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how do you know the news is any more true than the source it is verifying ? Now i have to research whether two sources are true or not.

> half of the news articles are just a collection of quotes from officials or politicians in public statements, being regurgitated without any additional effort that is EXACTLY wha…

the current AI mania is trying to shoe-horn a creative system into a deterministic one. LLMs are creative. Databases are deterministic. There is no right or wrong in a 'zero money …

most arguments are due to differing definition of words in the arguers' minds. almost every heated argument that I've carelessly gotten myself into, I have gotten out of, by saying…

> Everyone would prefer far from true. I (and many others) prefer cookie cutter things, because I know what to expect, and due to quality control of big companies. e.g. hotels > ai…

seems the author removed that paragraph from the article after reading this comment

because of the metric system?

how does one buy a SIM without an address/phone number that's already tied to your physical identity ?

- app named Mouseless - need to CLICK on Unlock to show pricing (just thought it was funny)

why does AI/LLM deserve special scrutiny regarding consciousness or the lack of? why not publish a paper stating - 'the radio is not conscious just because it can speak words'. or …

when you criticize the average employee, always remember that the alternative is the average employee with AI.

the contradiction is with the words - ethical:religion ~ modern:science. ethics comes from religion. modernity comes from science. if you say - "I don't need religion to tell me no…

> I personally don't find religion necessary to live an ethical and fulfilling life "I personally don't find science necessary to live a modern and fulfilling life" (I say, as I ty…

> stepping out of the shower naked? i'd never step out to a place where a stranger could see me, without a towel or wet shorts covering my private bits.

what if kings attacking and burning down libraries of advanced civilizations (Nalanda, Alexandria) is a way for humans to reset the world's knowledge, because we got bored of our a…

> Meanwhile I'm walking ass-naked out of the shower is this a Western/American thing about no shame regarding one's body in public places in the presence of other people, be it mal…

when i tell my 15 year old kid not to smoke, he obeys. sounds like a skill issue on your part.

he(zozbot234) could also be agreeing with OP, not disagreeing. I don't remember phone numbers anymore. If I were to lose my phone, or the cloud, I'm SOL re-adding everyone.

> If AI can do everything and gets everyone out of jobs Not everything - Many things. Not everyone - Many ones. The people who cannot compete fade out, and the ones that are left r…

How long was the internet around before it became essential for every day life?

I love ginger ale. One small can a day kinda guy. But don't want any ingredients I don't know. So, I bought these 4: - DrinkMate soda maker (with CO2 cylinders) - fresh squeezed gi…

Early stages of any major disruptive technology will have hype due to get-rich-quick folks. Dot-com boom & bust of 2000 is similar. But the underlying technology (internet) defined…

I present a new name for this - FAKE CODE. This is simply the next iteration of FAKE NEWS. We have been steadily democratizing and thus lowering the verification standards: Verifie…

My first job was a SQL DBA. 15 years and 5 companies later, this startup I'm at (which got acquired recently), still uses SQL Server. It has stood the test of time.