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srge··on As a US Navy fighter pilot, I witnessed unidentified anomalous phenomena
Maybe it should say something about a subject when talking about it requires courage and « debunking » it just requires an anonymous account on social media and the same set of blanket « arguments ».
srge··on Some insects I found inside dried Turkish figs from Trader Joe’s
Old mimolette it’s possible yes. But Artisou cheese from Auvergne (center of France), most definitely : https://www.bienmanger.com/2F37902_Margeride_Artisou_Farmhou...
srge··on A Midcentury Bender: Revisiting Mad Men
Or maybe the false dichotomy between good and bad people is boring? People like the Sopranos and Mad Men for being smart and subtle fictions.

Works of art actually don’t have to pass moral judgment or teach so called values to the audience.

srge··on NanoGPT
May i ask how? Consulting?
srge··on Stripe is about to refund €147k worth of payments to my all of my customers
I am small business owner and I use stripe since 2015 for a million+ of sales a year.

In the last year or two I noticed they have become more and more arrogant. I am talking early/mid 2010’s Facebook / Google arrogant.

I understand stripe is a successful company and it’s not easy to infuse a culture with so many people. But I surely hope they can turn this around.

srge··on Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2022?
What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health by Huberman Lab
srge··on Tell HN: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Joyeux Noël from France <3
srge··on FTX Contagion
Seems like a good time to remember this deleted hagiography of SBF by Sequoia: https://web.archive.org/web/20221027180943/https://www.sequo...
srge··on Drowning in AI Generated Garbage: the silent war we are fighting
Arguably the non-sense videos on TikTok are not an existential threat on the web.
srge··on Using ChatGPT as a Co-Founder
Write a sarcastic HN comment trivializing a significant tech accomplishment in the space of conversational artificial intelligence :

> Wow, another AI that can hold a conversation! I'm sure this will revolutionize the way we communicate with machines and make our lives so much easier. Definitely not a waste of time and resources at all. Keep up the impressive work!

srge··on Drowning in AI Generated Garbage: the silent war we are fighting
Well I won’t be surprised if we all end up regretting the current level of bullshit. Fast.
srge··on Drowning in AI Generated Garbage: the silent war we are fighting
It is a real problem. The web will soon be full of AI generated bullshit.

What might come back as useful tool? Authorship. People actually signing the content and putting their reputation on the line. It still exists obviously (journalism…) but it might need to be standardized and industrialized.

srge··on Using ChatGPT as a Co-Founder
I want to be in this thread when it becomes the new infamous Dropbox thread
srge··on Getting Out of a Rut
Start doing meditation, 1 min per day everyday and more when you feel like it. Start to go at the gym. Also start small, maybe 10 min every three days but never miss one session. Increase time and frequency when it’s appealing to you. Stop coffee and alcohol. Prioritize activities that are relaxing and/or energizing you. Walk. Relax. Don’t overthink, as thinking can not fix your issue.
srge··on On Aging Alone (2021)
Your comment is simple yet powerful. I am saving it in my diary for later.
srge··on The ‘psychobiome': the gut bacteria that may alter how you think, feel, act
Could you explain what a multi-hour intestinal cleanse from the Yogic disciplines is?
srge··on Jack Dorsey: Hyperinflation is going to change everything
Time to buy more crypto and to contract debt?
srge··on Bitcoin is a Ponzi
Exactly. And the argument crypto = ponzi is so wrong. What about other investment vehicles? Gold? Real estate? Stock market. Come on!
srge··on France goes after Amazon’s books business
We have large online retail sellers of books in France (ex: Fnac, Decitre etc) but they don’t want to build the same stocking capacities than Amazon. Therefore most books are out of stock at these retailers and Amazon has a crushing lead online. On the other hand large publishers traditionally are very well connected to the political world. So I see why they want to break Amazon’s lead.

On this other hand the local book stores and their customers represent a vocal minority, mainly consisting of left leaning educated voters. This demographic is probably interesting especially since 2022 is election year…

srge··on Photographer captures 'odd but exciting' crow behaviour known as anting
> I’m not a crow

I can see that

srge··on Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia
I recommend the Missing & Murdered / Finding Cleo podcast series on the subject: https://solutionsmedia.cbcrc.ca/fr/emissions/missing-murdere...
srge··on The Case Against Bitcoin
This post compares bitcoin to fiat. But to an idealised version of fiat.

Sure, Bitcoin is not perfect, but please don't look at the current monetary system as some kind of pristine, god-created scheme.

Inflation, the banking system, counterfeit money... our monetary system is far, far from ideal.

Also, is Bitcoin overvalued? Maybe. What about the stock market, real estate, gold?

The case against Bitcoin has its merit, but it's mostly a list of one-sided arguments that basically ignore the real actual world that we live in, and its flaws.

srge··on The Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini
Yeah I agree, glorifying political violence, even against a fascist dictator is a slippery slope
srge··on A small, delayed avalanche may have been responsible for the Dyatlov Incident
Why are you downvoted? This is not at all a simple theory. It’s interesting but it defies the Occam’s razor principle. It would involve a very specific combination of natural events. So-called skeptics will spend their lives trying to explain very strange things with everyday normal causes such as « swamp gas » or « reflection on the windshield » when obviously a larger curiosity and openness of mind would be required.
srge··on Playing chess is a life lesson in concentration
agreed
srge··on Playing chess is a life lesson in concentration
I understand your point. It's a very addictive game. But I feel that the point of the author is that it's a game that requires skills that are useful in life. I kind of agree. Also it's easier to concentrate on something fun, challenging and in the case of blitz or bullet, fast and intense.
srge··on A grandmaster who got Twitch hooked on chess
The queen is definitely OP :)
srge··on Thirty-six Thousand Feet Under the Sea
36,000 ft = approx. 11 km
srge··on Bill Gates calls for nationwide shutdown
"Having places shut down and places not shut down is like having a peeing section in the pool."

-- Fun comment on Reddit from user deafmute88

srge··on The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work (2016)
Already did in fact but not long enough apparently
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