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Comment on Tell me about your favourite web-based logic puzzles! in ~games
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Comment on Tell me about your favourite web-based logic puzzles! in ~games
HiddenTig Link ParentThat was fun! I'm +1ing the idea of making the top results reviewable right away. I think that actually makes it less prone to abuse. With games like wordle and most all the daily games there's...That was fun! I'm +1ing the idea of making the top results reviewable right away. I think that actually makes it less prone to abuse. With games like wordle and most all the daily games there's not really any concern for "cheating" because the answers are right there. Sure you could cheat but no one (or at least no one that you really care about) is going to do that and everyone would naturally be weary of any unusually high results. But if you try to hide the results you're kind of turning cracking this into it's own mini game and more people might be inspired to actually try since there's some degree of "trust" to the results.
It would also just be really cool to see the results right away.. by the time tomorrow has rolled around im not really invested in those answers anymore :)
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Comment on She graduated from high school with honors but can’t read or write. Now she’s suing. in ~society
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Comment on Sandwich bill of materials in ~tech
HiddenTig LinkStupid things broke - I tried to compile a hotdog and it crashed despite meeting spec requirements.Stupid things broke - I tried to compile a hotdog and it crashed despite meeting spec requirements.
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Comment on Tesla 'Robotaxi' status check eight months in: a complete joke in ~transport
HiddenTig Link ParentSame. I dropped off somewhere around the time those kids got trapped in a cave and musk called one of the divers a "pedo guy". It's served me well as a good "don't forget to check your biases"...Same. I dropped off somewhere around the time those kids got trapped in a cave and musk called one of the divers a "pedo guy". It's served me well as a good "don't forget to check your biases" reminder whenever I start liking some person/business/idea/whatever.
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Comment on What science says we’ve been getting wrong about exercise in ~health
HiddenTig Link ParentDon't even ask what other activity I use for practicing squats...Don't even ask what other activity I use for practicing squats...
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Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel
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Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel
HiddenTig Link ParentYes! Basically the quintessential answer! I already have the one on carburetors downloaded I'll probably get moreYes! Basically the quintessential answer! I already have the one on carburetors downloaded I'll probably get more
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Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel
HiddenTig Link ParentI have no idea what to expect for any of these and I love that (excluding gastronauts- I'm already a big dropout fan)I have no idea what to expect for any of these and I love that (excluding gastronauts- I'm already a big dropout fan)
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Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel
HiddenTig Link ParentThis is very good to know, we'll nix that one then and slot in something else thanks!This is very good to know, we'll nix that one then and slot in something else thanks!
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Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel
HiddenTig Link ParentI've heard this, we have plans to see the Chinese gardens but I'm pushing for a switch to this one, seems much grander.I've heard this, we have plans to see the Chinese gardens but I'm pushing for a switch to this one, seems much grander.
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Comment on Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs! in ~travel
HiddenTig Link ParentAwesome thanks! Everyone was on board with powells so that's added to the itinerary and I'll see what else we can slot in thereAwesome thanks! Everyone was on board with powells so that's added to the itinerary and I'll see what else we can slot in there
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Recommend me some deep dive YouTube videos / Portland trip recs!
This one's a two parter- I'm traveling to Portland for the week so I have a bit of a plane ride ahead of me. Recommend me some deep dive hour + YouTube videos I can download for the flight! I tend...
This one's a two parter-
I'm traveling to Portland for the week so I have a bit of a plane ride ahead of me. Recommend me some deep dive hour + YouTube videos I can download for the flight! I tend to drift towards science, technology, psychology, and some hank green esque talking heads about whatever.
Also if you have anything in particular you think I should check out in Portland let me know! Particularly interested in the niche spots. Still a bit tentative stuff but mostly plan to do the Tillamook factory, a tea room, PSU Farmers market, and ten falls hike.
