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New comment by zeckalpha in "Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse"

zeckalpha — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:20:42 +0000

This sphere goes further back: There's direct connections to Extropianism and onto many more: Transhumanism, Julian Assange, Alcor, Timothy Leary, John Perry Barlow (EFF, Grateful Dead), another VP: Dick Cheney, Nicholas Negroponte, Marvin Minsky, Jeffrey Epstein...

Really depends on how broad of a brush you use. This article makes lots of connections but could connect with all of the above with only a few more.

Clonaid (2002)

zeckalpha — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:53:32 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonaid

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49707503

Points: 1

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New comment by zeckalpha in "'You Can See Everything' Review: Nathan Fielder's Doc About Elizabeth Holmes"

zeckalpha — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 22:21:30 +0000

Whistleblowers get ignored regularly.

A Puzzle

zeckalpha — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:37:29 +0000

Article URL: https://kyle.marek-spartz.org/posts/2026-09-08-a-puzzle.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616667

Points: 2

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New comment by zeckalpha in "'You Can See Everything' Review: Nathan Fielder's Doc About Elizabeth Holmes"

zeckalpha — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:56:11 +0000

Or the other way: The reason the scam was caught was because people were looking for flaws. Society gives a lot of grace to male scammers.

New comment by zeckalpha in "Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber"

zeckalpha — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:25:51 +0000

Google is targeting a different segment of the frontier.

New comment by zeckalpha in "IPFS Maintainers Winding Down"

zeckalpha — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:05:00 +0000

I have thought IPFS (or something like it) could provide a solution to ongoing scraping woes.

New comment by zeckalpha in "'Ghost job' ads are getting so bad that lawmakers want to ban them"

zeckalpha — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:18:15 +0000

Yet, the government requires these, e.g. in the case of PERM applicants. https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/employer-recruitment...

New comment by zeckalpha in "Nativ: Run frontier open models locally on your Mac"

zeckalpha — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:03:21 +0000

The frontier is a curve. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_front

New comment by zeckalpha in "The shingles vaccine may reduce the risk of dementia"

zeckalpha — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:26:14 +0000

My understanding is that they're not sure if the vaccine will last in your system for more than 30 years, and that subsequent doses may be less effective, so getting it early may weaken you later.

But I am with you. My personal bet is we'll know more about this by the time that becomes an issue.

The earliest cohorts of vaccinated children are approaching their 30s, so we should learn about long term efficacy this decade.

New comment by zeckalpha in "I built a 10 inch mini rack from aluminium extrusions"

zeckalpha — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:31:11 +0000

Any of it. TFA references https://loganmarchione.com/2025/09/homelab-10-mini-rack-v2/ which uses standard 10" shelves.

New comment by zeckalpha in "I built a 10 inch mini rack from aluminium extrusions"

zeckalpha — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:29:33 +0000

Pedal polarity is inverse of typical barrel plug polarity though.

New comment by zeckalpha in "Leanstral 1.5"

zeckalpha — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:18:42 +0000

Curry-Howard correspondence.

New comment by zeckalpha in "Language Models Need Sleep"

zeckalpha — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:44:20 +0000

Yet this is how "thinking" models got started.

New comment by zeckalpha in "A few interesting modern pixel fonts"

zeckalpha — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:36:47 +0000

Depends on the DPI of your monitor and your glasses prescription.

New comment by zeckalpha in "Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25"

zeckalpha — Tue, 19 May 2026 01:09:36 +0000

Not at all. The Rerum Novarum timing is too intentional.

New comment by zeckalpha in "The hypocrisy of cyberlibertarianism"

zeckalpha — Sun, 10 May 2026 00:54:02 +0000

Note that at least Negroponte (mentioned in the article once) also had Epstein ties. https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/09/05/133159/mit-media...

New comment by zeckalpha in "Girl, 10, finds rare Mexican axolotl under Welsh bridge"

zeckalpha — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:18:18 +0000

Just like the sun streams lots of power to us!

New comment by zeckalpha in "Girl, 10, finds rare Mexican axolotl under Welsh bridge"

zeckalpha — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:17:42 +0000

Sure, but mud puppies and Olm also exhibit neoteny.

New comment by zeckalpha in "Girl, 10, finds rare Mexican axolotl under Welsh bridge"

zeckalpha — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:51:28 +0000

How much fertilizer does the Iowan farmer need to add to their field to achieve that? How many years can they maintain that yield without eroding the soil?