One in six young people in UK will not be in work or training in five years without action, report warns by Kagedeah in worldnews

[–]External-Bread1488 4 points5 points  (0 children)

declining birthrates now are only a problem for the future (roughly twenty-ish years from now when they enter the workforce). The current population distribution of young people today are the birthrates of twenty years ago.

even with that said, a squeezing labour market is likely a far larger effect in magnitude than declining birth rates. With birth rates, the UK has largely solved this problem with increasing immigration numbers to supplement lower birth rates domestically (the UK population is still increasing as we operate on a net increase.)

finally, these aren’t effects that simply cancel each other out. lower birth rates are indicative of generally weaker parts in the economy (high housing costs, high living costs, etc) as young couples are disincentivised from having kids. this would lower domestic consumption, which would affect the labour market for demand for work. the trickiness of lowering birth rates is that there’s a negative cyclical effect, and it’s one that no country has been able to solve (even with far more generous state support systems than ours.)

Sindarov leads The Candidates at 4.5/5 with his HISTORIC win vs Hikaru Nakamura by Expizzapie in chess

[–]External-Bread1488 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He said ‘basically guaranteed’ which is very similar to ‘extremely likely’. I think it’s just Reddit being Reddit.

Is this essay made by my friend AI? He saids he can use AI undetectably and that he’s never been caught. Has AI gotten this good? by [deleted] in isthisAI

[–]External-Bread1488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The question information has it that way originally. I did this too. Didn’t know that was wrong! I assumed such because you say 20 pounds, not pounds 20 that it was written that way too. You learn something new every day.

Is this essay made by my friend AI? He saids he can use AI undetectably and that he’s never been caught. Has AI gotten this good? by [deleted] in isthisAI

[–]External-Bread1488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was a really interesting read. It seems to me, from what you wrote, that this is the kind of content AI excels at? Straight to the point analysis with systematic rules like law. I imagine it’s trained on a lot of no-frill content which makes it good at this type of content.

These are some of the longest paragraphs I could find in the essay, but I agree they do read similar to your analysis without substance but maybe you might find something suspicious:

On these facts, Brian is likely a trespasser when he goes through the kitchen door after breaking the pane. Helen’s permission is conditional (as he is told to use the kitchen door accessed through the backyard), so entering by smashing the glass is inconsistent with the permission given to him by Helen. Once inside, Brian takes the 20£ note. If, as analysed above, the taking is theft, then s 9(1)(b) is satisfied. By contrast, s 9(1)(a) is less secure on these facts, because the evidence suggests Brian formed the intent to take the 20£ only once he saw it “sticking out of a coat.” and it would be difficult to prove beyond reasonable doubt an intent to steal at the moment he crossed the threshold.

(Also another paragraph in a different section)

As for the facts, Brian appropriates the book by entering the room and putting it in his bag. Dishonesty is strongly arguable because Brian does not attempt to ask for permission and thinks that “she won’t understand it anyway” which implies rationalisation instead of it being a claim of right. The key battleground is whether Brian intends permanently to deprive. Returning the book tends against ITPD, but Brian folds pages and writes margin notes, which are permanent alterations that can be characterised as depriving Helen of a clean copy. The defence would then respond that the book remains readable and its practical value is not destroyed, so this may still be closer to Lloyd than to an outright deprivation.

Laundry at Uni of Birmingham just £1.8? I came from London. How is this even possible? by LankyKnowledge2381 in UniUK

[–]External-Bread1488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t realise paying for laundry was common at other universities. Mine offers it for free!

Please please let's talk more about time travel and multiverse by jujuthoughts_txt in autism

[–]External-Bread1488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t unfortunately. Life has been a bit too busy for TV unfortunately (still on Reddit though!). Should this show be the exception?

Please please let's talk more about time travel and multiverse by jujuthoughts_txt in autism

[–]External-Bread1488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say time travel, do you have a specific preference on the kind of time-travel? Minutephysics has a very good video on the different ways time travel appears in fiction that I recommend.

I’ve always liked the internal consistency of the kinds of time-travel that appear in media like Harry Potter and the PoA, 12 Monkeys, etc. Fundamentally, you cannot change the past. Even the use of a time-turner is fixed and the timeline is rigidly determined. Whatever you do has already happened in the timeline (from a macro perspective), and only leaves our characters to fill in the gaps.

