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New comment by downboots in "What universities and higher education demand today"

downboots — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:56:46 +0000

Organized, attentive, nuanced, articulate, adaptable, critical thinking.

What universities and higher education demand today

downboots — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:42:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do68pHMLpB8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47918788

Points: 1

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New comment by downboots in "Amateur armed with ChatGPT solves an Erdős problem"

downboots — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:19:28 +0000

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10057979-perhaps-i-could-be...

New comment by downboots in "Butterflies are in decline across North America, a look at the Western Monarch"

downboots — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:21:50 +0000

We'll hopefully look back at these like we now see asbestos. All our scientific advancement doesn't automatically cure myopia. https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/disappearing-pod/how-...

Distribution of Global Biomass

downboots — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:06:22 +0000

Article URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Distribution_of_the_global_biomass.png

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47915191

Points: 4

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The Shoe That Broke Running [video]

downboots — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:01:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfIWxFIVP_Y

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47913639

Points: 3

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New comment by downboots in "Amateur armed with ChatGPT solves an Erdős problem"

downboots — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:28:34 +0000

Whoosh

New comment by downboots in "Amateur armed with ChatGPT solves an Erdős problem"

downboots — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:30:26 +0000

It doesn't matter if you use a car or go there walking. If your goal is cave exploration, the tools are irrelevant.

New comment by downboots in "How many biological substrates of life?"

downboots — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:56:34 +0000

Does turing machine count?

Fruit Box

downboots — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:03:31 +0000

Article URL: https://en.gamesaien.com/game/fruit_box/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47906886

Points: 2

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New comment by downboots in "Simulacrum of Knowledge Work"

downboots — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:30:10 +0000

Yes. I think the main warning here is that it is an added risk. A little glitch here and there until something breaks.

New comment by downboots in "Simulacrum of Knowledge Work"

downboots — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:15:47 +0000

Feels like a parallel with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_%28philosophy_o... where "it's not valid until you checked"

New comment by downboots in "Education must go beyond the mere production of words"

downboots — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:43:28 +0000

> accurately represent a reality is going to become increasingly important

I personally perceive a decoupling all over the board. Not just in language. You hear terms like "wage stagnation" or "degree inflation". Just choose an area. They're all detachments from the true thing they represented.