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New comment by tnias23 in "Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin speaks to Tatsuya Takahashi (2017)"

tnias23 — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:32:05 +0000

I thought he was just bullshitting again until I watched that video

New comment by tnias23 in "AI will make our children stupid"

tnias23 — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:12:48 +0000

I find LLMs useful for quickly building mental models for unfamiliar topics. This means that instead of beating my head against the wall trying to figure out the mental model, I can beat my head against the wall trying to do next steps, like learning the lower level details or the higher level implications. Whatever is lost not having to struggle through figuring out the mental model is easily outweighed by being able to spend that time applying myself elsewhere.

New comment by tnias23 in "60k kids have avoided peanut allergies due to 2015 advice, study finds"

tnias23 — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:49:06 +0000

Prior to the EpiPen, people carried the Ana-Kit. It became commercially available in 1963 and was a little kit containing a syringe pre-loaded with epinephrine, antihistamine tablet(s?), and a tourniquet.

People in anaphylactic shock sometimes (often?) need more than one dose, and antihistamine should be taken asap. The epinephrine just bridges the gap until the antihistamine kicks in.

I liked the Ana-kit because the syringe had 2 doses in it (you turned the plunger 90° for the second dose) and the antihistamine. It was much cheaper, and it was pretty easy—- just pull off the needle cap, stick your thigh to the hilt, and press the plunger.

Despite the relative ease of autoinjectors like EpiPen, I was pretty upset when Ana-kit was discontinued and I had to start carrying EpiPens. That’s why I always get the generic 2-pack prescribed and keep it in a ziplock bag with a couple Benadryls.

New comment by tnias23 in "YouTube says it'll bring back creators banned for Covid and election content"

tnias23 — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 23:10:02 +0000

The studies you cite are the typical ones circulated by antivaxers and are not considered credible by the medical community due to severe methodological flaws, undisclosed biases, retractions, etc.

To the contrary, high quality studies consistently show that vaccines are not linked to developmental disability or worse health outcomes.

New comment by tnias23 in "Gemini 2.0 is now available to everyone"

tnias23 — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 05:30:32 +0000

do you mean "Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental 02-05"? too many similarly named models

New comment by tnias23 in "CDC: Unpublished manuscripts mentioning certain topics must be pulled or revised"

tnias23 — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:17:26 +0000

Is this a quote from Sartre, or just an interpretation? I looked for it and couldn’t find it, beyond maybe representing his “Paris under the occupation”

New comment by tnias23 in "Merry Christmas Everyone"

tnias23 — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:09:13 +0000

I’ve never really been anxious about dead internet theory until watching this video. I guess I just never had knowing exposure to it. Surreal dystopia.

New comment by tnias23 in "ChatGPT Pro"

tnias23 — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:51:09 +0000

Even o1?

New comment by tnias23 in "The deterioration of Google"

tnias23 — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 21:07:27 +0000

Except tortoise is supposed to win. Maybe we just haven’t given it enough time?

New comment by tnias23 in "The Varieties of Mystical Experience"

tnias23 — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 01:52:09 +0000

Assuming that this suggestion of “pushing up” CSF is possible, if taken literally, it would increase intracranial pressure (ICP). The normal ICP range is around 7-15 mmHg, and pressures outside this range can reduce cerebral perfusion, with increases potentially causing cerebral ischemia and brain herniation. Therefore, maintaining normal ICP is crucial for brain health. Let’s assume this supposed technique alters ICP minimally enough to stay within the normal range. I am not aware of any evidence suggesting that ICP at the higher end of normal (or anywhere within normal) is associated with health benefits.

New comment by tnias23 in "Reddit banned me for developing Geddit"

tnias23 — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 03:15:30 +0000

I can see the function of mods being taken over by ai at some point. Pros might outweigh cons.

New comment by tnias23 in "Why toilet paper keeps getting smaller and smaller"

tnias23 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 03:01:48 +0000

How can you dry off with only a couple squares? Does your bidet have a drying fan too??

New comment by tnias23 in "Why toilet paper keeps getting smaller and smaller"

tnias23 — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 02:58:20 +0000

Even the ones that say flushable aren’t. It’s just a marketing ploy.

New comment by tnias23 in ""Frost crack" sounds may come from sky, not trees"

tnias23 — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 20:10:35 +0000

What’s common knowledge in Scandinavia? That the sounds come from the air, not the trees?

New comment by tnias23 in "Dark mode is not as good for your eyes as you believe"

tnias23 — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:43:46 +0000

Paywall

New comment by tnias23 in "The case for not sanitising fairy tales"

tnias23 — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:46:41 +0000

My knee jerk reaction to the title was a strong feeling that racist, sexist, and ageist tropes absolutely should be sanitized out of fairy tails. But this article discusses a different kind of sanitizing, and i feel more comfortable with its premise.

New comment by tnias23 in "Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice"

tnias23 — Tue, 21 May 2024 04:41:37 +0000

Scarlet says she was shocked to hear the voice in the 4o demo, and they had requested her consent (for the 2nd time) 2 days prior to the demo. If that demo voice was the same as the existing Sky voice, this wouldn’t be happening.

New comment by tnias23 in "Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice"

tnias23 — Tue, 21 May 2024 04:36:37 +0000

Idk the voice in the 4o demo and the existing Sky voice seemed quite different to me. And Scarlett’s letter says she and her friends were shocked when they heard the 4o demo. This whole situation is about the newly unveiled voice in the demo. It’s different.

New comment by tnias23 in "What’s the difference between an -ectomy, an -ostomy, and an -otomy? (1986)"

tnias23 — Wed, 15 May 2024 20:56:28 +0000

Add -ectomy to the list

Edit: I’m stupid

New comment by tnias23 in "Ilya Sutskever to leave OpenAI"

tnias23 — Wed, 15 May 2024 09:55:01 +0000

Insane structure? I was unaware. What do you mean?