tripleSex

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Comment · 2 years ago

I am quite unsure as to the veracity of the claim that "the average will converge [upon] the truth". I recall cases being made (as asides) for the opposite conclusion. Intuitively even, this idea of equating truth with convergance towards the average opinion appears contradictory, counterfactual, and ahistorical. Excuse my being brass, but a "wisdom of crowds" seems to me oxymoronic on its face. I'd love to be persuaded otherwise though; mainly due to my perception of a lack of credence towards your view. Perhaps I have misunderstood your qualifier: "As long as there isn't a strong truth bias to people's estimate . . . "? Off the top of my head, I can't imagine any scenario in which a mixed population of laypeople and academics/experts would converge towards the same (vote average) findings as a sample of a handful of experts/academics. For example, would The Average converge towards correct mathematics or physics answers? Besides trivial, non-technical questions that do not require complex analysis, I think not. (See: False Memory: Mandela Effect. [0] [note]) [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory#Mandela_effect [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_cascade [Note]: My point is that groups' thinking is liable to be compromised. (After all, what has been more important to a human — evolutionarily: the truth or social access?) Also see: Information Cascade. [1] {Post-Scriptum: My position is that if averages for answers to questions were taken, from the 'crowd' of the whole Earth, then these would diverge significantly and routinely from The Truth. If there are cases in which you feel this to not be the case I would inquisitively consider such scenarios waveBidder.} <Edit: Deletion: " . . . ~difficulty in lending~ . . . ">

Comment · 2 years ago

I utilize the 'select/highlight`–'search web` flow numerous times throughout the day. I am on iOS and, like you, was unable to force the 'search web` highlight selection option to default to a non-Safari browser. However, I use the functionality you speak of through a different invocation: 'select/highlight`–'define`–'search web`. Interestingly enough, this procedure — once a non-Safari browser is set as the default web browser for the iOS device and/or the specification of preferred search engine — redirects towards the user's browser (as well as search engine) of choice. I shall investigate these functionalities' behavior on macOS — id est, desktop — tomorrow possibly and will get back to you noduerme. {Edit: deletion: " . . . ~such~ redirects . . . "}

Comment · 3 years ago

Tried looking for a source to this quote by Seneca (the Younger, I assume) and couldn't find one anywhere. Do you have a source ganzuul? The WikiQuote entry is quite expansive and thorough, yet I was unable to <ctrl + f> your provided quotation — even in the "Discussion" tab. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger

Comment · 3 years ago

What I have always been confused about is where all the "open" journals are which side-step these centralized, commercial publishers.

Comment · 4 years ago

This is appalling.

Comment · 4 years ago

Just log into a remote shell and execute emacs-org-mode from there. Like, remote shells are free 2022, no? I agree that if all the devices can't generalize to one source then it isn't as rewarding.

Comment · 4 years ago

Literally tried using BlackHole with the same aim you do, but couldn't believe I was unable to route an input (BlackHole) to an output (DisplayPort, for example, in my case).

After hunting agressively on Google I was stoked when I found Apple's native, in-house solution: AU Lab.

It's actually really clutch.

https://www.apple.com/apple-music/apple-digital-masters/

https://www.apple.com/apple-music/apple-digital-masters/docs...

Comment · 4 years ago

Yeah, you are right pxeger1 1: niche (/NEESH/) doesn't have accent mark. (In French, the e without an accent mark is silent. According to some person on Quora . . . )

Comment · 4 years ago

I haven't chosen a software niché to focus into and am curious about Development Operations -- anybody know any internet web-sites that have ,,Leetcode''-like exercises/education? Or even books and technologies I should study would be helpful, but obviously, content recommendations which are more structured would be more useful.