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> I'm pretty sure we would find an overall increase in actually useful apps

I think you're probably right but at what point does it become diminishing returns? I have observed the app market to be overly saturated for years and rarely download something other than a mobile-banking update.

Super interesting read

> After performing with his wife for decades, Gus Wagner was struck by lightning in 1941...

I'm glad for Author to write on the subject but think the article was tough to get through due to undeveloped ideas and too many cliches. I was additionally confused where the Kool Aid thing was going because the "drinking it" phrase originates from LSD/acid tests--mentioned in the wiki [1] page but not the post.

Where do we go from here and what is the intermediate ground of leveraging LLMs and Agentic AI? It's odd for me to read about someone going "all in" on AI--to the point of using it for email with humans--and then having a massive reversal.

I think this is a really interesting case study and temporal snapshot of where we are with AI technologies. I have always been wary|skeptical|cynical of the technology and this is affirming but also just confusing.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_the_Kool-Aid

> It’s not obvious what fields that you request are simple reads from tables or actually end up invoking git under the hood.

I'm not familiar with graphql but what would make something "invoke git", is it a technical thing or hyperbole?

> but continue to use AI

Not all humans

Cut the crap and borrow DVDs from the library or video store (Scarecrow in Seattle).

One of the reasons Twitter became foundational was because it was so accessible and open…

Thank you for the follow up link, it brings up good points. I think the 1st Amendment angle is too quickly brushed off by the author and not sure how this would be settled in a legal dispute--especially considering the means and depth of advertising and tech companies. The article is worth reading and great food for thought. Isn't this a part of legally excluding under-18s from using social media?

Good luck, i'm sure people might be interested in using the site. How do you verify age? Isn't that a big hot button topic currently with age verification for limiting youths from viewing social media? It seems there is a lot of pushback from ID verification

"Adult-only" typically has certain connotations that are NSFW

> Advertising should.be illegal.

I dislike advertising as much as the next guy but wouldn't go so far as making it illegal

I've been slowly getting through the entirety of the original article but it's written out well:

> What I mean here is that art did not serve to express a humanity that already existed. Rather, it acted as the mirror we needed to catch sight of our own image in the flux of nature. The question of when humans invented art leads us to imagine early humans much like ourselves, deciding one day to express themselves through symbols and figures. The assumption hidden in the question is that they already had minds like ours and simply chose, out of all the things they might have done on a frigid day in the Ice Age, to pick up ochre and make animal pictures. But the evidence, it seems to me, points the other way: it was the practice of making images, repeated over hundreds of generations, that occasioned the emergence of those minds we take for granted. We are putting the cart before the horse when we understand ourselves as the source of sense and meaning. In reality, we are participants in something that exceeds us, and the aesthetic, poetic dimension of great art reconnects us with that excess as a matter of course.

It's interesting to think about iterating over "drawing pictures of animals" before starting to "draw pictures of humans"

Can you elaborate on why you would _never_ recommend an MBA for a technical individual? I'm not opinionated here, despite recommending the opposite above, just curious on your reasoning. A "success story" is someone like Khan Academy founder Salman Khan who has an MEng and MBA.

If OP wants graduate school with the goal of founding a startup would you recommend a business/MBA path?

I'd personally recommend a dual masters in STEM and MBA--if possible for OP and they want to become heavily "educated" in ways similar to PhD.

I generally think people should pursue PhD only if they are strongly interested in research or want to stay in academia

How does one consistently define "language" and "mind"? I present the following in genuine good faith:

A good case study may be the octopus. They are highly intelligent organisms and a strong argument could be made they have "mind". A quick search [0] shows some evidence they communicate via "posturing and changing color"--is this language? How does one prove an individual has mind?

Regarding the definition of "mind" the mirror test seems very relevant but does "mind exist without the sense of self"? What about emergent phenomena amongst highly social animal groupings...?

Edit: I must be in the "mind" came first camp but in this case mind === consciousness but mind != consciousness

[0] https://www.livescience.com/53514-octopuses-lead-social-live...

> Humans are better than AI. Sure.

> sell our AI stocks... and pop the AI bubble

Not sure it works that way, unfortunately. e.g. index funds

This is such a classic Aeon title

Haven't read any of their articles in maybe almost a decade (in aggregate they seem so whimsical with fantastical titles) but am bored enough so far today at the 9to5 to where it is an exceedingly great option.

Language and "minds" are not unique among humans.

Traveling around the world working random jobs to end up back home in law school. I don't see why it's relevant for their bio and comes across as lacking objectivity.

I thought author maintained reasonable objectivity up until the "talking it to it like a friend" part then the article sort of lost credibility.

I still agree with Author and am not a big LLM/AI guy but article sort of has extreme all-or-nothing vibes which is odd to me.

I'm not sure but in this case high-level trends may be more valuable than specific insights

Good short little article and I agree with the message. "Sorry about your loss" is basic but is metered due to respect. I've family members who haven't gone to each others funerals and it's stupid in my opinion.

On a separate note I think the author's bio is a bit pretentious

Now do UX Researchers.

It's just a label on a box to put people in. I don't really know what "science" or "engineering" is anymore--my SO is a neuroscience phd and has maintained "science is not synonymous with the scientific method; a lot of 'research' science is just collecting and publishing data and it does not need to be reproducible" which makes enough sense but challenges a lot of my priors.

Engineers don't traditionally even "build" anything and there are both upper-case and lower-case engineers in title and legal designation.

Comparatively and in sum the distinction between computer scientist and programmer is actually somewhat simple and quaint.

In my experience as a developer it's true but I won't evangelize the point. For example: writing tickets is often done better by a developer rather than a non-technical PM/PO even though it's not a typical developer task.

I think that's a great analogy. My only comment regarding "You [sic] same some money, but you come in last" is that sometimes you only need to finish the race rather than win. It's not always the case but happens often enough to be considered in my experience

Right on, where are you based out of and what kind of boat? Cheers from wa state

So many responses saying variations of nice "run". Is that common corporate speak nowadays? It reminds me of "well deserved".

> Service members on the battlefield and in the line of duty were often restricted from accessing repair and maintenance materials for critical military components during life-threatening situations

You've gotta be kidding me!

I know it's a different era and stuff but the "Screamin' Jimmy" 2-stroke diesel [0] from WWII and beyond is a canon of reusable parts and field repair. There are single cylinder up to 24-cylinder(!!!) models which all share common parts.

From [0]: "Bore and stroke are the same across all units, at 4+1⁄4 in × 5 in (108 mm × 127 mm). Inline models were famously "symmetrical," meaning that the blower, exhaust, water manifold, starter, and other components could be mounted on either side of the basic block to fit a particular application. A number of models could also run with the crankshaft turning either clockwise or counter-clockwise, called "Right Hand" or "Left Hand" rotation engines (as viewed from the front of the engine)."

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Diesel_Series_71

This is awesome. Admittedly was expecting American Football--as the preseason starts this week. But cool concept and execution. Always thought it'd be cool to have a SIM fantasy simulator with this kind of stuff.

I agree with you and understand completely. It just seems more an "as-needed" item that'd be "prescribed" by a medical professional rather than a consumer-facing gadget.