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by glial 1mo ago
> it suddenly looks a lot more plausible that “new” “ideas” can emerge from that process This is not intuitive to me. It seems like a "new idea" is something that (almost by definition) isn't in the training set. Can you
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by glial 1mo ago
Yes, that's why psychology is the hardest science.
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by glial 2mo ago
This makes sense to me. I get a similar ick when I hear someone say "I enjoy consuming this type of content." They're not selling anything, but they are still adopting the soulless language. Like, if it still exists after yo
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by glial 2mo ago
I appreciate this push-back. I keep a running list of words like this...content, product, device, experience, space, vehicle, resource, etc. I can't put my finger on why, but all of these make me distrust the speaker.
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by glial 2mo ago
The key operation of Bayesian inference is integrating information. This can be from the same source (an additional coin flip, for example) or from different sources (coin flips, plus auxiliary knowledge about where the coin came from, or t
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by glial 2mo ago
Someone walks out of a magic store holding a coin. They propose a bet. If they flip it 100 times and the proportion of heads is within [0.4, 0.6], you win $100. If it's not, you pay $100. Do you take that bet? Explanation: absent the m
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by glial 2mo ago
> This is just the WSJ-reading "haves" justifying The WSJ has had a string of such apologetics lately. I know because family members keep sending them to me. Another example: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/eur
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by glial 3mo ago
Paper reviews are traditionally blinded, so the reviewer doesn't know the authorship of the paper they're reading.
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by glial 3mo ago
My own preference would be to build educational experiences on three pillars: 1. experiences. Intuition comes from experiences, and IMO an under-appreciated amount of 'education' is building strong intuitions. Experiences can incl
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by glial 4mo ago
That faith and ethics can be so easily conflated points to a failure of Western post-enlightenment intellectual leadership. On the other hand, perhaps this is just responsibility laundering on behalf of the tech orgs.
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by glial 4mo ago
I think this agrees with the parent's point. How do you know when to refactor?
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by glial 4mo ago
I'm not convinced. There is already an 'Auto' and 'P/A/S' setting option on most of these cameras. P/A/S is great for those who want control. I wish Auto was better for those who don't care
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by glial 4mo ago
The use of energy certainly equates directly to a higher standard of living. Oil seems like an implementation detail, with benefits as well as costs. Why not consider other implementation options?
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by glial 4mo ago
How so?
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by glial 4mo ago
I wish "real" camera companies were more aggressive about offering computational photography post-processing, at least as an option. I've gotten spoiled by an iPhone. Despite my Sony and Fuji having huge wonderful lenses, I a
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by glial 4mo ago
Definitely, but the first 3 issues are also created by human co-workers.
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by glial 5mo ago
Send it to a significant other, then discuss your differences. Will provide you with a new in-joke.
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by glial 5mo ago
Well, for one thing, critical thinking and communication skills seem to be in short supply.
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by glial 5mo ago
I learned to play guitar this way -- listening to CDs and scrubbing back and forth, writing down what I heard. It's great, but it only gets you so far. Learning pentatonic scales was a step-change for me.
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by glial 6mo ago
Broadly speaking, gambling is just making decisions without knowing the future. It's everywhere.
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by glial 7mo ago
The SPRT is probably already making your life better: it's used to decrease the cost of medical trails, optimize classifications in high-stakes examinations (i.e. for medical certifications), detect defective manufacturing processes, e
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by glial 7mo ago
While possible, there are also many bodily processes that are finely tuned through eons of evolution, and destabilizing pressure leads to disorder. Sometimes it's difficult to know which are which (or at least I don't know).
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by glial 7mo ago
I'm partial to "culture is shared expectations". Which can, of course, be random, self-reinforcing, etc.
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by glial 8mo ago
> lacking many core values to guide them This is a fundamental problem and one reason we're mired in this culture war. Social friction is caused by jostling based on group membership, and there's no common values-based scaffold
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by glial 8mo ago
Here's a recent write-up by a local: https://wburdine.substack.com/p/letter-from-an-occupied-minn...
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by glial 8mo ago
Agree, targeted advertising in particular is a trojan horse for many other internet-fueled social ills.
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by glial 8mo ago
I used mine to buy Macbook Airs with 0% interest just fine. For the iPhone, the fine print says you (now) have to sign up with one of their pre-approved carriers. If you use another - Mint or US Mobile or whatever - you're out of luck.
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by glial 8mo ago
Gen 1 Apple Card did a bait-and-switch about using it to buy iPhones with 0% interest. Super frustrating.
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by glial 9mo ago
> Do NOT use an electric sharpener Why?
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by glial 9mo ago
OK, but Gmail, Google Maps, Google Docs, and Google Search etc are ubiquitous. `Google' has even become a verb. Google might take a shotgun approach, but it certainly does create widely used products.

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