ruthvik947

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by ruthvik947 1mo ago
This seems like such an unimaginative and cynical claim. You're saying you can't think of any way of putting an LLM in service of developing your creativity and understanding?!
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by ruthvik947 1mo ago
sure the electric motor didn't generate text, but it's ridiculous to think it was anywhere near reliable in its early days
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by ruthvik947 1mo ago
I've been working on something to help us pursue our long term interests in a reasonably more structured way: https://pond.li . The basic problem/idea motivating it is that it'd be valuable to reach more often into
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by ruthvik947 2mo ago
I feel similarly. I have a lot of tendencies characteristic of ADHD, but I'm undiagnosed, and I don't think I'll seek out the diagnosis either. I don't intend to take any stimulants, and the particular identity of having
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by ruthvik947 2mo ago
Unfortunately it's nearly here thanks to Starlink
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by ruthvik947 3mo ago
I'm making https://pond.li to try and make our personal archives of text and other media we engage with more available to the present. It's an interesting design space at least, partly because it requires taking a stan
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by ruthvik947 3mo ago
but they did?
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by ruthvik947 11mo ago
my side-project is Possible World Wikis: https://www.possibleworldwikis.com/ LLM/procedurally-generated fictional wikis with worldbuilding history/context so the wiki stays coherent. Fun project to make the most o
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Show HN: Possible World Wikis – fictional, generative wikis(possibleworldwikis.com)
1 points by ruthvik947 1y ago|0 comments
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
Possible World Wikis! https://www.possibleworldwikis.com/ LLM/procedurally-generated fictional wikis with worldbuilding history/context so the wiki stays coherent. Fun project to make the most of LLM hallucination
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Show HN: PossibleWorldWikis – LLM-based fictional world wiki generator(possibleworldwikis.com)
4 points by ruthvik947 1y ago|2 comments
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
Sorry I botched that. Fixing now and will post again, thank you for bringing it to my attention!
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PossibleWorldWikis – LLM-based fictional world wiki generator(possibleworldwikis.com)
2 points by ruthvik947 1y ago|4 comments
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
Hey, HN, this was inspired by Borges’ fictional encyclopaedias and the idea (Brian Eno’s I think) that the flaws of a system/tool (hallucinations and LLMs here) are what we come to value over time. Hope you find it somewhat interesting
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
This stands in pretty stark contrast to a recent popular post on here about how important memorising things is to developing knowledge
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
How did the Netherlands go from 0.9 in 2019 to 0.75 in 2021!? You'd need nothing short of a mini-revolution to do that in those timescales
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
I have a philosophy degree, have worked in product teams, and have had very similar observations. I could've written this comment!
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
Not sure if you actually read the article but infrastructural impact is clearly discussed. You sent over two links about the environmental impact of data centres. There is no denial that these are burdensome on the environment; the question
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
https://andymasley.substack.com/p/a-cheat-sheet-for-conversa...
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
I had this for about a year, and it really only went away when I quit my job. It wasn't even a particularly demanding job, but I guess the lifestyle + the fact that I felt I was wasting my life away might have played a role. Nothing el
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
Sorry, it's not really, just a personal nickname for him. Although I think I recall that Austin would call him Witters (very much to this annoyance).
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by ruthvik947 1y ago
Indeed! As Witt once said, "if a lion could speak, we would not understand it." ( https://iep.utm.edu/wittgens/#H5 )
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by ruthvik947 3y ago
I left to study for a masters in philosophy. Found it incredibly meaningful and enjoyable. I am however back in tech now as a product manager; I haven't yet been able to chart/imagine a reasonably stable career related to or withi
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by ruthvik947 5y ago
Needed to read this, thank you Paul! Was on the edge about a summer project -- deterred mostly by high-expectations, the project being likely non-monetisable, and a fear of failure. I see now none of those are valid excuses!
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by ruthvik947 8y ago
I think it is ridiculous to think that Facebook is sharing data to 3rd party sources out of charity. If you provide more value via data to integrating applications than any of your competitors, you will continue to have the largest share of
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by ruthvik947 9y ago
Was there intention with our species?
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by ruthvik947 9y ago
This is not a very meaningful argument if you don't provide metrics for 'excellence' and 'success'
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Amazon spent $3.2M in second quarter on Washington lobbying effort(uk.reuters.com)
1 points by ruthvik947 9y ago|0 comments
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by ruthvik947 9y ago
I see nothing in the parent's comment that insinuates this. What specifically are you referring to?
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by ruthvik947 9y ago
I found this to be a good starting point: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/01/why-your-mind-is-always...

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