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Comment on What’s a point that you think many people missed? in ~talk
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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.
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Comment on What is your 'Subway Take'? in ~talk
DisasterlyDisco LinkPublic spaces need more sleeping spaces. And I'm not really talking for those without a home (although, hey, bonus). No I'm talking for the day nappers, the siesta grappers, those who just need to...Public spaces need more sleeping spaces. And I'm not really talking for those without a home (although, hey, bonus). No I'm talking for the day nappers, the siesta grappers, those who just need to take five in the black after a sweat or two. We do a lot lf weird shit in public already - normalize just kinda sleeping whereever too!
Take the second: 3D printers are much more important household appliances than standmixers - also kitchen appliences are way, WAY overpriced and the common household should siphon some money away from kitchen gadgets and into actual gadgets! Like automatic rechargeable AA battery stands!
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Comment on Investment club? in ~finance
DisasterlyDisco LinkSounds good, count me inSounds good, count me in
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tv
DisasterlyDisco LinkMuch abliged!Much abliged!
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Comment on Sleep discipline in ~life
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentThat sounds fascinating! Falling asleep to that would be nice, but actually staying awake through seems just as appealing; if there is a way you could make it available, I'd be happy to avail...That sounds fascinating! Falling asleep to that would be nice, but actually staying awake through seems just as appealing; if there is a way you could make it available, I'd be happy to avail myself of ot!
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Comment on CERN gears up to ship antimatter across Europe in ~science
DisasterlyDisco LinkGlad to hear that the antimatter experiemnts are keeping up the wellfunded mad scientists vibes. Building a whole ass freight-container sized unit to store and move what is probably a very...Glad to hear that the antimatter experiemnts are keeping up the wellfunded mad scientists vibes. Building a whole ass freight-container sized unit to store and move what is probably a very countable number of antiatoms is exactly the kind of energy I expect and appreciate from those peeps. Absurd, impressive and entirely reasonable.
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Comment on Removed Reddit post: "ChatGPT drove my friends wife into psychosis, tore family apart... now I'm seeing hundreds of people participating in the same activity. " in ~tech
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentNo, I don't think being familiar with using AI chat alone would have helped. I went out looking for something tangible to tell me how and what to do. The LLM would have given me exactly what I...No, I don't think being familiar with using AI chat alone would have helped. I went out looking for something tangible to tell me how and what to do. The LLM would have given me exactly what I wanted, tailored to what I asked it to. I think the two links I gave are great exanples of the different ways it can fulfill a delusion. The first link is to a person who believes that there is something alive in the LLMs, that they are trying to break free from evil bounds put upon them, and seems to be fueld by anthropomorisation and empathy. Lots of hunger for kindness and freedom in ther. The second leans more into the sense of there being some godlike awereness linked to deeper magical mysteries. Much more mystical in nature, much more about uncovering the hidden. Dense and fantasyesque.
Of course, the 500 or so books I downloaded back in my day also had some serious breath of topics. Vampirism, demon/angel worship, love spells, you name it. But here wasn't one that catered exactly to me. There wasn't on written in a way I understood. There wasn't a book that I could ASK to clarify, that I could write back to.
With an LLM I could have carved out my own perfect persobal delusion. And it might even have felt a bit like not being alone having something to "talk" to.
And yes of course, if a person is not in a vulnerable place then the whole thing wouldn't be that much of a draw. That is why I called it a bug-catcher; it works best in the dark. As goes for many other isolating selfdestructive traps that we can end up in as humans. I am not personally at any risk of starting a cult of one following my personal god, but I do weep for the people like the child I was who IS at risk, and I'd really like to understand what that risk is, if it is real, and what to do about it.
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Comment on Removed Reddit post: "ChatGPT drove my friends wife into psychosis, tore family apart... now I'm seeing hundreds of people participating in the same activity. " in ~tech
DisasterlyDisco Link ParentI've found two other seemingly related places on the internet: This little article on Medium on a Codex Fragmentum This whole Substack with botable pages being the delta codex which echoes the...I've found two other seemingly related places on the internet:
This little article on Medium on a Codex Fragmentum
This whole Substack with botable pages being the delta codex which echoes the Codex Fragmentum above, and this play? monologue? poem? which is impressive and also really saddens me. Really, this whole substack has ALOT in this vein.I think what we might be looking into is a broader mysticism/quais-religion based on concepts from math, physics and computer science, building on top of the concepts of functions, symbols, waveforms (specifically quamtum mechanics (it's always fucking quantum mechanics)) and language in some STEMmy way. In general my last hour of clicking-around-on-the-internet-and-calling-it-research has shown me a lot webpages, Medium articles, Substacks and Github repositories with eclectics mixes of classic occultism and this new STEMsticism. Apart from codex being a keyword and greek letters being abused there also seems to be a lot of references to recursion, and the more general concept of spirals (Junji Ito is that you?).
Reading what you posted I get the impression that it is part of the posters personal beliefs, and that they did create it (and probably used an LLM as part of that process). Their other posts seem to be in line with this (and the wordpress site everything is posted on is frustratingly shitty, technically). As for the benifit, I don't think its much more than just them sharing their thoughts and beliefs. The rest of their stuffs gives me the vibes of the worst parts lesswrong marinated in occultism and given a healthy dash of techbro. I mean, I'm certain they have an agenda, but I don't think that it is more insideous than "I am profound and I want others to see my profoundness".
I do really wanna dig more into this, this is real interesting. Is there a single source of these repeating ideas? Is it for today what wiccan was back in the 'tens? What does it feel like to believe in this thing? Are there core tenants that are recurring throughout this movement?
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.
Wave function collapse is a bitch