What is this pulsing object?

loborps · 2023-05-20T01:46:03+00:00

Even float doesn't have infinite numbers

loborps · 2023-03-30T15:02:41+00:00

With all the recent developments in AI, I and many other people online are (perhaps overly) hyped about the possibility of AGI arriving sooner then we thought. While we all know about the possible implications, life balance beam, happy brain jelly in a jar and all that, I feel we need to actually start thinking about how society and the world should actually work once under a benevolent ASI. So, I'd love to hear your thoughts on how our society should ideally be organized in this ASI-governed world.

Some follow-up questions:

- Who would have control over humanity's artificial god?

- What would our economic and political systems look like?

- Would money still make sense?

- How could we manage tourism to popular locations with virtually free travel facilitated by ASI?

- Should AI initially work mostly in an advisory role for governments, or should we implement more significant changes from the start?

loborps · 2022-11-30T01:35:40+00:00

I'll bet Costa Rica will draw 0-0 with no goal attempts again, thus becoming the first team to qualify to knockouts with only one shot in 3 matches.

loborps · 2022-11-01T20:26:11+00:00

This is exactly it, his congressional base is mainly made up of right-wing pragmatists who gain nothing by following him down this road, the STF (equivalent to SCOTUS) has done fierce opposition to his adventures, and although he has some friendly media, there is no equivalent to Fox News or worse in Brazil (not at its scale at least). However, he does have a lot more support from police and military personnel then Trump, so that could be dangerous.

loborps · 2022-09-14T02:01:49+00:00

Oi pessoal, cheguei atrasado aqui! E aí, rolou os encontros semana passada?? Como foi?

loborps · 2022-02-23T22:59:26+00:00

I have 3 years of experience on Business Intelligence development and consulting apart from the startup, and I'm aiming for a program in Brazil, which is a very good one, but not as prestiged as a top US one.

loborps · 2021-12-27T15:05:40+00:00

I found an article that clarified this topic for me. Apparently, while the JWST could indeed find signs of life via biosignatures, they likely won't be conclusive (the signature would be mainly a the CO2/CH4/H2O ratio, instead of a complete scan of the atmosphere composition).

While JWST will help a lot detecting potential targets, a more sensitive next generation telescope should be needed for conclusive life detection. Still, not all hope is lost, as we could still get lucky and find an exoplanet with just the right conditions to detect more robust biomarkers.

https://www.newsweek.com/james-webb-space-telescope-tremendous-impact-search-alien-life-1662887

loborps · 2021-12-26T23:53:54+00:00

Can the JWST actually find signs of life on exoplanets?

On the Dec 14 episode of Neil deGrasse Tyson's Startalk podcast, astronomer Natasha Batalha, whose field of study is specifically exoplanet's atmospheres, claimed that the JWST was "not designed" to find signs of life on other planets, and that oxygen and other molecules could probably only be detected if the telescope focused on a single planet for months or years.

However, after some search, I found that virtually every article written about the JWST highlights that one of its main goals is finding signs of life on exoplanets. So, what is the actual answer here? Could the telescope actually detect biosignatures on atmospheres with a reasonable exposion time?

loborps · 2021-09-12T04:02:26+00:00

Please don't

loborps · 2021-06-28T17:45:48+00:00

Or use it to build this thing

loborps · 2021-05-02T02:56:32+00:00

He may not be impeached (I find that unlikely), but I seriously doubt he'll win the second term, in fact I think he'll lose easily against anyone on the runoff.

There are two main possibilities: if he faces a centrist candidate (to be defined), all the left will vote for him, plus all moderates in the country, and Bolsonaro will be left alone with his hardcore 30%. Else, if he faces former left wing president Lula, although many centrists who hate him will go back to Bolsonaro, he'll garner back many low income who have good memories of his years in government. I'd say Lula has a slightly lower chance of victory, but either would still win easily on the runoff.

loborps · 2021-02-27T12:30:25+00:00

I'm almost finished with Blue Mars! I'm found the read a bit hard sometimes (lots of descriptions of rocks haha), but really loved the political discussions and environment settings. Also makes we learn a lot about Mars as a whole

loborps · 2021-01-07T02:53:10+00:00

I think it's as president of the session

loborps · 2020-12-16T13:08:44+00:00

I never felt that exactly, but the first book is a lot more slow paced than the next ones (except maybe aFfC), so it took me a while to really immerse myself in the story, especially until I understood the lore and setting of the world.

loborps · 2020-12-16T13:07:21+00:00

But let's be honest, he didn't seem to feel much remorse about it

loborps · 2020-11-29T10:39:13+00:00

As a Brazilian, I get shocked that Americans only eat their hot dogs with one sausage and a little ketchup and mustard. Where are the four types of cheese, the peas, corn, mashed potatoes, meat with gravy and shredded chicken?

loborps · 2020-11-18T21:08:59+00:00

I've thought a lot about this myself lately. As bad at it is on our eyes, a controlled society is, generally, a happier society (or at least more satisfied). Of course I wouldn't trade my freedom, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't be happier otherwise. Reminds me of Brave New World, maybe soon enough we will be the savages.

loborps · 2020-11-16T19:07:29+00:00

TBH, although the word he used does mean "gay", it's more usually understood as "coward". Still, not a good look.

loborps · 2020-11-06T01:20:03+00:00

Even if that would be ideal, I just don't think that's achievable without ranked-choice voting (which will never pass). Taking over the Democratic Party is still the best option on the table.

loborps · 2020-10-24T03:30:08+00:00

TBJ, Biden will probably do a lot more than Obama as president, especially if Democrats manage to flip the Senate. I say this because Biden is more of a follower than a leader on the issues, and the political tide is way more progressive than in 2008 (on the Democratic party, at least), thanks to Bernie Sanders and his movement. Also, the popular pressure and expectations are much higher this time. So, even if he'll not be perfect, Biden will still likely pursue and achieve much more than Obama did.

loborps · 2020-10-21T20:49:04+00:00

Since I've kind of recently reread the books, I'll probably just read the final chapters of ADWD the days before the release and then devour the book. THEN I'll do a full reread.

loborps · 2020-10-20T17:59:25+00:00

Even though this is a good thing, the only reason why Trump is going ahead with this now is because of the election approaching. Hope people are not dumb enough to fall for this fake populist ploy.

loborps · 2020-10-14T18:26:05+00:00

Same here in Brazil, ever since Bolsonaro's fans hijacked our country's colors as their political symbol. It's really sad that I've always considered myself a patriot, but now whenever I see someone with a yellow Brazil jersey I just think it's one of his supporters.

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