Debugreality

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Working on http://www.debugreality.com in my spare time and projects and products for it.

Interested in social change and making the world a better place.

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Comment · 3 months ago
I strongly agree. Humanity only benefits from having more smart ideas published.

Better is simply don't publish slop. If someone spends time refining and editing their idea with AI assistance and are happy with the quality of the finished product then I say go for it.

It's not like all human writers produce content that is worth reading.

Comment · 3 months ago
It's a tough one because some ideas may not exist without AI help.

Personally I recently published a white paper on an idea for democracy that has been bouncing around in my head for decades. AI helped flesh out the idea and write the pages of text and structure the whitepaper.

I'm not an academic so I probably would never have fleshed out this idea without AI but I think it's better to have the idea published so it can be seen than to have remained bouncing around in my head until I passed away.

I'd agree that an academic version of my idea written by hand would be better. But a mostly AI written version is better than the knowledge never being published and I still spent a good two days on it making sure I agreed with every paragraph and fixed every issue I could find.

Considering this in general I think the amount of human effort that goes into creating something is probably the right measure of it's quality over if AI was used to assist in it's creation.

Comment · 1 year ago
I think it's also important to point out the auditing and spying the government is asking the universities to comply with including the whistle blower section and things like - "report all requested immigration and related information to the United States Department of Homeland Security".

It appears that because it's easier to bully, punish and disappear individuals than an institution the Trump administration is doing everything it can to find out who these individuals are so they can be targeted.

Comment · 4 years ago
Generally these kinds of clauses should be viewed as red flags. I had one contract that was something like "We reserve the right to buy all IP from anything you work on while employed here for $1".

I got it removed before joining but looking back it was one of the most toxic placed I'd ever worked and this was just one of a number of red flags.

Comment · 5 years ago
If I am tired and snap at my daughter then I feel guilty to hurt her feelings but that's because I love her and I'm grateful she is in my life it reminds me to focus on and share the love and gratitude. Guilt is the indication there is something I value that I am not appreciating or respecting enough. The idea being instead of the feeling dragging me down it moves me forward.
Comment · 5 years ago
* At the root of jealousy is a goal that can inspire me

* Feeling guilt indicates something I can be grateful for

* Fear can also be a challenge to learn something new

Comment · 5 years ago
It seems to me they should send each student a device for the test with it's own mobile internet so they can use it and turn it off / send it back after.
Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
c7DJTLrn - unfortunately this is totally normal for us human animals. Negative thinking is hardwired to be the dominant thought process. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-019-0560-0 https://www.verywellmind.com/negative-bias-4589618

Luckily it is well studied and there are many old and new techniques that work for many of us with the most recommended seeming to be Mindfulness.

For me Visualization is also an amazing technique because if done right the brain remembers what we visualize so we can rewire our default thinking.

Try checking out Mel Robins her YouTube channel has a lot of great free stuff and her books are great as well. But if you don't gel with her style there are a ton of alternative people trying to explain more or less the same concept.

Comment · 5 years ago
Stop buying things from China - look for alternatives. Next time you buy something major look into where it is sourced. If there is something you buy a lot of from China look for an alternative.
Comment · 5 years ago
Leave one side of this transparent wood unpainted and termites would be easy to spot.
Comment · 6 years ago
Take a look into Chinese and Uighurs and Tabetains. Look into Scientology and other cults. Look into ISIS and radicalisation. Brainwashing is definitely a thing that works and a lot of energy is put into making it happen. It is indeed scary.
Comment · 6 years ago
As a hiring manager the test that I believe works best is a code reading exercise. This helps reduce anxiety or the effects of anxiety (fear has a very big negative effect on creative thinking)

I take a small fairly self contained function from the existing code base. Give them 10 minutes to read the function.

You can also add a few actual bugs into the function if you like to see if they are picked up.

I then generally ask them a couple of questions. First to step through what the function is doing. Then what the larger context of the function might be and finally if they have any thoughts on improving the function.

It's a quick test usually under 20 minutes you can even hand it over to non technical interviewers if you describe what kind of answers they should be looking for.

Comment · 6 years ago
Realise there is often a fine line between friends and friends with benefits. My advise would be let them know you find them attractive like offering compliments. Occasionally make a move to get closer, massage, touching etc. Spend time with them. It is likely they will be in the mood sooner or later and you will be the most convenient option.

Basically let them know your interested and ask. If you don't ask you won't get anything. But keep it light and occasional. And remember people can change their mind - so its ok to ask more than once.

Comment · 7 years ago
This article keeps describing how much password sharing and piracy cost but is only proposing a solution for password sharing without talking about which issue is bigger. For all we know piracy might be 99% of the problem.

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