Daniel K
@yozarian22.bsky.social
Nobody important. Curiosity, rationalism, scout mindset.
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Daniel K
@yozarian22.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Stolen from a Slatestarcodex commenter, but it was my favorite tweet from the other place so I'm using it as my first post here
Reposted by Daniel K
The freaky ones will go Rocky Horror
The Xers will go with Clue
The troubled yutes will go Legend
The boys will go with Red October
But the real ones...the real ones go with Muppet Treasure Island
The Xers will go with Clue
The troubled yutes will go Legend
The boys will go with Red October
But the real ones...the real ones go with Muppet Treasure Island
April 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The freaky ones will go Rocky Horror
The Xers will go with Clue
The troubled yutes will go Legend
The boys will go with Red October
But the real ones...the real ones go with Muppet Treasure Island
The Xers will go with Clue
The troubled yutes will go Legend
The boys will go with Red October
But the real ones...the real ones go with Muppet Treasure Island
I don't believe in altruistic moral rules that exist in vacuum. I actually think that the true laws of morality are closer to "might makes right" than "help your fellow human". But I do still live by the latter.
April 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I don't believe in altruistic moral rules that exist in vacuum. I actually think that the true laws of morality are closer to "might makes right" than "help your fellow human". But I do still live by the latter.
Reposted by Daniel K
I made a 10-minute, richly illustrated summary of Margaret Cavendish's Blazing-World (1666), a very early (some say earliest) Science Fiction novel. Please have a look and share if you like it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zi...
The Blazing World (1666) by Margaret Cavendish
YouTube video by Helen De Cruz
www.youtube.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I made a 10-minute, richly illustrated summary of Margaret Cavendish's Blazing-World (1666), a very early (some say earliest) Science Fiction novel. Please have a look and share if you like it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zi...
Art isn't just decoration, it's supposed to be a fundamental expression of the self.
That's why I find it morally abhorrent whenever one persons pays another person for art. Luckily, new AI tools can finally give every human the ability to express themselves independently.
/s
That's why I find it morally abhorrent whenever one persons pays another person for art. Luckily, new AI tools can finally give every human the ability to express themselves independently.
/s
March 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Art isn't just decoration, it's supposed to be a fundamental expression of the self.
That's why I find it morally abhorrent whenever one persons pays another person for art. Luckily, new AI tools can finally give every human the ability to express themselves independently.
/s
That's why I find it morally abhorrent whenever one persons pays another person for art. Luckily, new AI tools can finally give every human the ability to express themselves independently.
/s
Academics are so bad at asking questions after a presentation. "This is really more of a comment than a question" times infinity. Rambling disjointedly for two minutes and then trailing off, leaving the presenter to cobble something together from one or two keywords that got repeated.
March 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Academics are so bad at asking questions after a presentation. "This is really more of a comment than a question" times infinity. Rambling disjointedly for two minutes and then trailing off, leaving the presenter to cobble something together from one or two keywords that got repeated.
Another survivor lesson: closeness can be defined by information sharing. If Adam tells Bob' secrets to Susan, but doesn't tell Susan's secrets to Bob, then Adam is objectively closer to Susan in some sense.
I grew up disdaining reality TV. But a couple years ago, I became friends with a Survivor superfan, who convinced me to watch it with him. Since then I've seen about ten different seasons.
I've learned a lot from it, including many things that apply to life outside the game.
I've learned a lot from it, including many things that apply to life outside the game.
March 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Another survivor lesson: closeness can be defined by information sharing. If Adam tells Bob' secrets to Susan, but doesn't tell Susan's secrets to Bob, then Adam is objectively closer to Susan in some sense.
Tactical consideration of choosing to like media that your peers like: they are more likely to understand your metaphors
March 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Tactical consideration of choosing to like media that your peers like: they are more likely to understand your metaphors
Tactical consideration of choosing to like a thing your peers dislike: you feel less pressure to share.
I show up to the party with a six-pack of pickle beer, and it will likely be safe till the end of the night.
*note: only applies to things in limited quantity, not stuff like movies or music
I show up to the party with a six-pack of pickle beer, and it will likely be safe till the end of the night.
*note: only applies to things in limited quantity, not stuff like movies or music
March 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Tactical consideration of choosing to like a thing your peers dislike: you feel less pressure to share.
I show up to the party with a six-pack of pickle beer, and it will likely be safe till the end of the night.
*note: only applies to things in limited quantity, not stuff like movies or music
I show up to the party with a six-pack of pickle beer, and it will likely be safe till the end of the night.
*note: only applies to things in limited quantity, not stuff like movies or music
March 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Does anyone actually think a shutdown would be good, or do they all just think the damage is worth it so long as voters blame Trump?
March 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Does anyone actually think a shutdown would be good, or do they all just think the damage is worth it so long as voters blame Trump?
Sometimes I think that the line between confidence and entitlement is so thin that the true difference is merely semantic.
March 13, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sometimes I think that the line between confidence and entitlement is so thin that the true difference is merely semantic.
Towards an objective definition of objectivity:
Imagine if you made a bunch of Twitter polls describing a thing, and then asking people which word they'd choose to describe that thing.
One some questions, there might be an even split. On others, there might be one answer with far more votes.
Imagine if you made a bunch of Twitter polls describing a thing, and then asking people which word they'd choose to describe that thing.
One some questions, there might be an even split. On others, there might be one answer with far more votes.
March 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Towards an objective definition of objectivity:
Imagine if you made a bunch of Twitter polls describing a thing, and then asking people which word they'd choose to describe that thing.
