maxrf

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by maxrf 2mo ago
Arghh, do we have to go through the whole "correlation vs causation" detail again...
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by maxrf 3mo ago
I do; because it matters in the 'real world' ;-}
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by maxrf 7mo ago
or even as simple as mitochondria...
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by maxrf 1y ago
It seems grok is doing exactly what musk warned against AI being able to...
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by maxrf 1y ago
That all depends on what you mean by 'think'...
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by maxrf 2y ago
where does it say "own"? it says: "nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use that information to help you navigate, experience, and interact with online content" type something - it's "used" to
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by maxrf 2y ago
It's also "you manage what you measure" - measure the wrong stuff ... I agree with empathy and 'EQ', better still if we can measure the outcomes we really want (vs the easy ones). That requires knowledge and insight
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by maxrf 3y ago
We have a long history of 'dangerous' tech not destroying us - agriculture being one... I grew up with the Doomsday Clock (atomic weapons) at 11:59... I think we'll muddle through. It won't be 'irrational exuberance
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by maxrf 3y ago
Thanks, and agree it can feel 'mean and nasty' to disagree online - and that in-person politeness would help - yes, people will post things they wouldn't say. PG has a take on why HN is more civil tl;dr 'it's behavi
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by maxrf 3y ago
This is a nice analogy for 'explaining' in general; start with the familiar and layer in new concepts gradually (checking understanding).
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by maxrf 3y ago
I'm old enough to be able to say confidently that there were plenty of de-socialised people before 'technology'. I'm with the OP that is a 'social', ie: human nature, issue - those 3 things - but also a skill -
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by maxrf 3y ago
I doubt that would be enough to replace a good dungeon master - though you may get an oatmeal game...
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by maxrf 3y ago
1. Be interested in their 'developmental stages' (different ages are different) 2. Be interested in their interests. 3. Your enthusiasm matters more than almost anything else.
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by maxrf 3y ago
Let me make a start - and others can weigh in... I guess, that's my first point - a 'good' answer requires more nuance than the question provides. We're only a short evolutionary distance from our hunter-gatherer past,
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by maxrf 3y ago
I think the author may be taking the (unspoken) position that we are just a physical system, no cartesian dualism, so comparisons of scale (accepting that processing mechanisms are vastly different) may be relevant. So Broca’s and Wernicke’
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by maxrf 3y ago
We're just off the bottom right-hand corner of those maps - they're saving a little size - and cost :)
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by maxrf 3y ago
jvm - scala, took martin odersky's course - was 'fun'
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by maxrf 3y ago
2, Toastmasters & Gym (YMCA) - both provide sustenance, learning and social.
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by maxrf 4y ago
Nice analogy - it's worth asking where the 'theory of mind' is happening - in the software? - or in the observer? ...
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by maxrf 4y ago
isn't the point (of the pile) that you tug on this thing - and it's attached to that, you tug on that... etc - ie: brain associations are more complex than a mesh. I remember tidying up my daughter's room and destroying her a
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by maxrf 4y ago
Agree with this - and non-fiction too, all good writing is considered and distilled. One of the things I value about HN is the links to pieces I wouldn't have found otherwise - with links to source within a well thought through opinion
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by maxrf 4y ago
If you're familiar with CBT, MBCT may help with the triggers by giving space when they happen [ https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/mindfu... ] I was lucky that a marriage counsellor was a c
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by maxrf 4y ago
that made me wonder about lifetime cost - I've just donated my wood, wire & ff-plastic tree of 20 years to another home, I don't have an answer tho' ...
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by maxrf 4y ago
for me, it was having kids that made it special, I enjoyed the atmosphere, extra attention at friends houses as a kid - but the anticipation and excitement of my kids transformed a festival I didn't grow up liking. Sure, you do stuff f
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by maxrf 4y ago
I'm southern hemisphere too - thinking 'seasonal solstice' works for me...
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by maxrf 4y ago
Merry Solstice Substitute! HN. I wasn't brought up Christian either, but loved the tradition with friends - and giving gifts under the mid-winter evergreen tree. Wishing everyone good things in 2023.
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by maxrf 4y ago
Isn't Momentary lapse the release after the split with Waters... perceptive maybe
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by maxrf 4y ago
[loosely] a project manager is responsible for process, a product manager is responsible for the end result.
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by maxrf 4y ago
would you mind explaining that a little more please. my understanding is that 'slowdown' only has to do with the ease of using existing 'understandings' rather than an inherent ability to 'learn' (new organisat
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by maxrf 5y ago
That was my thought too - on the origin of troll imagery, but not "don't feed" (or at least it's not explicit in the story which is more 'my brother is bigger' as I recall)

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