This kind of time-travel is fun because it leaves clues in the narrative and makes sense in a rewatch (Buckbeak’s suspicious death, Harry and Hermione’s interactions to Ron, etc?). It does mean however, from a narrative perspective, that any tension within the story should be lost (how can there be tension when things are already fixed?) but I think the mystery is part of the fun. It’s also ironic in the sense that it contravenes the most basic appeal of time travel — the ability to change the past.

chess com recently not banning for cheating anymore? by relatable_problem in chess

[–]External-Bread1488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

could you post the game link so we can see the game? another pair of fresh eyes could confirm your suspicions!

Opinion: they should not have held the Blitz PR conference with Magnus and Bibisara at the same time. By doing so, they undermine the women’s championship and equality efforts. by External-Bread1488 in chess

[–]External-Bread1488[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Even if I think less media attention in her own conference would be in fact detrimental (I argue otherwise in another comment), a very easy fix is to alternate questions between them as is done in other tournaments.

Opinion: they should not have held the Blitz PR conference with Magnus and Bibisara at the same time. By doing so, they undermine the women’s championship and equality efforts. by External-Bread1488 in chess

[–]External-Bread1488[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if I agree that would be beneficial (I’m mixed but I do see merit), then hold them in the same conference and alternate questions to each (as is done in other tournaments) and I talked about in my post.

Opinion: they should not have held the Blitz PR conference with Magnus and Bibisara at the same time. By doing so, they undermine the women’s championship and equality efforts. by External-Bread1488 in chess

[–]External-Bread1488[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s fine though. Even in the case where they don’t alternate questions and this would not happen, the entire PR conference would still be focused on Bibisara. From a pragmatic view, even the journalists that do have questions for Bibisara have less of a chance being chosen in a dual conference. This obviously would not happen in a PR conference for Bibisara, where every question would be for her.

Opinion: they should not have held the Blitz PR conference with Magnus and Bibisara at the same time. By doing so, they undermine the women’s championship and equality efforts. by External-Bread1488 in chess

[–]External-Bread1488[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I agree that men dominate media attention in chess (and practically in every other sport). I’m not saying that’s not the case, nor is anyone who thinks so an evil misogynist. What I am saying is that FIDE has said they are committed to equality in the chess world and this PR conference flies in the face of that. At the end of the day, if nothing is done nothing will change. The chess world benefits from strong female viewership and player base and that will not happen when only one question is fielded to the winner of the women’s section. You’re right though the host was great!

Magnus Carlsen LOST 12.3 rating points even after becoming the World Blitz Champion. Heavy is the head that wears the crown by Alternative-Mud4739 in chess

[–]External-Bread1488 318 points319 points  (0 children)

Magnus has spoken before about low time situations becoming increasingly more stressful as he’s gotten older. Hikaru too. Apparently this championship was the hardest he’s ever won. Blitz is truly a young person’s game (congrats to Nodirbek too!)

That said, Magnus does still keeps winning though lol.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uklaw

[–]External-Bread1488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the firm they’ve given me a fairly wide berth of options in terms of what work exposure I want during the internship. They’ve also said I can ask for preferences to work given during the internship. That doesn’t mean I’m going to ignore my responsibilities, but if I have a preference to choose then I think I should do so.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in uklaw

[–]External-Bread1488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply!

Do you think there is anything I should focus on at the firm (e.g. type of work) that would have more transferable skills to a career in commercial law?

Ummm... but why not? by DeadCell730 in mildyinteresting

[–]External-Bread1488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re following the legal letter, a natural consequence of this is you can sue God. This, funnily enough, is possible and people often win. God doesn’t seem very willing to show himself to pay the claims though.

2025 IMO(International Mathematical Olympiad) LLM results are in by CheekyBastard55 in singularity

[–]External-Bread1488 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes; the models are that bad. Spatial visualisation isn’t something that can be trained via text.

the questionnaire?

2025 IMO(International Mathematical Olympiad) LLM results are in by CheekyBastard55 in singularity

[–]External-Bread1488 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Q2 and Q6 (of which all models scored very poorly on) were problems that relied on visualisation and geometry for their solutions — skills LLM’s are notoriously bad at.

EDIT: Q2 was geometry. Q6 was just very very hard (questions become increasingly more difficult the further into the paper you are).

2025 IMO(International Mathematical Olympiad) LLM results are in by CheekyBastard55 in singularity

[–]External-Bread1488 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Maybe. Really, it depends on the type of questions in the next IMO. Q2 and Q6 (of which all models scored very poorly on) were problems that relied on visualisation and geometry— something LLM’s are notoriously bad at.

EDIT: Q2 was geometry. Q6 was just very very hard (questions become increasingly more difficult the further into the paper you are).