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Comment on Youtube channel recommendations 2026 in ~tech
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Comment on Let's talk orchestrated objective reduction! in ~science
DisasterlyDisco LinkDid someone say the phenomenology of Quantum Mechanics? That Penrose and Hameroff are on the hunt for consciousness in macroscopic quantum effects in the h&man body is REAL interesting. I'll...Did someone say the phenomenology of Quantum Mechanics?
That Penrose and Hameroff are on the hunt for consciousness in macroscopic quantum effects in the h&man body is REAL interesting. I'll certainly have to read more about that. Do you have some good intro material other than the papwr, the wikipedia article and Penroses own books?
Accepting quantum stuff in the wet, warm and noisy doesn't seem too far fetched to me. But I wonder how that keads to consciousness? What is consciousness by the Penrose Hameroff definition, and how does quantum calculations lead to that?
Also, a minor thing, I'm curious what you think the age consciousness looks like? I'm all for a good next step, and I think it's interesting to hear what others believe the next step is.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentI intend to make a residence in the End sometime soon, and I was thinking of making a "Last Shop before the End" type of thing with essentials and niceties for End dimension exploration. I would...I intend to make a residence in the End sometime soon, and I was thinking of making a "Last Shop before the End" type of thing with essentials and niceties for End dimension exploration. I would love to have a rocket gas station as part of the shtick!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentSame! I already kinda want a rematch with the dragon (seeing as I fell out of the sky before it did) so I'm voting for that as our first outing.Same! I already kinda want a rematch with the dragon (seeing as I fell out of the sky before it did) so I'm voting for that as our first outing.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentSo cool!So cool!
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentI'll put up a stele in j0hn's name where my minimap said I died.I'll put up a stele in j0hn's name where my minimap said I died.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentI have a paved path of deepslate bricks from a temp path to my portal in the side of a netherrack cliff (branching off of the path to the blaze spawner); feel free to demolish as needed - it was...I have a paved path of deepslate bricks from a temp path to my portal in the side of a netherrack cliff (branching off of the path to the blaze spawner); feel free to demolish as needed - it was not meant to be permanent anyway. (It's the portal that leads to a lil' spot of lava by an underground waterway WAY down below the ground)
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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
DisasterlyDisco (edited )Link ParentI would be very careful about any brazen statement on what any quantum behavior "implies", whether that is seemingly mystical or rational. The How of quantum mechanics is understood. We have a...I would be very careful about any brazen statement on what any quantum behavior "implies", whether that is seemingly mystical or rational. The How of quantum mechanics is understood. We have a very solid framework that Just Works™and it is very, very useful. The Why is still a completely open question. It is why quantum mechanics has multiple "interpretations" - many worlds, pilot wave, ensemble, superdeterminism, the Copenhagen non-answer, etc - non of which are proven nor disproven. In some of those wave function collapse (i.e. the system going from a diffuse set of probabilities to a singular definite state (roughly)) is a thing that actually physically happens, while in others it is a "trick of perspective" where we didn't actually fully know the system, or even weirder bullshit.
The Observer Effect, that anything observed is also disturbed, is a Classical effect and thus maps very well to the observed behavior of everything in the classical domain (which is most things, even extremely tiny stuff, as long as they aren't moving too fast, or are too heavy, probably, within my understanding). Seemingly, this maps simply to the quantum domain: the system was in its weird wavy state, we disturbed it by observing it, now it is in its defined particly state. But does that actually make sense? Why would disturbing something make it more defined, not less? Turns out, shit's a lot more complicated, which is why we haven't yet settled on a singular interpretation - not even all interpretations has observation as an important part of wave function collapse (I'd argue most don't).
(Of course, the Observer Effect also does kinda affect a quantum system, in so far as for us to measure the system we have to interact with it, but that is an effect we have to account for on top of the quantum weirdness of whatever wave function collapse means.)
I suppose this is the point that I think many people missed; when we say "if you think you understand quantum mechanics, no you don't" we do not mean that you can't understand the how. We mean that no one yet understands the why. We don't say this to discourage people from learning the mechanics, just to remind people that the why is still out there for us to find. And, that it is deceptively easy to build a classical intuition of the quantum phenomena that get in the way of a full appreciation of the really weird world of the quantum scale.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentBlaze Farm: 241 59 78 (Nether)Blaze Farm: 241 59 78 (Nether)
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentI mean, a pointy thing is a very good remedy for a battle.I mean, a pointy thing is a very good remedy for a battle.
