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theoreticalmal··on Nvidia wants to put a watchdog chip next to every AI agent
Probably repair, refuel, what happens in a tornado. There’s an infinite amount of complexity in the world and a finite amount of computation
theoreticalmal··on Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative?
“High intake of provitamin carotenoids (such as beta-carotene) from vegetables and fruits does not cause hypervitaminosis A.”

From Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervitaminosis_A

theoreticalmal··on Regeneration of used batteries via electrode–electrolyte interphase dissolution
Where can I get cheap recycled lead acid batteries? I like them more the li-ion because they’re more forgiving to temperature changes and have a much lower chance of catching on fire
theoreticalmal··on Building a Linux GPU Driver for the M4 Mac Mini in One Month
That’s the most abstract and esoteric argument I’ve ever heard I think
theoreticalmal··on Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation
Not illegal, and like all the other comments here, isn’t this exactly what Flock does? But they do it indiscriminately to all vehicles at all times?
theoreticalmal··on Nvidia is the central bank of AI
I learned about this concept in college macroeconomics. I asked this exact question and the TA said “yeah I guess repaying debt is like destroying money” as if they had never thought of that before. The idea of lending money increasing the money supply is definitionally true.
theoreticalmal··on AI Is Breaking This Thing We Call Trust
What about a team of human coders is more deterministic than an AI coder?
theoreticalmal··on Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra
Your legs broke? Go do that
theoreticalmal··on Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down
Idk man I just took a trip to Forks, WA and the amount of lumber they had and were processing up there was insane
theoreticalmal··on Text AI watermarks will always be trivial to remove
Idk, I’ve had bad handwriting my entire childhood and I still have bad handwriting now as an adult. I’ve (somewhat jokingly) announced that I am “illegible”. It isn’t a detriment to my day to day activities at all, because I can type sufficiently well
theoreticalmal··on Text AI watermarks will always be trivial to remove
How would more efficient compliance help the constant annoying pop ups?
theoreticalmal··on Why DNA damage from smoking and UV rays cause cancer in some but not others
Only the cool ones
theoreticalmal··on Apple defeats liability for not scanning iCloud for CSAM
The comment above is illustrating why the judge’s decision would be silly in another circumstance. And if it’s silly in that circumstance, it’s silly in the judge’s circumstance as well.
theoreticalmal··on Detecting LLM-Generated Texts with “Classical” Machine Learning
Exactly. Detecting AI writing is an arms race that can only end with detection coming in second place.
theoreticalmal··on Prioritize mental health, and why communication is so important
“Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping” - Jordan Peterson
theoreticalmal··on How we can reduce traffic congestion
I have a lot of difficulty thinking those changes alone would solve congestion. I’m especially thinking is ski traffic along I70 from Denver to the mountains. The issue is just volume of passenger vehicles, and there are no other realistic routes
theoreticalmal··on How to read more books
Only one mercenary? Are you even book-maxxing?
theoreticalmal··on How to read more books
Hardcore History is phenomenal. It’s a bummer the release cadence is so slow, but I understand why
theoreticalmal··on Modern decor may be straining people's brains
I’m so glad to see someone else who thinks this. Barren walls, vinyl flooring, 5k Kelvin lights, and scented candles everywhere. It’s like the most miserable consumerist environment imaginable.
theoreticalmal··on SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth
What a terrible tyranny of the majority problem that would be. I reject this idea completely
theoreticalmal··on Medieval-style fortifications are back in the Sahel
Goodness
theoreticalmal··on Africans Are Turning to Starlink
This could have been a revolutionary way of accessing the internet before Starlink. Grain elevators are everywhere in the US Midwest. Can’t believe it wasn’t capitalized on
theoreticalmal··on The Demoralization of the White-Collar Worker
You’d revolt? Against what?
theoreticalmal··on Espionage Against the European Parliament
If I could deploy Pegasus to randoms, I probably would. Wouldn’t do anything with it, but it’d be a cool project
theoreticalmal··on Half-Baked Product
Too bad the government demands you prioritize the latter
theoreticalmal··on ‘Energy independence feels practical’: Europeans building mini solar farms
“Rapid shutdown devices” do this. Microinverters have the same “grid is down, turn off” logic as a main inverter
theoreticalmal··on Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts from crashed cars
Why not use something like alldata.com? Still not free , but much cheaper
theoreticalmal··on FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers
What makes this ban absurd?
theoreticalmal··on AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice
It’s a good theory. My theory is, for whatever reason, jaded, narcissistic, miserable people congregate in r/AITA and try to drag other people into their misery because that’s easier than accepting responsibility and doing something to change.
theoreticalmal··on The Falkirk Wheel
Apple says Edinburgh to Skye is a 3.5 hour drive, mostly along the A9. My understanding is A roads in the UK are much like USA interstates. What makes the trip terrifying and slower than what Apple says?
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