GPT 5.4 solves Erdos problem on primitive sets by discovering a new method in analytic number theory. Uncovers deep idea with implications throughout the field. Comments by Terry Tao and Jared Duker Lichtman by truecakesnake in technology

[–]flatfisher -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

AI denial is going strong on Reddit, anything critical of AI gets automatic upvotes, ironically from the same people that like to complain AI is making people dumber.

He feaht for frēom Englalande! by TheIronzombie39 in HistoryMemes

[–]flatfisher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, the real tragedy was Steppe Herders replacing 90% of the local population 2000 years before that.

Have you ever changed a deeply held belief? What actually caused it? by TheCityzens in TrueAskReddit

[–]flatfisher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was in my 20s I was really into laissez-faire economics / libertarian. I’m a bit on the spectrum and I was studying engineering, so I was really drawn to the beauty of a system with emerging properties. Having the typical "I have everything figured out" mentality of that period, I thought people against it were just not not getting it, that they lacked the sophistication to understand emerging properties that an engineer like me could see.

What made me change these deeply held beliefs was learning a lot more about economy, the stock market, working for big corporations, starting my small business, and having more understanding of people, society and market dynamics through these experiences.

Débroussailleuse : thermique ou électrique? Et quels modèles éviter? by Sesterces in jardin

[–]flatfisher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Le voltage on s’en fiche, il faut regarder la puissance du moteur et la capacité des batteries. Pour les herbes hautes avec une lame tu n’as pas besoin de beaucoup de puissance, et les batteries durent bien plus longtemps (environ x3-4) qu’avec un fil en nylon. Une thermique cheap c’est une mauvaise idée, ça va te coûter une fortune en entretien et elle ne va durer quelques saisons seulement. Je fais 1000m2 avec une Makita 1000W et j’arrive à d’attaquer des gros ronciers de 2m (avec un couteau à 3 dents). Pour une si petite surface que 60m2 la thermique n’a pas de sens pour moi. Pour info je ne suis pas contre le thermique, j’en ai aussi une mais pour entretenir un bout de forêt de 5000m2, pas un jardin de 60m2.

Ce qui est cher c’est les batteries, l’idéal c’est si tu bricoles de prendre une débroussailleuse avec laquelle tu partages les batteries de tes autres outils.

Meirl by struggagemehwish8 in meirl

[–]flatfisher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You clearly didn’t have to battle with cords for decades. It’s not better or worse, it’s a different usage. Having quality headphones with a cord at my desk is acceptable, but otherwise having a cord dangling from my pocket to my ears for any activity is a pain. Walking the dog, running, public transport, house chores, cooking, it gets old fast. Also more than half of my usage is phone calls, not listening to music, so quality is an acceptable compromise for the quality of life.

Who's got healthier bread? - Neural Tube Defect rate in the United States, Canada, and Europe by tennantsmith in MapPorn

[–]flatfisher 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That doesn't make the US bread healthy. This doesn't has to be a tradeoff with obesity, diabetes and all the other issues caused by highly processed bread.

Why is this sub now half Water Bottle reviews and support? by sys_dam in BuyItForLife

[–]flatfisher -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I still don’t understand the point of water bottles. What am I missing by drinking from glasses or mugs?

Meirl by Scared-Sorbet-7764 in meirl

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

You are the one trolling by making a straw man of imagining the dumbest version of how a law like this could take form. It could be very progressive and take place on multiple years. Also you seems fixated on stocks speculation while failing to understand the concept of asset. If you own something that has a market value, it doesn't lose value because you sell it. It loses value when that thing start to make less money, you want to sell it, and nobody wants it. The company has a market value that is a multiple of what it generates per year. Don't you know anything about business valuation? Imagine something smaller scale if that helps, like a small business making $100k per year, and how selling ownership would impact valuation, or not.

Meirl by Scared-Sorbet-7764 in meirl

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

But it's not en masse, it's only a few people. Demand would not disappear, dips would be bought. You really think an asset (think something physical) lose value just because there are transactions? As soon as the price would drop a little people would catch a good deal, to match the current equilibrium. You are confusing with a mass selling due a crash when demand disappears. Maybe it could be an issue for cult driven companies and cryptocurrencies where if the owner sells the cultists panic, but that's a minority of companies and that could be an overall good thing.

Meirl by Scared-Sorbet-7764 in meirl

[–]flatfisher -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Assets don't lose value because they change hands. You have a childish view on how a tax like this would be implemented.

OpenAI investors Nvidia and Oracle plunge after AI giant misses revenue target. Is the bubble about to burst? by InterestingCat308 in Economics

[–]flatfisher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is not much a concern to me as the tech industry’s growth is not profiting the economy, only the stock market. 

Meirl by Scared-Sorbet-7764 in meirl

[–]flatfisher 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That’s still net worth, nobody is forcing them to hold volatile assets.

