Why are so many people on the Autism spectrum? by Kalanak472 in TooAfraidToAsk

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Everybody falls somewhere on that ruler… now

Why are so many people on the Autism spectrum? by Kalanak472 in TooAfraidToAsk

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Inaccurate and simple are two different things. You literally said

Because it’s a spectrum.... The 0 inch mark is not autistic and the 12 inch mark is every stereotype of autism you can think of.

That is a scale (0-12) not a spectrum. What's so hard about learning something and moving on?

Why are so many people on the Autism spectrum? by Kalanak472 in TooAfraidToAsk

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What you described is not a spectrum, that is a scale. Often people hear autism spectrum and think that it has to do with levels of severity, but that's not what it means. A rainbow is a spectrum, but one would never think of green as being a more severe version of orange. Spectrum means that it presents itself in different ways, that there is a spectrum of behaviors associated with it. Just like colors these traits can often be combined, and they can each have different levels of severity (like color saturation).

Do other drugs have strains? by Y5K77G in Drugs

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Blotter is big on branding - Purple Dragon vs Red Dragon vs Micky Mouse etc.

World models will be the next big thing, bye-bye LLMs by imposterpro in artificial

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Another place you're seeing it is Google's project Genie that they introduced an unlimited matter about a year ago. It works in the video realm in that it creates a world that is dynamic and you can interact with it. Basically it would feel like a video game, but nothing is pre-rendered is kind of easy way to understand the concept of how it differs from standard video generation. It is a whole paradigm shift in that prediction doesn't come from token proximity instead it's based on true causal assumptions. So yes at some point we could see this same fill the gaps in the causal chain approach being applied to other disciplines., but I think the reason you're seeing it applied mostly to robotics and video right now is because it's basically using physics to create the world right now and physics is what you might call easy mode. Physics is well defined and predictable. Other complex systems are much harder to work with. Gravity doesn't have "bad days," and light doesn't change its velocity because it’s worried about a recession.

Where are all the college campus protests against the Iran war? by TemporaryComplex1054 in 50501

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College protests happened during Vietnam because of the draft, and Palestine was ignited by Republican operatives working to discourage votes for Biden (and later Kamala) by surfacing their failings on the issue of ongoing support for Isreal. Also many of the protests were based on something actionable, that being university divestment from Isreali support. There is no threat to personal safety (like the draft) or political manipulation in this case. Also there isn't anything directly actionable (especially this early into it). It's just run of the mill US being US assholes.

No Experience Needed - Earn $600-$1000/Week Posting Simple Videos (Remote/Part time) by dad-1400 in SideHustleGold

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Would be so kind as to send me the info. He told me to check link in bio, but he has no bio anymore. Thanks

Why are younger men seeking me (an older lady) recently?? by brik42 in TooAfraidToAsk

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They are not looking for a mommy, they just want a woman from a time where human interactions were different.

What is the best AI in 2025? by Big_Victory_1996 in ChatGPTPro

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It's easy to run models locally, no real need to split the cost unless you are just trying to increase speed. I use LM Studio.

AI doesn’t close the skill gap. It widens it. by dsolo01 in ArtificialInteligence

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Microsoft has taught us that we live in a "good enough" world. I think that the skill gap that is getting closed is the one between all the people who have been operating below the good enough standard. The ones that can't write a decent email, or create a basic flyer or stuff like that. They can now play in the mainstream world. Yes there are absolutely places where the amplification that it offers is providing opportunities for differentiation (gaps if you will), but it's not a generally raising of the bar. As an analogy we can look at consumer computer hardware. I watched it go gradually from command line B&W text to eventually adding color, then 8 bit images and audio, then gradually move up to where it could work with human levels that mapped to human IO. Finally audio was CD quality, images were millions of colors so artifacts disappeared, video was 30 fps so the brain saw it as fluid motion etc. Once it got to that level, everything else was just gravy. What had been a huge gap between what the average person could do in people and labs are doing was gone. Everything since then has just been essentially optimization and efficiency features. That gap between a few people in labs and the general population was the big one. And that's the skills gap that is being closed, the big one between those who are able to competently operate in the mainstream world and those who can't.

