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Comment on Artists built a site to escape AI. Scrapers are coming for it anyway. in ~tech
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Comment on Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentI’m aware it’s a big improvement in robotics terms, hence why I specifically said it’s very impressive. As for comparing to humans and using 100m as an arbitrary bench mark, it is not. The robots...I’m aware it’s a big improvement in robotics terms, hence why I specifically said it’s very impressive. As for comparing to humans and using 100m as an arbitrary bench mark, it is not. The robots are built in a human shape and directly compared to the human speed benchmark, as such it is an intentional direct comparison. Surely a more useful benchmark for robotics would be least falls per 100m or most efficient energy use? Doing it on an athletics track just reinforces the direct comparison to me.
As for your second point, your right there is probably some partial projection at least. Several news articles that mention this do frame it this way, and most robotic advances directly compared to humans endeavours are framed this way. I do not know enough about the Chinese zeitgeist to comment on how these things are viewed in China, but I remain skeptical enough of advances which are inherently centralised improving the power of individual workers in a capitalistic economy- but I’ll leave it there to avoid going too far off topic.
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Comment on Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games in ~tech
Chiasmic Link ParentAlthough the differences in hardware make it difficult to compare in any real sense. For instance, I’d like to know more about the design limitation in terms of elastic recoil, range of movement...Although the differences in hardware make it difficult to compare in any real sense. For instance, I’d like to know more about the design limitation in terms of elastic recoil, range of movement of the joints, height etc. In humans, these are limited by the genetic material you get, but in a mechanic system are designed to choices which can be optimised.
I remember at a previous Paralympics there was concern about an advantage over others due to too much elastic recoil (although from what I’ve read I’m not sure that has actually shown to be beneficial). My point being that when you can design a mechanical system from scratch it’s a very different ball game.
On a similar note, it would be interesting to see what the maximum speed you could get a human sprinter with some non wheel based technology (like those bionic boots or similar).Don’t get me wrong, it is very impressive, but I do find the subtext with robots is “they are faster, smarter and better than you. Prepare to be replaced, and kowtow to your technology overlords” which I find rather distasteful.
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Comment on Sleep struggles: how do I get better sleep quality? in ~life
Chiasmic LinkI would consider a few things: Are you using things to cope during the day with how tiring it is? Can be counterproductive when lack of sleep is an issue too. Consider avoiding stimulants like...I would consider a few things:
- Are you using things to cope during the day with how tiring it is? Can be counterproductive when lack of sleep is an issue too. Consider avoiding stimulants like caffeine (and if you can’t, at least avoid after midday) until you get your sleep cycle better. Similarly, make sure you aren’t relying on alcohol to sleep as it can reduce sleep quality even if it helps you to sleep initially.
- If you are ruminating and keeping yourself awake, personally listening to a gentle audiobook that you know well can help quiet the thoughts but not engage you enough to keep you awake either. The radio can also help with this (I like to relisten to comedy shows, I find the gentle laughter and idle chat quite reassuring!).
- Sleep meditation can help quiet thoughts and still the body.
- If I really can’t sleep, sometimes I find it helpful to get up for an hour then make an effort to go to bed again. Just read a book in some relatively low light, nothing with screens.
- Consider other sleep hygiene: the bed is just for sleeping in, no phones an hour before bed, etc.
- Milk has been shown to help elderly to sleep (and seems to help with babies too!) so you could consider this as well.
I hope something helps. Getting no sleep makes you feel rubbish and can be a bit of a reinforcing cycle!
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Comment on Head of Norway's sovereign wealth fund warns that soaring AI-driven stock valuations could trigger a sharp correction in ~finance
Chiasmic Link ParentThat is an incredible position for Norway to be, I knew it was big but not that big! I’m not jealous, nope nope nope. On a tangent, how long does someone have to live in Norway for citizenship???That is an incredible position for Norway to be, I knew it was big but not that big! I’m not jealous, nope nope nope.
On a tangent, how long does someone have to live in Norway for citizenship???
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Chiasmic Link ParentI love “wild” mushrooms (that are commercially grown from a supermarket because I am way too health paranoid to actually use foraged mushrooms) fried in garlic oil on sourdough toast.I love “wild” mushrooms (that are commercially grown from a supermarket because I am way too health paranoid to actually use foraged mushrooms) fried in garlic oil on sourdough toast.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Chiasmic Link ParentRoasted broccoli is great, if you like salmon and broccoli combo, try this, it’s an easy mid week family favourite!Roasted broccoli is great, if you like salmon and broccoli combo, try this, it’s an easy mid week family favourite!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly - Season ending on Sunday August 30th! in ~games
Chiasmic LinkMy life got busy, so Minecraft had to take a back seat! I would enjoy another season. Any chance of downloading the map?My life got busy, so Minecraft had to take a back seat! I would enjoy another season. Any chance of downloading the map?
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Comment on Share your favourite dal recipe! in ~food
Chiasmic Link ParentThanks that’s really helpful! To be honest, I think it is the oil/cream that I have been too stingy with. I might give a bit more!Thanks that’s really helpful! To be honest, I think it is the oil/cream that I have been too stingy with. I might give a bit more!
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Comment on Share your favourite dal recipe! in ~food
Chiasmic Link ParentThanks, I’ll try it! I’ve not been to Dishoom for sometime. It remember the dal being good (as was the masala chai), and very rich (although at times maybe even a bit too rich).Thanks, I’ll try it! I’ve not been to Dishoom for sometime. It remember the dal being good (as was the masala chai), and very rich (although at times maybe even a bit too rich).
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Share your favourite dal recipe!
I’ve been trying to cook a good dal/dahl/daal, but the recipes I’ve tried haven’t quite hit the spot. They’ve been nice, but I feel like it’s just not quite there. What are your favourite dal recipes?
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 3/8/26 in ~hobbies
Chiasmic Link ParentI 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...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.
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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
Chiasmic (edited )Link@nukeman @vord @zenon @crialpaca @Aran @thecakeisalime @tyrny @pekt @rosco @dustylungs @lackofaname @neonbright @monarda @tanglisha @Esteebestee @mimic @Zenon @lynxy @monarda @gourd @sparksbet...@nukeman @vord @zenon @crialpaca @Aran @thecakeisalime @tyrny @pekt @rosco @dustylungs @lackofaname @neonbright @monarda @tanglisha @Esteebestee @mimic @Zenon @lynxy @monarda @gourd @sparksbet @patience_limited @arctanh @Zorind @TheInflatableKayak @Akir
(Let me know if you want me to stop pinging you!)
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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
This is the tildes gardening group, feel free to post any observations or questions on gardening
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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.
Morality aside, I can see an analogy where it is stealing. An art gallery charges for admission to view art. It gives students free admission. Photography of the art is banned, as is anyone who works for competing galleries. If you gain access from another gallery, take photos or don’t pay at the door, then it would be seen as stealing. In this case it’s all three.
Edit: or perhaps only two, they don’t charge for admission.