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentTIL that Bodil - which where I am from is usually a name associated with cutesy grandma's or maybe awkward dogs - more or less means "spikey" or "prickly".TIL that Bodil - which where I am from is usually a name associated with cutesy grandma's or maybe awkward dogs - more or less means "spikey" or "prickly".
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentGood point. Then what avout 2 PM EST? Would be the waking hours for most of the American continent, about past dinner for Europe, and would allow early birds from Oceania to join in? Very late for...Good point. Then what avout 2 PM EST? Would be the waking hours for most of the American continent, about past dinner for Europe, and would allow early birds from Oceania to join in? Very late for people in central Asia - we got anyone in that timezone that wanna be dragonslayers?
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentI second this, and propose saturday of the coming week instead. Also, I have no clue what our timezone spread is on the server, but is 9 AM EST broadly convenient?I second this, and propose saturday of the coming week instead. Also, I have no clue what our timezone spread is on the server, but is 9 AM EST broadly convenient?
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Comment on Tildes Minecraft - Season 3 Launch Day in ~games
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentI saw the restorated portal and was inspired to create some paths myself - one leads back to the Town Center, the other leads out east. I've made them a bit meandering and rough to give that...I saw the restorated portal and was inspired to create some paths myself - one leads back to the Town Center, the other leads out east. I've made them a bit meandering and rough to give that hiking feel (there were some good mini points of interest on the way to keep it fun I think), but feel free to updated them with that secret infrastructure magic if connectivity calls for it :)
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Comment on The drug that taught me how much I should suffer in ~health
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentTo your two last paragraphs about the future being unknown, may I propose that you read more of his work? Not only is he good at illuminating the measured truth of complicated questions, and going...To your two last paragraphs about the future being unknown, may I propose that you read more of his work? Not only is he good at illuminating the measured truth of complicated questions, and going against commen sense with rigor, humility and charm, he also has a lot to say about our avility to predict future outcomes, when it is possible, how we usually end up doing it wrong, and how it often clash with our human intuitions and heuristics.
He even dips his toes in it in this one, presenting the idea that we often try to predict the outcome of hard work by how many are willing to start doing it instead of how many were happy when they came out the other side. Thisn kind of "predicting your own future by observing those that have already walked your path" is one he mentions often in one shade or another, and rings true to me, even if it is a bit uncomfortable.
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Comment on The drug that taught me how much I should suffer in ~health
DisasterlyDisco LinkI love Adam Mastroianni's writings. There is a lot of good advise (which I promptly forget about for historic reasons) and an awful lot of measured hope (which is a balm to my parched soul). He...I love Adam Mastroianni's writings. There is a lot of good advise (which I promptly forget about for historic reasons) and an awful lot of measured hope (which is a balm to my parched soul). He also just has a great approach to science and communication in general.
Also also - he usually release all of his articles in audio form, narrated by himself. Those are available in podcast form wherever you get those. It's how I ingest most of his articles, the definite highlight of my podcast "recents".
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Comment on Bagels and shrinkflation in ~food
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentThis is awesome. How have you come into the possesipn of the knowledge that you let's you do such feats? Would you be able to share? I am not yet at a point where I need to do what you do for...This is awesome. How have you come into the possesipn of the knowledge that you let's you do such feats? Would you be able to share? I am not yet at a point where I need to do what you do for finatial reasons, but I would still like to utilize and dessiminate the knowledge. Bowl food is some of the best food, closely followed by good bread (I can take or leave yogurt, although I might be biased from never having tried the homemade stuff)
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Comment on Who can name the bigger number? in ~science
DisasterlyDisco LinkMan I just love early 00's writing. I don't know what it is specifically, maybe just the underlying optimism andcuriosity. Reminded me of being young and devouring internet blogs and articles,...Man I just love early 00's writing. I don't know what it is specifically, maybe just the underlying optimism andcuriosity. Reminded me of being young and devouring internet blogs and articles, growing fascinated with all the thibgs that fascinated everyone else.
Took a look at the rest of his blog and immediately I'm met with the modern paradigm. Jebus Chrysler, modern internet writing is quite fearful and despondant. I think it an understandable response to modern times (although something feels feedbacky in all this). But damn, I miss the older more calm interwebz.
Can we have a bit more of those nice faelike wibes tpday plz?
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Comment on How Bill Gates is reframing the climate change debate in ~enviro
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentWhy would that disprove his thesis? That the GDP of a handful of countries is increasing does not mean that global inequalities are not a fundamental part of the luxury of rich countries. Could it...Why would that disprove his thesis? That the GDP of a handful of countries is increasing does not mean that global inequalities are not a fundamental part of the luxury of rich countries. Could it not just be the case that those countries have, in part or in full, started exploiting exteranl and internal parties the same way that other rich countries have?
