possiblydrunk

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by possiblydrunk 5mo ago
Dammit! I was hoping for advice on improving and maintaining my backyard shed. My shed is not a means, it is an end. And it, too, brings me peace and joy and sometimes despair or a great laugh. Sometimes I even apply principles from work
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by possiblydrunk 6mo ago
Nitpicky comment. The article says > "We call this the “light and shade” of AI: the same capabilities that lead to > benefits also produce harms. The two sides are entangled." Why not call it a "double-edged sword&quot
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by possiblydrunk 6mo ago
Nicely done! Scale matters. If you make something big enough relative to its expected size, it will impress and captivate, even if it's simple. General observation, not that the construction here was by any means simple.
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by possiblydrunk 6mo ago
Fair assessment, but you seem to love "creating" rather than "programming", not that there's anything wrong with that! Pondering the merits of AI has made me realize the opposite -- I love the process and challenge
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by possiblydrunk 6mo ago
Optimization usually trades complexity for speed. Complexity hinders debugging and maintenance. Don't optimize unless you have to and not before you know where the bottleneck is. Straightforward common sense advice as long as hardware
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by possiblydrunk 1y ago
Inevitability implies determinism and assumes complete knowledge. Forecasts of inevitable things are high probability guesses based on the knowledge at hand. Their accuracy is low and becomes lower as the level of detail increases. The ple
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by possiblydrunk 1y ago
It's like a protocol handshake, of course. Why transmit information until you've established that the connection works? Consider it a text modem :)
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by possiblydrunk 3y ago
I had the privilege of designing a small 4 office space exactly like this for our small bioinformatics developer core. It was beautiful and worked very well. Then the company's legal department decided Legal would benefit more from it
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by possiblydrunk 3y ago
So when Google Glass came out, people using them were "Glassholes" because of the ability to record surreptitiously, albeit for a very short period. And there was no mistaking Glass. Meta's look normal and I doubt the LED ind
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by possiblydrunk 3y ago
The best we can do is infer. We can't even know for sure what goes on in others of our own species -- we either accept what they say or infer what they might be experiencing based on our own experiences and the fact we're so simi
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Cosmicomics is excellent. A beautiful blend of science and fantasy. So poetic.
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
I look stupid, but wearing blue-blocking yellow lens glasses while driving at night has helped deal with the blinding glare.
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Engaging in activities you feel you have control over, in general, will make you happier.
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Wow, that's like banning a photorealist because their work looks too much like a photograph.
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
All things end. The trick is knowing when to move on to the next thing -- quitting when things are bad, but also cashing out when things are good. Don't get stuck in the well. I know it's frowned upon these days (perversely, in m
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
A key point in the article: >"...Mild success can be explainable by skills and labor. Wild success is attributable to variance.” >Hard work increases the likelihood of luck finding you, and hard work also prepares you for when it
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
It's easy to confuse politeness with friendship if that's what you're seeking. It's a sad story, to me.
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
It's the recognition of perceived merit based on effort. If you believe the human artist did nothing more than you could have done yourself with your current skills, it's natural to devalue the work. Sometimes that effort is inte
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Indeed. Very invasive! Spreads via roots (in addition to seeds) and is very adaptable and drought resistant. Looks pretty and has medicinal value, but beware if you mean to keep it confined.
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Genomics was a pretty good place for software engineers that have an interest in molecular biology; however, the pay is not generally comparable with that earned in a tech industry job. Interesting (to me) is that the software engineers th
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
From personal experience, one of the most frustrating things about the ICU (if you're there for any anything beyond a day) is dealing with the variability in the availability, skills, and temperaments of the nurses on duty. The '
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
>The picture is from the library's electronics room which has cool gear such as laser cutter, 3D printer, and much more. Amazing! I've never seen anything comparable in a U.S. library. What a wonderful resource. How do they ma
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Yes! When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin' "Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya" At seven PM, a main hatchway caved in, he said "Fellas, it's been good to know ya"
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
It's a pity that governments have deemed 'interesting' chemistry an illegitimate hobby. Many chemists and biologists I know were inspired as kids by potentially risky chemical reactions - they were fun :). My boss grew up i
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Dr. Who - In the forest of the Night (12th Doctor) [1] 1. https://www.tor.com/2014/10/26/doctor-who-in-the-forest-of-t...
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Off topic, maybe. What does it mean to have learned to program? Does a trivial program qualify? Anyone could in theory do that. A paying job? Does quality matter? I can (and often do) write crappy code. So, technically I can program. But ha
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
That's beautiful. Forgive my ignorance -- what's that from?
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Oh man, if only we could see the deep sky like the cameras do (with long exposures/filters/etc). Space looks so underwhelming in comparison with plain human eyesight -- though it's still cool to see the stars from a dark sit
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
Effectively, you are posing a litmus test on whether someone can reasonably comment on an issue that involves virology. I think that's unfair and completely unnecessary. You don't really know anything about my background, so why a
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by possiblydrunk 4y ago
OK, I'll take the bait ... It's better to attack the argument than to attack the poster. I shouldn't have to defend my credentials to make a comment. I'm not a virologist but I understand how viruses can be mutated and

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