/26 in ~hobbies
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 3/8/26 in ~hobbies
Chiasmic LinkIt’s been a mixed bag for me, in the UK there’s been very poor rainfall, and this has definitely affected my plants. I’ve been trying to water them where I can, but my plants within grow bags and...It’s been a mixed bag for me, in the UK there’s been very poor rainfall, and this has definitely affected my plants. I’ve been trying to water them where I can, but my plants within grow bags and troughs are not doing nearly as well as those in the soil.
The sunflowers are doing really well despite this, and I’m starting to get some green tomatoes on my tomato plant. The peas were good, but I have now died off. The rhubarb I planted is doing incredibly well, and seems to be taking over part of the garden that’s nothing else can grow in.
I have lots else going on in my life, and I’ve lost interest in gardening slightly, but it’s nice to see my earlier efforts still paying off! -
Tildes Gardening Group: Week 3/8/26
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Comment on The colonization of confidence in ~books
Chiasmic Link ParentI’m not a writer either and I felt the same. Great writing, and nice insight into the life of someone blind, and great message. It properly conveys what I have been telling my friends who use AI...I’m not a writer either and I felt the same. Great writing, and nice insight into the life of someone blind, and great message. It properly conveys what I have been telling my friends who use AI for writing. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment on There is no ‘hard problem of consciousness’ in ~humanities
Chiasmic LinkI find qualia a fascinating concept, and I have debated this with a range of people over the last 15 years at length. Some people just don't seem to get what qualia or subjective experience is, to...I find qualia a fascinating concept, and I have debated this with a range of people over the last 15 years at length. Some people just don't seem to get what qualia or subjective experience is, to the extent that I have seriously considered whether some humans are actually philosophical zombies or not- and don't actually have qualia. I do think it's a very slippery concept that is easy to misunderstand, and I wonder about the author's experience of the concept (yes I know, ironic).
I don't find the arguments in the article convincing. Qualia is by definition subjective, and even if a hypothetic device that can 'measure' it is invented, it can never be clear whether any 'measurement' of it is accurate, as there is no way to compare it to the measurement or anyone else's experience of it. If it is unmeasurable, then it cannot be investigated scientifically (and yes I would put pure maths outside of science as well). One can argue about whether it is indirectly measurable, by measuring neural activities correlated with experience, but that is a flawed argument. Neural activity is not experience, and is like saying measuring the temperature of a glass of water is the same as measuring the subjective feeling of cold, just a few steps closer to the 'experiencer'.
I maintain that qualia is the most important thing to investigate that cannot be investigated, and we will never be able to produce a model from particle physics that will explain subjective experience, unless you add a 'qualatron' to every atom and axiomatically define experience that way. -
Comment on Framework cuts memory on Laptop 13 Pro preorders after LPCAMM2 costs more than double in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentWhile I agree with you generally, I think it is is worth pointing out that the ram in framework laptops can be upgraded - unlike Apple MacBooks. So in my head it’s more acceptable.While I agree with you generally, I think it is is worth pointing out that the ram in framework laptops can be upgraded - unlike Apple MacBooks. So in my head it’s more acceptable.
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Comment on My polish costs nothing in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentPerhaps, but I think it’s harder to tell the difference between AI voice and a positive voice for a good candidate.Perhaps, but I think it’s harder to tell the difference between AI voice and a positive voice for a good candidate.
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Comment on The machines are fine. I'm worried about us. in ~science
Chiasmic (edited )Link ParentThank you for including it, I have had a quick skim, and I'm torn about whether I think it is AI generated text or not. I don't think I am that good at detecting AI text (or at least I'm not...Thank you for including it, I have had a quick skim, and I'm torn about whether I think it is AI generated text or not. I don't think I am that good at detecting AI text (or at least I'm not according to the the wikipedia article on it), I will see if the author writes a rebuttal (maybe they already have, but I don't have time to search for it atm).
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Comment on My polish costs nothing in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentYeah I saw someone I trust and respect just entirely use AI to answer application questions for a recommendation/reference letter without any tailoring to the individual they were writing about....Yeah I saw someone I trust and respect just entirely use AI to answer application questions for a recommendation/reference letter without any tailoring to the individual they were writing about. It felt a bit fraudulent (what they were writing was not true as the individual was not very good) and I lost a lot of respect for both them and the validity of any reference letter I get. Sad times. I feel that soft fraud or lying/exaggerating too far has become normalised and really has weakened a lot of good things about modern institutions.