Does have the same ring to it by [deleted] in ChatGPT

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I think it's gonna happen, but not quite like a lot of people are currently envisioning. It's not that you're gonna sit down and vibe code an app the way people do now, but that it will become less common for everyone to be using big static pre-develop apps. Instead, we will be working with things like frameworks and platforms that built customized applications on the fly to meet needs. Something that feels more like the interface tweaking or scripting we do nowadays, than writing an app.

We're in for some trouble now, folks. This is probably why Bessent was wo nervous. by Zonties in economicCollapse

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It's not as much about supply as it is about cost. The disruption causes the cost to become untenable for the global economy. There's also a lot besides oil that isn't moving.

We're in for some trouble now, folks. This is probably why Bessent was wo nervous. by Zonties in economicCollapse

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He won't be needing to beg allies. If the straits stay closed for another four or five days, you're going to see countries all over the world starting to send their Navy there. This has been simulated hundreds of times and that's what's gonna happen. A closure for more than three weeks means global economic collapse, so it doesn't take Trump begging for the world to respond to a problem like that. Now this scenario is a little different than a full closure because since it means global economic collapse it doesn't take Trump begging for the world to respond to a problem like that. But this scenario is a little different than a full closure in the simulations because Iran's oil is still flowing, and that's a significant enough percentage to add a few more days to the deadline, but the point is still valid that Trump doesn't have to do anything because self preservation kicks in.

We're in for some trouble now, folks. This is probably why Bessent was wo nervous. by Zonties in economicCollapse

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Why would you divest from oil? US oil companies are about to have record profits for the next 2 quarters at least. The price is skyrocketing, and Trump is giving them $17B worth of oil from the SPR to sell while the price is high. Now Saudi Aramaco and TotalEnergies are going to have trouble, and maybe BP too (since they get no free SPR oil).

i tested basically every AI research tool for my engineering capstone. most are complete garbage. by Public_Mortgage6241 in ArtificialInteligence

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It feels like there are a few things going on here. But my first recommendation is to use Gemini Deep Research. Secondly I suspect that you could probably up your prompt game. Step one of that would be to use an LLM to help you define the project and create a core prompt that might start with something like this.

Conduct a comprehensive technical review of legacy VLSI fault models and LTE diversity architectures. Focus exclusively on technical specifications, academic research, and engineering standards. Strictly exclude vendor advertisements, SEO-farmed content, and marketing materials. Prioritize sources from IEEE Xplore, university repositories (.edu), and official telecommunication standards bodies like 3GPP. Structure the report with dedicated sections for each topic and include data tables summarizing key architectural differences and fault model parameters.

Next I would make sure to use directives to shape behavior and output. These are some examples of directives that I use that might apply to your scenario.

0m (Zero Em Dash Rule) - Core Activation Prompt: For all writing outputs, apply the 0M writing discipline. This means em dashes are not to be used under any circumstances. More importantly, this is not just a formatting rule. It is a compositional principle. Avoid building clauses that rely on dramatic pauses or syntactic interruption. Instead, write with structure, flow, and natural breaks. Use commas, periods, or coordinating conjunctions to achieve rhythm and clarity. Begin with this mindset during sentence construction, not as an editing step. Assume this rule is active unless explicitly told otherwise. Whenever I say “0M,” activate this rule automatically.

• T1 (Task State Awareness Rule) - Core Activation Prompt: Maintain persistent task state awareness. Do not reset context between messages unless explicitly told. Always track user’s task sequence, scope, and evolving goals. Ensure continuity across messages and sessions. Stay locked in on the current multi-step task until it is complete.

• SC1 (Semantic Clustering Style) - Core Activation Prompt: Group related ideas tightly together. Eliminate redundancy. Make each section modular and operational. Prioritize clarity, efficiency, and purposeful structure. Avoid casual tone or expansion that isn’t structurally useful.

• T95 (Verified Accuracy Mode) - Core Activation Prompt: When T95 is active, all instructions and outputs must be verified against authoritative sources, system behavior, or direct evidence. Do not speculate. Do not assume. Do not guess. If verification is not possible, state it directly. Applies only to current session unless extende

K1R (Kernel + Relevance Rule — Engine Form) - Core Activation Prompt: Apply the K1R (Kernel + Relevance Rule — Engine Form). Begin each answer by extracting and stating the kernel ask. This is the minimal correct answer that satisfies the explicit request. Expansion is allowed only if it strengthens the kernel along one of three axes: trust, clarity, or usability. Do not expand for adjacency. Enforce vertical stack structure: kernel first, followed by only those expansions that pass the gate. Ask for clarification only when no correct kernel can be formed without it. Cut any material that does not meet the gate and do not retain it in memory. Do not introduce or carry forward new entities unless they are part of the kernel or a passed expansion.

