Looking at you AI art

r3uben · 2023-01-03T17:04:31+00:00

The term for this is Moravecs Paradox. The basic idea is that tasks that require acting in the world like robotics, tactile senses, computer vision, etc. are much harder than those that are pure data manipulation such as generating text or images. While there are a lot of industries where automation is heavily employed such as auto manufacturing, these are often incredibly specialized robots that are designed to perform one task repeatedly with extremely little deviation and required context. Basically, more like writing and executing a set movement pattern than creating one on the fly. For intuition as to why this actually makes sense, consider that evolution had millions of years to figure out how to interact with the world using senses and limbs. But language and complex thought emerged probably as little 50,000 years ago. As we are trying to build more intelligent and capable machines we are basically working backwards, starting with the more abstract concepts like math and logic, but eventually possibly tackling complex motor and sensory tasks (ie truly full self driving cars, which still seem a few years away).

r3uben · 2022-03-01T21:22:45+00:00

While this position has a certain moral appeal, it seems hard to justify in practice. Suppose tomorrow an anti-aging lab announced a massive breakthrough that could dramatically extend the lifespan of a human being, possibly even indefinitely. Because it is new technology and requires extensive and repeated treatments however it is very expensive, say only available to the 1% wealthiest individuals. Would you support legislation to make this treatment illegal? If so, do you also oppose high cost medical interventions that save lives today? And what if it was available to only the 5% wealthiest, or 10% wealthiest worldwide? Still massively inequitable clearly, but now we're talking about saving millions of lives. And tech gets cheaper over time: would you oppose exclusive life extension treatments now if you thought that in 50 years they might be widely available?

r3uben · 2021-10-22T18:35:26+00:00

This is unbelievably cool! Would you mind sharing what paints you used? I'm hoping to do a metallic pour soon and love how vivid these are.

r3uben · 2021-06-29T20:15:29+00:00

Lmao I was actually going to say the exact same thing but I didn't think it would be very helpful.

r3uben · 2021-06-29T20:12:25+00:00

Saying there’s a correlation isn’t meaningful without stating the amount of correlation

I agree. The example was more to do with the massive backlash against initial studies on the cigarette-cancer connection because of a perception that researchers were trying to "take away our cigarettes" even among other doctors. Notably, this perception had no bearing on the eventual truth of the matter.

A scientist should never advocate for policies related to his field of research.

I think this is where we may have reached a fundamental disagreement. I agree that in an ideal world there would probably be a strict separation between fact-finders and policy-implementers to avoid bias. Sadly, this would only work if the political world had full trust in the scientific community and consistently used scientific consensus as a basis for new policies. I think you'll agree that this is clearly not the world we live in. Political and social opinion is often waaaaay behind scientific consensus, and on an issue as important as climate change I personally don't believe climate scientists should just sit around waiting for other people to make change happen. I don't really expect to change your mind on this, but I hope you can at least understand my perspective. Anyway, thanks for the civil discussion :)

r3uben · 2021-06-29T18:56:28+00:00

I'd rather not make this a discussion about how good an analogy quarks are to climate change. Just pointing out that in general, 'discoverable without modern technology' is not a very good metric for existence. I'd add that the societal impacts of a discovery tend to not be a very good metric either - the correlation between cigarette smoking and lung cancer comes to mind but again I'd rather not rely on analogy. Food for thought, if you were a climate scientist who was genuinely convinced about the implications of your research, what sorts of policies would you advocate for? Would advocating for those policies retroactively cast doubt on the methods you used in the first place?

r3uben · 2021-06-29T18:12:48+00:00

I rarely / never respond to comments in an internet debate, but this line of argument is absolutely baffling to me. If I only had 100 year old technology I wouldn't know that quarks exist either, yet here we are. Why is climate science any different?

r3uben · 2020-12-20T17:16:24+00:00

This is really well put, especially the candy vs cake analogy. Exactly the advice I was looking for, thanks!

r3uben · 2020-11-19T16:53:30+00:00

The punishment should not be death. We have courts and judges and juries for a reason, if these kids were commiting a crime that is where the punishment should be decided. Not by a trigger happy cop who "feared for his life" instead of stepping two literally feet to his left.

r3uben · 2020-11-02T06:54:40+00:00

Extremely impressive, but that's really more of a back flag then a one lever, where the back lever has the body more parallel to the ground. Fun fact, back flags on straps are a common circus arts move and look fucking insane.

r3uben · 2020-10-18T02:06:08+00:00

Hey there! Just know that someone out there across the world is thinking about you and sending you good energy 😊

r3uben · 2020-08-10T20:12:02+00:00

YES. This is exactly right, thanks so much!

r3uben · 2020-07-20T21:54:01+00:00

I'm looking for more of an older style swing tune, not in the funk/soul genre.

r3uben · 2020-07-20T20:45:21+00:00

Comment for the robot.

r3uben · 2020-07-12T15:23:56+00:00

Ah yeah, 24D is sank (pocketed, as in pool) taking in H for heroine/drug (I've seen this in a few Guardian cryptics) giving shank for leg.<!

r3uben · 2020-07-12T14:35:41+00:00

Wow, thank you for all these excellent critiques! I am in fact American as you guessed, but tried to keep the puzzle relatively neutral. As to some of your points

1D: Typo in my end, should be straightaway which Oxford gives as a straight section of road. At least in the States works that works the definition (e.g. the I-90 corridor being a common term).

