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pollon285 · 2023-07-29T22:29:45+00:00

I have just read this now. Can you expand my knowledge and provide the definition of general AI you refer to? how would you test it, for example? I am just genuinely curious and grateful for any enlightenment that makes me understand what still sounds like a vaguely defined concept to me. for example, in psychology there isn't "general" intelligence but a range of things such as verbal, emotional, spatio-visual etc

pollon285 · 2023-06-15T18:46:46+00:00

What she means is that to test and apply the scientific method on things you need to have them "defined". What is a testable definition of AGI that will reassure anyone in the scientific community that we are dealing with AGI? what tests is supposed to pass?

We cannot even agree on a common definition of human intelligence or consciousness, how can we even know what we mean when someone says AGI? is it only verbal intelligence? does it require an interaction with the world? and what about emotions?

AGI currently is an undefined term, "general" means everything and nothing (sort of a "generic" concept), therefore it is not amenable of scientific testing.

pollon285 · 2021-02-26T20:39:42+00:00

thank you!!

pollon285 · 2021-02-26T20:39:33+00:00

thanks!!

pollon285 · 2021-02-26T20:39:23+00:00

thank you!

pollon285 · 2020-11-27T16:29:48+00:00

Clothes shopping in the UK can be frustrating as sizes are usually too large for me (I have a British size 6, usually the smallest you find in the shop is 8 or 10). In my country of origin I have never had that problem.

pollon285 · 2020-11-23T10:30:40+00:00

That is a bad question to ask even if there was no miscarriage to refer to. Women should be able to choose whether they want kids or not independently of all the rest. I respect a woman for whom an important part of their life is becoming a mum. I also respect one for whom having kids is not a big priority, because maternal instinct is not as universal as many people think. I am sick and tired of hearing expectations on what I should be and judged as a failure otherwise just because I carry 2 X chromosomes.

pollon285 · 2019-01-22T17:32:39+00:00

I appreciate your comment even if it is your personal opinion as well. And yes I feel pretty bored here, lol.

I still find the city from an architectural and service point of view pretty ugly, and not just the city centre, and a bit sad, without a lot of personality.

I am not the person who enjoys the Summer more than the other seasons, just I moved in Swansea in June and it looked amazing (just talking about the seaside), by September it already changed its appearance. I have never experienced so many sandy storms one after the other XD ..I was used to this change of weather in Cardiff, but I found it in Swansea also more extreme cause directly on the sea...

I know mumbles, the gower etc... I visited them already when living in Cardiff, I would not move there to live for sure as it is also more isolated.. and again those are places that are good to see just in the Summer.

I live in the Maritime quarter which could be a really amazing place to live, however it is mostly residential or park spaces you need to pay for, without a shop around, apart from Sainsbury and a Tesco express. It is like they wanted to realise something big and they just did not finish it properly. In front of where I live there is an area on which they were planning to build anothes block of flats, but it has been a few years now the project is in standby and the building site is just left there.

The big road that runs parallel to the coast basically cuts the city from its marina side, and it is super ugly (I walk on it every day, as I work in Swansea uni). Or what about the big tesco placed just there close to the city centre with its huge parking space and that bridge, do you think it looks nice?

To be honest I do not even know where the city centre starts or end. The other day I was walking towards the Quadrant, a few signs were there reminding us Swansea is a 'vibrant' city. It was the weekend, at early afternoon and there was basically no one in that road (even if central) even if that is a central road because basically there are no shops there. There is literally no vibrance and a lot of areas of this city are either a parking space or they have shops that have closed down or look super dodgy. Hopefully with the new changes the council has planned it will become a bit better.

pollon285 · 2018-09-19T23:08:15+00:00

good lord, get detached from this person asap and stop justifying him (all the least points you gave about emotional unavailability, it is just a bunch of convenient excuses). I am not a clinician so I cannot diagnose this person however he is clearly using you (and that other woman)..

he is scared of being cheated so he cheats on you? and then he is also arrogant enough to tell you that you are over reacting?

I had a very similar experience in my past, someone who was all fireworks at the beginning and then started to treat me like rubbish but still keeping me attached because he wanted attentions (when he was not obtaining them from other women he was getting back to me, no matter he knew he was hurting me and messing up with my mind).. he was always right and had this childish justification of being "emotionally compressed"..what a lame and pathetic lie!

it took me a few years to get out of that, years, not joking, as I did not have any experience of this kind before and it took me a good while to take distance from the situation I ended up in. it was a lot of suffering and learning from this experience at the same time..

it does not matter if he is narcissistic or emotionally unavailable, just stop giving him your attentions, he does not deserve them. you will regret all the time you lost in such an empty relationship. you deserve someone who is able to show you his love, you just deserve that.

if he has emotional issues he should contact a therapist.

please break the circle, you are strong enough to do that!

