Harold Asmis @hasmis@qoto.org
Descended from Unix freaks, I evolved to Linux. Some people might consider me old at 60+, but I'm suing the world to get my age down to 30.
I have a blog https://ontario-geofish.blogspot.com/
and it is read by 8 people. My formal education is in an extinct branch of science called geophysics. Since there was no money in it, I went to engineering. I've done tunnels, radwaste thingies, etc.
Joined Nov 2018
@freemo An excellent point, but one that wasn't followed in the early days of fighting for global warming. At that time, the end of the curve was very important, mainly the 'hockey stick' inflection. I am being intellectually honest and am perfectly qualified to show long-standing geophysical charts.
The world is turning cold, as part of cycles that have gone on since the beginning. I consider two predictions to be solid -- that the Pacific equatorial belt will not warm up this year or next, and that the UK will get the full Arctic flow that was over Siberia this winter, and was unreported.
Since I am getting some support here, I will maintain a Scientific argument (according to the rules of the Scientific Method) and will provide entertainment for the masses. I get no money, fame, or gravitas by putting out and unpopular hypothesis. I am worried about you popping a vein in your head....
@freemo Ok, so you are weighting the main part of the graph over the end. I don't discuss charts because they are a great debate. The key here is that the end correlates exactly with the end of Arctic ice volume curve. Because of the general vehemence, I just present these charts, and I go with charts that were once accepted generally, before they turned bad.
#physics #weather **Heating degree days** Here's a chart that gives a good indication of the 'warmth' of the weather. We have been getting warmer since we pulled out of the very cold 1800's. The recent warm cycle gave us a break in the heating bills, and now we are going back to the 1800's. Or, you could look at the chart anyway you want to.
#physics #weather **The oceans are boiling** This is the chart that was used earlier to 'prove' the oceans are super-hot. Now, the chart has gone ballistic and nobody is using it. The problem with the chart is that the surface area it is using isn't constant. Area drops off as the oceans freeze. We are very high because the Arctic ice is slower this year to melt back.
#physics #weather **Sunny Spring hits Toronto** Such a gloomy few months. Should be able to get the peas planted in the garden now. Although the Arctic air is still hanging over us, the Pacific plumes are charging straight in, which gives us dry air. This is our physics-definition of Spring and should wipe out all the cold air.
@justaboutnormal I just put in some boards for the outside herb garden. I had to tell the wife "Crooked is my unique signature."
@Drosmel That's purty!
@fatamorgana If you are paying the extra to make a targeted approach, that money has to come from somewhere. Just like all the money put in to advertise perfume.
Harold Asmis
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This is a really great summary of almost everything I've typed on the subject of LLMs in the last week or three, but the writer was much more concise: https://confusedbit.dev/posts/how_does_gpt_work/
@peterdrake I read tons with Kobo plus. Some authors might put in 2 parts of a trilogy and try to charge for the third. I just ignore that. Nearly everything is a few years old.
@Corfiot Was this essay worth anything? I would summarize Masty as being a collection of warring city-states who only decided on standards for the roads.
**6000 word essay** On Mastodon. This will be well-loved by the chat crowd.
@LouisIngenthron Sorry, my brain suddenly went into a world where the entire economy of 6000 word essays was handled by chatbots. They would buy and sell for training purposes. Bundles would be securitized, perhaps 'Athenian Democracy'. The chatbots would learn and enter 'Olympic computer games tournaments' for money.... I, of course, would be dead...
@LouisIngenthron No money in journalism. Maybe talk to a dead cat...
Descended from Unix freaks, I evolved to Linux. Some people might consider me old at 60+, but I'm suing the world to get my age down to 30.
I have a blog https://ontario-geofish.blogspot.com/
and it is read by 8 people. My formal education is in an extinct branch of science called geophysics. Since there was no money in it, I went to engineering. I've done tunnels, radwaste thingies, etc.
Joined Nov 2018
