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Detecting genuine human angst in the sea of AI posts

Say it ain't so

I really liked this talk as well. One part that I'm not sure I can fully agree with, though, is the idea of fully re-conceptualizing the self. It is possible to self-author, and pa…

If the plutonium core was removed, as indicated in the blog, why was the impact crater radioactive?

Why aren't cooperative business models more common among software companies? Starting a software company typically doesn't require a large amount of capital, especially with open s…

You say that like its a bad thing...

This is great, thanks for making the effort!

That's the thing about having lots of money: all your bad ideas can get a workforce behind them. Admittedly, the good ones as well.

It seems you have it out for the US and Israel specifically, which is certainly a take, but not a very well rounded one. If you were, say, against the use of this particular techno…

All the cool swords seem to come from societies without access to good iron. Ever seen a 'Viking' sword?

There sure are a lot of comments that ultimately don't get at the root of it: there are too many human beings alive right now for the amount of resources we require (or our technol…

True, but we're talking about millions of years of possible desolation before that happens.

Great suggestion, I did so just now.

This is so incorrect I'm going to upvote it.

Get a VPN

What does it mean to say you want to see the Great Wave when it was created on woodblock?

Where's the fun in that?

https://aia.mit.edu/about/ has programs for volunteers from active duty.

I don't have kids; I really like this perspective, though. I don't happen to share it, but I can appreciate it. It's obviously a necessary and good thing for people to have childre…

The Ascent of Man by Jacob Bronowski. Civilisation - Kenneth Clark Cosmos - Carl Sagan Cosmos - Not Carl Sagan All pretty good.

This is a work of art--I must say though that I remember thinking of his subject as a bit of a mirror for his work: in the first episode he remember him talking about propaganda in…

All without AGI!

One might reach the conclusion that this sort of thing is human nature. Not all natural inclinations are good...