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Comment on Tildes Pop-up Book Club: Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky in ~books
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Comment on What's your p(doom)? in ~talk
NoblePath LinkWith regards to ai specifically, it depends on how the ai is interfaced with the world. I assume there are AIs that are at least twice as powerful as those publicly available. If a single one of...With regards to ai specifically, it depends on how the ai is interfaced with the world.
I assume there are AIs that are at least twice as powerful as those publicly available. If a single one of those were connected to critical infrastructure controls there is a non-ignorable probability that serious chaos could ensue. Unless that interface included wmd, I doubt it would be extinction level bit I would think covid level destruction would be an unsurprising outcome.
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Comment on Stalker | Full movie | Directed by Andrey Tarkovsky in ~movies
NoblePath Link ParentA friend had just told me about this novel. Mist be providential for me to read it.A friend had just told me about this novel. Mist be providential for me to read it.
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Comment on Reverse emotion in ~talk
NoblePath LinkFascinating prompt. Asimov explored this a little bit in the Foundation series. I forget which book. There are functional equivalents of these available today for study. Tgose who grow up in...Fascinating prompt.
Asimov explored this a little bit in the Foundation series. I forget which book.
There are functional equivalents of these available today for study. Tgose who grow up in dysfunctional homes will exhibit these symptoms. More precisely, the emotional response to stimuli is unexpected. They might laugh when someone gets hurt, or cry in anguish at someone’s success.this is because their own success was met with ridicule, and their own suffering made fun of.
I think it would be pretty cruel if the whole world operated this way, we would not last long.
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Comment on Reverse emotion in ~talk
NoblePath Link ParentIf your struggles with self control went away, and you could choose how to act independently of your emotions, would you still want your emotions reversed?If your struggles with self control went away, and you could choose how to act independently of your emotions, would you still want your emotions reversed?
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Comment on What are we in the golden age of? in ~talk
NoblePath LinkDespite headlines and birth pains, I see us entering a golden age of inclusivity. For all there ills, major corporations are making efforts at including diverse people, along appearance, gender,...Despite headlines and birth pains, I see us entering a golden age of inclusivity. For all there ills, major corporations are making efforts at including diverse people, along appearance, gender, and abilities axes. There’s plenty room to grow, but the leading organizations efforts appear to be genuine and effective.
I see it a lot on my iphone, too, where real strides in accessibility are being made.
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Comment on What are we in the golden age of? in ~talk
NoblePath Link ParentHave they solved the analog crt color blend issue yet? Better games designed in the 80’s amd early 90’s took advantage of crt’s tendancy to bleed color signals resulting in smooth transitions and...emulators are precise
Have they solved the analog crt color blend issue yet?
Better games designed in the 80’s amd early 90’s took advantage of crt’s tendancy to bleed color signals resulting in smooth transitions and new colors. Emulators on modern digital displays interpret these signals “literally” and the result is janky pixelations and clashing colors. If memory serves, Outrun was a good example of this.
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Comment on Monitor recommendations? in ~tech
NoblePath LinkJust for $.02 more- I have an aoc 4k monitor 24” and it’s awesome. HiDPI font smoothing is so much easier on my eyes for reading lots and lots of text, it’s really hard to go back when...Just for $.02 more-
I have an aoc 4k monitor 24” and it’s awesome. HiDPI font smoothing is so much easier on my eyes for reading lots and lots of text, it’s really hard to go back when circumstances force using 96 dpi or so.
I wish Apple sold the display they use in the iMacs. It is the most amazing monitor experience I have ever had.
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Comment on Dark waters: how the adventure of a lifetime turned to tragedy in ~sports
NoblePath (edited )Link ParentI didn’t read tfa, but I still stand by what I said. If the company made wild representations about the safety of the trip to the grossly inexperienced, any death among them would be seriously...I didn’t read tfa, but I still stand by what I said. If the company made wild representations about the safety of the trip to the grossly inexperienced, any death among them would be seriously problematic, and also, yes, tragic.
But the summary suggests he was experienced. Challenge events like this have qualifying criteria required before participating. Again, if this one did not and you had true lubbers on board, we’re looking at something really bad. But I find it highly unlikely that even the inexperienced crew were so green they had not been on serious voyages previously and were aware of the risk of death. Even ordinary runs across predicted calm seas can end in entire veteran crews lost at sea. Experienced sailors take their craft very seriously. There might be wildcards, but very few would embark on this kind of voyage with a crew they didn’t think could handle the worst seas at least long enough to be rescued.
And this is what makes a regatta exciting, and a successful voyage satisfying.
This was not a pleasure cruise, this was an elite competition.[see edit below]I’ll repeat, too, this is one way i would want to go, testing myself against the elements. I’ve broken bones and earned plenty scars, I’m better for the experiences. I take small risks until my kids are grown and educated. But after that, I’m signing up.
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The route takes in some of the world’s most treacherous seas, but you don’t need any sailing experience to participate. According to Clipper Ventures, the company that runs the race, around 40% of participants are complete novices
Ok this is totally not cool, and I’m surprised at the veterans’ willingness to participate. I do not like this timeline.
To anyone who happens to be contemplating this sort of thing-if you are going to do a challenge event, be willing to suffer permanent disability or death.
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Comment on Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland filed for bankruptcy in wake of hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits in ~humanities
NoblePath LinkThere has to be a way to go after the bigger Catholic church, which is hardly devoid of resources.There has to be a way to go after the bigger Catholic church, which is hardly devoid of resources.
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Comment on Who here is a homeowner? in ~life
NoblePath LinkI don’t have advice about how, but I do have some thoughts about where. If I were unattached and of middling income, I would look at buffalo, kansas city, tempe, or ashe county, nc. In ashe...I don’t have advice about how, but I do have some thoughts about where.
