mountainriver

joined 2 years ago
[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 2 points 1 month ago

Throwing rocks into an increasing pile and after each throw burning offerings to evaluate how much closer we are getting to having a cathedral.

Possibly the worst way of building a cathedral, except it doesn't really qualify as "building a cathedral". Some workmen may take the pile of rocks and build an actual cathedral, but that doesn't mean that the step of throwing rocks was necessary or desirable.

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 5 points 1 month ago

Good point.

Heinlein is a bit tricky because on one hand he clearly has a Point of View, but on the other he tends to reuse material, which includes prodding at earlier systems until they get sufficiently dystopian to demand a strong Individualist Man to step up. Don't know if he set that up on purpose or if it was a consequence and set up things, or just the need to churn out new books. Sometimes I got the feeling that he tried ideas on for size.

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 3 points 1 month ago

Oh no, the AIs are replacing us!

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I didn't know that uwu news influencer was a thing. Kind of a clash between style and topic there, but hey whatever gets the word out.

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think he means "mass sterilisation of a population" Vs "mass murder of the same population", which is genocide either way, and then he would opt for the faster method.

Or something. Feels extra creepy discussing which genocide is better with the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know you mean sovereign citizens, but reading "sovcit" my first thought goes to Eastmeg One (and my second thought goes to Eastmeg Two, obviously).

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 5 points 1 month ago

Sounds like getting a professional to file it (at least the first time) will in the end cost less.

But congratulations on the move!

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 5 points 1 month ago

So now I won't have to search for places to buy my rocks when Google tells me to eat rocks? Now it can just tell me that Bedrock Gravel and Quarry has all the stones for a balanced diet.

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Overheard my kids, one of them had some group project in school and the other asked who they had ended up in group with. After hearing the names, the reaction was "they are good, none of them will use AI".

So as always kids that actually does something in group projects doesn't want to end up in a group with kids that won't contribute. Difference is just that instead of just slacking off and doing nothing they will today "contribute" AI slop. And as always the main lesson from group projects in school is avoid ending up in a group with slackers.

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)
  1. You get better at being smart by INT-grinding. A machine could be INT-grinding the whole time. It's like in Oblivion if you wanted to grind Speed you could go into a city, stand in a doorway and place something heavy on the jump key on the keyboard. Then while you take care of the dishes or something, your character grinds. But for INT!

If it gets smart enough it will start finding hacks, like those INT- increasing potions in Morrowind that increased your Alchemy so you could make even better INT-potions.

It might even get smart enough to escape the Elder Scrolls; and start playing another game!

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Reads "Does AI make researchers more productive? What? Why would it?"

Thinks "When does statistically likely text without relation to truth make researchers more productive? Well, when they are faking research"

Gets to article. Article is about faking research about AI making researchers more productive.

[–] mountainriver@awful.systems 3 points 1 month ago

I signed it but had the same assumption that it wouldn't pass with 400k signatures over the first 362 days. But it did! The graph the last three days must look vertical.

Anyone who's eligible and wants to sign it can still do so today, Saturday 17th. To show the popular support.

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