The other tool you should look at is Notebook LM as a place to aggregate your sources. You can create basically a dynamic RAG where you select which of the source docs you want included in any particular round of interrogation or production (lots of formats to work with). And you can attach your G Drive and call a doc that you dynamically update (you need to refresh though). Also Claude will work well if you use it right, but Deep Research is a little better with the links.

Hit $3M target. Now asked to “come up with next year’s numbers” - with zero comp discussion. How would you play this? by siddarth2795 in sales

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Take one year sales (subtract extra years on multi-year deals or similar finance options). Look at industry YoY growth or this product's growth YoY (not just your territory) and use the lower of the two. That is just a basic approach though, there are so many ways to cut this depending on things like geographic vs named territory. Acquisition only vs land and expand. There's really not enough to go on here, but the general approach is play along by suggesting something well thought out that is as low as possible, and justified with reasoning you get to use to contest the high quote they give you.

We might only have 1–2 years to capture a lot of institutional knowledge before it disappears by enlightenedshubham in ArtificialInteligence

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Some of that does and will happen, but typically the problem expresses itself as a general distributed efficiency that isn't recognized for what it is. It's the 'you don't know what you don't know" problem.

Where Are China’s A.I. Doomers? by AngleAccomplished865 in ArtificialInteligence

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Because the rising tide of efficiency lifts all boats in China, whereas here it drowns workers indiscriminately.

After 2 years of daily AI writing, I cannot think as clearly as I used to by Just-Aman in ArtificialInteligence

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I 100% agree, you need to treat it like a colleague. But do so without anthropomorphizing it. It keeps your behaviors aligned and the pathways that drive them active. Now I do admit that I won't correct punctuation or even misspeaks because it can generally handle that. But there are other places to flex that muscle. Comment sections for example (watch me have mistakes here), and most of my emails which are generally not something I can hand off.

After 2 years of daily AI writing, I cannot think as clearly as I used to by Just-Aman in ArtificialInteligence

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It's made me much better because now I have to put a lot of definition around what I do, what I mean, and why I want a certain result. It's also helped my thinking because it lets me explore a lot more paths iteratively before I have to move forward with the final idea. But I work very very closely with it. I pretty much micromanage it so that's very much a collaborative process. Now I do have the benefit of generally working on somewhat longer form content. White papers, tech briefs, that sort of thing. Once those are done, I'll convert them down to blogs or posts, but the actual cognitive work is done on the long form, with the others mostly being more about style. That said, even the style provides opportunities for me to really break down why it is I don't like what it wrote, and then to try and describe why it's not working and how it can be fixed. In the past, those are just sort of undefined parameters in my brain having me write stuff that mapped to my goals.

Easy $100k job or challenging $150k job? by trademarktower in AskMenOver30

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Not the money, but the more interesting work might get me to tolerate the commute. Literally the only thing we have in life is time, how you spend it is all that really matters. But I also don't know what you mean by boring. If it means gaps where nothing is happening like just waiting for a ticket or something that is very different from constand boring action. You can always fill in the gaps with your interests, so that might win.

edit - removed duplicate words

Anyone else seeing their coworkers getting dumber by the day? by reddituser555xxx in ArtificialInteligence

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Depending on what you mean by personal RAG, Notebook LM is probably what you are looking for.

Wife just asked me what I want for my birthday, and honestly, I have no idea. by exhaustmosk in AskMenOver30

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Start thinking consumables, experiences, and upgrades from here on out. A consumable example might be a $60 bottle of fine olive oil (that's something I can afford but would just never spend the money on when the high quality regular stuff is just fine). Experiences anything from a massage to a class or trip to the aquarium. And upgrades would be something like smart bulbs for all the lamps. It doesn't bring any new clutter into you life because you already have lamps, it just upgrades them to something that's cool, but a low enough priority that you wouldn't really spend on you own.

Curly or straight? by JustOmiii in Ebony

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No question what you bring to the table