I've been using Othership for the past week, unreal. Other factors at play probably, but HRV during sleep went from ~30s to an ATH of 77 last night. Great stuff.
@packym
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Web3 as Laboratory: NFTs and DeFi for Real-World Problem Solving
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It's a prime example of the "Laboratory for Complex Problems" thesis: "web3 is a global, real-money economic and social simulation, a digital laboratory for complex problems." OFP uses NFTs to collect data on projects and DeFi to fund them, connecting crypto to the real world.
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Open Forest Protocol: Crypto Enabling Small-Scale Reforestation Projects
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Open Forest Protocol is building a system to measure, report, verify, and fund reforestation & afforestation projects only possible with crypto, unlocking projects that are too small for registries like Verra. web3 x climate = My convo with co-founder Michael Kelly:
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AI excels at teaching and copying, struggles with novel ideas
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Good callout! Wording could definitely be tighter (and I'm by no means an expert here, just going off of my best understanding). My main point here is that AI is better at things that can be taught and copied than at novel idea generation, and I think that stands.
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The Simple Strategy to Defeat Facebook and Google
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The one simple trick to defeat facebook and google
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Artists Sue Stability AI and Midjourney for Unauthorized Image Use
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Timely Anton Teaches Packy AI Yesterday, artists filed a class action lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney for using images scraped from the internet. Anton teaches me where those images come from, how models use data, and why attribution is key.
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Entrepreneur builds brilliant blockchain solution for real estate
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A lowlight of 2022 was getting dunked on for a dumb answer about houses on the blockchain. A highlight of 2023 is @VSBL_XYZ building a more brilliant solution than I ever could have come up with. Entrepreneurs >>>>>> They just launched the alpha: https://
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Soft Landing Scenario: Markets Rebound Amid AI Uncertainty
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A soft landing, markets rebounding, and the world not ending would be the funniest outcome. Not saying it's the most likely, but definitely the funniest.
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AI Debate Capabilities: Hoping to Outmatch Before Age Three
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Was hoping I’d be able to beat him in debates until he was at least 3
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Child’s Understanding of Digital Economy and Technology
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We told Dev he had to brush his teeth or the dentist would come over. He called our bluff. Said he wanted the dentist to come over. Told him I’d have to pay the dentist all our money so we couldn’t buy cookies. “Then you just go on the computer and press some buttons.”