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I was guessing it wouldn’t be well received haha. However there is plausible theory in which space is filled with microscopic wormholes, forming neural network like structures in which information would be exchanged across seemingly separate objects. This could be mechanism for self organizing systems etc. or even evolution as space itself would be the platform providing feedback loops that facilitate growth and intelligence of organic systems.

It would be mistake to assume that something which appears to be a single cell is a separate from its environment. Space connects all things and if Space happens to be awareness / consciousness then intelligence would be everywhere affecting all things.

No screens on Sundays, works for me.

It’s interesting. Human baby is in ketosis when born, breast feeding maintains it. There is no essential carb.. Switching to ketogenic diet is cure for many health issues.

Then again, I know fruitarian who runs ultramarathons. He eats only sugar, so clearly human body can run on two different fuels very well.

Maybe we shouldn’t mix them but choose just the other? Carbs or fat. It would make sense that if there are two paths to get energy from eating, the system may not run optimally if you keep feeding both at the same time?

Well.. feelings have never been a good way to measure quantities.

Sometimes procrastination means I’m not even suppose to do it. Maybe I just overheard an idea that sounded something “I should do” but there is nothing more to it.

How I hack this: I say to myself “I’m never going to do it” and there is an instant feeling if that statement is true or not. Then I either start it right away or let it go.

Yes but.. Amyloid-beta may be part of the innate immune system

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/03/alzheimers-as...

It would be great if every major browser would add some kind of content policy settings in the preferences. Such as how do I like my cookies.

Then web site developers could ask these preferences with API and act accordingly. Developers who wouldn’t respect these settings would get bad karma somehow.

Maybe then we could get rid of those annoying boxes that disrupt the browsing flow?

This is how I cured my social media addiction.

I turned my iPhone into pure utility device by uninstalling all the entertainment apps. I only allow music and podcasts as those don’t require my active attention.

Then I have an iPad mini at home which has all the entertainment and social media stuff installed. However I don’t have many opportunities to use that device during the day..

After maybe a week of having this arrangement I found myself being less and less interested in grabbing that iPad. It’s been few months now and I only check my socials maybe twice a week.

Also since I deleted Facebook, Instagram, Threads, YouTube and TikTok from my phone the battery life almost doubled. It was eye opening to see how much these apps drain battery even when the device is left untouched.

I’m thinking what I could offer for the world if there was no computers or even electricity. I don’t have too many ideas and this article didn’t help.

To continue working without coding, while still making use of coding skills and experience, I suppose roles like CTO or technical project lead might be suitable?

There was this super interesting new research..

https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-may-not-actually-be-...

Alzheimer's may not be primarily a brain disease but rather an autoimmune disorder where the brain's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, with beta-amyloid playing a central role.

There is a growing consensus that focusing solely on beta-amyloid has led to stagnation in treatment development, prompting researchers to explore alternative theories and treatment pathways.

Also there is potential fabrication of data in a key 2006 study linking beta-amyloid to Alzheimer's and the FDA's approval of aducanumab, which has faced criticism for its incomplete data.

I used to explore similar stuff and prototyped something I call “Vanilla Components” but then in the end I fell in love with Web Components and quit React (and all other frameworks).

I see it like this: after I have seen some colors and a ball I can then imagine a ball in any of those colors.

In other words, everything I have experienced and memorized becomes this pool of resources I can imagine from. More I have seen, more combinations I can imagine.

Then I understand how traveling actually broadens my view. It’s not just some nice phrase but hard reality.

Also this means maybe anything we can imagine we can also create. Because whatever I can imagine I can also plot a path from here to there, imagine all the steps in-between.

Sometimes it seems to me that many of us are in a state of permanent entertainment. It has become our default mode so any break from it may trigger even anxiety..

In my life I find that what works the best for my kid and for myself are physical activities such as climbing, swimming and walks in forest.

I'm trying to find ways to replace dopamine with serotonin (replacing pleasure with happiness) and it seems that usually involves some form of physical activity where mind needs to focus on the movement and surroundings, so that there is simply not much room for thinking and desires.

If security is top priority, to me it starts from deciding what kind of data actually needs to be stored. Then the service is designed from that perspective.

More sensitive data I need store, more I need to think about security as well (and more expensive it gets).

If it's obvious that the service doesn't have much worth of hacking for, it's already better starting point than if I know it's going to be hack attraction.

This Jelly thing is the first Android phone that makes me think about switching from iPhone to Android.

I have been waiting for iPhone Nano for years. At this time Apple could make absolutely amazing mini phone if they wanted.

Imagine something like two Apple Watches put together. UI could be something similar to Watch OS with only the essentials, maybe with a bit more capabilities.

Now I'm hopeful as Apple discontinued iPhone mini. To be honest 12/13 mini was OK but it was too close to SE and it didn't really deliver the promise of a small phone. It was good but not inspiring or super exciting. I think they should try to blow us away with something really small and innovative.

Meanwhile I'm going to try Jelly Star as secondary phone. I was surprised how good it was, being full Android phone in a small size. Even typing with such a small keyboard worked surprisingly well.

What about this?

Accurate and Infinite Prime Prediction from Novel Quasi-Prime Analytical Methodology

https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.08570

Ever since LLM’s came out many of us has been wondering these things. It would be easy to say that perhaps our attention and senses somehow come together to formulate prompts and thoughts etc what appears in the mind is the output. And everything we ever experienced has trained the model.

But of course we can be assured it’s not quite like that in reality. This is just another example of how our models for explaining the life are reflection of the current technological state.

