Re: Coming Singularity

2024-03-28 Thread Dylan Distasio
I think we need to be careful with considering LLM parameters as analogous to synapses. Biological neuronal systems have very significant differences in terms of structure, complexity, and operation compared to LLM parameters. Personally, I don't believe it is a given that simply increasing the

Re: A question for Trump supporters

2024-03-04 Thread Dylan Distasio
Congress? I don't think so. Why is any "action" > needed unless someone challenges their disqualification on factual grounds. > > Brent > > On 3/4/2024 11:40 AM, Dylan Distasio wrote: > > Even if we allow for the sake of a hypothetical that Trump directly was &

Re: A question for Trump supporters

2024-03-04 Thread Dylan Distasio
Even if we allow for the sake of a hypothetical that Trump directly was part of an "insurrection," states have no authority to make this determination around eligibility under the 14th amendment.The ruling was unanimous including from liberals on the court who despise Trump, and does nothing

Re: Consciousness theory slammed as "pseudoscience"

2023-09-21 Thread Dylan Distasio
s, it will contain that quantitative > calculation. > > Read the rest at: > https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=1799 > > Brent > > On 9/21/2023 11:42 AM, Dylan Distasio wrote: > > Having read that letter, I don't find it very becoming of the scientists > writing it who should know

Re: Consciousness theory slammed as "pseudoscience"

2023-09-21 Thread Dylan Distasio
Having read that letter, I don't find it very becoming of the scientists writing it who should know better. Regardless of what you think about IIT and its merits or lack thereof, it results in some predictions that can be tested, and while some of the work is certainly hard to carry out, it

Re: what chatGPT is and is not

2023-05-23 Thread Dylan Distasio
of reasons. Like I said though, I don't believe in zombies. On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 9:12 AM Terren Suydam wrote: > > > On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 2:25 AM Dylan Distasio > wrote: > >> While we may not know everything about explaining it, pain doesn't seem >> to be that muc

Re: what chatGPT is and is not

2023-05-23 Thread Dylan Distasio
While we may not know everything about explaining it, pain doesn't seem to be that much of a mystery to me, and I don't consider it a symbol per se. It seems obvious to me anyways that pain arose out of a very early neural circuit as a survival mechanism. Pain is the feeling you experience when

Re: Death, science, and politics

2022-12-20 Thread Dylan Distasio
echo chambers and the general population though... On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 6:06 PM Brent Meeker wrote: > > > On 12/20/2022 10:47 AM, Dylan Distasio wrote: > > I'd point out that the large majority of people in the US now have > concerns over these particular vaccines based on

Re: Death, science, and politics

2022-12-20 Thread Dylan Distasio
I'd point out that the large majority of people in the US now have concerns over these particular vaccines based on how public health policy has been conducted over the last 2+ years. You may be disappointed to find out that it's not just righty wingnuts who are questioning the reliability and

Re: Death, science, and politics

2022-12-17 Thread Dylan Distasio
On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 8:38 PM Brent Meeker wrote: > > Why would you want the vaccine to stay in your left bicep? Does someone > suppose that a pertussis, or measles or polio vaccine just stayed in one > tissue? And the word "nanoparticle" is misleading. I believe the mRNA > molecules are in

Re: Death, science, and politics

2022-12-17 Thread Dylan Distasio
: > On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 6:25 PM Dylan Distasio > wrote: > > *> Not all cohorts are equal in regard to Covid-19, so with apologies, >> it's not as simple as that.* >> > > No, some things are EXACTLY as simple as that. Those who are suspicious > of the COVID-19 vacci

Re: Death, science, and politics

2022-12-17 Thread Dylan Distasio
with apologies, it's not as simple as that. On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 6:19 PM John Clark wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 6:01 PM Dylan Distasio > wrote: > > *> There are plenty of reputable researchers and MDs who have raised >> concerns over the safety of mRNA* >> >

Re: Death, science, and politics

2022-12-17 Thread Dylan Distasio
There are plenty of reputable researchers and MDs who have raised concerns over the safety of mRNA nanoparticles as a delivery vehicle; it's not necessary to go to the Epoch times to find these concerns, and it's not a conspiracy theory. It is pretty clear at this point that the nanoparticles in

Re: A major fusion breakthrough?

2022-12-16 Thread Dylan Distasio
We're an EXTREMELY long way from commercialization of fusion power. While this is a promising step, I would not consider it a breakthrough: https://bigthink.com/the-future/fusion-power-nif-hype-lose-energy/ On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 11:33 AM spudboy100 via Everything List <

Re: Is Elon Musk as smart as we thought he was?

2022-11-27 Thread Dylan Distasio
I can understand why you might be confused with the number of times the demented in chief has misspoke, but even CNN admits he said he opposed fracking in 2019 before muddying the waters further in later statements. It's pretty clear what he has done to impact the industry in a very negative way

Re: NYTimes.com: White House Seeks $65 Billion for ‘Apollo’ Plan to Prepare for Future Pandemics

2021-09-14 Thread Dylan Distasio
Now do Israel... On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 3:57 PM John Clark wrote: > > We already have a near perfect vaccine for COVID19 >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from

Re: Fox News and Newsmax regurgitates anti-vaccine rhetoric​ vomit ​

2021-07-20 Thread Dylan Distasio
This is not the reason that this vaccine has not been issued a EUA by the FDA. It's related to multiple issues with the quality of the data, errors in dosing during clinical trials, and concerns around thrombotic events linked to the vaccine. Based on a recent Cell paper and other reports,

Re: Fermi paradox

2021-05-11 Thread Dylan Distasio
+1. On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 9:49 PM spudboy100 via Everything List < everything-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > On the physics of a galaxy that possesses technologically driven life, I > am no longer optimistic in this. In any case we have other fish to fry, > namely the possibility of a