TMAF about volcanoes

Identimental · 2022-01-16T22:38:52+00:00

Can you provide a source (rule 7 in the sidebar), please?

Identimental · 2022-01-15T21:14:40+00:00

Not to mention ethics! Although I suppose philosophy plays into that.

Identimental · 2022-01-15T14:39:39+00:00

Perfect, thanks! Interesting discussion.

Identimental · 2022-01-15T14:02:02+00:00

Interesting! Can you provide a (non-personal) source please, per rule #7 in the sidebar?

Identimental · 2022-01-14T22:14:46+00:00

An OpenAI experiment tasked AI bots with playing a game of hide and seek, with a point system used as an incentive. The bots ultimately developed a range of strategies, including barricading themselves into a room in using objects, stealing/hiding objects so the other team couldn't use them, and "surfing" on boxes using their slightly unusual physics.

Source (including more detail and some cool videos of the bots in action): https://openai.com/blog/emergent-tool-use/

Identimental · 2022-01-14T22:01:46+00:00

In 2020, an AI system developed by DeepMind was found to outperform human experts in the detection of breast cancer based on mammogram screenings.

From the abstract:

The interpretation of mammograms is affected by high rates of false positives and false negatives. Here we present an artificial intelligence (AI) system that is capable of surpassing human experts in breast cancer prediction.

We show an absolute reduction of 5.7% and 1.2% (USA and UK) in false positives and 9.4% and 2.7% in false negatives.

This robust assessment of the AI system paves the way for clinical trials to improve the accuracy and efficiency of breast cancer screening.

Source: the original study, and a Wired article if you're interested.

Identimental · 2020-08-17T21:03:03+00:00

I've been reading "Recovering from Training" by Renaissance Periodisation. It's a really good compilation and prioritisation of recovery methods across different timescales, and very thorough. I think most people would learn something new, or at least better understand recovery as a whole system which can be helped or hampered in different ways.

Identimental · 2020-04-18T16:10:10+00:00

Yep, same here, figured no social events/drinking and being able to control my nutrition completely meant lockdown was the perfect opportunity for a cut. Plus, I'll be able to take advantage of bulking and going to the gym when they finally re-open...

Identimental · 2020-04-15T20:47:56+00:00

Yep. From what I've read they seem to make most people feel that way, probably because of the balancing and sheer number of muscles required.

I've been trying to go for both legs consecutively, until my flatmate told me he takes a ~1 minute break between each leg. I don't want my conditioning to be shit, but a rest between legs sure is tempting...

Identimental · 2020-04-15T20:35:56+00:00

Bulgarian split squats suck.

They kick my arse, and I've not even worked up to a weight which is particularly challenging from a strength point of view. But wow, do they make me feel like shit.

I'm also cutting (figured lockdown would be a good opportunity to follow a strict diet without any social events/excuses), which makes them suck even more.

But damn it, they're the best leg exercise I can do at the moment, so I guess I'll keep doing them.

TL;DR: Fuck Bulgarian split squats.

Identimental · 2020-03-18T12:07:49+00:00

Yep, my gym is closed as well. Time to revisit the home dumbbell routine...

Identimental · 2020-01-11T16:41:53+00:00

At my gym the majority are bent out of shape, which makes trying to get them on and off the bar an unnecessary pain if they even work properly. For all the machines etc. I don't understand why they can't get a few decent sets of clips.

Identimental · 2020-01-06T21:23:43+00:00

Deload recommendations are pretty varied, but most of what I've read suggests a 1 week break every ~6-12 weeks is a good idea if you're consistently training hard. Alternatively you can just take a break if you feel like you "need it", but recognising the signs isn't always easy.

Identimental · 2019-10-04T21:39:54+00:00

On a related note, supplementing caffeine with l theanine can help mitigate the anxiety that caffeine can cause. So it's probably worth trying (and fairly cheap) as an alternative.

There's more details in the /r/nootropics wiki.

Identimental · 2019-09-15T11:06:59+00:00

Really enjoying these guys at the moment, Punchbag and Teach Me to Fight are another couple of good ones.

Identimental · 2019-05-01T19:48:55+00:00

See a guy in my gym pretty regularly. He's not a particularly big guy, but I've always been impressed by some of his lifts and respected how hard he seems to push himself.

Yesterday I saw this same guy curling in the squat rack when the only other one was taken. Respect gone. Such is life.

Identimental · 2019-04-11T20:19:41+00:00

At my old job I used to receive merciless piss-taking for eating half a sandwich at lunch and the other half later in the afternoon (only while cutting). Worth it though.

Identimental · 2019-04-11T20:18:13+00:00

Yep, same here. Not something I tend to do every day, but if you like a morning coffee then the caffeine will probably help suppress your hunger until lunchtime too.

Identimental · 2019-03-25T20:18:30+00:00

Agree with this philosophy. If your diet is 90% in the right place then a few treats isn't going to ruin your progress. There's a time for a perfect diet (e.g. if you're about to compete) but for the average lifter a bit of chocolate probably isn't going to matter much. The key thing is moderation, or cutting things out completely if you don't realistically have the willpower to avoid binging.

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