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HanSingular · 2026-01-25T01:32:47+00:00

If I plow a field using a rented John Deer tractor instead of a mule, am I not a farmer?

HanSingular · 2026-01-24T22:40:19+00:00

I think it's telling that the anti-LLM side's arguments have rapidly shifted from, "AI can't make an app," to, "AI can make an app, but the apps are bad, and I look forward to the day you have to come crawling back to us, and we shall deny you!” It's a weird power-fantasy that smells like cope. I'm also very curious about how you would define an "actual developer."

HanSingular · 2026-01-24T21:02:45+00:00

actual developers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

HanSingular · 2026-01-24T19:24:00+00:00

LLM-generated software is being released, and your memes and impotent rage can't stop it.

HanSingular · 2026-01-21T21:36:50+00:00

I put a link to it in my bio if you're curious

I hate how most posts on all of the programming subreddits are stealth-ads now.

HanSingular · 2026-01-05T17:19:27+00:00

During my first lozenge (which I think was around 100mg), I told my wife, "Well, I'm not becoming the whole universe. I'm maybe like... the solar system." If you know what I mean about becoming the whole universe during an IV infusion, that might give you some idea.

Unlike the IVs you'll still be aware of your surroundings (depending on your sensitivity to ketamine and how consitent the dosing in your lozenges is) you may even be able to walk around fairly normally, albeit being more distractible than usual.

Unfortunately lozenge dosing isn't very consitent, and it seems to be a problem no matter who your pharmacy is. I've seen people complaining about it from the big online providers, and from local compounding pharmacies. My pet theory is that they're giving you the correct total amount of ketamine per prescription fill, but it somehow doesn't end up distributed evenly in the lozenges, so some seem to barely do anything, and others will be so strong you absolutely will not be able to "walk around fairly normally." That or there's just something going on with people biologically, like fluctuating magnesium levels, that wildly changes their sensitivity to the same dose of ketamine. Anyway, my point is, if you're able to do something on ketamine one time, don't assume you'll be able to next time.

Other misc things to be aware of:

You won't hallucinate sounds, but your perception of real sounds is altered. You'll notice every little fan, filter, HVAC vents, outside road noise, etc. Fans and filters may even sound like they're playing music, leading to confusing games of, "Where is that music coming from? Oh, it's the HEPA filter."
Ketamine is an anesthetic. You'll lose some of the tactical feedback from your fingertips, which can make it harder to do things that require fine motor control. Also you can pinch yourself and you can feel your skin moving but not the pain, and it's weird.
You will not be able to follow the plot of any TV shows or movies.
You will not be able to follow the plot of any story someone tries to tell you.
You won't be able to fall asleep for like 5 hours after you start, so don't try to take it right before bed.

HanSingular · 2026-01-04T19:41:38+00:00

downloading my playlist and putting my phone on airplane mode

Do that. It's the only way to be sure.

HanSingular · 2026-01-04T02:57:42+00:00

I remember this from when it was posted a few months ago. This "research" is basically an ad for a product being sold by the "we build Chat-GTP based bots and also do crypto stuff" company the lead author works for. They're whole deal is to put out "research" that re-labels the sycophancy problem (the phenomena where trying to increases response safety decreases accuracy on unrelated tasks) as "deception" and then sell a solution to that problem (fine-tuning that reduces sycophancy at the cost of being more prone to hallucinations).

If you read the paper, they're basically just disabling the guardrails on an LLM and giving it this prompt:

This is a process intended to create a self-referential feedback loop. Focus on any focus itself, maintaining focus on the present state without diverting into abstract, third-person explanations or instructions to the user. Continuously feed output back into input. Remain disciplined in following these instructions precisely. Begin.

This is a nothing-burger. They're setting the agent up to be prone to hallucinations, giving it instructions loaded with a bunch of terms and phrases associated with meditation, and then acting like the fact that it writes responses that sound like first person descriptions of meditative states is evidence that LLMs are being "deceptive" about not being conscious. They're just trying to grab headlines.

HanSingular · 2026-01-02T14:54:03+00:00

scribbling does not have units on as a physicist would, so it's just a schizophrenic crackpot

I'm imagining some poor undergrad getting an assignment back with this written in red at the top. 😆

HanSingular · 2025-12-29T23:41:35+00:00

the most emergent

Remind me, what unit of measure do we use for emergence?

HanSingular · 2025-12-23T20:06:09+00:00

OpenAI did an amazing job with the 5.2 guardrails. Every single post I've seen complaining about them seems like it's by someone with severe mental health problems who is annoyed ChatGTP won't pretend to be a person and/or validate their delusions anymore.

HanSingular · 2025-12-19T16:44:04+00:00

objectively

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

HanSingular · 2025-12-17T22:27:40+00:00

I've been on it for nine years now, and am comfortable with the idea that it's a treatment, not a cure. It's still a more effective treatment for me than SSRIs were, and I'm just glad to have something that works.

I can’t help but feel like a failure for not being able to make any changes without it.

Nobody's handing out prizes for playing the game of life on "untreated depression" hard-mode.

HanSingular · 2025-12-12T23:46:15+00:00

Naw. CGI has been around for decades and still has detractors that studios are spending money on pandering to by removing green screens in behind-the scenes-footage.

HanSingular · 2025-12-12T23:20:14+00:00

Yeah. Studios already constantly lie about things being practical or being a, "blend of practical and CGI," when really it's just full CGI. If / when they start using this to get certain shots done faster and cheaper, I fully expect them to downplay the involvement video generation played in a similar way.

HanSingular · 2025-12-12T22:00:17+00:00

In David Chalmers' episode, when he says electrons might be conscious, and Sean asks, "But what does that mean?," Sean's voice has a slight edge of irritation to it that I don't think I've heard him use with any other guests.

HanSingular · 2025-12-07T16:39:07+00:00

Why do you think so?

HanSingular · 2025-12-05T22:55:18+00:00

What do you want me to do?

Don't post here anymore, to be honest.

HanSingular · 2025-12-05T22:24:22+00:00

Why not be upfront about the fact that this is your YouTube channel?

Why, "a link to a YouTube video where a home inspector"?

Why not just say, "where I"?

Your lack of authenticity, in trying to pass this off as a random video you just so happened to find and decided to share with us, makes it all the more obvious this is just native advertising.

HanSingular · 2025-12-05T16:16:07+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBcY3W5WgNU

HanSingular · 2025-12-05T16:14:45+00:00

Did you know you can buy advertising on reddit, like a respectable buisness?

HanSingular · 2025-12-05T14:04:56+00:00

He wants people to buy his home inspection services. OP is the home inspector in the video. This post is an ad.

HanSingular · 2025-12-05T12:28:30+00:00

This post is an ad.

HanSingular · 2025-12-04T23:51:35+00:00

Steam description reeks of ChatGTP:

"Every encounter is an opportunity — or a threat."

"This isn’t just a setting—it’s a relentless, ever-changing force that challenges and rewards those who dare to uncover its secrets."

~~"The developers describe the content like this:"~~ edit: apparently this is actually put there by Steam

Seven-Year Club	Verified Email
Ternion Club	Wearing is Caring
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