I'm not saying here that that IS the case - I don't know, it is not my field - but the aggregate wealth of a few countries does not to me seem to disprove anything.
Speaking of getting "growth going elsewhere" have you looked into how and why there is growth in the countries you link to? While we might group those countries together on geographical lication, their histories are quite different. I'm only personally truly familiar with the history of South Korea, and I would not call that a success story.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentSo many things in our lives are made of plastic. So many thibgs in our life have their main functionality stem either in part or in full from a static shape. With a 3D printer, some glue, some...So many things in our lives are made of plastic. So many thibgs in our life have their main functionality stem either in part or in full from a static shape. With a 3D printer, some glue, some plastic filament and an internet connection a staggering amount of useful things can be made without ever needing to have it fabricated at a factory. Add some hours with a 3D modeling software tool, and you are now both able to create new static objects AND mend both printed and purchased stuff. Don't like the surface of the printed stuff? Well just do as you would with wood - sand it down and paint it! With the correct coating the only way you'd know it is plastic is because of its weight. Want something sturdier than standard plastic? Well just get some specialist filament that's extra sturdy. And also, don't underestimate the strength of good ol' plastic - shaped in the right way, it is quite sturdy!
Some kitchen appliences do things you can't do with hand and grit alone, but many are tools that are incredible conveniences and upgrades without being mandatory for cookery.
A 3D printer on other hand is replacedable by very little other than clay and kiln or wood and woodworkers workshop. Want a makeup stand that is just so? Print it. Want some coathangers for the entre? Print them. Want some sippy cups for the youngsters? Buy some foodsafe filament and print them. Want dividers for your drawers? Print them. Want a new handle for your drawer after the old broke off? Print em. Hell, want a new drawer, in part or in whole? Print it! Caps and containers for pens. Cable organisers. Ceiling covers for lamp outlets. Child safety locks for cubboards. Vases. Sporks. Food containers. Lost boardgame pieces. The missing button on your vacuum. Ab. So. Lutely. ANYTHING.Like, we are at the point were we can translate a digital 3D model to a physiclal object with a press of a button. It boggles my mind that more people haven't bought the machines that can do that yet.
Also, as to the price of kitchen equipment, that is very much todays prices, not yesterdays that I'm thinking of. Like, most of the equipment has long since been developed, and the internals aren't what you would call sophisticated. I can completely understand if some of those appliences were expensive back in the 90'ies, or even the 00'tghs, but today? Just absurd.
Wow, I'm surprised by the overlap between this thread and my own youtube subscriptions. I do have a couple of channels that haven't been shared yet:
Diffraction Limited - Very high quality videos on optics and other light related topics, along with in depth build videos for related open source tools and machines. A relatively young channel with a sparse video catalog, but each and every one of them is of great quality.
Hyperspace Pirate - Lab equipment and tech-projects build cheaper than what is probably advisable. JW Telescope inspired cryocooling, a remote controlled arc-furnace, homemade dry ice, an xray machine. All of the videos fall squarely into the category of "don't try this at home kids, even if it is practically possible", and I can't vouch for the soundness of what they build. But it is undoubtedly impressive.
SuperfastMatt - Follow one mans dream of going very fast, and his reality of actually building that dream. The core of the channel is currently the building of a sleek land speed racer, what will let Matt go Superfast (and get a hat). But this project is surrounded but other vehicle adjacent tomfoolery like remote controlling a mini and driving an old camper van off of a cliff. Ah, and making an off road dodge viper.
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Apart from those, I'd also really like to second these two channels, even though they've already been mentioned:
Benn Jordan - Do you like music? Do you like technology? Do you like applied science? Do you think that our modern power structures merit critical scrutiny? Benn Jordan's channel definitely has music as it's core subject, but his techno-anarchical bend has led to him visiting other topics, especially recently. There are videos on sound cameras, using birds as physical storage, the safety of privatized mass survailance and of course AI antagonistic music production.
Thought Emporium - A Mad Scientist Makerspace homegrowing meat grapes, glow in the dark spider silk, bio-computers and much much more. The primary focus is what I'd consider bio-engineering - splicing genes, growing cells, making them produce different materials - but they also branch out into other projects like playing with electroplating, making lasers with highlighter ink and growing opals. They have a current longterm goal, AFAIK, of growing neurons on chips to create bio-electric computation. It's fun stuff, and well explained.