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by astroflection 10mo ago
Haven't noticed.
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by astroflection 10mo ago
"Artificial intelligence systems, regardless of their sophistication, cannot be named as inventors or joint inventors on a patent application as they are not natural persons. ... Therefore, this guidance regarding AI-assisted invention
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by astroflection 10mo ago
Carl Sagan's reflection on the Pale Blue Dot( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot ) image seem relevant: "From this distant vantage point, the Earth might not seem of any particular interest. But for
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by astroflection 10mo ago
> And Mojang itself is adding fuel to the fire by... You mean Microsoft.
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Vibe coding: What is it good for? nothing(theregister.com)
5 points by astroflection 10mo ago|1 comments
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by astroflection 10mo ago
I don't know of a name for this but I would rephrase what you are getting at: The state uses private entities to get around the constitution while those same private entities use the state to get around regulation. It's a sick fuc
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by astroflection 10mo ago
I wonder how long it takes for the basalt glass to begin to crystalize? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devitrification#Devitrificatio...
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by astroflection 10mo ago
> The people we now call “chronically homeless” were once simply low-income tenants, housed by the private market in cheap rooms rather than by public programs. Once that market was dismantled, the result was predictable: the homelessnes
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by astroflection 10mo ago
Regurgitation ≠ learning Regurgitation involves short term memory and micmicking. It does not build new neural connections. Learning involves longer term memory, synthesis of new perspectives(in the learner), and integration of knowledge ac
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by astroflection 10mo ago
> Yet social-media personalities regularly do a 180° turn on some issue ... and still keep their following and ability to monetize it. And they asserted that they were totally right the entire time. That's how. And the sheep kept on
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by astroflection 10mo ago
Yes. It's a nasty parasite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baylisascaris_procyonis Raccoons while cute, smart, interesting, etc., should not be considered as pets as long as this parasite exists.
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by astroflection 10mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalyp...
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by astroflection 10mo ago
Too bad there are no technologies that would allow the citizenry to communicate nearly instantaneously and cast their votes in a pseudo-anonymous manner.
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by astroflection 10mo ago
I get about 4cm wide at 50cm distance.
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by astroflection 10mo ago
Nope. I will continue to have a DL card so I can choose to leave my phone at home. When we are required to have our IDs on our person at all times I can at least not be tracked everywhere I go. Be watchful for legislation requiring: * us
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by astroflection 10mo ago
https://archive.is/SGbVB
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by astroflection 10mo ago
A few non-Amazon links for you: https://www.alibris.com/Think-Weirder-Volume-1-The-Years-Bes... https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/think-weirde...
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by astroflection 10mo ago
Or just get a secret tropical island.
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by astroflection 10mo ago
I first tried nettle soup in Bulgaria. So delicious. FYI you can replace spinach with nettle in almost any recipe and vise versa.
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by astroflection 11mo ago
The M-PESA transaction fees are high. <sarc>M-PESA helps fight poverty through the ingenious application of a thousand paper cuts. </sarc>
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Criminals getting violent more often to secure big crypto payouts in Europe(theregister.com)
3 points by astroflection 11mo ago|1 comments
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by astroflection 11mo ago
Content aside, I find it sad that "journalists" don't even bother tagging their opinion articles with "Opinion" or "Editorial" any more.
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by astroflection 11mo ago
All security is merely a fantasy of mortal people.
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by astroflection 11mo ago
Had to look this up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_dredging
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by astroflection 11mo ago
I am assuming the 7.7 billion gallons(29b liters) a year is all surface water. It better be. It would be hideously irresponsible to use any ground water for cooling their data centers.
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by astroflection 11mo ago
Trust/faith in "democracy" is a fools religion. 100% transparency is the only way out of the pit of feces we find ourselves in election after election.
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by astroflection 11mo ago
The actual paper's title: "The Dragon Hatchling: The Missing Link between the Transformer and Models of the Brain" Don't berate the authors for the HN submitter's carelessness.
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by astroflection 11mo ago
Yes and it's inner workings are 100% transparent.
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by astroflection 11mo ago
https://windbornesystems.com/faq#airplanes https://windbornesystems.com/blog/ua-1093
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by astroflection 11mo ago
"Today, another mad dictator is threatening the world's infrastructure. For the rest of the world to escape dictators' demands, they will have to accelerate their independence from American tech – not just Russian gas. A post

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