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Comment on The magic is in the language in ~tech
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Comment on There is no ‘hard problem of consciousness’ in ~humanities
Staross LinkOn the topic I thought Keith Frankish discusssion with Alex O'Connor was pretty good, proponent of the hard problem often have a bunch of unexamined presuppositions in the way they frame the...On the topic I thought Keith Frankish discusssion with Alex O'Connor was pretty good, proponent of the hard problem often have a bunch of unexamined presuppositions in the way they frame the problem and he makes a good job pointing those out I thought.
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Comment on What are you looking forward to? in ~talk
Staross Link ParentI can't wait for the post-apocalyptic video of Dubai urban exploration, it's gonna be lit!I can't wait for the post-apocalyptic video of Dubai urban exploration, it's gonna be lit!
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Comment on Survey: The temperature in my room now is _____ and it feels _____ in ~talk
Staross Link26-27°C these days, I got used to it I have to say and I'm cold when it goes down (two months of heatwave does that I guess...), but if it gets higher I start to suffer.26-27°C these days, I got used to it I have to say and I'm cold when it goes down (two months of heatwave does that I guess...), but if it gets higher I start to suffer.
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Comment on Your cookware got worse on purpose: who owns Pyrex and All-Clad now in ~food
Staross Link ParentI've been using the Victorinox chef's knife almost everyday for about 10 years and it still works great, never sharpened (only honed) and it can still cut tomatoes. It would benefit from...I've been using the Victorinox chef's knife almost everyday for about 10 years and it still works great, never sharpened (only honed) and it can still cut tomatoes. It would benefit from sharpening though.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
Staross (edited )LinkI re-watched Fight Club, it has aged pretty well and I find it somewhat inspiring. I found it has a bit of a macho, edgy teenager energy that I don't like as much as when I was younger but it's...I re-watched Fight Club, it has aged pretty well and I find it somewhat inspiring. I found it has a bit of a macho, edgy teenager energy that I don't like as much as when I was younger but it's not too bad. The message is also a bit muddy, I wish it was bit more explicitly pro-revolutionary, but there's room for interpretation, and I can see how releasing a movie that can inspire you to blow up financial institutions could be an issue xd
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Comment on Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert (2026) in ~music
Staross Link ParentI saw GWAR but they played like half-plugged and are already a bit across genres. It's not really the same thing in terms of how receivable it is to a general audience. Although I don't want to...I saw GWAR but they played like half-plugged and are already a bit across genres. It's not really the same thing in terms of how receivable it is to a general audience. Although I don't want to gate-keep ("that's not true metal!"), so let's say they paved the way.
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Comment on Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert (2026) in ~music
Staross Link ParentI love they went with Napalm Death of all band for their first (?) metal invite, they aren't particularly popular or trendy right now and clearly not a good introduction for non-metalhead...I love they went with Napalm Death of all band for their first (?) metal invite, they aren't particularly popular or trendy right now and clearly not a good introduction for non-metalhead public... kinda random.
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Comment on Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert (2026) in ~music
Staross LinkThis was wholesome, NPR is doing a great job as usual with these.This was wholesome, NPR is doing a great job as usual with these.
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Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert (2026)
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
Staross LinkLagon Nwar, singer from la Réunion, percussionist from Burkina Faso, sax, bass, good stuff : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQVyI0RbVuILagon Nwar, singer from la Réunion, percussionist from Burkina Faso, sax, bass, good stuff :
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Comment on Blog owners, do you write under your real name, or under a pseudonym? in ~hobbies
Staross LinkI have one under my real name for "serious" stuff that I wouldn't mind putting on my CV, otherwise I'm using a pseudo.I have one under my real name for "serious" stuff that I wouldn't mind putting on my CV, otherwise I'm using a pseudo.
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Comment on Another movie longshot request in ~movies
Staross LinkLooked on a private tracker I'm on but they don't have it.Looked on a private tracker I'm on but they don't have it.
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Comment on Modern, abstract art makes me angry in ~arts
Staross LinkThere's probably a survival bias at play, people looking at modern art from 21th century in 200 years (if we make it there...) will probably think it's great, because they'll look only at the few...There's probably a survival bias at play, people looking at modern art from 21th century in 200 years (if we make it there...) will probably think it's great, because they'll look only at the few good pieces.
That said we also live in very self-aware, cynical, merchant society, so our art reflect that, so maybe it won't age well at all.
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Comment on Draconian - The Face Of God (2026) in ~music
Staross LinkI wasn't so impressed by their last album at first (it's not super original) but I'm in love now, the compositions and performances are top notch. They're super good live also, I'll try to catch...I wasn't so impressed by their last album at first (it's not super original) but I'm in love now, the compositions and performances are top notch.
They're super good live also, I'll try to catch them at some point :
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Draconian - The Face Of God (2026)
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Staross Link ParentIt seems nice, lack of space was a big factor for going manual, so something compact like this would make sense.It seems nice, lack of space was a big factor for going manual, so something compact like this would make sense.
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Comment on Why carbon capture can't solve climate change in ~enviro
Staross (edited )Link ParentI think the point of the article is just that it can't and won't work. Asking for an alternative doesn't make much a difference to that. Now you can argue that it will work, but you better present...I think the point of the article is just that it can't and won't work. Asking for an alternative doesn't make much a difference to that.
Now you can argue that it will work, but you better present some evidence. Personally l not totally convinced, like the land requirement are maybe not so bad if e.g. we cut meat entirely (l haven't checked), also the budget doesn't seem so crazy if we manage to agree to cut military budgets all together. The real issue is lack of political maturity to do any of this...
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Comment on The 2026 Steam Summer Sale is live (runs June 25 - July 9) in ~games
Staross LinkSekiro is 50% off, it's not often on sales IIRC.Sekiro is 50% off, it's not often on sales IIRC.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
Staross Link ParentI would do it more but I only have a hand-grinder so espresso is a bit of a workout... I'm doing more filters these days.I would do it more but I only have a hand-grinder so espresso is a bit of a workout... I'm doing more filters these days.
In general machine learning just learn the pattern in the data; a network can distinguish a cat from a dog because images of cats and dogs have distinct patterns. A LLM that is just trained on text can do stuff because there's patterns in the text.
That said AFAIK current LLMs also go through reinforcement learning, where the information doesn't necessarily comes from the data but is learned from "experience" in a simulated environment (e.g. AlphaGo), so they might be doing some "magic" that isn't in the training data.