alexanderdmitri

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    // Alexander Dmitri is property of Gala Corp.

    (function (self) {
      console.time("lifetime");
      try {
        while self.alive {
          self.wakeUp();
          self.doStuff();
          self.sleep();
        }
      }
      catch (fatalError) {
        console.error(`Whoops! ${fatalError}`);
      }
      finally {
        self = null;
        console.timeEnd("lifetime");
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    }(self));

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Comment · 4 months ago

I think this is from Sartre's "Literature & Existentialism."

I'm not a big fan of his generally, but I highly recommend this book in particular. A lot of what he wrote there really resonated for me.

Booming AI chip demand helps create two new $1T club members bbc.com

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Comment · 5 months ago

This was an enjoyable read, thank you!

Comment · 5 months ago

why 2030?

Comment · 5 months ago

This is exactly the type of comment I'd expect from a time-traveling alien trying to cover its tracks.

Why did you create us? Why do you hide in the shadows?!

Comment · 1 year ago

19.7% of children and adolescents are obese in the United States[0]. These are definitely forces outside their control during critical years of development. It's like blaming someone for being impoverished when they grew up in an impoverished atmosphere (also a popular view in the States).

Sure they could beat the odds on either issue when get older, but it's tough when you live in a system that works against you. It's good to say individuals should hold themselves accountable and not give up in the face of adversity, but from a macro-level it doesn't help fix the problem. I'd argue the your fault / deal with it attitude on these trends make those problems worse for a population.