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pusher_robot
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8hr ago
Maybe I’ve just been swayed by the Rationalists’ PR campaign, but I’d wager that the average Rationalist is better at overcoming bias than the average human (which is not to say that they’re immune to it, far from it); or at the very least, people who are naturally better at overcoming bias are more likely to be drawn to Rationalism as a hobby or social group.
Yes, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're better at recognizing their own limitations at overcoming bias. There could certainly be a type of overcoming-bias Dunning-Kreuger effect, where people who are better at overcoming bias are also more likely to overestimate their true ability to do so.
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1d ago
Make a brutal kind of sense - social media viewing is much easier to monetize.
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1d ago
Well, what do you think "trust the experts" means?
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1d ago
You mean an excavator?
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2d ago
Even better, get large ricer. Makes superior, absolutely lump-free mashed potatoes and can be used for other things, like mashing egg yolks for deviled eggs or avocados for guac.
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4d ago
Oh my, that is indeed dire.
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4d ago
Timely, possibly-related investigation as to how RedLetterMedia maintains its viewership with seemingly little to no algorithmic attuning: https://plainenglish.io/web-scraping/i-analyzed-2-500-youtube-videos-to-understand-why-redlettermedia-are-internet-darlings#1
Niche nerd stuff:
- https://youtube.com/@clabretro - experiments in vintage enterprise computing and telephony gear, with some interesting deep dives into IT obscura
- https://youtube.com/@BenEater - very satisfying walk-throughs of digital logic devices, includes building devices like a CPU entirely out of logic chips on breadboards, step-by-step
- https://youtube.com/@CaptainDisillusion - infrequent poster but puts an absurd amount of production value into each video, primarily about video fakery
- https://youtube.com/@Anthrofuturism - autistic-level videos exploring the logistical and engineering possibilities of large-scale lunar
colonizationindustrialization, esp. related to ISRU
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4d ago
Yes but that does require more infrastructure. It's also very possible that the units connect to a manufacturer cloud controller on the Internet only on outbound connections, which is typically reasonably secure so long as you use SSL pinning etc, or even on an IPSEC tunnel, but that the cloud controller was itself compromised in some way.
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4d ago
If you're trying to save weight for backpacking, supplement emergency supplies, or need relatively small quantities of milk infrequently on an irregular basis, I discovered it is actually pretty easy to procure powdered whole milk, under the name Nestle Nido Fortificada, and which they sell at Walmart in the international foods area for some reason. Grocery stores around me seem only to ever have powdered nonfat milk in the baking department, which is disgusting, but the Nido Fortificada reconstitutes into a very convincing glass (or bowl) of milk. I believe this is similar to what the Navy uses on long cruises.
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4d ago
Cutting board oil for maintaining your wooden cutting board is ludicrously expensive at the home improvement store. It is just unscented food grade mineral oil, which you can buy much cheaper in the Walmart human laxative department or even cheaper per unit volume in the ag store horse laxative department.
Also, you can use it as a laxative.
Helicopters at least would be extremely vulnerable to even 1939-era AA guns.
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