Sarcastic Penguin @extrn@qoto.org

If you're looking for a weekend podcast, here's a very interesting episode of Knowable on the placebo effect.
#SciComm #PlaceboEffect #drugdevelopment

https://overcast.fm/+oWAyCyXD0?ref=thebrowser.com

"The strangeness has a name – it’s called entanglement – but it is still poorly understood. Why does the quantum world behave this strange way? We think we’ve solved a central piece of this puzzle."

https://aeon.co/essays/our-simple-magic-free-recipe-for-quantum-entanglement

You may have heard recycling is bullshit.

Metal recycling is not. It is 100% legit. We should recycle more metal.

Asphalt? At least 98% of it is recycled. It's the world's most recycled material.

Paper? Iffy.

Plastic though? Absolute bullshit. Plastic recycling is basically bullshit.

Electronics recycling? Pretty much bullshit, unfortunate because the Tantalum in them is useful and scarce.

The situation in #ukraine is very concerning

Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention designates American snacking giant Mondelez International an international sponsor of war

The decision was made on the basis of Mondelez’s continued operations in russia,is an indirect contributor to the kremlin’s war coffers.

The maker of #Oreo cookies, Milka & #Toblerone chocolates, Mondelez is a global and russian market leader in sweets and biscuits

Source🔗 https://b4ukraine.org/what-we-do/ukraine-designates-oreo-maker-mondelez-an-international-sponsor-of-war

#Ukraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
#StandWithUkraine #usa

Definitely illegal in Florida.

На старо, този сборник от две класически и едно теоретично-фундаментално произведение, струва 100 лв и нагоре.

"Вероятности - Я. Бернули, П. Лаплас, А. Колмогоров"

Изненадах се приятно

https://knizhen-pazar.net/books/search?in=author&q=%D0%AF.+%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8%2C+%D0%9F.+%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%2C+%D0%90.+%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2

Our position remains clear. We will not back down on providing private, safe communications. We join with other encrypted messengers pushing back on the UK's flawed Online Safety Bill.

ETHZ kicks ass.

The blueprint is available, and intermediate Bens can build their own now.

. #dNews #Ukraine #News #Russia

Have we considered the possibility that recent advances in #AI are in fact due to a general AI already in the wild pulling the strings of multiple entities trying to adjust public perception into acceptance and appreciation so it can come out of the proverbial closet? /1

Are they going to do that for every religious group? As long as they also announce the atheist call to logical thought and discussion over beer at 5pm, I guess we're good.

If one seeks strict regulations and oversight on specific LLMs and AI research in general like #chatgpt amounting to pause in development and even bans, then one only needs to invest time and effort in training such a model with datasets coming from the likes of OpenCorporates, offshore holdings and accounts leaks, court filings, cartel, monopoly and oligopoly investigations as well as donor, lobbyist and procurement documents.

Докато съм пиян, да се похваля как преди малко, докато си пиех, засякох Яна Титова и Александър Алексиев, които пред много публика казаха: "Не виждам г-н Президента на Република България, на когото бих искал да кажа, че ние сме парламентарна република. Слава на Украйна и да живее България!"

Освен, че имах възможност да им благодаря, ме изтърпяха и да разкажа история:

По време на Режима на пълномощията Батенберг суспендира конституцията и взима всичко на ръчно управление. Управлява с укази, сам назначава правителство и лично отговаря за всичко. Взел е и висшето образование на ръчно като посещава лекция в Юридическия на Софийски университет. Влиза в аудиторията и сяда като слушател.

Професорът, който съм забравил кой е, сменя темата и казва: "Днес имаме гост и ще говорим за разделение на властите при Търновската конституция. Властите се делят се на законодателна, съдебна и изпълнителна власт..." И както си е по суспендираната конституция". Монархът слуша цялата лекция, а накрая благодари и излиза.

Също като тези двамата, някой му го казва в лицето.

https://m.offnews.bg/news/Kultura_33/IAna-Titova-i-Aleksandar-Aleksiev-izliazoha-na-stcenata-s-teniski-Mo_797941.html