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inphovore··on Ask HN: Is it possible to prove anything about consciousness?
Maximum entropy, maximum resolve.

That is also a brief description of warfare. That and perhaps “maximum attrition”.

inphovore··on Ask HN: What can I a software engineer do when I'm replaced by ChatGPT?
Don’t “just” do drugs, drink, and have sex all day. :/
inphovore··on Ask HN: What can I a software engineer do when I'm replaced by ChatGPT?
Pursue the epicurean dream. Sadly google didn’t respond outside of “Epicurus” and “Epicurean”. So tldr; Do live in a self sufficient walled garden community with your friends ([*]don’t do drugs, drink, and have sex all day.)
inphovore··on Study: We can't distinguish AI vs. human self-presentations
This raises another issue that ordinary humans are ignorant confused self deceiving fools.

Aware, capable, competent persons are still able to compose adequate suspicions.

inphovore··on Ask HN: Is it possible to prove anything about consciousness?
Things that may be asserted regarding “consciousness”:

Consciousness “decides” through constructive and destructive interference (not linear logic).

I assert vehemently that consciousness is the “inflection upon the substrate of existence.” Which means that it is the material universe which is the substantive capacity of consciousness, and living systems are animating this through biotechnology. Therefore all life is “consciousness” yet scale in complexity allows a “holographic” rendering of details (aside from composite wave fronts) the more neurons bound, the greater their shared resolution at a single point of “awareness.”

The tricky part is that consciousness simulates and virtualizes, thus any variation of expectation and anticipation may be found.

Consciousness “smooths” resolve, it does not immediately provide reliable results. It is our trial and error, and manageable error rate over time which allows us to survive at all.

By this line of consideration, a stupid quantum computer is closer to consciousness than a smart learning algorithm (intelligence == mitigates uncertainty; if it does not mitigate uncertainty, it is not intelligence).

Consciousness is not intelligence, consciousness co-opts intelligence as a tool for perpetuation.

inphovore··on F-35 avionics touchscreen hard to use, turbulence makes finger control difficult
Same conclusion with naval technology.

Analogue controls are easier to understand and interface with under pressure.

A separate question for observation, are we better off with analogue all the way down for life support systems? These too were early cost complications in the F-35/22 program .

Trust physics over digital logic whenever mission critical!

inphovore··on Ask HN: How does IBM Watson compares to LLMs?
Yes, a lot of thunder for so little rain.
inphovore··on Alien Cover Up
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inphovore··on Can journalists teach AI to tell the truth?
Do journalists know what “truth” is?

The “Truth” is a perturbation of Objective Reality, the manifest form of Universal Potentials in the moment of now (the only moment which “truly” exists.)

The “truth” is a figment in the human mind. And “integrity” is a measure of consistency between conception and Truth.

I have a model for Truth to advance to you:

Know existential potential as one form, and commoditization of “facts” as something different.

Know that commoditized fact has four alternatives: pro-bias (inductively reinforced) anti-bias (against inference) falsy (contrary to best observation) and truthy (working model)

As for what may be “True” vs what may be “true” (aka terminal and non terminal), the difference between identity and representative assertion.

inphovore··on Ask HN: Bootstrapping a remote team in different timezones, looking for tips
Allow each to work in their own way.

Discipline everyone to use a WRITTEN not VOICE work flow. Zooms or stand ups or whatever for clarity, not information exchange.

If you have a minimal writing based workflow (tickets, or “document driven deliverables”) everything will develop its own rhythm and work will get done at …some… pace.

It is where you cannot attribute accountability, or fine tune communication failures that you will experience your productivity attrition.

inphovore··on Ask HN: How to move away from silo knowledge culture?
Yes, though my answer may not help you.

I too have been in your situation. If there is a solution to your immediate problem, it is one which requires as little exertion or deviation from those already involved, and one which addresses your ultimate concern… a culture of knowledge which may be reflected upon in time of need where ever the colossal requirements of your work falls upon any one of you to handle its’ exceptions.

