TranquilTurbulence
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- Comment on What are the chances 9 hours ago:
Either it happens, or it doesn’t. I’d say that’s exactly 50/50.
- Comment on How do you all keep the area around the toilet paper dust-free? 1 day ago:
Please elaborate. What does the clean up process look like if you use no paper at all?
- Comment on Having the ability to lie and manipulate with no remorse will get you much further in this world than having morals and being correct 1 day ago:
The human brain really seems to be built for small communities. Once the village you live in is bigger than about 150 people, all sorts of weird things begin to happen. Some people no longer feel like they’re a part of the same group as everyone else. They begin to feel like they can get away with anything, maybe even steal something, or hurt other people. Being greedy doesn’t feel wrong any more, altruism feels like a weakness etc.
I’ve been thinking about these things, and I’ve come to the conclusion that the world we live in is not optimized for the human mind or physiology. We’ve specifically designed a world that is bad for us in a number of ways.
- Comment on Nothing has helped me learn to trust my instincts more than trying to plug in hundreds of USB devices over the years 3 days ago:
I like to think of it this way. Plugging in a USB-A connector is like observing a qubit in superposition—once you attempt it, the superposition collapses, and you instantly know if you were in the right orientation or if you need to flip to the opposite one!
And just like conditional probabilities in quantum mechanics, the first try has a 30% chance of being right and a 70% chance of being wrong. But here’s the kicker: when the connector isn’t touching the port, it resets to a superposition, and the probabilities shift to 60% right and 30% wrong. That’s why even the third try isn’t guaranteed to be correct. As the number of attempts increases, the cumulative probability of eventually getting it right approaches 100%
- Comment on Does vibe coding sort of work at all? 3 days ago:
Something very similar is also true with humans. People just love to have answers even if they aren’t entirely reliable or even true. Having just some answer seems to be more appealing than not having any answers at all. Why do you think people had weird beliefs about stars, rainbows, thunder etc.
The way LLMs hallucinate is also a little weird. If you ask about quantum physics things, they actually can tell you that modern science doesn’t have a conclusive answer to your question. I guess that’s because other people have written articles about the very same question, and have pointed out that it’s still a topic of ongoing debate.
If you ask about robot waitresses used in a particular restaurant, it will happily give you the wrong answer. Obviously, there’s not much data about that restaurant, let alone any academic debate, so I guess that’s also reflected in the answer.
- Comment on Does vibe coding sort of work at all? 3 days ago:
I prefer to think of vibe coding like the relationship some famous artists had with apprentices and assistants. The master artist tells the apprentice to take care of the simple and boring stuff, like background and less significant figures. Meanwhile the master artist would take care of all the parts that require actual skill and talent. Raphael and Rembrandt would be a good examples of that sort of workflow.
- Comment on Does vibe coding sort of work at all? 4 days ago:
I’ve used LLMs for data visualization and found them helpful for simple tasks, but they will always make serious mistakes with more complex prompts. While they understand syntax and functions well, they usually produce errors that require manual debugging. Vibe coding with LLMs works best if you’re an expert in your project and could write all of the code yourself but just can’t be bothered. Prepare to spend some time fixing the bugs, but it should still be faster than writing all of it yourself.
If you’re not proficient in using a specific function the LLM generated, vibe coding becomes less effective because debugging can be time consuming. Relying on an LLM to troubleshoot its own code tends to lead to “fixes” that only spawn more errors. The key is to catch these situations early and avoid getting sucked into any of the rabbit holes it provides.
- Comment on What are the differences between 1) probabillities, 2) possibillities, and 3) plausabillities? 5 days ago:
A common dice has 6 possible outcomes. Unless it’s a special D6, it’s impossible to get a zero or some other value outside the usual range of 1-6.
Normally, each side has a probability of 1/6. If it’s a loaded dice, one value will have a higher probability, while the other sides will have a lower probability.
Let’s say you have two dice, you roll them, and hope to get 6 on both of them. It’s possible to get that on the first try, but it’s much more plausible that you have to roll them many times before that happens.
- Comment on There's a decent chance that one of the many uncontacted tribes has started to worship airplanes 6 days ago:
And so is alchemy. Useful and useless concepts were intertwined at the time, and it took centuries figure out what to keep and what to discard. Well, some individuals still held on to the trash ideas, while the rest of the world moved on.
- Comment on Taking screenshots of everything is no different than elders printing out emails. 6 days ago:
I tend to do that with real life objects. For example, I might snap a photo of a price tag in a store, walk over to the next store and compare prices.
- Comment on Taking screenshots of everything is no different than elders printing out emails. 6 days ago:
I tend to do that with real life objects. For example, I might snap a photo of a price tag in a store, walk over to the next store and compare prices.
