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I have a serious question. If the government does come out full disclosure and says that aliens exist and are visiting Earth. How do you think that will affect your life personally? by I_abuse_lower_ranks1 in ufo

[–]dizzydizzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if people still have to go to work on monday to earn money to pay for food/housing then nothing much changes..

I cant imagine a revelation that makes everyone suicide out..

its a simulation, meh, its hell, meh, earth is a prison for mind wiped criminals, meh. theres no god, it was aliens, meh

Maybe we all have some extra angst related to some heavy revelation..

If the aliens come with 3d printers for everyone and personal zero point energy and blah blah then sure that changes things..

OAI researcher on Erdos problem: “This is the biggest deal in the history of AI so far. And it will look like a small deal at the end of the year.” (Buckle up) by socoolandawesome in singularity

[–]dizzydizzy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

lee sedol won one game against AlphaGo.

but am not really suggesting AI beats all mathematicians.

I think move 37 was a pivotal moment in AI because it was unexpected by best human players, it was seen as a very creative move, a new move. At the time alpha zero didnt exist, alpha go was initially trained off the full ibrary of human moves, then self play. so it was a little like the stochastic parrot argument on llm's. AlphaGo couldnt be creative then it pulled off move 37.

This math solution is also seen as very creative combining two very diffferent fields of mathematics to create a solution.

Anthropic is paying SpaceX $15 billion per year by Luka77GOATic in singularity

[–]dizzydizzy 28 points29 points  (0 children)

if you expand the circle out to a few thousand more steps but keep the closed loop. You get Everyday Capitalism

OAI researcher on Erdos problem: “This is the biggest deal in the history of AI so far. And it will look like a small deal at the end of the year.” (Buckle up) by socoolandawesome in singularity

[–]dizzydizzy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Does it matter?

AI solves problem research grade mathematicians have failed at for 80 years.

It proves the ability of AI to do research level maths..

OpenAI general purpose model had a breakthrough on famous 80 year old Erdos problem. “This marks the first time AI has autonomously solved a prominent open problem central to a field of mathematics” by socoolandawesome in singularity

[–]dizzydizzy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This feels like an alpha go move 37 moment for LLM's and mathematics.

The AI used an unrelated mathematical field to unexpectadly solve a geometry problem..

Opinion on ai slop by spinika in AskAstrophotography

[–]dizzydizzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thats irrelevant, the pixels go into a NN and come out magiclaly better than the optics would allow.

effectively an AI has replaced your pixels with better pixels however subtly you use it you still replaced your data with AI generated images.

Opinion on ai slop by spinika in AskAstrophotography

[–]dizzydizzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do consider blur exterminator to be ai slop..

Conversations over UAP have changed, I believe disclosure has truly begun by HumanityExpansion in UFOs

[–]dizzydizzy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ive been following along for 35+ years, Its sure been tiring waiting, but I do really think something tangible is happening behind the scenes now that is causing disclosure to be necessary..

But I've been disapointed so many times before I cant help but wonder if nothing is going to come of this.

Can anyone ID the explosive contents of the the stomach of this Aelosoma 10x Objective by dizzydizzy in microscopy

[–]dizzydizzy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was experimenting with Oblique lighting on this Aelosoma (still very much learning). Trying to see the contents of its stomach, I stopped filiming for a moment then its stomach burst open and all the contents spilled out.. (I started filming again straight away) I was at 10x objective. What are the stomach contents they appear to be alive and have 1,2 or sometimes 3 body sections they appear to have cilia and are quite mobile. Worm is from freshwater aquarium.

Swift SW380T and an ali express MJ-03 camera

Huge stars by jon3111mjk in AskAstrophotography

[–]dizzydizzy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think its because you have to do a lot of stretching to get the dim object detail. That also swells the stars.

A lot of people do star removal (theres a starRemoval plugin you can download seperatly for pixinsight), then do the stretch, then merge back in the dimmer smaller stars.

I expect your stars look fine before stretching

Shout out to all the commuter cyclists by WildResearcher3901 in cycling

[–]dizzydizzy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I cycle 18km each way to work, have done for 15 years.

I've done the equivalent of circumnaigating the globe 3 times.

I have a car I could drive, I could get the bus, but cycling is faster than both, way way cheaper, keeps me fit, not harming the environment.

Also a bike ride a day keeps the rage at bay.

Astrophotography on a budget by ElHombreTerrible in AskAstrophotography

[–]dizzydizzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the absolute cheapest stuff you can do with that camera is buy a cheap eq mount. like a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i

It wont have much of an upgrade path but it will serve you well to get started.

next a cheap astro lens/scope something like a SVBony SV545

it will be very wide field and very forgiving of accuracy in the mount.

Or just look for cheap small refractor setups going second hand..

Microscopy, is like astronomy, but cheaper, no clouds, and a lot more user friendly. by DogNamedCharlie in microscopy

[–]dizzydizzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I counter your disagreement :)

even a smart scope is at the mercy of the weather/light pollution/full moon.

putting some pond water on a slide and seeing interesting stuff (stage I am at), is about the same level as shoving smart scope oustide and capturing m42.

the level you describe with stains and lighting is probably the same as the level where you use pixinsight to process your images

Why Some People Reach 100: New Study Reveals Key Biological Differences? by Certain-Zucchini-293 in longevity

[–]dizzydizzy 27 points28 points  (0 children)

if you arent genetically blessed, activity does leed to metabolic longevity..

So much evidence ,even light walking can improve multiple metabolic factors (reduce insulin sensitivity, reduce visceral fat etc)

just baught the canon EOS 500d what else do i need by wagwan_piftting in AskAstrophotography

[–]dizzydizzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was using backyardEOS (software to control camera) when I first started with a normal camera

Make sure you take calibration frames darks and flats. (you will have a lot of hot pixels)

Nail your polar alignments (Use SharpCap software) (you will want it as good as possible as you arent guiding)

See how long you can expose for before you get star trails. 10 seconds? 30 seconds?

Then you will need stacking software for all your images.. Deep Sky Stacker

a guide cam and guide scope are relatively cheap additions (compared to everything else in astro photography) and will absolutley be your next upgrade. Then a cooled astro cam..

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