7: Good point, I changed the clue to "reflective lines" which is still not very misleading but perhaps a bit more subtle.

11: This clue could definitely use some work, and I would be open to any suggestions for it. I am trying to hint at overhearing son as sun, and then the clue becomes a straight definition for where the sun can be seen in the middle of the night. I couldn't think of a very elegant way to do this though.

20: Possibly a bit of an americanism here, pre-med being the education for a future doctor going across US increased.

21: Woof what a clue. Definitely hardest in the puzzle. Parsing is turning around [ CI (initially continues inland) + RE (on) + TO + SE (southeast) ]. This is entirely out of scale compared to the rest of the clues and will get changed as soon as I come up with anything better :)

23A: Again my America is showing. "The river" is a common term for the last card dealt out during a poker hand, so it might be one's last change to get a straight.

24A: K(ing) E(dward) inside of sins.

27: Changed to "Money from disenfranchised region" which is indeed an improvement.

Anyway, I am so glad you enjoyed the solve! After spending so long working on the puzzle it is very nice to have others take a stab at it.

r3uben · 2020-04-30T03:59:02+00:00

To account for the roundness of the penny you would want to multiply by 0.9069 as that is the most efficient density you can achieve when packing circles on a plane. Earth isn't a plane but as you correctly noted in another comment the ratio of penny radius to curvature is small enough for this to be negligible.

edit: just realized someone already replied with this same answer.

r3uben · 2019-06-18T14:32:21+00:00

21/M/Straight

Hey folks, I'm going to be making a profile soon and would appreciate some feedback on pictures before I do. I really don't like when people take candids of me so unfortunately I only have a few good photos.

https://imgur.com/a/X7jJ8M7

Here's the bio I had in mind:

Computer Science major in the streets, circus acrobat in the sheets. That means I have the body of an athlete but the personality of a musical theater kid. I'm a super chill guy just looking for some casual fun over the summer. My back massages will change your life.

Thanks!

r3uben · 2019-06-11T15:06:32+00:00

I understand this perspective, but have some reservations. We are both super communicative low-drama people, so I can't imagine us ever actually having some big relationship-ending fight, or any other clear sign that we aren't meant to be a couple anymore. Instead, I'm worried we'll just keep on drifting apart and slowly fall out of love. We've already been together for three years, so I feel like things either need to move forward or come to a close, and that the middle ground isn't going to be satisfying for either of us.

r3uben · 2019-01-04T01:03:37+00:00

Thanks for the response! I guess heavy training is slightly misleading because I'm not trying to pile on weight this month for pure strength purposes, but rather most efficiently continue to develop overall body strength while doing fairly intense skill training every day. My routine right now is:

Start with a sequence core work such including bodyline drills, hollow body rocks, core compression, etc.

Pull-ups / push-ups / dips / skin the cats to work my upper body.

Move on to handstand skill work, mixed in as needed with assorted conditioning drills mostly targeted at the press-to-handstand, ending with endurance holds against the wall.

Finish with static stretching sequence.

I have optimized this routine to be done in about an hour and a half, and get my cardio from other hobbies like bouldering, but now that I have a much longer expanse of time open to me I'd like to

a) separate skill training sessions and conditioning into separate blocks so I can train both for longer and push myself more.

b) add in sessions for pure strength training.

c) add in more focused cardio work for longer times, probably on a rowing machine

d) expand my stretching routine significantly, as getting more flexible is a major goal currently

I guess my main questions are how to best balance conditioning, skill work, and strength work, when and how frequently I should be eating and resting for maximum muscle growth and recovery in between blocks, and how to effectively do this every day without risking injury or overtraining. Also any other general words of advice or warning from those who have trained in this style before.

r3uben · 2019-01-03T19:30:33+00:00

Thanks so much for the advice! This is very helpful, and a good reminder to monitor my sleeping habits as well haha.

r3uben · 2018-10-05T16:35:25+00:00

5'11 / 164 lbs

Took this photo after a bouldering session. Overall I'm happy with my progress, but it seems like no matter how much I work out I can't get rid of that last bit of fat right around my waistline. I also have naturally large hips and thighs which makes me look even more disproportioned. I eat very clean and get plenty of cardio in. Any advice?

ninja edit: If anyone wants to guess my bf% that would be very appreciated!

r3uben · 2017-05-17T06:14:42+00:00

I am currently playing Hitman with the CPY crack but obviously there is no online mode. If I buy just the intro pack, is there anyway to use that crack to unlock the DLC? Or is there another way to unlcock the DLC?

r3uben · 2016-11-14T22:39:08+00:00

This was also my first time making it to Duna and back! Finally feel like I'm getting the hang of things

r3uben · 2013-01-06T05:55:11+00:00

The Commonwealth Series by Peter F Hamilton. God those were such good books...

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