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[–] atan@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

The ultimate cause is an economic system which is failing to meet the needs of the majority (combined with media run by, and for the minority who the economic system does serve.)

The media's real purpose at this point is to distract the majority from the real issues, and deflect any movement towards a real solution.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago

I specifically needed a numpad on my keyboard so I went for a 40% ortholinear. I have the numpad on a layer on the right hand side. With all keys reachable from the home row, I can use it more easily/quickly than on a full-sized keyboard so it's really the best possible solution.

I've configured the layer button so that it can either be held down for quick use, or toggled with a double tap.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Facetious at best.

I was happy to assume your original argument was a genuine mistake and you'd respond in an honest manner. I'm not interested in debating whatever additional, spurious examples and analogies you want to dream up to argue about - they're irrelevant and this increasingly looks like an attempt to muddy the water of a serious, and plainly evident issue.

You've made it obvious enough that your intentions here are dishonest, so don't expect any further engagement from me.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

"The definition of "anti" is "to oppose" or "opposite" and it can very well be treated as a negation - particularly when it is used in political discourse, where being "anti-anti" very strongly implies being "pro", and trying to argue otherwise is facetious at best."

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

You seem to have missed the bit that came after: Gun<>murder, so you can't just use the terms interchangeably in the way that you have (category error).

The definition of "anti" is "to oppose" or "opposite" and it can very well be treated as a negation - particularly when it is used in political discourse, where being "anti-anti" very strongly implies being "pro", and trying to argue otherwise is facetious at best.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (8 children)

Your example does not support the point you're trying to make.

Gun = murder device. Gun <> murder. You can't just arbitrarily switch between the two concepts.

Anti-anti-murder device = pro-murder device. Double negative

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago

That's not true. The majority of wine is aged in standard oak barrels. Bourbon barrel-aged wine is a modern gimmick which is not at all common in the classic wine growing regions.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

"What we are building now are things that take in words and predict the next most likely word..."

This is a gross oversimplification and doesn't reflect current understanding of how the most advanced LLMs work. Anthropic has recently published papers showing that Claude "sometimes thinks in a conceptual space" and will "plan what it says many words ahead".

This doesn't seem quite so different from human intelligence as what the summary suggests.

https://www.anthropic.com/news/tracing-thoughts-language-model

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

Dithering... Shit or get off the pot.

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Caravan owners will often holiday in them frequently, though others will mostly/exclusively use them as holiday lets. I believe that they can't be occupied all the time (maybe 10 months in a year) so no permanent residents (I could be wrong on that though.)

[–] atan@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 months ago

If we don't act soon, literally the entirety of the world's GDP will be spent on treating type-2 diabetes! It will be totally unavoidable!

For real though, I have to work now. Go tell your jokes to someone else.

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