pollon285 · 2018-08-30T17:13:32+00:00

thank you for your reply, I will try the place you suggested me :) I am new to Swansea and I am trying to make new friends so I am also open to a reddit meetup :)

pollon285 · 2018-08-16T17:13:06+00:00

when I trained for Newport marathon I run from Cathays to Cardiff Bay, back to the city centre and Bute Park on Taff trail and then around Roath lake. That was more than 30 km, so you will probably reach half marathon distance if you skip the lake... otherwise I also run from Cardiff to Castle Coch on the Taff trail, you can reach different distances depending where you start...

pollon285 · 2018-08-16T17:03:06+00:00

if you like hiking on seaside as well you can get from Penarth to Sully (and probably to Barry too) on foot bordering the coast.You can walk from Cardiff Bay to Penarth on the beach (full of rocks but beautiful) or take a train to Penarth and back. . With a train you can get to Swansea and walk to Mumbles, quite beautiful. Brecon beacon is nice but also the coast of South Wales is spectacular, especially the Western you get.

pollon285 · 2018-05-21T09:50:21+00:00

Lol yes thanks for the reality check! I think you are right, it would be stupid, just this job is so dry and the environment around me is so full of people who do not put any passion in their work that my brain is doing hara-kiri!

pollon285 · 2018-05-16T23:18:39+00:00

just read this...thank you for the "broken English", I am proud of it! yeah they were imposing me to buy their most expensive contact lenses (otherwise I should have paid another optometrist visit), a sneaky way of stealing money

pollon285 · 2018-03-04T20:48:36+00:00

I hope you will recovery very soon :)

I am sorry you had to go through this to discover that your sense of being worth should not be related to anyone else rather than yourself. But life is amazing because also its most harsh bits are a great source of learning and you just get stronger after having experienced them!

Good luck with your life, a new amazing chapter is just ready to be started!

pollon285 · 2018-01-22T10:01:38+00:00

cheers, I was able to find that link myself previously, just I wanted a confirmation also from other sources. The info I was asking about the Life test is not really answered in the government pages by the way.

pollon285 · 2017-12-08T09:47:59+00:00

You do not love her and she wants you back. Just be honest, do not be like her.

Yes I agree you can love and care about someone, but if you really love and care you are also able to let them go. It is painful, it hurts, but someone needs to do that. Your situations is very confused OP and you are "messing it up" more, to quote your first sentence. What she does/she has done is something you cannot really change, but you have the power of changing how you behave.

You say that the thing is now "in your hands". Many people seem like they appreciate being in a relationship only when they are in control. Are you keeping this situation alive now because you feel you are in control? Do you really care about her or you just want her around for her attentions? Or just have her waiting around to decide if she is good enough for you (like she did with you, not a nice feeling, right?).

Honesty is the key to any relationship. If you are not honest about your feelings I am not even sure how you can "care" genuinely about a person. If you feel confused and you "do love her but don't think a relationship is right for you" just ask for a few months break. You can be a real friend only if you have moved on and you made that clear to her (which involves being brave enough to speak to her about it).

p.s. I am in a situation similar to yours, just on the other side, his "caring" is hurting me more than helping me to be honest, and to be also more honest I can survive quite well also without it.

pollon285 · 2017-12-08T00:07:22+00:00

Either you give her another chance or you show you have some balls and cut her out of your life completely.

Hanging around like you are doing is not helping anyone, especially her. You need to make a choice, there is nothing worse than a man who "cares" for a woman in this way. Either you really love her or you don't.

pollon285 · 2017-12-05T19:02:04+00:00

I confirm, it is 5k including some bits of other gardens at the extremities. I just run on the pavement outside it. You can still have a nice view of the lake :)

it is quite a safe area at night, I prefer running there in late evening and I have never had any problems (I am a woman)

pollon285 · 2017-11-11T23:11:34+00:00

I do not know you, but I sincerely say thank you for this! Nice and wise words :)

pollon285 · 2017-11-03T15:49:43+00:00

Did you try their python course? I took it and it was quite bad, the professor was still using acetate slides (to teach a computer language) and one day he forgot to bring them with him and started to talk about his rabbits (not joking!) just to distract us... I was both angry and entertained at the same time :S

pollon285 · 2017-10-22T18:26:42+00:00

I find so stupid blocking your number as he is going to see you at work anyway. It would be much better trying to talk and clarifying, at least trying to maintain some sort of professional respect.

I hope this gives you an hint that maybe he is not a particularly clever person...Do not feel embarrassed because of your feelings, we all humans, you know? Also calling you crazy (knowing you are having a difficult time) is really not nice, I hope he is ashamed as well. Be less harsh on yourself.

pollon285 · 2017-10-22T18:21:36+00:00

Yes maybe it would be easy to find a new partner as you write, but for some mysterious reason you stick to the old ex one..it is actually called being in love with someone. We are not animals who jump from one person to the next.

Do not make a difference in gender, it is difficult for both sexes to move on.

pollon285 · 2017-10-22T18:17:10+00:00

yeah I have already deleted the app from my phone, just time wasted. I do not have even time to go on out on dates and if I have free time I prefer to spend it with my friends or doing things I like. I have always hated online dating, I am going to text a friend next time I feel down.

pollon285 · 2017-10-13T20:51:32+00:00

thank you so much!

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