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Comment on Why computers won’t make themselves smarter - Ted Chiang in ~tech
HiddenTig Link ParentThis piece was written 4 months after the release of chat gpt so in many ways is a response to modern LLM AI. By then the writing was on the wall that these things would be a huge deal and...this was a solid argument against the intelligence explosion… 5 years ago. Now, it reads more like a prediction piece describing how impossibly hard the things LLMs are doing right now is.
This piece was written 4 months after the release of chat gpt so in many ways is a response to modern LLM AI. By then the writing was on the wall that these things would be a huge deal and growth/investment was inevitable so I give him less argumentative leeway here.
Regardless, the fact that we're often only a technological or mindset shift away from the once impossible now within grasp I find these "it'll never happen" pieces pointless at best and damaging at worst when the potential risk on the other end of the spectrum is "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies"
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Comment on What science says we’ve been getting wrong about exercise in ~health
HiddenTig Link ParentYes! I'm always towards the back of the lot, don't have to worry about door dings with no one around you plus I get a free bit of exercise. My other hacks- I will almost always take the stairs...Yes! I'm always towards the back of the lot, don't have to worry about door dings with no one around you plus I get a free bit of exercise.
My other hacks- I will almost always take the stairs when there's an elevator available. I do short reps of miscellaneous bodyweight exercises whenever I'm feeling cold. And if I'm taking a stretch/pee break I'll usually do some quick dead hangs or shadow boxing.
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Comment on new Date("wtf"); How well do you know JavaScript's Date class? in ~comp
HiddenTig LinkGot like 8 wrong in a row and rage quit. I actually like js but man it has to be one of the oddest non-esoteric languages in existence.Got like 8 wrong in a row and rage quit. I actually like js but man it has to be one of the oddest non-esoteric languages in existence.
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Comment on Why computers won’t make themselves smarter - Ted Chiang in ~tech
HiddenTig LinkThis was kind of a hard read for me. I love Ted Chiang and think he's goated as an author but I just can't find myself aligning with this argument at all. Particularly the idea that a sufficiently...This was kind of a hard read for me. I love Ted Chiang and think he's goated as an author but I just can't find myself aligning with this argument at all. Particularly the idea that a sufficiently smart person can't make someone around them smarter is just not even a little relevant. A closer parallel would be if a person could somehow take a large set of clones of themselves, modify each ones genome slightly, and then kill off all but the smartest variation. Rinse, repeat ad infinitum. As far as I can tell there's nothing preventing this from working in theory. This is exactly what an AI would be capable of doing and it doesn't even need to fuss about with pesky biological processes.
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Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk
HiddenTig Link ParentAh! @Akir mentioned the same and I think that's a very good point. I'll switch over after this batch is done thanks!Ah! @Akir mentioned the same and I think that's a very good point. I'll switch over after this batch is done thanks!
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Comment on Hair loss open discussion in ~talk
HiddenTig LinkI started topical minoxidil about a month and a half ago! No results yet. Be warned if you start you may start shedding hairs dramatically in the beginning- this is normal. Scary.. but normal....I started topical minoxidil about a month and a half ago! No results yet. Be warned if you start you may start shedding hairs dramatically in the beginning- this is normal. Scary.. but normal.
Question for the group- I use the foam and I never feel like I'm quite spreading it properly. I've started spraying it, semi-randomly, directly onto my scalp until I resemble a cooling rack of meringues. I assume after rubbing it around im hitting all the spots well enough on average? Not sure if theres a better technique.
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Comment on ‘House burping’ is a cold reality in Germany. Americans are warming to it. in ~life.home_improvement
HiddenTig Link ParentI'm not sure why, but my brains first solution to this was the wonderful image of a guest yeeting themselves through a narrowly open window as someone slams it shut after the feet pass through....I'm not sure why, but my brains first solution to this was the wonderful image of a guest yeeting themselves through a narrowly open window as someone slams it shut after the feet pass through. Minimal air exchange while still allowing ingress/egress!
Nice! I was thinking at the end of the day after you've finished and have your final score.