saturnV's recent activity
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Comment on Perplexity CEO offers AI company's services to replace striking New York Times staff in ~tech
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Halfbakery - a collection of half baked ideas
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The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID
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Comment on Billions in election bets are raising the stakes in the US presidential race in ~society
saturnV Link Parentjust fyi it was Galton (I assume overzealous autocorrect ;) )just fyi it was Galton (I assume overzealous autocorrect ;) )
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Comment on Billions in election bets are raising the stakes in the US presidential race in ~society
saturnV Link ParentWhy would people change their vote if their candidate was more likely to lose? This seems a bit absurd to me, but idk I'm not well exposed to american culture.Why would people change their vote if their candidate was more likely to lose? This seems a bit absurd to me, but idk I'm not well exposed to american culture.
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Comment on What are Hubble and Webb looking at right this minute? in ~space
saturnV (edited )Linkhttps://spacetelescopelive.org/ links to the respective page for Hubble as well as JWSThttps://spacetelescopelive.org/ links to the respective page for Hubble as well as JWST
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Contraption theory - Or why helicopters are so damn weird
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Comment on A trail gone cold in ~humanities.history
saturnV LinkA tiny Icelandic town speaks of a local Black ancestor. Geneticists and historians combine forces to uncover the man’s eventful life.
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A trail gone cold
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Comment on OpenAI is a bad business in ~tech
saturnV Link ParentR&D tax credits are significant (apparently 20% of QREs whatever that is), so if it did save them money i wouldn't expect it to be a massive gainR&D tax credits are significant (apparently 20% of QREs whatever that is), so if it did save them money i wouldn't expect it to be a massive gain
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Comment on I quit teaching because of ChatGPT in ~creative
saturnV Link ParentOne thing about programming is that the demand is much more elastic, so as software engineering becomes easier, I'd expect there to be more total projects made, expanding to fill the gap. Sure,...One thing about programming is that the demand is much more elastic, so as software engineering becomes easier, I'd expect there to be more total projects made, expanding to fill the gap. Sure, the vast majority of code will have minimal specialised human attention, but for obscure, new, or especially difficult things humans will still be needed for a while
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Comment on The elite college students who can’t read books in ~humanities
saturnV Link ParentIt might be due to using cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1)It might be due to using cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1)
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Comment on Elon Musk says SpaceX will sue US FAA for ‘regulatory overreach’ in ~space
saturnV Link ParentThey don't use hydrazine, starship is powered by LOX and methane, both of which are relatively safe (definitely much safer than hydrazine)They don't use hydrazine, starship is powered by LOX and methane, both of which are relatively safe (definitely much safer than hydrazine)
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Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk
saturnV Link ParentI feel like something fun and something practical would be the best combination. Heavy water would be interesting, because it is drinkable but also expensive enough to sell to chemists. Any sort...I feel like something fun and something practical would be the best combination. Heavy water would be interesting, because it is drinkable but also expensive enough to sell to chemists. Any sort of variant with something expensive dissolved in water would work though.
First expensive thing that came to mind was gasoline, but that feels super dangerous.
Liquid nitrogen would be cool as long as your fingers stay intact.
I think I'd go with liquid Nitrogen and heavy water for the useful + fun combo -
Development finance done right
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Comment on Inside Elon Musk’s mushrooming security apparatus in ~tech
saturnV Link"As threats to his personal safety have become graver, the world’s richest man has barricaded himself behind a phalanx of bodyguards that operates like a mini-Secret Service." An interesting look..."As threats to his personal safety have become graver, the world’s richest man has barricaded himself behind a phalanx of bodyguards that operates like a mini-Secret Service."
An interesting look into the changes of Musk's security over time. I don't like to speculate too much on individuals' psyches, but it feels like the article allows you to read implications from these into how he's changed.
Archive link: https://archive.is/wDabA
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Inside Elon Musk’s mushrooming security apparatus
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Comment on Eiffel Tower will keep Olympic rings permanently, Mayor says in ~sports
saturnV Link ParentAlso it does have a history of people trying to take it down after the world fair for which it was put up for, (original 20 year period, nazis, charles de gaulle trying to give it to the...Also it does have a history of people trying to take it down after the world fair for which it was put up for, (original 20 year period, nazis, charles de gaulle trying to give it to the canadians, etc.)
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Comment on How would you go about teaching (or learning) critical thinking? in ~humanities
saturnV Link Parent+1 to very short introductions, I've been recommended some of them before and they were good+1 to very short introductions, I've been recommended some of them before and they were good
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Comment on How would you go about teaching (or learning) critical thinking? in ~humanities
saturnV Link Parentnobel disease is an example of this if you haven't heard of itnobel disease is an example of this if you haven't heard of it
The NYT are actively suing OpenAI for using their material in training data without permission, this therefore seems to be basically impossible to be accepted