One some questions, there might be an even split. On others, there might be one answer with far more votes.
Imagine if you made a bunch of Twitter polls describing a thing, and then asking people which word they'd choose to describe that thing.
One some questions, there might be an even split. On others, there might be one answer with far more votes.
Reposted by Daniel K
"This view of ‘AI’ as a research field overlapping with psychology sees computational systems as theoretical tools (...) Accordingly, AI is one of the cognitive sciences (Figure 1), and for decades there was a close dialogue between the fields of AI and cognitive psychology." 3/n
August 16, 2024 at 7:45 PM
"This view of ‘AI’ as a research field overlapping with psychology sees computational systems as theoretical tools (...) Accordingly, AI is one of the cognitive sciences (Figure 1), and for decades there was a close dialogue between the fields of AI and cognitive psychology." 3/n
Bluesky fucking sucks 😒
Twitter was great but sucks now
Facebook sucks
Reddit is still pretty decent
Instagram has never been good
I can't bring myself to even try tikto
Twitter was great but sucks now
Facebook sucks
Reddit is still pretty decent
Instagram has never been good
I can't bring myself to even try tikto
March 8, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Bluesky fucking sucks 😒
Twitter was great but sucks now
Facebook sucks
Reddit is still pretty decent
Instagram has never been good
I can't bring myself to even try tikto
Twitter was great but sucks now
Facebook sucks
Reddit is still pretty decent
Instagram has never been good
I can't bring myself to even try tikto
"Women like it when men are vulnerable"
(I do think this is usually true.)
I used to think that the word "vulnerable" here was one of those cases where the same word meant different things in different contexts.
(I do think this is usually true.)
I used to think that the word "vulnerable" here was one of those cases where the same word meant different things in different contexts.
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Women like it when men are vulnerable"
(I do think this is usually true.)
I used to think that the word "vulnerable" here was one of those cases where the same word meant different things in different contexts.
(I do think this is usually true.)
I used to think that the word "vulnerable" here was one of those cases where the same word meant different things in different contexts.
From this book: teenagers Miles and Elena leave their backwards and conservative home planet Barrayar to visit Miles' mother's homeworld Beta Colony. On progressive, enlightened Beta Colony, people wear coded jewelry to indicate their relationship status and preferences. It made so much sense to me!
One of my favorite series from that era (and still) was The Vorkosagin series by Lois McMaster Bujold. I had definitely stated those books before I ever read The Dispossessed. But back then, I thought it was Louis, rather than Lois, and that the author was a man. It was years before I realized.
March 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
From this book: teenagers Miles and Elena leave their backwards and conservative home planet Barrayar to visit Miles' mother's homeworld Beta Colony. On progressive, enlightened Beta Colony, people wear coded jewelry to indicate their relationship status and preferences. It made so much sense to me!
As a teenager I read voraciously. I used to think that I could tell the gender of the author by their writing. When I first read The Dispossessed, by Ursula K LeGuin, I misread the author's name as "Ursalak" and thought it was a male version of Ursula.
March 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
As a teenager I read voraciously. I used to think that I could tell the gender of the author by their writing. When I first read The Dispossessed, by Ursula K LeGuin, I misread the author's name as "Ursalak" and thought it was a male version of Ursula.
I love to sing karaoke but I'm terrible at it. I like to think that that by going up there and confidently butchering my favorite songs, I give permission to the mediocre singers out there to actually feel some pride in the ability they do have.
March 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I love to sing karaoke but I'm terrible at it. I like to think that that by going up there and confidently butchering my favorite songs, I give permission to the mediocre singers out there to actually feel some pride in the ability they do have.
A week of coaching from an actual expert is usually worth more than a year of practicing on your own
February 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A week of coaching from an actual expert is usually worth more than a year of practicing on your own
Have you ever known someone who strongly reminded you of yourself, but who you also found incredibly annoying?
January 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Have you ever known someone who strongly reminded you of yourself, but who you also found incredibly annoying?
Instead of hearing the lesson you learned, I get much more value from hearing about the experience which taught it to you
January 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Instead of hearing the lesson you learned, I get much more value from hearing about the experience which taught it to you
I'm not a fan of Da Vinci code style political discourse
January 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm not a fan of Da Vinci code style political discourse
Our society is still at the pre-industrial stage of social system engineering. Like medicine was 200 years ago.
Much is known, especially about the examples that come to us from nature. But we are not yet ready to synthesize new compounds and test them.
Much is known, especially about the examples that come to us from nature. But we are not yet ready to synthesize new compounds and test them.
January 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Our society is still at the pre-industrial stage of social system engineering. Like medicine was 200 years ago.
Much is known, especially about the examples that come to us from nature. But we are not yet ready to synthesize new compounds and test them.
Much is known, especially about the examples that come to us from nature. But we are not yet ready to synthesize new compounds and test them.
Spitballing level idea: time-averaged intention
Imagine you are weighing whether to move. You could record which way you are leaning every three days. After a month, calculate the average.
Instead of just making one decision at the end of the month.
Imagine you are weighing whether to move. You could record which way you are leaning every three days. After a month, calculate the average.
Instead of just making one decision at the end of the month.
January 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Spitballing level idea: time-averaged intention
Imagine you are weighing whether to move. You could record which way you are leaning every three days. After a month, calculate the average.
Instead of just making one decision at the end of the month.
Imagine you are weighing whether to move. You could record which way you are leaning every three days. After a month, calculate the average.
Instead of just making one decision at the end of the month.