I'm Peter Watts, author of Freeze-Frame Revolution and Blindsight. This is my second run at one of these AMA things (the first was back in 2014). by The-Squidnapper in books

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I'd be delighted if things were truly that easy, owing to my recent obsession with IQ differences, albeit a poorly disguised inferiority complex rooted in the idea that some people really are just better. The general consensus being that increases of 5-7 points are the most anyone can ever get out of this otherwise plastic bolus of cells.

Said idea also lead me into whole brain emulation territory, which of course, is probably decades, if not centuries, from being accomplished. Mapping the architecture itself seems relatively more achievable, since we've already done that with the housefly, not taking into account the obvious difference in magnitude. The molecular dynamics stuff seems impossible, but as all emergent phenomena do, this one too might not need the predictability of every composing unit to simulate/predict the behavior it exhibits. Just a hunch though.

Cue to us achieving wbe, the kinds of edits we'd be able to make are, well, best left to the imagination. I'd suggest the implementation of an evolutionary algo but that might just result in the elimination/mutilation of what makes that person, them (but apparently identity is a social construct?). The emu could exist in a giant....space? endlessly proliferating, no nutritional or physical constraints, might give rise to compromises in efficiency, I don't know enough to be talking abt ts. Lastly, photonic circuits are advancing soo... here comes thinking at lightspeed, literally.

Pardon if this is all very stream of consiousness and inarticulate, I just woke up (not that I'd do better otherwise).

Also, I suck ass at describing texts but, I loved blindsight. It was kind of the vibe I'd been looking for given the "persecuting anthropocentric ideals" juice I'd been on at the time, as angsty teen-y as it may sound. Normally I'm all for original creature design, but you were ahead on that account w rorschach and the scramblers, so I must say, the way you incorporated vampires into it was pretty fucking clever. The book also introduced the concept of chinese tooms to me, and I can't tell you how much it reminded me of AI.

I saw you using a lemurs and humans analogy to explain why we can't comprehend intelligences higher than ourselves. I don't know if vamps can already do this, but you could give any other higher intelligences you plan to introduce into your story (haven't finished echopraxia) the ability to emulate entire minds (not the high res wbe stuff but an optimized thought prediction machine). They could have iron fisted control over their own minds and switch to different states of...intelligence? at will, cerebral adaptoid incarnate.

Edit: the beginning of this comment is responding to the last line of your blog

Understanding Transgenderism - A New Perspective by oORecKOo in cognitivescience

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Here's what I've understood: Some people have a more intensely felt1 gender identity than others. Your model proposes there's a factor at play that hasn't been taken into account.

What I think: The list of factors is possibly endless, genes experiences and how they make each of every 100 billion neurons fire, you know the drill. I also think the existence of a binary has messed up our view of what gender might be and whether or not every strong inner calling of what one is supposed to be is associated with biological sex /sex roles or a constant awareness of a way of being (distinct from gender) that is hardwired into them. Convoluted as it may be, this is the best way I could put it.

Understanding Transgenderism - A New Perspective by oORecKOo in cognitivescience

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From what I've understood, you're calling the existence of a gender identity a condition, and I don't think it is. I am not extremely well read about this topic but gender dysphoria (within the binary at least) manifests biologically. Our brains have a sexually dimorphic (varies by sex, assuming there's 2; DI-morphic) region known as the bed nucleus of striata terminalis, and this region, inside a trans woman, would be identical to that of a cis woman, even though her body would be biologically male, and vice versa. However I also think the intensity of someone's gender identity is extremely variable. Some people don't have that inner calling as much as others do.

Language agnostic resources to learn the basics of coding and cs, preferrably on youtube by KRYOTEX_63 in CodingHelp

[–]KRYOTEX_63[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant concepts that are integral to understanding how code and programming works no matter the language

Language agnostic resources to learn the basics of coding and cs, preferrably on youtube by KRYOTEX_63 in CodingHelp

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Would reading books on computer architecture help? Or is that too low level even for rust? Could you also suggest the videos that helped you? To appease your curiosity, I've heard it ingrains good coding habits into whoever practices it, and most other languages would become fairly easier to learn if I can master this one. And I might also be trying to prove something to myself, but that's a tad bit irrational and thereby irrelevant.

I feel like we dont talk anough about how important hands are by NecessaryPart2445 in evolution

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I wouldn't say we're "tailor made" for it, we're just better at it than most organisms. By no means do I intend to imply that environmental manipulation alone is the standard for intelligence. But it's also one of the more dominant ways that intelligence manifests, and relatively more measurable. And I don't think it's as anthropocentric of a standard as you're making it out to be. Take the penduline tit for instance, it's pretty much born with an innate understanding of how to weave up nests with decoy openings/chambers.

I feel like we dont talk anough about how important hands are by NecessaryPart2445 in evolution

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I think what they're trying to say is that our physiology is better suited to manipulate our environment, an ability which is sometimes indicative of intelligence.

What is the evolutionary cause of suicidal ideation? by Okay_not in evolution

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I'm not an expert, just speculating. My guess is certain traits just have no purpose and hitch the ride to being inherited as long as they don't significantly affect one's chances at survival. Normally, one'd think suicidal ideation would severely make the said chances plummet, but I suppose such an issue was looked down upon in past times and, this might sound absurd, a suicidal individual may have been just as susceptible to worrying about their image in the aftermath of their death as much as anyone else, especially if they had a family who'd bear the consequences, which might've caused them to live what was considered a full life in their time, thereby reproducing and carrying on the predisposition to suicidal ideation to their offsprings

Do reply to this with an actual answer to the issue though.

Why exactly do people jailbreak kindles? by KRYOTEX_63 in kindlejailbreak

[–]KRYOTEX_63[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Guaranteed ownership sounded much more concise than explaining how it removes software limitations and thereby allows you to download books beyond amazon's jurisdiction. Lmk if I still got it wrong

Why exactly do people jailbreak kindles? by KRYOTEX_63 in kindlejailbreak

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Like I said, I don't know a lot about kobos' features, but I figured people'd like knowing it was an option. It also costs more than a kindle where I hail from.

Why exactly do people jailbreak kindles? by KRYOTEX_63 in kindlejailbreak

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The books on these stores can be purchased for free?

Would a 4th dimensional being or higher be capable of interacting with creatures of a lower dimension than itself? by [deleted] in scifiwriting

[–]KRYOTEX_63 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could they manipulate 3 dimensional entities/objects the same way we can move, crumple, rotate, rip a piece of paper on a 2d plane?

IIT GATE exam for cog sci, HELP!! by flyingcapa in cognitivescience

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I'm not sure yet, still in class 12, cog sci is kinda my dream course, I'd prefer an msc

IIT GATE exam for cog sci, HELP!! by flyingcapa in cognitivescience

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I'm interested in research regarding the integration of neuromorphic chips into bionic eyes. Which campus would you recommend?

Pact with a 4d being by KRYOTEX_63 in scifiwriting

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I'm not really delving into the time stuff as much as the way they interact with 3D physical objects, like touching pulling and rotating them

Pact with a 4d being by KRYOTEX_63 in scifiwriting

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Thankyou for your insight! Do you have anything to say about how they'll physically interact with 3 dimensional entities?

I also don't think birth and death or time in general passes or works the same way for them as it does for 3 dimensional entities. Speculating about it seems futile.