mathemagics

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by mathemagics 2y ago
No, it’s the whole argument. You could imagine a probabilistic gate splitter that outputs two bits. Such that bits AB are either 01 or 10 with a probability distribution. That is you don’t know which of the two states you’re in, but you do
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by mathemagics 2y ago
Eh, that's still just correlation across a state vector. Honestly, quantum entanglement is proof that the many worlds / simultaneous superposition interpretation of quantum mechanics is bollocks. Really all QM says is that there&#
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by mathemagics 7y ago
No, what I'm saying is that a VPN application does not need access to my Documents folder, and if it tries to access it, then I'd like to know about it. Nor do I entrust it with all my network traffic. As to whether it warrants co
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by mathemagics 7y ago
Had the same concern, but the dialog tells you how to change it. Not only that, it'll take you directly to the correct location in system preferences, where all the apps & their permission status are listed.
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by mathemagics 7y ago
Apple provides APIs for saving app settings in the app's sandbox. They require no additional permissions. You're probably right that it's not nefarious in this app's case, but rather just developer ignorance. But even so
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by mathemagics 7y ago
Agree that it is overall an improved experience. After upgrading, I discovered that a VPN app wanted access to my Documents folder. No reason it would need that, so I simply denied it. Lo and behold, the app continues to work just fine as e
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by mathemagics 7y ago
Agreed. If you're the author and Alice and Bob are the imaginary characters in your example, then you get to decide their gender. Same as an author who is writing a novel, is free to invent characters and assign gender, sexual orientat
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by mathemagics 7y ago
Got any studies to back that up? Seems to be high enough to feel the effect. Never experienced this by just standing next to someone sipping coffee.
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by mathemagics 7y ago
I'm also not forced to consume caffeine merely by standing next to you.
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by mathemagics 7y ago
Thanks, that was an interesting read. Too bad my parent comment was shadow banned. I think discussing the merits (or lack thereof) of philosophy applied to the sciences would have been far more interesting than what this post's article
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by mathemagics 7y ago
Sure, if they emit an addictive airborne substance. Thanks for clarifying.
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by mathemagics 7y ago
E-cigs should be banned. Same as cigarettes of any kind. In fact, any airborne addictive substance should be blanked banned. I used to rent an apartment that had a shared ventilation system. It was a no-smoking building. My neighbors decide
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by mathemagics 7y ago
The more I read articles like this, the more I am convinced that philosophy, when it turns its eye towards mathematics and the sciences, is complete and utter nonsense, and a total waste of everyone's time. Philosophical ramblings on s