itemize123's comments

On: Are the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics Beginning to Dissolve?

[itemize123]

it's not complexity but lack of training data right

On: If AI writes code, should the session be part of the commit?

[itemize123]

but we've been doing the same without llm. what're the new pieces which llm would bring in?

[rzerowan → itemize123]

with normal practice , say if im reading through the linux source for a particular module.Id be able to refernce mailing lists and patchsets which by convention have to be human parsable/reviewable.Wit the history/comments/git blame etc putting in ones headspace the frame of reference that produced it.

On: Operational issue – Multiple services (UAE)

[itemize123]

so they self-destruct to force better terms of negotiation.

[DANmode → itemize123]

I’ve done some light game theory reading - but this isn’t covered - if they’re gone, who are they getting better terms for?

[Imustaskforhelp → DANmode]

> I’ve done some light game theory reading - but this isn’t covered - if they’re gone, who are they getting better terms for?

I think the idea can be that they are getting worse terms for America. Saddam Hussein from Iraq lost as well but the war was so messy that so so many americans died in bloodshed and gruesome ways and there was a whole gulf war syndrome within Army with severe PTSD.

This makes the people highly unreceptive of war and the govt should have more pressure from people. So in theory, America should've thought twice before attacking the same region.

I also think, that its hard to ever really remove an ideology. You definitely see ideologies of the past spring up in future and I think that sure they might lose the govt power but they would still have some influence for what its worth.

Also, Ayatollah was killed by these forces. Atleast the highly religious of people of Iran/politicians might spin the story to become religious which does have such ideas of inflicting maximum damage to the opponent at times.

I don't think that game theory can be applicable for religious/personal matters at times

On: Terence Tao, at 8 years old (1984) [pdf]

[itemize123]

he would make 10 times more if he's a supermodel of same caliber.

On: Hacker News.love – 22 projects Hacker News didn't love

[itemize123]

yet those flaws didn't matter. qualitative right. quantitative wrong.

On: America vs. Singapore: You can't save your way out of economic shocks

[itemize123]

dont think this hold much water at all.

On: AI is not a coworker, it's an exoskeleton

[itemize123]

we are. you can check the APP STORE release yoy. it's skyrocketing.

[viking123 → itemize123]

I have barely downloaded any apps in the last 5-10 years except some necessary ones like bank apps etc. Who even needs that garbage? Steam also has tons of games but 80% make like no money at all and no one cares. Just piles of garbage. We already have limited hours per day and those are not really increasing so I wonder where are the users.

[refactor_master → itemize123]

Here’s a talk about leaning into the garbage flow. And that was a decade ago.

https://youtu.be/E8Lhqri8tZk

I can’t imagine the number being economically meaningful now.

On: America vs. Singapore: You can't save your way out of economic shocks

[itemize123]

this is almost entirely orthogonal. you can use cpf for private, non-99year lease housing too.

[salesynerd → itemize123]

Thanks for correcting me; I accept that CPF can be used for both the cases you have mentioned.

My comment came from two observations: 1. The majority of Singapore citizens live in HDB. 2. The vast majority of non-landed residential properties (private condos and HDBs) are on 99-year leases.

On: America vs. Singapore: You can't save your way out of economic shocks

[itemize123]

not everyone has the same ethics or even subscribes to that

[eru → itemize123]

Exactly, some people think 'out of sight, out of mind' is great ethics! See https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/QXpxioWSQcNuNnNTy/...

[itemize123 → eru]

no, more precisely, they can actively think about it and still believe it's not an issue. For example they can justify that the migrant workers are given a choice etc or it's better than some of their alternative.

[eru → itemize123]

If it's not clear: that's pretty close to what I believe, yes.

Calling the opposite position 'out of sight, out of mind' or 'The Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics' kind of gives my disdain for it away, I thought?

On: America vs. Singapore: You can't save your way out of economic shocks

[itemize123]

so the country can be productive? so it can have resources to fulfil duties to citizens?