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Comment on The machines are fine. I'm worried about us. in ~science
Chiasmic (edited )LinkI enjoyed this read and I think it sums up my thoughts about AI: if you don’t do the grunt work you can’t understand what you are doing. If you can’t understand it, then you can’t check it, and...I enjoyed this read and I think it sums up my thoughts about AI: if you don’t do the grunt work you can’t understand what you are doing. If you can’t understand it, then you can’t check it, and you lose half the reason of doing it in the first place (that deep understanding).
I tend to avoid LLMs in the same way I avoid using th car for trips I can walk- I don’t want those muscles to atrophy, and learning to struggle sometimes makes you strong and competent. -
Comment on A skeptical overview of AI and consciousness in ~humanities
Chiasmic Link ParentIt sounds reasonable, but panpsychism would suggest consciousness is a core attribute of the universe (and given how qualitatively different it is, it does seem an appealing idea).it’s probably reasonable to assume feelings require a certain level of complexity that a toaster lacks.
It sounds reasonable, but panpsychism would suggest consciousness is a core attribute of the universe (and given how qualitatively different it is, it does seem an appealing idea).
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Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentThanks for the insight. I can see the use cases for what you describe. Do you still write some code by hand (and how much)? Can you still be a programmer/software engineer, choose not use LLMs at...Thanks for the insight. I can see the use cases for what you describe. Do you still write some code by hand (and how much)? Can you still be a programmer/software engineer, choose not use LLMs at all (but still use other normal tools), and still be competitive enough to survive?
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Comment on Readers rate poems worse when they believe they're written by AI, despite their ability to detect AI being no better than chance in ~humanities.languages
Chiasmic Link ParentI agree with your point of view. I can appreciate the beauty in generated art in the same way I can appreciate mathematical patterns or Mandelbrot fractals. But art for me is that connection to a...I agree with your point of view. I can appreciate the beauty in generated art in the same way I can appreciate mathematical patterns or Mandelbrot fractals. But art for me is that connection to a human, in the same way it matters to me to tell a human a problem and hear that real empathy. A LLM can write empathetic words and simulate empathy, but it isn’t real as there is no one feeling it in the other side. It is a shared connection of internal feeling that is the interesting bit that matters in human (or animal) communication.
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Comment on The Odyssey - discussion thread in ~movies
Chiasmic LinkI enjoyed it, but I find myself not being able to understand everything all the time: there was too much overlapping audio with low frequencies boosted so much the audio was muffled. Maybe it was...I enjoyed it, but I find myself not being able to understand everything all the time: there was too much overlapping audio with low frequencies boosted so much the audio was muffled. Maybe it was just my cinema, but man I had to piece some bits together.
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Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentSorry, I meant more in the industry in general. Can developers/programmers/software engineers now not compete if they don't use LLM generated code? I can understand the need to find the bugs that...Sorry, I meant more in the industry in general. Can developers/programmers/software engineers now not compete if they don't use LLM generated code?
I can understand the need to find the bugs that AI models can find quickly and patch them quickly to prevent exploitation by others. -
Comment on Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away' in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentCan you expand what you mean by “ you can’t be a main player in software today, while still doing 100% human written code”. I’m not a software engineer, I just program for fun, so I have no idea...Can you expand what you mean by “ you can’t be a main player in software today, while still doing 100% human written code”. I’m not a software engineer, I just program for fun, so I have no idea about the industry. How far has the industry moved to embrace AI code, and to what extent do you mean 100% human written code?
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 13/7/26 in ~hobbies
Chiasmic Link ParentI love it when plants are more hardy than expected!I love it when plants are more hardy than expected!
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 13/7/26 in ~hobbies
Chiasmic Link ParentMaybe it is water. My sunflowers wilt in the sun, but I think it’s because I planted them too densely even though I knew I shouldn’t.Maybe it is water. My sunflowers wilt in the sun, but I think it’s because I planted them too densely even though I knew I shouldn’t.
I have found some luck with the inverted wine bottle method to help keep the soil moist when I'm busy and can't keep watering consistently everyday. There are also terracotta spikes you can put them in but I haven't bothered with that this year.