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First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2k years

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Re: First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2k years

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Post by atombender »

SV_BubbleTime wrote: post #87
atombender wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

People are upset partly because the new administration is taking the law into its own hands, and partly because it seems to be acting without any planning or research, and seems to be going about it recklessly and without concern for consequences. Regarding USAID specifically, it was set up in the aftermath of the Foreign Assistance Act by John F. Kennedy, and as an agency it was later established as law by Congress.…

Trump is clearly not shutting USAID down. He has cut the staff from 1400 to 300. And it will now be serving US interests. No need to panic now.

From more than 14,000 to around 290, according to several sources, including Atul Gawande [1].

The administration has now shut down CFPB (also illegally, I believe) [2], an agency that has done nothing but good for the average American.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/us/politics/usaid-job-cut...

[2] https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/vought-moves-to-defan...

Re: First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2k years

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Post by SV_BubbleTime »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #90
briandear wrote: post #62

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People don’t elect presidents, states do, and states elected Trump with a 312 to 226 electoral vote margin — so the states overwhelmingly voted for Trump. The purpose of the United States federal government is very strictly spelled out — and the 10th amendment makes it very clear that powers not expressly mentioned in the Constitution are reserved for the states. The U.S. is a republic, not a democracy.

Electoral votes don’t support a president’s agenda, people do. Being underwater already at the beginning of his term means the other politicians that have to work with him (who also have to get elected) are more under pressure not to. That’s why not having the support of most voters is relevant in Trump getting things done. Grand parent basically said this guy has a mandate from the American people and he really does…

Trump‘s popularity is currently polling higher than it ever has. 53% according to CBS which has never once overestimated in Trump’s favor.

He is more popular now than any point in his first term.

Re: First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2k years

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

SV_BubbleTime wrote: post #92
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Electoral votes don’t support a president’s agenda, people do. Being underwater already at the beginning of his term means the other politicians that have to work with him (who also have to get elected) are more under pressure not to. That’s why not having the support of most voters is relevant in Trump getting things done. Grand parent basically said this guy has a mandate from the American people and he really does…

Trump‘s popularity is currently polling higher than it ever has. 53% according to CBS which has never once overestimated in Trump’s favor. He is more popular now than any point in his first term.

Yes which is still not very popular. The poll I’m looking at on 538 puts his disapproval and approval rating as almost finally meeting for once.

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Post by luma »

mmooss wrote: post #81
luma wrote: post #59

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They also created their own scroll, cooked it, and scanned it to create a ground truth dataset.

I'm sure they work to improve the accuracy of the output but it's not 'truth' unless it's the same data - which of course is impractical. That is, unless 'truth' means something different in ML, which would be troubling!

Ground truthing does in fact mean something different in ML but I’m not clear on how that is troubling.

Re: First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2k years

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Post by mmooss »

luma wrote: post #94
mmooss wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm sure they work to improve the accuracy of the output but it's not 'truth' unless it's the same data - which of course is impractical. That is, unless 'truth' means something different in ML, which would be troubling!

Ground truthing does in fact mean something different in ML but I’m not clear on how that is troubling.

If I understand you, AI/ML is redefining "truth" from facts of reality to whatever the input (or maybe the internal state) says. It's corrupt, a lie, and will obviously output inaccuracies - but only inaccurate by reality's standard!
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