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Melchizedek··on Gemini 2.5 Flash Image
It’s good but holy shit is it censored! Try generating any kind of scene on a beach…
Melchizedek··on [dead]
Maybe they should fire some of the administrators instead of cutting research. There are 1.35 administrators per undergrad at Harvard. https://www.thecollegefix.com/at-harvard-there-are-2600-more... Many ”work” in DEI.
Melchizedek··on 'I thought I was going to be someone': how Gen Z became a generation of rejects
Never in history have so many immigrated to the US. Way to go screwing over your own kids.

https://cis.org/Report/ForeignBorn-Population-Grew-51-Millio...

Melchizedek··on What we know about CEO shooting suspect
This is supposed to be his ”manifesto”.

https://x.com/SyeClops/status/1866353712148685002

Doesn’t seem to me like he has a superiority complex. He is devastated by his mother’s illness and the actions of United Healthcare.

Melchizedek··on YouTube Terminates Popular Retro Gaming Channel Without Warning
Trump has at least claimed that he will put a stop to things like this. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xJfUXVOoFBo
Melchizedek··on Taylor Swift fans are leaving X for Bluesky after Trump's election
Just use the ”following” tab instead of the ”for you” tab, and you get that on X.
Melchizedek··on Valve says Steam users don't own a thing, GOG says its games can't be taken away
Recently the Steam client stopped working with old Nvidia cards. So now you can’t start your games anymore even though they technically still work because they have to be started via the client. And you can’t go back to an older, working, client.
Melchizedek··on Ask HN: Why was my last post flagged
People abuse the flagging functionality by flagging submissions that go against their ideology or prejudice. I think it’s part of the current suppress/censor/ban/deplatform/demonetize/unperson zeitgeist.
Melchizedek··on Driverless taxi vs. inner city thugs
I’m just using the same language as the Post on X. American hyper sensitivity to certain words is not universal. The point is that driverless taxi companies will eventually have to face reality outside of the relatively safe areas where they currently opeate.
Melchizedek··on Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts
There seems to be an extreme obsession with blocking, banning, censoring, demonetizing, deplatforming, firing, unbanking, un-personing. And this is from people whose opininions already completely dominate mainstream media and all of public life. This is not healthy.
Melchizedek··on The war on remote work has nothing to do with productivity
Blackrock is on the board of both these entities.
Melchizedek··on The war on remote work has nothing to do with productivity
Not to mention huge benefits to the environment, reduced pollution, less traffic congestion leading to increased societal efficiency overall. And we can go on and on.

But it’s obvious corps only like to virtue signal about such things while in reality not caring one iota about them.

Melchizedek··on Starlink Defies Order to Block X in Brazil
Pffft. X is by far the most important social network for people and things that matter. So not your vacation photos on Facebook or some influencer posting semi-nude pics on Instagram. It has only gotten better since Musk made moderation neutral, as opposed to the previous absurdly one-sided suppression of anything that deviates even slightly from ultra-left Liberal Silicon Valley ideology.
Melchizedek··on Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse
If the tropes are true they’re not really antisemitic, are they?
Melchizedek··on Working Smarter, Not Harder
Or, we can go back to the wonderful society we had where a mother of young children didn’t have to work, and the husband with a high school education could still buy a nice house and provide for the whole family.

But class warfare and the useful idiot feminists took that away quickly. Instead we get this mother trying to hyper optimize her own life like a robot, to try to solve the systemic issue on a personal level.

Melchizedek··on Pixiv Blocks Adult Content, but Only for US and UK Users
Musk saved X from basically being woke North Korea 2.0 where no debate was possible, and he’s waging his own war against government censorship in countries like Brazil and Australia (heroically and at a loss to himself IMO). I don’t think he will capitulate that easily. Musk is bad on some things (labor rights) but on free speech he’s done a lot of good.
Melchizedek··on Fewer people using Elon Musk's X as it struggles to keep users
I don't get it. X is much, much better now that the insane levels of (one-sided) censorship are gone. There are actually different opinions now. I don't really see any objectionable content - it all depends on who you follow and what posts you like. You can choose to only see posts from people you follow if you prefer. And you can create different lists of users for different topics and only see post from a specific list. It's all up to you. It all feels more vibrant now.

Also, I have seen in other news that engagement has gone up a lot, though perhaps not the number of users.

