g. david cohen 🌱
@djdis.co
kübler-ross speedrun champion (any%)
for anyone in this thread who needs the context:
February 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
for anyone in this thread who needs the context:
finally this made it to the top of the app
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
February 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
finally this made it to the top of the app
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
"I was counting out Eric Adams for reelection"
January 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"I was counting out Eric Adams for reelection"
well that's one mystery solved 😅
"AGI, reportedly, is defined as a system capable of generating more than $100 billion in profits."
"AGI, reportedly, is defined as a system capable of generating more than $100 billion in profits."
January 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
well that's one mystery solved 😅
"AGI, reportedly, is defined as a system capable of generating more than $100 billion in profits."
"AGI, reportedly, is defined as a system capable of generating more than $100 billion in profits."
thank you, @pkrugman.bsky.social, for continuing to promote sanity
January 20, 2025 at 11:33 AM
thank you, @pkrugman.bsky.social, for continuing to promote sanity
looking at some old computer backups from about 10 years ago and, uh, it's pretty wild in here
January 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
looking at some old computer backups from about 10 years ago and, uh, it's pretty wild in here
oh and in case you were wondering, this is the comic. www.smbc-comics.com/comic/a-new-...
January 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
oh and in case you were wondering, this is the comic. www.smbc-comics.com/comic/a-new-...
I worry that eventually LLMs will stop being able to talk about Donald Trump or anything political. For example I asked the question "Is Donald Trump a fascist?" to Claude 3.5 (answers hesitantly), GPT-4o (answers normally), and Gemini 2.0 (straight up refuses to answer).
January 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I worry that eventually LLMs will stop being able to talk about Donald Trump or anything political. For example I asked the question "Is Donald Trump a fascist?" to Claude 3.5 (answers hesitantly), GPT-4o (answers normally), and Gemini 2.0 (straight up refuses to answer).
I found it. "From Counting to Continuum
What Are Real Numbers, Really?" by Edward Scheinerman. There's a SMBC comic in the book. www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
What Are Real Numbers, Really?" by Edward Scheinerman. There's a SMBC comic in the book. www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
January 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I found it. "From Counting to Continuum
What Are Real Numbers, Really?" by Edward Scheinerman. There's a SMBC comic in the book. www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
What Are Real Numbers, Really?" by Edward Scheinerman. There's a SMBC comic in the book. www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...
just logging into bsky dot app to see what's going on in my community
January 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
just logging into bsky dot app to see what's going on in my community
I'm going to guess that in 2024 these peaks are slightly further apart than they were in 2014. "The way to win is through the center" might have been in true in Bill Clinton's time, increasingly it is not true now
December 16, 2024 at 8:31 PM
I'm going to guess that in 2024 these peaks are slightly further apart than they were in 2014. "The way to win is through the center" might have been in true in Bill Clinton's time, increasingly it is not true now
forbidden obstacle course
December 16, 2024 at 6:20 PM
forbidden obstacle course
"Mr. Bhogal recalled Mr. Mangione leaning to the left on some political issues and to the right on others, and that he was interested in effective altruism"
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/u...
December 13, 2024 at 10:41 AM
"Mr. Bhogal recalled Mr. Mangione leaning to the left on some political issues and to the right on others, and that he was interested in effective altruism"
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/u...
Actually maybe not? Scholars argue that negative rights might be as hard or harder to enforce than positive rights.
December 11, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Actually maybe not? Scholars argue that negative rights might be as hard or harder to enforce than positive rights.
A similar distinction is "freedom" vs "freedom from", although they're not identical. So are negative rights easier to fulfil?
December 11, 2024 at 5:21 PM
A similar distinction is "freedom" vs "freedom from", although they're not identical. So are negative rights easier to fulfil?
First, what is a positive right? Generally we think someone with a positive right is entitled to some good or service.
December 11, 2024 at 5:21 PM
First, what is a positive right? Generally we think someone with a positive right is entitled to some good or service.