- Comment on Taking screenshots of everything is no different than elders printing out emails. 6 days ago:
When pixel count doesn’t matter, that’s probably the easiest way to do it.
- Comment on If every minority group came together under the same banner they would be the majority, and rights would be much easier to attain for everyone. 1 week ago:
Well that’s an interesting thought. Care to elaborate how parties fail? Is the whole idea of parties rotten, or just the application of it?
- Comment on There's a decent chance that one of the many uncontacted tribes has started to worship airplanes 1 week ago:
And when the schedule is off, you get worried. Could it be a sign about the next crop? Should we have planted something else instead? Was it a mistake to marry this lady… So many questions.
- Comment on There's a decent chance that one of the many uncontacted tribes has started to worship airplanes 1 week ago:
Our maybe they treat airplanes as mystical objects used for fortune telling and other magical and religious purposes. That’s how stars and planets were treated before we figured out what they really are.
- Comment on If every minority group came together under the same banner they would be the majority, and rights would be much easier to attain for everyone. 1 week ago:
That’s a good point. Even though the voting system makes it harder, it doesn’t make it impossible.
- Comment on If every minority group came together under the same banner they would be the majority, and rights would be much easier to attain for everyone. 1 week ago:
In some countries you can even have coalition governments. Imagine a parliament made of at least 5 parties.
- Comment on If every minority group came together under the same banner they would be the majority, and rights would be much easier to attain for everyone. 1 week ago:
Probability not relevant under a dictatorship or first past the post elections, but…
See also electoral alliance
- Comment on do American drug companies come up with their drug's name, or jingle first 1 week ago:
When chemists write papers where precision is key, they’ll use an IUPAC name like (RS)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine
The title of the paper will still say N-methylamphetamine, because it’s easier for everyone, but still precise enough.
People who buy and sell the drug, use one of the trade names, such as: speed, ice, chalk, pookie, rotten candy, rocket fuel etc.
- Comment on Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus 1 week ago:
Aristotle discussed some ideas central capitalism. Why don’t we start a new cult around him and his ideas? We could eventually use the cult to exploit vulnerable individuals, brainwash innocent people, commit human rights violations, incite people into committing hate crimes, start wars and promote chaos and suffering in general.
- Comment on One of the big dangers of getting romantically involved with AI is the cost 1 week ago:
Nah, we can do better than that. Just add microtransactions for premium responses, loot boxes for random fun personalities, and a battle pass for exclusive chat themes. Oh, and let’s not forget daily login bonuses for extra chat time, exclusive avatars for early subscribers, and a seasonal event that requires you to chat 12 hours a day to unlock the ultimate bot personality. Then we’re in business. And don’t worry, we’ll throw in some limited-time offers that expire in 10 minutes, just to keep things spicy! Plus, if you can maintain a streak of daily chats, you can earn badges and achievements. BTW which one sounds more exciting: gold coins or diamonds?
- Comment on Usually the word "alternative" should be replaced with the word "bullshit". Ex: alternative facts, alternative medicine 1 week ago:
We need to find an bullshit to fossil fuels and plastic bags. You can’t just ignore these problems, and listen to bullshit rock all day long.
Yep, that works perfectly.
- Comment on A reboot of the X-Files but this time Scully is always right. Everything has a totally rational explanation and Mulder slowly looses his believe in the supernatural. 2 weeks ago:
How about a reboot where Mulder gradually looses his grip on reality and slides deeper into paranoia, hallucinations, and delusions. A tragic story where Scully is forced to helplessly watch as her partner fades away.
- Comment on Maybe the reason why no one agrees with me is that everyone has been infected by brain slugs. 2 weeks ago:
It’s because I’m always wrong. Just don’t think about the implications of this conversation.
- Comment on Maybe the reason why no one agrees with me is that everyone has been infected by brain slugs. 2 weeks ago:
Have you considered the possibility that nobody agrees with you because you’re always right and everyone else is always wrong.
- Comment on Both drive by wire and conventional throttle bodies are controlled by a wire. 2 weeks ago:
And shoes. Although, wireless technology is getting popular.
- Comment on Both drive by wire and conventional throttle bodies are controlled by a wire. 2 weeks ago:
Kites have utilized fly by wire technology for centuries already.
- Comment on Why are ghosts never racist? 2 weeks ago:
Maybe the ghost eventually turns into a faceless violent poltergeist that just wants to injure and murder everyone. Watching 200 years of history wreck your dreams can be hard to deal with.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Or maybe aliens just don’t care. We may not be that special.
- Comment on Are foldable phones as good/bad as they say? 3 weeks ago:
Many years ago, I used to have huge phablet that I could only carry in the largest pockets of my jacket. It was also ridiculously thin, and made of glass, which made it very fragile. As s result, I was so worried about bending it or breaking it, that those ideas started to sneak into my dreams! Getting rid of it was a relief.