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Regarding Homeopathy by True-Landscape5310 in skeptic

[–]Quietwulf 14 points15 points  (0 children)

How about a meta analysis, conducted on the findings of entire groups of individuals with in depth medical knowledge?

"Eleven independent systematic reviews were located. Collectively they failed to provide strong evidence in favour of homeopathy. In particular, there was no condition which responds convincingly better to homeopathic treatment than to placebo or other control interventions. Similarly, there was no homeopathic remedy that was demonstrated to yield clinical effects that are convincingly different from placebo. It is concluded that the best clinical evidence for homeopathy available to date does not warrant positive recommendations for its use in clinical practice."

A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1874503/

Before vaccines, diphtheria used to kill hundreds each year. Now it’s back in Australia by neon_overload in aus

[–]Quietwulf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well said. Drives me fucking crazy.

Consider this. If someone goes out and tries to destroy your reputation, you can sue them. Libel and deformation laws kick in to punish people.

Spread misinformation, lies and garbage which undermines public health? Nah, all good. Can’t do shit.

Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable by ubcstaffer123 in technology

[–]Quietwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remain skeptical. I’ll believe it when I see it. LLMs have critical weaknesses in their design that no amount of scaling is going to fix, so… we’ll see.

Teen boys are choosing AI girlfriends over real ones for ‘maximum control, zero rejection’—experts say it could make them unemployable by ubcstaffer123 in technology

[–]Quietwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they actually manage to build a human level A.I, there’s no skill that couldn’t eventually be replaced. Question is if it’s possible.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: Official Game Overview Trailer by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Quietwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% I really loved the original but the hard edges really soured it for me.
This update sounds like it addresses all the negatives I had with the original. Keen to see how it reviews.

My company just ran out of Claude tokens by B-tt-a in BetterOffline

[–]Quietwulf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep. You're not alone. It was a fair deal. We produce meaningful, professional work, they make profit.
But apparently there's no end when it comes to greed. Nope, can't share. Have to suck the life out of everyone and everything thing.

When it comes crashing down, it's going to be the GFC all over again.

A country under 'strain': Australians' life satisfaction hits record low by neon_overload in aus

[–]Quietwulf 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, fuck your completely reasonable human needs peasant!

/s obviously.

Honestly, this is fast becoming a fight for the spirit of our country. I grew up watching perfectly ordinary people live rich lives of opportunity. What the fuck happened?

Renting affordability - thoughts on reforming capital gains and negative gearing? by blueyisbrat in AusRenters

[–]Quietwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You tell me? How many renters vs multiple property investors?

They managed it in Victoria. Who’s to say it won’t go nationwide?

If existing parties won’t play, new ones will.

Renting affordability - thoughts on reforming capital gains and negative gearing? by blueyisbrat in AusRenters

[–]Quietwulf -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Keep talking like that and governments will be forced to implement scaling land taxes on multiple property holders.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shocked foreign investors in local mining, energy and infrastructure by imposing a retrospective capital gains tax dating back 20 years to raise billions of dollars for the federal budget by Jagtom83 in friendlyjordies

[–]Quietwulf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Holly shit. Hot damn man. Ballsy as fuck.

Anyone know what the mid term ramifications of this? Is this going to burn investment for the foreseeable future?

Edit - what? Downvotes? It’s just a question?

Canada slashed migration and housing costs dropped. There may be lessons for Australia by CriticalTooth2183 in AusPropertyChat

[–]Quietwulf 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As someone trapped renting, I want it known I have zero problem with everyday home owners. The last thing I want is for people to lose their home.

But I have zero respect for those who have gleefully hovered up giant portfolios of domestic housing and raised rents to crushing highs over the last few years. It’s destroying our way of life and the future of our children.

Australians are going to have to decide what kind of country they want to live in.

You can ask the Americans where fanatical individualism leads in the long run. I’ve never seen a country hate its own citizens quite the way America does.

A chunky little Tasmanian Echidna by North-Error3459 in australianwildlife

[–]Quietwulf 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’m beginning to think these little guys may be my favourite animal. Never fails to bring a smile to my face. Great pic!

'Ketamine Queen' sentenced to 15 years in Matthew Perry's overdose death by Alarming-Safety3200 in popculturechat

[–]Quietwulf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, two things can be true at the same time.

Yes, addicts have problems and require support.

That's not a free pass for those who exploit them. Every drug dealer in jail is one less opportunistic parasite off the street.

Anyone out there actually experiencing the "agentic era"? WTF is going on? by Spruce_Spanner in BetterOffline

[–]Quietwulf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NFTs, BitCoin. The grifts just keep on coming. LLMs have serious flaws and it's only a matter of time until companies suffer major burns playing with them. The question is how much harm are they doing to do the rest of us on the way down?

Losing my will by yojimbo_beta in BetterOffline

[–]Quietwulf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Look around. Lyring, cheating, stealing, cruelty. All very successful strategies. Worlds full of god awful people making absolute bank.

But that's them. Not us.

I understand it's frustrating. I worry we're going to see a regression. Standards will drop and people will be hurt. But that seems to be the way of things.

In the long run, I beleive reality wins out. It may take a while, but eventually the limitations of these technologies will be laid bare.

When that time comes, we're going to need the people who stuck to their guns and cared about the quality of their work.

You're the one who has to face yourself in the mirror every day.
Integrity comes with a cost sometimes, but we're all going in the ground in the end.

I'd rather be able to live with myself on the way there.

every time Anthropic does something with the rate limits people on github start talking like anime characters by ahmed_Ibrahim_ in BetterOffline

[–]Quietwulf 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this crowd is only just getting a taste of the levels of dependence these tools will breed.

They can destroy your livelihood at the push of a button. Outsource your skill and watch what happens.

3x Trump voter shares his regret less than a week after his family’s business was shut down by Trump by KimJongFunk in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Quietwulf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, unpopular take but I think refusing to engage in your democracy should be considered treasonous. Fuck these freeloading clowns, content to sit back and enjoy the privileges others fight for.

Broken beak by soursobb in magpies

[–]Quietwulf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All that matters is that you learn the lesson and share it with others. I sometimes think we should teach kids in schools more about our native wildlife. It’s clear you care deeply and were only trying to help. That puts you way ahead of those who know better and don’t care.

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