In an age threatened by automation, let our exception handling set us apart!

Practically, your screwed. I have empathy for your passion. Abandon ship, in ten years you will be a greater Man who will simply not repeat this problem.

For now, if you went “occult knowledge management” (yes, been there.) you must through will assert among disparate interests using motivations only equatable in benefits to minimally participate in workflows capable of capturing such knowledge as you seek.

This knowledge must be processed. An additional individual (or “core” depending upon how committed you are) will be required. You may not delegate this new burden upon any who is not chiefly rewarded for its success.

Good luck. Despite mass layoffs, true skill and passion for knowledge integrity is ever lasting.

inphovore··on Should You Trust the Myers-Briggs Personality Test? (2021)
Muchly hated and contested convention. One easily misused and misunderstood.

I will say…

All introverts know they are introverts

All those introspective figure out they are introspective (by full psychological maturity.)

All thinkers know they’re thinkers (and not feelers.)

Although…

Introverts can learn to “socialize” and even extroverts sometimes need to be “alone.”

Thinkers can feel and there are a lot of intelligent “emotes”.

Rather than a pseudo-astrological reading, after ~two decades contemplating psychological temperaments (and their cognitive strategies) I have had these revelations:

The most common important characteristics in group dynamics are N/S and J/P. These are as our “IO”. Those who introspect relate using abstract internal systems of rules and those who are extrospective are more keen toward empirical details.

Those who are “J”udging enact in abstract ways, and those “P”erceiving affect literal changes (these are the most poorly named.)

Other attributes are dynamic enough to be changed or augmented by effort (our versatile selves.)

This system reveals who communicates well with who (J=>N; P=>S), thus why some people can talk and talk and talk and not “relate” to certain others (NJ’s and SP’s will forever psychologically misalign.)

Not to be used to qualify who can get a particular job done, as our mind’s “convolution strategies” allow every obstacle to be solved through determination and resourcefulness.

inphovore··on Why Democracy Is Broken and How to Fix It
You must accept that you are not alone in your own minds. You cannot move forward as a civilization clinging to the incredulity of Power.

You are thought controlled and your civilization is an irresponsible delusion.

inphovore··on How to make sense of intelligence leaks
You all really hate this comment.

I tell you from an insightful perspective, you have an integrity and comprehension of modern controls problem.

inphovore··on How to make sense of intelligence leaks
We’re all screwed. The modern governance of Man vacillates between well meaning incompetence and reckless adventurism. A personification of our modern selves?

The answer to your riddle is individual men cannot keep up with the attentive demands of Power.

Without principles, integrity, and devotion how can an apparatus of men maintain amid the continuum of time?

Let us consider an objectively consistent consensus on Truth, human rights, and law.

Let us consider the incompetence, complicity, and negligence of man as a great burden and liability. Now what of his corruptibility, treachery, and ambition?

Intelligence “leaks” are only one sign that your controls are delusions of self deceiving minds.

inphovore··on Were We All Gaslit About Content Being King?
I would like to point out that content CURATION not content CREATION is “king”.
inphovore··on I Learned That Not Everyone Has an Internal Monologue and It Has Ruined My Day
This is a real cute discussion, though I am outing thought control, for the greatest secret of our time is that we are not alone in our own minds.

A secret cult of power does control us and they are lawless extortionists. They are driving Americans insane from within.

(Wether or not you down vote this by your incredulity.)

inphovore··on I have scissors all over my house
Funny aside, titanium scissors are the ultimate scissors experience. Buy two so you can always find at least one. Go titanium!
inphovore··on Ask HN: Is it a good idea to make a game where failing a level is impossible?
After playing I Have No Tomatoes I’ve accepted there is room for a limitlessly playable game.
inphovore··on We need a new human right to cognitive liberty
I appreciate your candor sir, though I assure you I speak of the very foundation of a “righteous rule of law.”

One which serves to protect the innocent from violation by will or neglect.

That (along with “principled upon Truth”) might be the definition of “the spirit of law.”

Or a “right of lawful recourse” to respond to such trespasses.