If I were unattached and of middling income, I would look at buffalo, kansas city, tempe, or ashe county, nc.
In ashe county, gay gentrification is starting, and it’s beautiful by itself, and adjacent to some if the most beautiful country in the world. Not sure about internet tho.
Kansas city may already be tok expensive, but it has cool people, good food, great internet, and again, if not too late, great deals. Weather is iffy tho.
Buffalo has a cool mayor, great people, great proximity, and still a lot of good deals.
A decade ago I would have said, watch where they are soting Trader Joe’s, because those neighborhoods are about to hit. History proved me right. I’m not sure what today’s Trader Joe’s is but I’d like to.
The thing I would look for in a site is whether I can add on an apartment or two to the structure. It helps with the mortgage and with the housing problem and with the sprawl.
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Comment on Dark waters: how the adventure of a lifetime turned to tragedy in ~sports
NoblePath LinkIs this really a tragedy? I’m into adventure sports, although I haven’t had an opportunity to sail in a while and have toned it down due to fatherhood. But The real risk of real death is part of...Is this really a tragedy?
I’m into adventure sports, although I haven’t had an opportunity to sail in a while and have toned it down due to fatherhood. But The real risk of real death is part of the draw. And quit frankly, once my responsibilities to my kids and community are fulfilled, I can’t think of a better way to go than adventuring.
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Comment on What do you not ask the internet about? in ~talk
NoblePath Link ParentReddit continues to decrease in quality, but I find city reddits to still be useful if it is a city that really likes food and is not New York, SF or LA. Like @arghdos said, google maps can be...Reddit continues to decrease in quality, but I find city reddits to still be useful if it is a city that really likes food and is not New York, SF or LA.
Like @arghdos said, google maps can be really effective. I ate at my first michelin star restaurant in nyc that way (and it was amazing, totally lived up to michelin’s hype).
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Comment on Trump is found liable for sexual abuse in civil trial in ~news
NoblePath Link ParentI think I’m starting to get where you’re coming from. That sexual activity has some kind of special status afforded to it that is not intrinsic, and that special status has been created as a form...I think I’m starting to get where you’re coming from. That sexual activity has some kind of special status afforded to it that is not intrinsic, and that special status has been created as a form of control.
I don’t agree with that, fwiw, but I do agree that concepts like “sexual purity” need to go.
But even if sex is not special, that power differential makes consent for that sort of intimate boundary crossing impossible.
And if it means that no consensual relationship with potus is possible, that’s a problem the needs dealing with.
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Comment on Trump is found liable for sexual abuse in civil trial in ~news
NoblePath Link ParentI don’t know if I agree that a white house intern can have a consensual relationship with the sitting president. In fact, I know I don’t agree. But w.r.t. consequences, ever would i be more happy...I don’t know if I agree that a white house intern can have a consensual relationship with the sitting president. In fact, I know I don’t agree. But w.r.t. consequences, ever would i be more happy about being wrong.
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Comment on Trump is found liable for sexual abuse in civil trial in ~news
NoblePath Link ParentI don’t know about that. Clinton was impeached over sexual assault, and Thomas and Kavenaugh survived very credible allegations. Sad to say, we as a people have yet to have had enough of this sort...If this were anyone but Trump, it would completely tank their political career
I don’t know about that. Clinton was impeached over sexual assault, and Thomas and Kavenaugh survived very credible allegations.
Sad to say, we as a people have yet to have had enough of this sort of thing.
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Comment on Am I having a discussion with an AI? If not am I an idiot? A mean person? in ~humanities
NoblePath Link ParentThere's more discussion on this issue over here. Thanks, @FlippantGod ;)There's more discussion on this issue over here.
Thanks, @FlippantGod ;)
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Comment on Am I having a discussion with an AI? If not am I an idiot? A mean person? in ~humanities
NoblePath Link ParentI’ll add one more thing, just for the tildes community generally. When playing devils advocate, it’s usually because i have some strongly held beliefs about issues not being given due attention....I’ll add one more thing, just for the tildes community generally. When playing devils advocate, it’s usually because i have some strongly held beliefs about issues not being given due attention. For example, with electric cars, advocates seem to be ignorimg the right now social harms from batteries, both from raw material extraction and disposal. And so I will sometimes take a devils advocate approach to highlighting this issue.
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Comment on Am I having a discussion with an AI? If not am I an idiot? A mean person? in ~humanities
NoblePath Link ParentI will honor your request, but my links are not at all intended as promotional. I find their community somewhat suspect, but am highly curious about who they are and how they operate. My request...I will honor your request, but my links are not at all intended as promotional. I find their community somewhat suspect, but am highly curious about who they are and how they operate. My request here is genuine.
Also, for the record, there is a line where things get personal that I wouldn’t cross. I would never pretend ti be any kind of discriminatory just for the sake if argument. But I might argue against electric cars even though I believe personally they are part of the solution.
Incidentally, one reason I engaged with this being was becaue at first, and fifth, glance, this contractualism he espouses and “human reason” based morality could very easily for the basis for things like brutal authoritarianism, fascism, slavery, conversion therapy.
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Comment on Am I having a discussion with an AI? If not am I an idiot? A mean person? in ~humanities
NoblePath Link ParentThat link is brilliant and I will be referring to it again. Here, however, I was attempting a socratic discourse (asking questions to get to the truth of the matter), as opposed to stating an...That link is brilliant and I will be referring to it again.
Here, however, I was attempting a socratic discourse (asking questions to get to the truth of the matter), as opposed to stating an opposing position.
I bet it would have been better to ask permission first, or at least identify what I was doing.
I likes to get pinged ;). This book is next on my list, I’m still working through the dark forest now.