sqgl
@sqgl@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis 48 minutes ago:
I am no fan of Eurovision but it is good value for national pride:
*Eurovision is funded by participating broadcasters and this contribution is a total of €6.2 million (£5.2 million), combined. * dailystar.co.uk/…/who-funds-eurovision-song-conte…
- Comment on Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis 1 hour ago:
Gold medals don’t make money. It is for national pride. Even hosting the games does not always make money.
Actually I am Aussie and per capita we maybe win the most Olymoic medals of any country and it embarrasses me. 12 years ago it was calculated each gold medal costs us AU$12m (so about US$11 today accounting for inflation).
- Comment on Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis 5 hours ago:
I have heard GOP politicians using that line though. Something like “why should we fund a cure for a disease and everyone else benefits without spending a cent”
Why doesn’t their national pride on the world stage extend beyond sport?
- Comment on Cancers can be detected in bloodstream three years prior to diagnosis 7 hours ago:
Why should the world benefit from our taxpayer funded research? I want my taxes spent on training Americans so as to let the world watch (for free) fast running and swimming.
Am still waiting for a skipping event in the Olympics.
- Comment on ChatGPT "Absolutely Wrecked" at Chess by Atari 2600 Console From 1977 7 hours ago:
A fairer comparison would be Eliza vs ChatGPT.
- Comment on How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? 8 hours ago:
OTOH they can probably be traced
Well, they are called TracPhones
- Comment on An AI analyst made 30 years of stock picks – and outperformed human investors by a ‘stunning’ degree 19 hours ago:
Depends on whether the AI is cheating by using data more recent than the trade date.
Will take longer to run it in real time and get meaningful results (I presume).
- Comment on ChatGPT Mostly Source Wikipedia; Google AI Overviews Mostly Source Reddit 19 hours ago:
Sure: for professionals.
However when casually commenting in a forum it is fine because the reader can go check the citations (and perhaps come back and add to the thread).
- Comment on Wealthy Australians are worried we might realise how rigged the system is in their favour 2 days ago:
patrioticmillionaires.co.uk have ideas. Gary Stevenson in particular.