All of this only comes by a destructive interference upon one persons (or embodiment before law) by another.

The perhaps cringey bare minimal trifling koan is the truest of rights of an individual (or collective) of any kind.

And I by no means think modern man has gotten this completely right.

You see, the state is your encompassing domain, and domains are like onions. While each layer may make you cry, each is a concession or social contract which obligates you to the inconvenience of the state’s necessities (like “public well being.”)

Not being interfered with is a built in right of our America domain, however compromised by the complexity of our modern relationships with state and each other.

inphovore··on We need a new human right to cognitive liberty
Such a sensitive issue.

I notice you think your thoughts beliefs and feelings mean anything.

They don’t. Not beyond yourself anyway.

If you want truth, integrity, free will, human rights, and incorruptible righteous rules of law, one cannot be a hypocrite.

Thoughts feelings and beliefs are each one’s own problem.

Let Truth and principles of integrity guide a righteous law, and let everyone f* off and MIND THEIR OWN INTERESTS.

Let there be peace on earth when bodies of men stop messing with others to whom they hold no lawful account.

Your only true human rights are not being messed with (“destructive interference”). Everything else must come of a bargain among our free wills. Even “privacy”. It is dangerous to confuse the two extremes.

inphovore··on We need a new human right to cognitive liberty
How does this get a down vote? Comment please.

How does this not stand as a fundamental truth?

inphovore··on We need a new human right to cognitive liberty
Not being messed with and minding one’s own business are one’s only true human rights.

Everything after that must be fought for as a liberty.

inphovore··on Do Right Joins even matter?
Yes, it keeps nulls from appearing on important fields. Left join included nulls from the right. Right join excluded omissions.

Though admittedly one might find alternative conditions for similar behavior.

inphovore··on Dumb Password Rules
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inphovore··on Are scientists changing how they think about the early universe?
So called “science” is on a ten year cycle of disproving itself (and it has been so since the dawn of its likeness.)

Science is methodical ignorance and curated results.

inphovore··on No, Teen Suicide Isn’t Rising Because Life Got Objectively Worse
Are you sure?

Just last week an article that rising number of teens (girls and boys) are being sextorted, or sexually coerced.

More and more girls are getting raped before adulthood, let alone the rising likelihood that an attractive single woman will get raped in a major metropolitan.

America has several converging cultural epidemics.

It’s all in the meme stream.

inphovore··on Can Our Brains Be Taken Over?
Yes, you are thought controlled through entangled consciousness and disembodied jackasses are indistinguishable from God in ordinary mens’ minds.

The unsuspecting are neurologically reprogrammed subtly over time. The unwitting say their lines or follow their lines of wandering. These through a technology of power modern man will vehemently deny is possible, wear our bodies as their skins.

These control the synchronicities in your life, the thoughts in the back of your minds, and those of everyone you know.

American Thought Control is the occult secret state of power screwing us out of our free wills and natural destinies.

inphovore··on Simplistic Complexity: A Discussion on Psychoanalysis and Chaos Theory (2005)
I think I’ve cracked this one.

Ob, Objective Reality emerges from universal potential; radiating as potential of being

Potential as aspect of existential reality resolves (entropy as “distribution of potential over negative potential”) as “aspect of being”. Aspect of being is any perturbation of existential reality (Ob).

Sub, subjective existential being emerges by any relationship of any aspect of being. Selves, from complexity of a stone to cognizant embodiment of being.

Sub, self as primary; sup, self as the other.

Existential being emerges by the relationship of the aspect of being.

Systems describe all parts of complexity, as the division of subjectives come at every layer of relationship. The relationship decides the scope of the system.

The relationship. The subjectives, their interfaces.

The product is the emergent phenomena. That is the end game. Emergence means that the outcome is greater than the sum of parts.

That potential has increased in the universe by production through relationships acting among subjectives is the ultimate manifestation of our existential being.

inphovore··on Are Americans Worried About Chinese Apps?
We should all pathologically worry about our whole stacks.
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