Nobody considers that old clockwork universe now, and these AI inspired ideas are going to fall short all the same. Yet, progress is happening and all these ideas and talks are probably important steps that carry us forward.

How do you define “thinking”?

To me thinking is primary tool of communication between I and “me” and it’s entirely based on sound and language.

Can you think without using language?

When you have song playing in your head, how is that different from your thoughts?

Isn’t talking out loud just act of thinking, the output being connected to mouth?

Have you ever tried to repeat mantra in your thought, slow down until coming to full stop? What remains when thinking stops?

Have you noticed that thinking is like breathing, in a way that it’s happening automatically and you can also take over?

Have you noticed that thinking consciously is linked with breath and being aware of space?

Fascinating topic!

Maybe they shouldn’t be looking for the smallest particle.

If space can be divided down to infinity then maybe there may be always smaller bits as you go deeper, but nothing as fundamental they’re wishing to find. Eventually they need accelerator larger than the Earth and maybe it still doesn’t satisfy :)

Instead why not trying to understand the pattern of division so they could predict what comes next.. With all the data so far I would imagine they could succeed in that, maybe with help of AI, and that might save them huge construction effort, time and money.

But what do I know.. just wondering out loud!

I quit using Oura ring and it took almost two years until I didn’t have that feeling in my finger that something was missing. With Apple Watch it took half year.

Makes me wonder maybe brain adapts faster when you add something, and it takes longer to adapt for loss? Also maybe finger took longer time as there are more nerves there?

I took part in a test where they gave me three drinks which I tasted while listening to three different songs. In the end they told me all drinks were the same and I was very surprised! Pop music made it taste sweeter.

Our entire nervous system is neural network, gut has more neurons than brain, heart has neurons and it talks to brain more than brain talks to heart etc.

It’s hard for me to accept this idea that it’s just about the brain. In many other areas brain looks like result of what happened before, not the cause. Why this would be different?

How would you train depressed model? Maybe that gives some clues. Maybe it’s more about our environment and our relationship with that? Our actions are feedforward, brain chemistry is feedback.

Anyways, I don’t know anything but I like to ask different questions. And now.. let the downvotes pour in (like usual hah)

Anyone can already make music

I asked from ChatGTP how many people would be required to lift 1000 ton block (if we consider slaves).

“It would require approximately 19,753 people to lift a 1000-ton granite boulder, given the assumptions made regarding average lift capacity and efficiency factors. This is a theoretical estimate and assumes perfect conditions where all individuals can contribute equally and simultaneously, which may not be feasible in reality due to the physical space required and coordination challenges.

1. *Weight of the Boulder*: 1000 tons (US tons) = 2,000,000 pounds (lbs) since 1 ton = 2,000 lbs.

2. *Average Lift Capacity per Person*: The average untrained adult can safely lift about 135 pounds (deadlift, which is a reasonable approximation for lifting something off the ground) without training. However, for trained individuals, this number can be significantly higher. Let's use the untrained capacity for a conservative estimate.

3. *Safety and Efficiency Factors*: When lifting heavy objects, especially with many people, not everyone will be able to lift their maximum capacity due to the awkward shape of the object, grip issues, coordination, and safety concerns. Thus, we might apply a safety factor to ensure we're considering a realistic scenario. Let's assume 75% efficiency to account for these factors.”

But you can’t fit that many people under the rock. If you wanted to use chains to help lifting it would require something better than wine ropes. Even chain made from copper wouldn’t hold it.

That fallen Ramses statue is rose granite.

Another mystery is how this statue was created. Because it’s so symmetrical and smooth we would have to use machinery in order to do it.

There is the fallen Ramses statue that is 1000 ton. Supposedly moved 500 miles across desert couple of thousand years ago.

There is this story about moving 80 ton statue, even this wasn’t a small task for modern people.

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/news/ramses-ii-grand-egyptian-m...

Unfinished Obelisk is 1500 tons but it’s still in the quarry, I wonder how they planned to even lift it up

The strongest mobile crane in the world can lift about 300 tons. While they are mobile cranes (with wheels) it’s hard for them to move in soft sand even without heavy loads. When they lift something they don’t move.

There are some granite blocks that weigh over 1000 tons. We’re told that these were transported from hundreds of miles away, across mountain and over a river. Historians are not engineers so they don’t understand what they’re saying.

If we were to move those blocks now we would need to build massive crane around it, that would move on tracks (ones you see in harbors).

In this video they transport 340 ton rock. Pretty massive project and they used satellite data to find route without any uphill..

https://youtu.be/vCW0suiGZKQ?si=NM05HEQtRwDGCaHV

Somehow those ancient blocks were carved and transported thousands of years ago. How it was done and by who is unknown.. I think it’s understandable if someone picks the alien explanation as the most plausible answer. Personally I can entertain any idea but I wouldn’t bet on anything.

Interesting how someone dares to make such a bold public statement? Is this kind of article an example of being smart then?

Meanwhile there are simple rocks in desert that we cannot transport even today with our modern equipment. Was there previous civilization from Earth who more capable or some visitors, who knows, but we are not the most capable ones yet.

Can some explain me, since I don’t know, but I have this idea that ideally quantum computer is like artificial neural network hardware which can change its connections in realtime.

I just cannot help seeing how cubits are very much like probabilities comes out from ML, something between 0..1.

I’m I completely lost here? I’m curious to understand better:)

PS. Is it possible that brain is organic quantum computer?

Also. Do you see it possible that our senses and awareness are “prompting” the models we have built during life and thoughts are what comes back from the prompts?

Some good conversations on the topic here

https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/560853/is-electr...