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New comment by curation in "Artificial intelligence is not conscious – Ted Chiang"

curation — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:38:34 +0000

LLMs do not have an unconscious, the negative dimension from which a subject can question what they. LLMs do not have desire because they are thoughts without a thinker. The problem is not LLMS but rather, that subjectivity itself is not popular in discussion. I suggest reading Freud, Lacan, Hegel for a start.

New comment by curation in "Lessons you will learn living in a snowy place"

curation — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:30:49 +0000

I grew up in Canadian snowbelt (Great Lakes) and never lost power. If there is an ice storm - then we all freak out. I'm not saying it can't happen if a lot of snow falls and then there is wind but we lose power in summer more often from squirrels trying to nest in transformers. The biggest blackout I experienced was in Toronto in a summer heatwave.

New comment by curation in "Confessions of a Theoretical Physicist"

curation — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:57:16 +0000

The book Sublime Object of Ideology (Zizek) and a second volume due soon attempts an interdisciplinary reframing of the theory of everything - working with Quantum Physicists and Material Hegelian/Lacanian philosophy. I am a philosopher who works with theoretical physicists.

New comment by curation in "Why doesn't advice work?"

curation — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:19:10 +0000

The source of our acts of freedom leans more heavily towards our unconscious. This is because our consciousness is ruled by social order, economic order, ideology etc. We take facts, advice that fit what our unconscious can use. For example, we never fall in love because of facts/pros/cons, but only realize afterwards that it has happened. It's not so much that advice doesn't work, but rather provocation to think is what works and advice is about surplus enjoyment of the advisor.

New comment by curation in "'Russia's Google' exits the country"

curation — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 23:07:04 +0000

The Yandex translate is excellent - especially for the Georgian language vs Google and others.

New comment by curation in "Language is primarily a tool for communication rather than thought [pdf]"

curation — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:26:33 +0000

The failure of language to provide for us a way to precisely say what we mean results in consciousness. (Lacan/Slovenian Troika/McGowan/Benjamin etc)

New comment by curation in "The "uncanny" is the experience of a loss of control"

curation — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:16:28 +0000

The most uncanny thing in the world is the observation of our subjectivity in action.

New comment by curation in "Priced out of home ownership"

curation — Tue, 28 May 2024 03:46:13 +0000

Wealth inequality of the Global South has reached the West. Folks will have to live in smaller spaces with more people.

New comment by curation in "Ask HN: Best Relief for Body Aches?"

curation — Sat, 04 May 2024 05:48:30 +0000

I am 51 and have run 10km a day for 28 years. I stretch 1-2 hours per day (yoga/pilates/general stretching) and remain completely pain free.

New comment by curation in "The Tears of a Clown: Probing the comedian's psyche (2008)"

curation — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 23:23:14 +0000

Only a Joke Can Save Us - Todd McGowan and incredible and accurate analysis of what comedy is.

New comment by curation in "A Terribly Serious adventure: Philosophy and war at Oxford"

curation — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:01:47 +0000

The point of philosophy is to ask better questions, specifically questions that do not mystify the problem and thus perpetuate it. It's is not and has never been about answers. - love, a philospher

New comment by curation in "What’s behind the Freud resurgence?"

curation — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:26:29 +0000

As a critical theorist, Freud was rejected alongside many old white dudes in an understandable reactionary reflex for many decades. One had to turn to Fanon to access thinking about the unconscious. I would argue that currents in philosophy to us Lacan and Freud to read capitalist subjectivity alongside new interpretations of Hegel have shifted the field tremendously, starting with the 1989 work of Zizek Sublime Object of Ideology. Over the decades this work has increased in relevance as a way of understanding a way out of our current predicament.

New comment by curation in "Gilles Deleuze – What is Philosophy? [audio]"

curation — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 23:04:29 +0000

Philosophy is accurately describing an antagonism instead of asking questions which just further mystify the antagonism allowing it to continue, unabated. This is the time for philosophers.

New comment by curation in "Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications"

curation — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:20:48 +0000

cool!

New comment by curation in "New theory claims to unite Einstein's gravity with quantum mechanics"

curation — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:55:13 +0000

What if universality is a name for a kind of antagonism? What comes first is not a wholeness that is disturbed, but difference itself. Reality itself is unfinished and built in parallax. This new theory alongside current metaphysical theories of everything is inspiring.

New comment by curation in "Intermittent fasting more effective than calorie restriction"

curation — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:02:21 +0000

In my homeless youth I intermittently fasted out of no choice. I was really skinny.

New comment by curation in "Workers in Sweden Will Expand Strike Against Tesla"

curation — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:00:58 +0000

UAW and Sean Fein !

New comment by curation in "Bhutan declares its entire street dog population fully sterilized and vaccinated"

curation — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:54:52 +0000

Tblisi Georgia does this as well. The dogs are ear tagged and are sort of like the community pets.

New comment by curation in "The slow death of authenticity in an attention economy"

curation — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:45:43 +0000

What does authenticity mean here? It is an ideological term - meaning, no one will assert they are trying to be inauthentic.

New comment by curation in "Indoor wood burning raises women’s lung cancer risk by 43%"

curation — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 23:41:27 +0000

I'm aware of this project: https://www.noeton.fi/ They have a device that goes into your fireplace removes cancer causing substances to EU standards. They are a group of Finnish scientists and friends who wanted to find a way to make something they love less polluting and safer to use.