warbaker

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How much of the scientific literature is generated by AI?(nature.com)
4 points by warbaker 4mo ago|0 comments
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by warbaker 5mo ago
21 years ago today, Nick Bostrom published The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant: https://nickbostrom.com/papers/the-fable-of-the-dragon-tyran...
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The Dragon Won Because Nobody Fought It (2014) [video](youtube.com)
3 points by warbaker 5mo ago|1 comments
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ARPA-H allocates $35M to osteoarthritis reversal therapy(colorado.edu)
3 points by warbaker 5mo ago|0 comments
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Hantavirus crops up on a cruise ship – what scientists are watching(nature.com)
4 points by warbaker 5mo ago|0 comments
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by warbaker 5mo ago
This is one of the worst ideas I have ever heard.
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US lawmakers vote to reduce NSF funding by 20%(nature.com)
15 points by warbaker 5mo ago|2 comments
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$500M for Virtual Biology Initiative, Funded by Zuckerbergs(biohub.org)
37 points by warbaker 5mo ago|26 comments
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by warbaker 5mo ago
The real with prediction markets problem is that people can make bets, then alter outcomes to match those bets. This is a well-known issue in sports betting (e.g. taking a fall), and I don't see how we're going to prevent it for t
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Weight-Loss Drugs May Reduce Buildup of Alzheimer's Proteins(sciencealert.com)
17 points by warbaker 5mo ago|0 comments
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Digital Nomads: In Somaliland where 95% of the country has internet (2020)(techcabal.com)
6 points by warbaker 5mo ago|0 comments
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BioAge's pill aimed at reducing heart risks significantly reduced inflammation(statnews.com)
5 points by warbaker 5mo ago|0 comments
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by warbaker 5mo ago
Non-paywalled version: https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3326102/v1
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Engineering tough blood clots for rapid haemostasis and enhanced regeneration(nature.com)
11 points by warbaker 5mo ago|1 comments
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Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein makes bowhead whales and flies live longer(nature.com)
4 points by warbaker 5mo ago|0 comments
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20 years of serial mouse cloning fails in 58th generation(nature.com)
8 points by warbaker 5mo ago|3 comments
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by warbaker 5mo ago
One of the authors is a retired general, so he probably knows a bit more than us internet randos. Still, the last paragraph says: "The lesson of the Iran campaign is that the F-35 performed superbly in exactly the kind of fight it was
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by warbaker 5mo ago
I am extremely pro-abortion. I think that "pro life" laws infringe on the basic human right to bodily autonomy, and threaten to criminalize miscarriage. I am also aware that many people don't agree with me on this issue, but
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by warbaker 5mo ago
And downvoted to pieces. HN is such a cool place for dialogue!
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by warbaker 5mo ago
I wish this announcement weren't infused with intersectionality. "Your abortion fund uses TikTok to spread crucial information" is listed as one of three sample reasons you might use social media. I support reproductive right
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by warbaker 9mo ago
You can locate an aluminum plant pretty much anywhere you want, as the energy required to make aluminum is large compared to the cost of mining/shipping bauxite. This solves the main problem with geothermal, which is that it's in
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by warbaker 9mo ago
On aluminum, the author says: > “renewables” cannot provide the stable current and carbon atoms needed to make the process possible This is untrue. Iceland has a huge aluminum industry, using mainly geothermal power: https://e
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by warbaker 10mo ago
Unfortunate that JG is the fall guy for Siri. He was very successful at Google (e.g. BERT was published just after he left), but it looks like he wasn't able to save Apple from itself.
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by warbaker 10mo ago
Is anyone willing to explain to me how Google is a monopolist in advertising? There are other online advertising platforms, and publishers can and do sell adds directly to advertisers.
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by warbaker 10mo ago
See https://www.reddit.com/r/liberalgunowners/
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by warbaker 10mo ago
...except that he is definitely wrong about the targeting aspect as well. Almost all of the people hit by the pager explosions were legit military targets. In the videos of the explosions, you can see people unharmed who were standing withi
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Foxglove raises $40M to scale its data platform for roboticists(therobotreport.com)
21 points by warbaker 10mo ago|0 comments
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by warbaker 10mo ago
I just want to say: thank you. It is hard to overstate how much Pytorch has accelerated ML/AI development, across the board.
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Oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh dies at 114 in hit-and-run(reuters.com)
12 points by warbaker 10mo ago|3 comments
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Pint: Python library that makes units easy(github.com)
2 points by warbaker 11mo ago|0 comments

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