Links: Reality-based
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soniaThe Wonderful World of Artemis II Photos by Hank Green.
Meet Graham by Patricia Piccinini, a creepy and interestingly redesigned human being to better survive automobile crashes.
AI Cannot Self Improve and Math behind PROVES IT! by Dev Simsek.
To My Students by Brent A. Yorgey.
The seven programming ur-languages by Frederick J. Ross.
Finishing Things Dave Gauer. Thoughts about how to work on just one thing at a time.
The Bra-and-Girdle Maker That Fashioned the Impossible for NASA by Nicholas de Monchaux.
Who Killed the Florida Orange? by Alexander Sammon.
Impact of Climate Change on Cherry Blossom Flowering.
Meet Graham by Patricia Piccinini, a creepy and interestingly redesigned human being to better survive automobile crashes.
AI Cannot Self Improve and Math behind PROVES IT! by Dev Simsek.
The paper proves that under a diminishing supply of fresh, authentic data, this system converges to a fixed point – a degenerate distribution with low diversity and high bias. The technical term is model collapse, and it’s been observed empirically too. But now there’s a formal proof that it’s inevitable, not just a bad luck outcome.
To My Students by Brent A. Yorgey.
Care more about people, relationships, and justice than you do about profits, code, or productivity.This project seeks to improve Autistic and ADHD adults’ health. Autistic & ADHD adults commonly experience multiple chronic health conditions. These patients can encounter difficulty accessing needed care.
Above all, be motivated by love instead of fear.
Yorgey links to a thoughtful list of reasons for adopting Generative AI vegetarianism by Sean Boots which covers my position pretty well. (I am not a food vegetarian.)
Clinician Guide: Constellation of Chronic Medical Conditions Commonly Seen in Autistic & ADHD Adults by All Brains Belong VT, neuroinclusive healthcare & community.
The seven programming ur-languages by Frederick J. Ross.
Finishing Things Dave Gauer. Thoughts about how to work on just one thing at a time.
The Bra-and-Girdle Maker That Fashioned the Impossible for NASA by Nicholas de Monchaux.
Who Killed the Florida Orange? by Alexander Sammon.
In 2003, the mighty Florida orange industry produced 242 million boxes of fruit, with 90 pounds of oranges per box, most of which went on to become orange juice. Now, not even 25 years later, the United States Department of Agriculture was forecasting a pitiful 12 million boxes of oranges, the least in more than 100 years, the worst year since last. A decline of more than 95 percent.
Impact of Climate Change on Cherry Blossom Flowering.
