cjet79
Anarcho Capitalist on moral grounds
Libertarian Minarchist on economic grounds
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cjet79
2d ago
Also one of the things the Yuddites seem incapable of doing is figuring out that superintelligence does not mean omnipotence. The laws of physics will still work
I call this magical thinking. The idea that AI will discover some magic that makes them easily superior to humans.
I don't say "magic" to crap on this idea. There is the famous quote ~ "any sufficiently advanced techno is indistinguishable from magic".
I think of IQ as leverage over physical forces. But undiscovered physics could amount to a cheat button.
cjet79
4d ago
On week 2 of glp1
Definitely eating way less and drinking less alcohol. Barely any desire for food. I have yet to feel hungry a single time. I've dropped a few pounds, but its hard to know if that's real.
@CertainlyWorse you said you were curious how it's gone. I'll maybe update again at 5 weeks when I go back to the doctor.
cjet79
8d ago
I gotta say that this has been a fascinating thread looking into your psyche.
Kudos to @disparagus_impact for sussing it out. I don't think I would have gone this deep.
I somewhat agree that familiarity leads to finding disagreement which leads to some distrust.
I'm libertarian and atheist, if I believe anything about polling I'm bound to have major disagreements with just about everyone. I never wanted to limit my friendship and dating circles so heavily though. I take friendships and relationships as a journey for me and another to discovering the maximum amount of common ground agreements.
By the time someone knows about my most contentious beliefs I want them to know a dozen other things that paint me in a positive and agreeable light. This is also a minor way of spreading my beliefs. The human mind is very social. If someone knows a bunch of cool and friendly x-itarians their opinion of x-itarianism is likely to go up. Conversely if they only know a bunch of grumps and assholes their opinion will go down.
cjet79
11d ago
I'm now on a glp1, as of Tuesday.
End of the summer was rough for my health routines. Lots of bad food, drinking every day, and the one sport I play to stay in shape was just not available. Gained about 15 pounds over the summer, my A1C hit 7, and I'm sure the blood results l be getting back won't have good news.
It was surprisingly easy to get it my doctor had a sample pack on hand. I was in there for a routine physical and walked out with 4 weeks of medicine.
Only had one meal today and didn't feel hungry, or hangry. Side effects apparently peak two days after taking the shot. I'll see how bad it gets, but I'm expecting mild symptoms or at least things that I consider highly tolerable.
My wife seems mildly disappointed in doing it. I want to suggest that she should join me. A couple that sticks together sticks together.
cjet79
22d ago
All the sadness is front loaded.
Frozen, the parents die in a storm.
In moana the grandmother dies.
In the latest Star wars han solo dies and then Luke dies.
In tangled a baby is kidnapped.
Etc.
cjet79
24d ago
Nguyen has got to be one of the more frustrating Asian names. I think it is pronounced like "win". But for so long I'd say it with a mouth spasming "nnnggooyen".
cjet79
24d ago
I do tell the kids that they can call her Ms Richard if they want. The parents hear me and chuckle.
cjet79
24d ago
First week of school is finishing up for my kids. One fun topic of conversation with the other adults at the bus stop: teacher names. There are often teacher names that can easily be mispronounced or misread to create funny sounds. But one teacher in particular has the winning name: Ms Dick. That is not a misspelling. I find it hard to believe someone with that last name has not changed it, or at least spared their children from carrying on the name.
Anyone else have fun teacher names they remember from growing up?
cjet79
26d ago
New york has been absorbing and integrating immigrant populations for a century and a half. Its current population is like a quarter immigrant.
Acculturation works when there is economic incentive for it to work, and the incentives to integrate and acculturate are still strong. Blue collar work and drudgery await those who refuse to learn the language. The sky is the limit for those who can learn the english language and get along with their customers and investors.
cjet79
28d ago
The game is much more oriented on the movie. There is power armor now. But it is kinda boring and doesn't fit the game. Its very powerful but very slow. Its more fun moving around the map though.
When the game first launched people loved doing the meme level stuff from the movie.
I play with a light milsim group on discord. Tons of fun
You are kinda asking what are the unknown unknowns.
Or at least the bigger question of how much of phyiscs have we uncovered?
I don't really know the answer. I will say that nuclear physics looks weird given everything you might be able to learn about the world. And nuclear physics gives us nuclear bombs.
Is there some force of nature we don't understand that is manipulable and offers large amounts of leverage? I don't know. That is the the question in my mind.
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