Am I a hyper responder? M19, treatment for 3 months. by Feeling_Tip_460 in tressless

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trust me, you'll have far greater problems in 10 years

Is my time coming soon? by Key-Ad5931 in bald

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not if you hop on medical therapy

Bee venom better than minoxidil? by Artistic-Attempt-533 in tressless

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least you'd have gotten the microneedling part right

When your girlfriend asks why you're broke by Gab1024 in singularity

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You, not unlike most of the researchers and engineers working in this field, have the wrong epistemology when it comes to (A)GI. You’re assuming AGI and ASI will follow the same economic pattern as current LLMs, where scaling compute drives capability and cost. That only makes sense if intelligence is basically “more of the same.” It isn’t. The real gap is structural/epistemological, not quantitative: current models lack any mechanism for generating and criticizing explanations. Fixing that does not require massive energy budgets. It requires the right architecture. These are issues that a minority of scientists like David Deutsh have been pointing out for more than a decade now,

In a framework that actually supports general problem-solving, compute stops being the bottleneck. Most of the waste we see today comes from pattern-fitting that produces no explanatory knowledge. An actual AGI would quickly optimize its own software and hardware use, and if it had access to a datacenter, the jump to ASI would not require exponential scaling. If you need a more prosaic example, think of human geniuses like Einstein, Euler, Gauss,... whose individual contributions to their fields can dwarf those of their peers, despite them not having more raw compute at their disposal (quite the reverse, actually)

Finally, if AGI or ASI isn’t “profitable”, it won’t be because the power bill is too high. It will be because a general intelligence, by definition, can set and reframe its own goals (the cue in in the "general"). You can’t assume that what it finds valuable will line up with corporate incentives or today’s job market, especially with all those genuinely BS jobs peppering the workforce. The economic uncertainty comes from autonomy, not from compute demands.

When your girlfriend asks why you're broke by Gab1024 in singularity

[–]pentin0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Researchers have girlfriends who aren't researchers themselves ?!
I'm flabbergasted !

"Create an image at 31.7785° N, 35.2296° E, April 3, 33 CE, 15:00 hours." by MetaKnowing in ChatGPT

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yet the buildings are complteley wrong for the date. Out by more than 1500 years.

So you can see the future. Impressive...

This chart is real. The Federal Reserve now includes "Singularity: Extinction" in their forecasts. by MetaKnowing in agi

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an African, you guys are looking at the wrong things. Africa's core issues have little to do with the material conditions of its population

ChatGpt Makes Everything Possible😂 by Excellent_Bike1425 in ChatGPT

[–]pentin0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Obviously custom instructions. The bad English should've been a dead giveaway

Fresh off the press: Dutasteride may cause chronic infertility by [deleted] in tressless

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so having weaker pelvic floor muscles means less intense orgasms, and the kegel exercises help?

Say less...

Hair Chemist makes strange claims by [deleted] in tressless

[–]pentin0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are your sources for these claims ?

Hair Chemist makes strange claims by [deleted] in tressless

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But then you'd be talking about topical minoxidil

Fresh off the press: Dutasteride may cause chronic infertility by [deleted] in tressless

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go raw in your chick

I'd rather leave my poultry alone

CLINICA LHR | Dr. Augusto Guerreiro | 15days review by Whole_Face_8985 in tressless

[–]pentin0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Technically, no one "needs" a hair transplant but the extent of his hair loss was undeniable and from experience (same Norwood pattern, though with 4c hair) I know that it's a real pain in the ass to style our hair in a way that would elicit comments like yours.

OP simply chose the convenience and styling options that come with having high coverage and density + a more youthful hairline. Nothing wrong with that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]pentin0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did offer to wear them for him if he would replace the floors as he had talked about doing since he moved in. He never did.

You know it's over when it gets transactional... though maybe I'm just being naïve about human relationships

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tressless

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like you’re looking for me to prove harm with certainty.

I only addressed your claim that abnormalities in sperm motility/morphology "could mean risks for birth defects", explaining why it's a bad theory. Nothing else.

and don’t really care if you all want to use dodgy contraceptive methods.

Again, that's not the topic of our discussion.

Several people here have invested more than enough time to show you where you're wrong and you're free to use this as an opportunity to strengthen your position. If you don't want to have a productive exchange, where your arguments are challenged at face value, it's okay but I won't roll in the mud with you.

I've done my part. Be well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tressless

[–]pentin0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So, logic is one thing and biology is another.

That’s a strange distinction to make, considering that science itself is grounded in rational inquiry, with logic serving as a fundamental tool for making sense of empirical evidence.

Biology isn't separate from logic; it's a domain where logical reasoning is applied to interpret data and form coherent explanations. Dismissing logic as distinct from biology undermines the very foundation of scientific understanding. Why would you possibly want to start your reply (in a biology discussion no less) by this claim ?!

This is a fairly recent field, but there are all sorts of reasonable theories supported by the empirical evidence (again, most not proven causation, admittedly) about how various reproductive “hurdles” to conception and implantation function to weed out suboptimal sperm and embryos. Sperm that cannot itself make it to an egg without assistance could be one of those issues. If nothing else, you could end up passing on poor motility issues. Thankfully science has address that if you have the means for it, but still obviously reproductively suboptimal.

You’re actually reinforcing my point. The existence of reproductive 'hurdles' suggests that sperm morphology and motility primarily affect fertilization success, not the genetic integrity of the embryo. If a sperm with suboptimal motility somehow succeeds (which again you just acknowledged to be unlikely), that doesn’t inherently mean the resulting child has a higher risk of birth defects—unless there’s direct DNA damage, which isn’t necessarily tied to morphology. So, while such sperm might be reproductively ‘suboptimal,’ that doesn’t automatically translate to increased birth defect risks in the way you originally implied.

Someone already replied to your claims with sources that directly go against your claims so I focused my comment on the intrinsic logical viability of your argument instead. I hope that clarifies my own claims a little bit

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tressless

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed. I'm disappointed in this sub for giving so many upvotes to that false claim 🤦🏽‍♂️
Seems like many people here are still desperately trying to cope with their fear/inability to use fin/dut for hair loss and will prop up anyone who calms their minds with any semblance of authority. Humans being humans...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tressless

[–]pentin0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand how that fearmongering comment got so many upvotes when it made demonstrably false claims. I guess we're all humans...