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New comment by smokedetector1 in "Sanders introduces bill to ban artificial superintelligence and pause AI"

smokedetector1 — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:01:14 +0000

This is either a troll or a shockingly naive understanding of how scarce resources are allocated

New comment by smokedetector1 in "I Remain a Skeptic"

smokedetector1 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:31:59 +0000

my way of working is make sure I understand every bit of it. Something is still lost but I feel confident my ability to understand systems is not atrophied at all. And its actually improving because I can crunch through new systems rapidly and have a private tutor. Of course its best supplemented by human team members who actually know whats going on. Its not a panacea. But its incredibly useful

New comment by smokedetector1 in "I Remain a Skeptic"

smokedetector1 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:29:53 +0000

I think its that theres a way to use them really well and a way to use them not well and it comes out as a wash in the study if you dont stratify it. Im sorry, call it anecdotal if you want, I dont really care - I know what its doing for me on a day to day basis.

New comment by smokedetector1 in "I Remain a Skeptic"

smokedetector1 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:28:26 +0000

Yeah theyre amazing at debugging.

As long as you make sure you genuinely understand everything that comes out of it, and your domain has enough coverage in the LLM training data/context, its an incredible tool.

New comment by smokedetector1 in "I Remain a Skeptic"

smokedetector1 — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:28:27 +0000

idk. I get more stuff done, faster, that I wouldn’t have been able to. You have to use it judiciously and with supervision - I can see how letting it get out of control would negate the benefits. But with good use, its undeniable.

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Inconsiderate Asshole"

smokedetector1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:24:00 +0000

If you don’t understand the difference between existing in proximity and being disruptive then you are inconsiderate

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Inconsiderate Asshole"

smokedetector1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:18:50 +0000

Why is that rude? Youre just expressing yourself. Im responsible for my reaction. Right?

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Inconsiderate Asshole"

smokedetector1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:07:30 +0000

is there anything, in your view, which would make someones behavior objectively rude?

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Inconsiderate Asshole"

smokedetector1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:35:46 +0000

Kissing != making noise. Maybe you need to consider paying more attention to how your actions affect others in public spaces

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Inconsiderate Asshole"

smokedetector1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:55:44 +0000

I could be clearer. I’m saying that the fact that OP even noticed and was annoyed by it is evidence that facetime man is at fault, unless OP identifies as someone with a population-unusual hypersensitivity (eg autism, PTSD), which they didn’t.

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Inconsiderate Asshole"

smokedetector1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:49:23 +0000

People should err on the side of minimizing disruption in quiet public spaces.

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Inconsiderate Asshole"

smokedetector1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:40:44 +0000

The blog says they were talking louder than everyone else in the room. Inconsiderate people always think others should just chill out

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Inconsiderate Asshole"

smokedetector1 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:30:58 +0000

If you act like an inconsiderate asshole 50% of the time, then you’re an inconsiderate asshole, even if you follow basic social politeness the other 50% of the time. Seems like an overreaction to call holding the door open “very very nice.” Letting the door close in your face would have made him look obviously like an asshole in front of his friend.

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Degrees of Wealth"

smokedetector1 — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:19:27 +0000

In fact, a lot of wealth is only created by inequality. If wealth is power to effect your will, you have more of it when others are more desperate. The Shanghai wealthy have to spend less to get the same service - they have more real dollars DIRECTLY BECAUSE someone else has less.

New comment by smokedetector1 in "What does the Riemann zeta function have to do with the distribution of primes?"

smokedetector1 — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:30:01 +0000

I don’t automatically hate someone because someone calls them despicable

New comment by smokedetector1 in "What does the Riemann zeta function have to do with the distribution of primes?"

smokedetector1 — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:41:48 +0000

Why does it matter to you so much that OC is unambiguous?

New comment by smokedetector1 in "What does the Riemann zeta function have to do with the distribution of primes?"

smokedetector1 — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:09:19 +0000

Genuine question: are you on the spectrum? I find this reaction strange

New comment by smokedetector1 in "Those Who Wear Red"

smokedetector1 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:50:09 +0000

this is really hard. nice!

New comment by smokedetector1 in "What does the Riemann zeta function have to do with the distribution of primes?"

smokedetector1 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:54:18 +0000

Why does this shorthand upset you?

New comment by smokedetector1 in "What does the Riemann zeta function have to do with the distribution of primes?"

smokedetector1 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:25:50 +0000

Would you prefer OC was more specific, ie “the author turned out to be a racist”, or do you have an issue with calling someone like this despicable?