Yesterday, Adam Ford recorded an extensive discussion between Anders Sandberg, Colin Hanson, James Hughes and me on the sociology of the 3 body problem, I expect he will publish it soon
@plinz
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Faust’s Infernal Bargain: Tech Giants and Environmental Trade-offs
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While I admire her spirit, Faust would have made a deal with a16z to build a data center in place of the redwood tree
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LLMs Becoming More Persuasive in AI Research Development
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LLMs have been outperforming humans at AI criticism for several years now. It's time that they become a lot more persuasive at AI research
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Language Limits: Speaking About Non-Computable Concepts
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I literally don't know how to say anything about non computable things, because it would break my language
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RNA Memory Transfer Research: Exploring Biological Computing Frontiers
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Did you ever look into the research on RNA based memory transfer?
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Apple’s First Generation Products Shape Market Category Success
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Apple makes the first version of anything as good as they can (within the release timeline). There is always so much learned during the first gen that 2nd gen will have many ways to be better, and a sub par first product can kill the category
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Vision Pro Hand Tracking Fails in Low Light Conditions
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The Vision Pro projects an infrared grid into the room, but without enough ambient light, it somehow freaks out about losing hand tracking, interrupts the movie with a warning message, but keeps it playing with sound only, and you cannot fix it because it does not see your hands
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Apple Develops Mini Display for MacBook Notch Status Info
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I hear Apple is working on a mini display to put into the large dead area within the notch of Macbooks. I will be used to display useful status info, like visualizations of current audio signal, notification counters, number of available wifi networks and spinning beachballs
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Apple Vision Pro Users Modify Headstraps for Comfort
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Apple Vision Pro users are making their own head straps to reduce pressure on the face and are buying infrared lamps so they can watch movies in darkened rooms. Apple’s designers are not actually using the Vision Pro themselves.