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New comment by flashfaffe2 in "LLMs are steroids for your Dunning-Kruger"

flashfaffe2 — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:53:28 +0000

Without being to self-centred here but since I have been using LLM heavily I have always challenged the results given

The post seems to propose the following vector:

Idea-> LLm validation -> confidence -> no further checks

My process is more :

Idea-> LLm response -> skeptical reflection -> adversarial prompting -> synthesis

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "Introduction to Multi-Armed Bandits (2019)"

flashfaffe2 — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:28:30 +0000

Thanks for the inputs.

"Bandits work best for relatively simple optimization choices at very large scale"

Have you considered different methods to address this shortcoming?

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "Why gold loves arsenic (2021)"

flashfaffe2 — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 07:41:07 +0000

Genuine question for an outsider: would this imply that gold can be created? My memories from the last chemistry class I had, I clearly remember my teacher demonstrating philosopher stone ( aka changing materials in gold ) was feasible.

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "Commercial real estate worries is worst than expected"

flashfaffe2 — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:41:17 +0000

To resonate with recent article published on YC, the era of real estate is over.

Commercial real estate worries is worst than expected

flashfaffe2 — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:41:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-27/office-tower-deal-for-1-reveals-anxiety-among-longtime-buyers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39527794

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "Trading trust"

flashfaffe2 — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:00:58 +0000

Would be interested to know how this was computed. I guess this was a kind of survey and if so, based on the question: are proud of the US army or are you supporting us army action around the world then I wouldn't be surprised to observe difference.

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "Baruch Spinoza and the art of thinking in dangerous times"

flashfaffe2 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:27:14 +0000

Prévois thread on Spinoza here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37150843

The deindustrialization of Germany

flashfaffe2 — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 17:02:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.politico.eu/article/rust-belt-on-the-rhine-the-deindustrialization-of-germany/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36726670

Points: 100

# Comments: 163

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "1 Out 6 Asset managers may disappear by 2027"

flashfaffe2 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:17:43 +0000

Asset management business model in needs of clear reassement. There is clearly a lack of concurrence combined with high fees. Moreover, the sector has in a recent years seen an inflation of legislative obligation impacting their costs.

1 Out 6 Asset managers may disappear by 2027

flashfaffe2 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:17:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/24ca8149-816e-4263-816b-30be7ea52c0c

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36668506

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "French govt. says users of uBlock Origin, Signal etc. are potential terrorists"

flashfaffe2 — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:12:26 +0000

Short debate on the same topic on french TV:

https://youtu.be/5Sf6hdnSqS4

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "A SVB short seller explains red flags he saw months ago"

flashfaffe2 — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 11:41:16 +0000

I only know Cramer from the fun and others meme is been the originator. But that statistics should be taken with caution. Being long equity since 2008 was not really a proof of creating a alpha ( aka adding superior return than the market). That's the long term low interest rates environment that incentivize W Buffet to make his famous 10 years long sp500 won't be beaten by any HF.

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "French workers protest plan to increase retirement age"

flashfaffe2 — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:51:34 +0000

The current system requires more workers ( with decent salary) than number of retirers... Given the population if getting older this creates an a very prévisible imbalance...

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "French workers protest plan to increase retirement age"

flashfaffe2 — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:37:41 +0000

What I personally did but very hard to convince others to follow that way...

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "French workers protest plan to increase retirement age"

flashfaffe2 — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:10:20 +0000

French here:

Though the problem is well known (at least for 40 years), No french governments has considered diversifying the source of the revenue funding the pension system. Actually its worse as the only capitalisation existing are in a process to be nationalised.

Moreover, this reform is purely the outcome of political game. Macron electorat is mainly the 'boomers' who fully beneficiated of th situation ( in fact their pension are impacted despite having higher wealth than the majority of the workers).

I personally would consider a reform only if there an effort requested for everyone.

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "Vanguard boss warned investors not to expect superior returns from ESG funds"

flashfaffe2 — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:18:31 +0000

The withdraw from the $59 trillion Net Zero Asset Managers initiative shows somehow a little more nuance than the current doxa. Like it or not, this echoes the comment from former HSBC manager fired few months back for raising his own view.

Vanguard boss warned investors not to expect superior returns from ESG funds

flashfaffe2 — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:18:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/9dab65dd-64c8-40c0-ae6e-fac4689dcc77

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34973550

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "Researchers Discover a More Flexible Approach to Machine Learning"

flashfaffe2 — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:32:32 +0000

Same author but More technical video: https://youtu.be/IlliqYiRhMU

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "Researchers Discover a More Flexible Approach to Machine Learning"

flashfaffe2 — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 20:22:08 +0000

TEDx video from Ramin hasani explaining his algorithm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI35E5ewBuI

New comment by flashfaffe2 in "Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years"

flashfaffe2 — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:19:06 +0000

Low Interest-->Crony capitalism in a real free market loss would have occurred by the accountable people.