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kendalf89 | 9 months ago | on: Typing 118 WPM broke my brain in the right ways

I've never been able to type faster than 35 wpm and I have no idea why. I was taking the same typing lessons as the other kids in the 90s and have been writing code since high school. I can even solve a rubix cube in under 30 seconds. Feels bad man.

kendalf89 | 9 months ago | on: There should be no Computer Art (1971)

Art is the product of someone expressing themselves. It requires personhood and it requires intent to express one's self.

Therefore, unless you grant an autonomous AI personhood it can't create art.

However, one could use AI as a tool to express themselves and that would be art. But that's where I admit the line gets blurred.

kendalf89 | 1 year ago | on: Meta torrented & seeded 81.7 TB dataset containing copyrighted data

I don't think it's right to downplay the disproportionate response the FBI had to Aaron's actions. He was initially being threatened with 50 years in prison and a $1 million fine, the stress from which sent his mental health spiraling and in no small way contributed to his suicide. I think the original point of the person you are responding to still stands.

kendalf89 | 1 year ago | on: Machine learning and information theory concepts towards an AI Mathematician

System 1 and 2 are just another way of describing dual process theory, which existed long before Daniel Kahneman wrote, Thinking Fast and Slow, and is still the prevailing theory of mind in its category today. There were maybe 1 or 2 studies mentioned in that book that were not very replicable but other than that, the overall consensus by leading experts in that field is positive, from everything I've seen, which is impressive considering how old the book is now.

I have no idea if dual process theory is actually useful for teaching computers how to math, but it seems unfair to just dismiss it as pop science bunk.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_process_theory

kendalf89 | 2 years ago | on: Bacteria generate electricity from wastewater

From the video it looks like they are just using a few mils of liquid volume. My question would be how well does this method scale up? Maybe waste water treatment plants could offset their carbon footprint a significant amount or even become a power plant if this technology gets better.

kendalf89 | 2 years ago | on: Death Metal English (2013)

It definitely depends on the band. Some of them are while others try to portray themselves as prophets or elevated beings.

kendalf89 | 2 years ago | on: Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts

Whenever I need an opinion about a product or a service or comparing 2 similar things reddit is the only place I can consistently get real people with honest takes. Sometimes there are paid comments but it's usually pretty obvious and the experience is still miles better than a SEO fluff affiliate marketing blog that makes up 99% of Google searches.
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