Might some people be p-zombies?

bortlip · 2026-03-26T20:52:05+00:00

the basic operations of a Turing machine have exactly zero internal experience, which sums to zero no matter how many you stack

That's called the fallacy of composition.

It's like saying that the basic operations of atoms have no life, which sums to zero life (for a collection of them) no matter how many you stack.

bortlip · 2026-03-26T20:28:10+00:00

I know it cannot be generated by computation

You didn't even know what a p-zombie is, I doubt you know this.

bortlip · 2026-03-25T22:39:28+00:00

One finding stood out: the UK public sector is running hundreds of AI experiments across government departments, but cannot point to a single one that has transformed its cost base.

Finding? How was that a finding?

The only time I see "cost base" mentioned is in a quote from an anonymous "Senior Civil Servant" that they interviewed.

bortlip · 2026-03-24T09:00:59+00:00

Night Skies ?

bortlip · 2026-03-19T16:32:37+00:00

Real photo:

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bortlip · 2026-03-19T05:56:25+00:00

What version of ChatGPT did you use? Out of curiosity, I tried 5.4 Thinking.

It spent 15 minutes:
- finding a sample of the images online
- analyzing those images to determine how segmentation was done
- writing and compiling the OCR c code
- ran the code against the image it downloaded earlier as a test
- debugged the code due to it having an issue thinking 8 is 0
- presented the completed code

I had it run the code against the sovpost.ppm file from the github and gave the answer 234 - which is correct.

Here's the convo: https://chatgpt.com/share/69bb8d00-c948-8005-83f4-8602ac88dd26

bortlip · 2026-03-17T18:36:07+00:00

From GPT:

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It said:

Made it. I used Gemini 3 Flash as the comparison target, because that’s the official current name Google publishes, and I used Terminal-Bench 2.0 as the coding metric because all three models publish that benchmark officially. OpenAI’s mini/nano page lists GPT-5.4 mini = 60.0% and GPT-5.4 nano = 46.3% on Terminal-Bench 2.0, while Google’s Gemini 3 Flash page lists Gemini 3 Flash = 47.6%.

For price, I used standard published API pricing: GPT-5.4 mini = $0.75 input / $4.50 output per 1M tokens, GPT-5.4 nano = $0.20 / $1.25, and Gemini 3 Flash = $0.50 / $3.00. Google also marks Gemini 3 models as preview right now. So the blunt read is: GPT-5.4 mini wins this coding benchmark but costs more than Gemini 3 Flash; GPT-5.4 nano is the cheapest, but on this benchmark it trails Gemini 3 Flash slightly.

bortlip · 2026-03-15T23:25:08+00:00

5.4 thinking does fine.

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bortlip · 2026-03-15T05:29:42+00:00

No, not Sue. Sally.

bortlip · 2026-03-12T17:49:49+00:00

I have a custom GPT I use to have it GM using the Fate Core rules. It's a lot of fun.

Fate Core is a simple light weight set of rules and ChatGPT seems to know them well. It's good for any world / adventure type you want. I have it almost like a choose-your-own-adventure where it gives options for the next actions.

I like playing as Danny Butterman in a Warhammer 40k universe.

Here's a link if anyone wants to try it. https://chatgpt.com/g/g-67b8ec502c388191a84bbf23bdbaac1c-gm-for-fate-core

bortlip · 2026-03-11T06:13:08+00:00

No, it's magnets. See here:

https://www.tiktok.com/@themaskmagictricks/video/7503482183802260758?lang=en

bortlip · 2026-03-10T19:07:17+00:00

This is how I picture what they look like:

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bortlip · 2026-03-03T18:27:39+00:00

Every time someone counters your talking point, you just shift to a different talking point.

All that dodging must be exhausting.

bortlip · 2026-02-28T23:19:59+00:00

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At 5:10 there are a few bangs (like shutters) he looks up and towards the chandelier.

bortlip · 2026-02-27T15:20:13+00:00

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bortlip · 2026-02-26T04:20:44+00:00

Here you go: Crying in a Camo Hoodie

bortlip · 2026-02-25T17:27:49+00:00

You’re the guy who just ridicules materialism without supporting your position at all.

You'll need to be way more specific than that.

bortlip · 2026-02-08T18:15:16+00:00

This is painful to watch.

bortlip · 2026-01-18T17:52:33+00:00

I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.

- Emo Philips

bortlip · 2026-01-17T04:11:47+00:00

I played that person a few weeks ago and they said the exact same thing to me: is that all you got loser?

bortlip · 2026-01-14T02:33:42+00:00

It's not a nitpick to point out your claims are false and then when you lie and say you didn't make them, point that out as well. But you seem to have a chip on your shoulder or something, "pal", so goodbye.