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The AI Body Problem(twitter.com)
1 points by mshumi 7mo ago|1 comments
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by mshumi 7mo ago
I think the most interesting thing about making AI to serve human interests is that ultimately the system of AI (foundation model + infrastructure + energy) should resemble a human system.
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by mshumi 4y ago
Well done, this is a really cool approach to leveraging ChatGPT. Messing around with it locally now
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The Fed Versus the Narrow Bank (Matt Levine)(bloomberg.com)
4 points by mshumi 4y ago|1 comments
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by mshumi 4y ago
I think this article is particularly relevant after SVB. Also the large interest rate differential on most American checking accounts vs FFR.
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by mshumi 4y ago
Buffer of batteries and generator backup
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by mshumi 5y ago
To encode NOT something takes one more bit than encoding something.
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by mshumi 5y ago
Zero real rate of return. If bonds have a negative real rate of return and stocks have a RISK-ADJUSTED negative real rate of return, then gold or more generally commodities are a better option.
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by mshumi 5y ago
Judging by the lack of a market reaction this morning, this is mostly immaterial.
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by mshumi 5y ago
Take this line of reasoning further and you reveal the problem with crypto to crypto taxation.
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by mshumi 5y ago
BTC Ledger =/= BTC consensus. If the protocol can be made pure proof of stake while maintaining the same availability and security guarantees this is no longer an issue. However, this is against the best interest of miners.
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by mshumi 5y ago
Unfortunately, aerospace isn't an industry where you can say "fuck it, ship it"
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by mshumi 5y ago
In many of these discussions why do we always refer to government as an abstract "they", why is it never "we or us". I think we've lost a connection between services provided by government for the public good and th
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by mshumi 5y ago
We could easily solve this BTC problem by hard forking to a pure proof of stake consensus protocol for BTC. Same security and decentralization guarantees. No environmental harm, and far more scalable so you can actually buy coffee with it.
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by mshumi 5y ago
Fork BTC to Pure Proof of Stake consensus. Balances mapped 1:1. No Environmental problems, no scalability problems, no latency problems. It's not a question of if this fork happens, but when.
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by mshumi 5y ago
One wonders if it is some fundamental assumption that limits further understanding of the Universe. Is it our intuitive relationship with numbers, time, and physical space that is limiting? We all grow up with societally imposed relationshi
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by mshumi 5y ago
Hard fork to pure proof of stake, problems solved. However, against Miners' best interests
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by mshumi 6y ago
underwriting cap and dischargeable in bankruptcy would do it
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by mshumi 6y ago
Have you considered the possibility of a crash up in asset prices (currency devaluation, negative interest rates). Cash wouldn't be so good in that scenario. I feel similarly about current market valuations and mostly hold cash-equival
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by mshumi 6y ago
It's more likely to be a crash up than a crash down. Interpret that as you like.
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by mshumi 6y ago
TIPs adjusted by cpi determined by gov. Better off holding real assets. For retail, a large mortgage is a fantastic bet on inflation. For the more risk-loving, long gamma on any vehicles tracking real assets has really good risk/reward
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by mshumi 6y ago
BTC fork using Algorand consensus. Same bitcoin, same LEDGER, but the consensus technology is vastly superior. Why willfully ignore 10 years of advances in cryptography and distributed computing.
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by mshumi 6y ago
Hardfork BTC to use Algorand consensus. Put stablecoins on the same chain. See the magic happen.
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by mshumi 6y ago
A hardfork to algorand consensus would solve this
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by mshumi 6y ago
It should be possible to have similar UX/Support to traditional banking while having users custody their coins. Multi-sigs and digital identity would be very useful in this regard. Trusted 'recovery' parties or hosted service
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by mshumi 6y ago
Bootstrap it by writing bots with believable names. I believe a lot of .io games use bots in place of players when there are not enough players online.
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by mshumi 6y ago
It seems absurd that transfers between two accounts you own at large financial institutions take 3 days to process. There are obvious safety concerns, but there should be provably safe and faster ways of transferring value at minimal cost.
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by mshumi 6y ago
I'd happily buy pizza with SPY. Why keep money in a near zero-interest bank account when I can hold beta. If markets were 24/7 with instant settlement of securities I could hold all my money in stocks and bonds. I wouldn't be
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by mshumi 6y ago
Crazy idea in this space. Eye-tracking will eventually be standard on consumer VR headsets that can be had for $300. As someone following the industry closely, I believe that the Oculus Quest 4 or a device like it will certainly have eye-tr
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by mshumi 6y ago
Is it fair if people can be restricted from competing in the property markets by people who faced no such restrictions themselves when acquiring that land capital. Zoning licensing, etc. The elephant in the room is that for most people the

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