Kavi
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oh ! dear
"Whether something is good or bad is not just a matter of opinion – whether someone thinks it is good or bad. It is a factual and empirical matter, supported in the strongest possible manner by consequences for reproduction, life, and death." 👍doi.org/10.1017/978131…
This is an important point. A lot of red-pill guys think liberal society is holding them back from being warlords. In fact, liberal society is holding them back from being slaves.
Odd how the men simping for Andrew Tate’s polygamy stuff are so confident they’d be in the 30% of men who reproduced with multiple women. Work on obtaining one woman first then we’ll talk
I should write a review of the book; there are even more funny quotes e.g. "In adolescence, I hated life and was continually on the verge of suicide, from which, however, I was restrained by the desire to know more mathematics. Now, on the contrary, I enjoy life; I might alm..."
Bertrand Russell wrote a self-help book on how to be happy called “The Conquest of Happiness” (1930). Some of the passages are pretty funny.
Dan Williams is always worth reading @danwilliamsphil
In a new essay I argue that the case against social media is weaker than many people think: (1/3)
Those old service sector jobs.
Mary Smith, a “knocker-upper” who earned sixpence a week shooting dried peas at windows to wake people for work (East London, 1930s)
A reminder that I'm the only person on this platform who reads
3⃣Even in high-income countries, ¼ of children lacks basic skills. 4⃣Skill deficits reach 94% in Sub-Saharan Africa & 89% in South Asia but also hit 68% in Middle East/North Africa & 65% in Latin America. 8/10
this belongs in the crisis management hall of fame
Thank you for your interest in Astronomer.
My bar for AGI is far simpler: an AI cooking a nice dinner at anyone’s house for any cuisine. The Physical Turing Test is very likely harder than the Nobel Prize. Moravec’s paradox will continue to haunt us, looming larger and darker, for the decade to come.
My bar for AGI is an AI winning a Nobel Prize for a new theory it originated.
I'm observing a mini Moravec's paradox within robotics: gymnastics that are difficult for humans are much easier for robots than "unsexy" tasks like cooking, cleaning, and assembling. It leads to a cognitive dissonance for people outside the field, "so, robots can parkour &…
This is one of the best pithy descriptions of what has gone wrong. Remember the Eccentric Professor, who explored unpopular ideas out of a kind of inner compulsion? Now nearly extinct, both as cultural archetype and as living person.
I went into academia to search for truth. I left learning how to write safe grants, avoid controversy, and serve bureaucrats.
The Soviets abolished weekends. Instead they created a rolling 5 day week so that factories were always open. Workers would get time off on different days so they couldn't be sure their day off would overlap with that of their spouse or friends. eyeondesign.aiga.org/a-failed-sovie…
You don’t hate Mondays.. you hate being exploited by capitalism
"[video game] as a community theater production" may be one of the most delightful Veo 3 Fast prompts Please enjoy, in order: GTA, Pokemon, Mario Kart, The Witcher 3, Stardew Valley, Tetris, Mortal Kombat, The Sims, & Death Stranding(!) Yes, the whole prompt was the one above.
Dematerialization: no copper cables necessary. studyfinds.org/scientists-ach…
I recommend the modern equivalent.
"I have given up newspapers in exchange for Tacitus and Thucidydes, for Newton and Euclid, and I find myself much the happier." -Jefferson writing to Adams
Yup: "virtually every college in the United States has been flagrantly discriminating on the basis of race and sex for decades. Selective schools discriminate in both admissions and hiring. Unselective schools discriminate in hiring. Everyone who works in the industry knows this…
From the Manhattan Statement: "In exchange for public support, colleges had a duty to advance the public good..." Some critics find this language hopelessly subject to abuse. A fair point - and a strong reason to stop wasting taxpayer money on college. betonit.ai/p/let-them-be-…
In-N-Out pays 26 dollars an hour and you’re still complaining