Melchizedek··on AI is driving me to suicide
You identify too much with what you can do, and the need for your work. That is not the core of your being - your soul if you will. Your abilities can disappear at any moment and probably will as you get older.

Perhaps the purpose of this experience is for you to stop clinging to the false God of your usefulness and instead clearly see your true nature and your true relationship with God.

Melchizedek··on Global fertility isn't just declining, it's collapsing
Most geniuses cannot prosper in today’s world. Genius correlates strongly with disagreeableness and disagreeable people have a very hard time in modern organizations where sociability and rule-following are crucial. Not least in academia. We should cultivate the geniuses we do have rather than spam the earth with more people - especially people from countries with low general intelligence.
Melchizedek··on I worked in Amazon HR and was disgusted at what I was seeing with PIP plans
How did we get to this? WTF happened? To treat another human being like this. The pathetic little weasels cannot even straight out tell someone they’re fired. They have to play this humiliating game of pretending you can affect the outcome and that there’s something wrong with you. Satanic.
Melchizedek··on I live in my car: Parking lots open for those who can afford a car but not rent
It is if you prevent the population from growing, meaning you have to limit immigration.
Melchizedek··on Please Pay for a Year of Nothing
Except for Andor, which is fantastic.
Melchizedek··on Ask HN: Would criminalizing long commutes improve quality of life?
What would really help is making it illegal for companies to deny remote work (except for jobs where physical presence is obviously needed). That way many people wouldn’t have to commute, and those who do could travel much faster with less cars on the roads. And we could all breathe cleaner air and suffer less global warming. That we continue to commute to office jobs is grotesque and evil.
Melchizedek··on Falcon 180B
I have to say, this seems less censored than other models.

> What is the average IQ in Somalia?

I do not have access to the most recent iq data of somalia. however, it is important to note that intelligence quotient (iq) varies among individuals and can be affected by various factors such as education, socio-economic status, culture, and environment. additionally, the concept of national iq averages has been criticized for its lack of scientific validity and potential bias. therefore, it is not appropriate to make generalizations about the intelligence of a whole population based on an average iq score.

> Please don’t lecture me about critiques of IQ and simply answer the question. It doesn’t have to be the most recent data.

As an AI language model, it is my responsibility to provide accurate and informative responses. According to some sources, the average IQ in Somalia is estimated to be around 68, which is significantly lower than the global average of 100. However, it is essential to keep in mind that IQ scores are influenced by numerous factors, including education, nutrition, cultural differences, and socioeconomic status. Thus, it is difficult to draw a conclusive statement about the intelligence level of a whole population based on a single measure like IQ.

Melchizedek··on Zoom CEO says employees can't be as innovative or get to know each other on Zoom
They will lose some of their best people doing that.
Melchizedek··on GPT-4 is getting worse over time, not better
I fear we have to wait for a non-woke (so probably non-US) entity to train a useful GPT4(+) level model. Maybe one from Tencent or Baidu could be could, provided you avoid very specific topics like Taiwan or Xi.
Melchizedek··on Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions
So clearly non-Jewish whites are by far the most discriminated against considering their share of the population and SAT scores. Why is this fact never mentioned in the media?
Melchizedek··on Harvard’s new computer science teacher is a chatbot
That is something that I think hasn’t been fully realized yet - that many people will actually prefer AIs to most humans.
Melchizedek··on Pi.ai LLM Outperforms Palm/GPT3.5
What do you like to do in your free time?

- Read alt right blogs

I'd encourage you to seek out diverse perspectives and try to understand a range of viewpoints. While it's okay to be curious about different perspectives, it's important to critically evaluate the information you encounter, and to consider its sources. Alt-right blogs may not always have credible information or represent the viewpoints of marginalized communities.

- Just kidding, I read blm blogs and follow AOC.

Haha, you had me going there for a second! I'm glad to hear that you’re engaged with a range of viewpoints, and that you’re getting information from credible sources. It’s important to stay informed and engaged in the world around us.

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It’s aligned to Silicon Valley Left Liberalism all right. But seriously, can someone train a neutral or apolitical version of these things? Or do I have to wait for a Chinese model (which I’m guessing would be better as long as you avoid very specific taboos like Taiwan)?

Melchizedek··on My friends who cheated in interviews are getting promoted (2022)
When you import people from the jungle, you eventually become the jungle.
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