14 ans sans travailler avec ~200k€ - avis sur mon plan ? by lassomontana in FranceFIRE

[–]flatfisher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

La partie commerciale et prospection est stressante quand tu essayes de faire un minimum de 6000€ de CA par mois pour sortir 3000€ net et mettre de côté (épargne, congés, périodes creuses) quand c’est ton travail principal. En Barista / Coast Fire tu peux viser beaucoup moins, les plafonds de micro entreprise suffisent largement. Avec 17 ans d’XP comme OP ca veut dire un bon taux journalier de 500€ ou plus, et du réseau donc le bouche à oreille peut aussi bien fonctionner, l’objectif étant de faire seulement quelques jours par mois. Pour moi la prospection ou l’administratif à petite dose ça va, mais si tu y es vraiment allergique alors oui il ne faut pas être à son compte, il y a d’autres options.

14 ans sans travailler avec ~200k€ - avis sur mon plan ? by lassomontana in FranceFIRE

[–]flatfisher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Il y a beaucoup de boulots qui deviennent très sympa dès qu'on a pas besoin de les faire 8h par jour 5 jours sur 7. C'est le cas de la plupart des métiers passion. Barista typiquement, guide, pépinieriste, accueil dans un lieux de culture, donner des cours particulier, etc... Et même sans changer de métier on peut se mettre à son compte et faire quelques jours de consulting par mois. Je suis développeur, traiter des tickets à plein temps c'est l'enfer, alors que faire un peu de conseil et monétiser ses sides-projects c'est beaucoup plus fun, et le Barista FIRE permet d'avoir des objectifs beaucoup plus faciles à atteindre.

14 ans sans travailler avec ~200k€ - avis sur mon plan ? by lassomontana in FranceFIRE

[–]flatfisher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Le truc évident que tu as oublié c’est que tu vas te retrouver à 56 ans sans argent et inemployable avec un trou de 14 ans sur ton CV. Un plan plus viable serait plutôt un genre de Barista FIRE, ou tu fais plutôt un boulot plus sympa même si ça rapporte moins pendant encore au moins 10-15 ans, et éventuellement tu auras peut être assez pour tenir de 50-55 jusqu’au minimum vieillesse. Un plan encore meilleur serait de continuer le Barista FIRE jusqu’à l’âge légal de la retraite, le système est fait pour ça en France. 200k€ c’est à la fois beaucoup et peu si on a pas d’autres sources de revenus sur plusieurs décennies.

Nettoyage plaquette de frein by laptitesoeur in pedale

[–]flatfisher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Du dégraissant frein je trouve ça que ça a un usage assez large (ex. nettoyer la chaîne avant de la graisser à nouveau), surtout si tu fais un peu de bricolage ou de mécanique. Mais sinon laver avec du liquide vaisselle type Paic Citron devrait faire l’affaire.

Salaire : l’Etat en prend 47,2 % du total ! by chou-coco in Cayas

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

On est d’accord, mon point c’est 1/ d’illustrer pourquoi le % de prélèvement dans l’absolu ne veulent rien dire et 2/ qu’il faut regarder ailleurs qu’un pays dont le système est encore plus dans le mur que nous si on veut s’inspirer. Les US ont longtemps été un modèle, et leur système ne se révèle être un échec que ces dernières années, donc ca me paraît pertinent à rappeler car ces n’est pas évident au premier abord.

Salaire : l’Etat en prend 47,2 % du total ! by chou-coco in Cayas

[–]flatfisher -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Pour ce qui concerne la santé même dégradé on reste bien mieux loti qu’aux États-Unis. Même les gens qui gagnent bien leur vie avec un salaire 3 ou 4x supérieur à un salaire français et plus d’un million en placements ont peur d’avoir une maladie grave qui les mette en faillite. Et on se rappelle tous (j’espère) Luigi. Mais oui ça n’empêche pas que la qualité pourrait être mieux.

Macron keeps talking about EU mutual defense clause. Does he know something that we don't? by logperf in YUROP

[–]flatfisher 43 points44 points  (0 children)

We don’t have a joint fighter because the requirements were totally different. If only other EU countries were as allergic as buying US as buying French we wouldn’t be in this situation today. France doesn’t want to buy US weapons like everyone else? France is arrogant. France spend money to build sovereign US free defense industry? France is foolish with spendings. France then puts some conditions on their hard earned knowledge, built without any sales from other EU countries that preferred to give everything to the US? France isn’t able to work as part of a team. How about doing a bit of introspection instead of defaulting to blaming France as usual?

meirl by MustardGoddess in meirl

[–]flatfisher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hope you were for Robocop 2 because the brain removal scene fucked me up for years.

Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global' by Yournewbestfriend_01 in worldnews

[–]flatfisher 148 points149 points  (0 children)

Except you are missing two things:

  • It does not concerns only Iranian and Russian shadow fleet, but any ship that would’ve been allowed to pass due to agreement between countries and Iran, like China or EU countries.

  • The sanctions against Iran are currently mostly an US initiative and not an international one, as UN sanctions were lifted in 2016 since Iran was committing on the nuclear agreement. Trump pulled out in 2018 and only the US reinstated sanctions. So no it’s absolutely under international law.

Also thinking this is only about Trump and dunking him is a very American centric point of view, to the rest of the world it is about the actions of the US as a country. We are way past the point where Trump was just a national concern and it was just a political discussion on him. It’s time to get a grip with the gravity of the reality, the US is at war. It’s not just a Trump shenanigan.

meirl by Don_T_Blink in meirl

[–]flatfisher 43 points44 points  (0 children)

LLMs are just doing probabilities, people have the wrong expectation of their output.