gadilif

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by gadilif 6mo ago
Eyal Waldman is an Israeli. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyal_Waldman
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Technological Optimism and Appropriate Fear(importai.substack.com)
8 points by gadilif 11mo ago|0 comments
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by gadilif 1y ago
The specific composition of this specific mountain range in Fordow made it almost ideal for this purpose. It's not only the depth, but also the rock type, the fact that the rock layers were compressed, and overall accessibility - all o
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by gadilif 1y ago
It's a bad law (although somewhat covered with 'good intentions', it does have a scent of racism which shouldn't exist in state laws). However, note that the outcome was the unintentional creation of Jewish/Arabs c
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by gadilif 1y ago
So, a couple of thoughts: First, a nitpick - the range of emotions probably behaves more like a weighted average than a regular average (recent experience impact your overall interpretation of a certain event differently than the first time
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by gadilif 1y ago
The facts are, well, different: As of now: No international court has ruled that genocide has been committed by either side. The term "genocide" is used politically and emotionally by many, but legally it carries a very high burde
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Nested Films – Nestflix(nestflix.fun)
3 points by gadilif 1y ago|0 comments
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by gadilif 1y ago
I'm not sure that's what he meant. My understanding from the post is: First, do your job (I'd add - do it well). That's table stakes, and, some people may be happy with that. But, if you want to get promoted, if you wan
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by gadilif 1y ago
I see your point, and tend to agree. However, at least for the time being, I see the AI tools not inherently different than refactoring tools which were available over a decade ago. It helps me move faster, and I feel like it's one mor
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by gadilif 1y ago
I can really relate to the feeling described after modifying save files to get more resources in a game, but I wonder if it's the same kind of 'cheating'. Doing better in a game has its own associsted feeling of achievement,
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by gadilif 1y ago
The author writes "I do not foresee any smartphone app ever being approved for this purpose." (the purpose is 'passing classified information for military operations'), while in fact, I'm not sure I see the issue -
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by gadilif 2y ago
+1 on traveling light. The author did mention this, too: " Your enjoyment of a trip will be inversely related to the weight of your luggage. Counterintuitively, the longer your trip, the less stuff you should haul. Travelers still happ
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Ontological Remodeling(desystemize.substack.com)
2 points by gadilif 2y ago|0 comments
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by gadilif 2y ago
Nice. This reminds me of Ontological remodeling ( https://desystemize.substack.com/p/desystemize-9 ).
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by gadilif 2y ago
The thing is, it's not about removing brain matter, it's about replacing brain matter (with a manufactured copy, for example), and applying the same process in a secondary location (physical or digital, I guess). Will 'you&#x
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by gadilif 2y ago
Interesting. I read somewhere a long time ago a description of dreams being incoherent because 'the brain doesn't have enough compute power to simulate reality well enough'. This seems to me like the exact experience you&#x27
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Dualformer: Controllable Fast/Slow Thinking,Learning with Rand. Reasoning Traces(arxiv.org)
2 points by gadilif 2y ago|1 comments
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by gadilif 2y ago
Meta AI (FAIR): In human cognition theory, human thinking is governed by two systems: the fast and intuitive System 1 and the slower but more deliberative System 2. Recent studies have shown that incorporating System 2 process into Transfor
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by gadilif 2y ago
I think the definition of 'new' can be extended a bit to cover insights as well, and in that case we may look at insights generated by LLMs as 'new knowedge'. For the person receiving those insights generated by the AI,
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by gadilif 2y ago
Some of it, definitely. But if the purpose is to seek others and announce yourself (like we did with Voyager 1 and 2), then you'll want it to be plain. Also - Public radio transmissions are not encrypted (as your purpose is to have as
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by gadilif 2y ago
Thanks for the PBS reference, interesting! As to the energy required, well, yes, I guess manipulating huge masses will be costly, but, if there is an efficient way to do this, then gravity waves are a parallel plane of communication. The an
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by gadilif 2y ago
Yes, but not efficiently (it will be very slow) and will be hard to detect because of noise (the article mentions the 'cacophony' of gravity noise). This is similar to EM radiation, so, you do frequency modulation (or amplitude,
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by gadilif 2y ago
So, going from a very narrow frequency band (up to 1000Hz) to a much wider range, which can theoretically encode information (e.g. frequency modulation)... Hmm, I'm wondering if comms over gravity is something a sufficiently advanced c
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by gadilif 2y ago
I didn't try exercising with it, but, Quest 2 was getting too hot for me even after a short while playing Beat Saber for example. Quest 3 is much better in that aspect. I can actually keep it on for long durations, and heat isn't
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by gadilif 2y ago
Yes, though she'll need to be accompanied by her parents.
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by gadilif 2y ago
This is... not a surprise. Jews have lived in Islamic countries for centuries, and had very good relations with their Islamic neighbors. In fact, there are many Jews with Arab origins living in Israel today. Unfortunately, after WWII, most
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by gadilif 3y ago
Current versions actually support both stationary and room boundary. Also, since you begin in Passthrough mode, you can start using the device immediately (and only set up boundary when you actually need it - apps trigger space setup only w
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Growing Block Universe(en.wikipedia.org)
4 points by gadilif 3y ago|0 comments
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Final Anthropic Hypothesis(arxiv.org)
2 points by gadilif 3y ago|1 comments
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by gadilif 3y ago
I don't know. Personal opinion follows, YMMV: I've been to Tokyo recently. The subway system is much less convenient than, let's say, NYC. There are multiple operators, you need to purchase tickets separately to each one, it&

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