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tsol··on FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled
Seems like it would be hard to fake. The was she tells it she put her finger on the pad and the OS unlocked the account. Sounds very difficult to do
tsol··on Iran's internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time
In the USA we manage to do that without turning the internet off by just saying they were resisting the police.
tsol··on Wooden compass with single red arrow leads people with dementia to their homes
Ah good point. I think the solution to this is simple. A second, smaller compass that points towards the first one
tsol··on An ounce of silver is now worth more than a barrel of oil
OP did call him AI. If the underlying research is valid rather than AI generated it can still be valuable. Seems like this guy is using an AI persona essentially to communicate his ideas.
tsol··on Scientists edited genes in a living person and saved his life
Unfortunately one of the common responses is "cancer is still deadly doesn't seem like they're doing anything but getting rich". These therapies aren't widely known and people are willing to throw them out for that reason.
tsol··on Parasites plagued Roman soldiers at Hadrian's Wall
Parasites used to be ubiquitous before we had medication to kill them. There's even a (not very well supported) theory that these parasites helped with allergies by moderating immune system. They releasing chemicals to lower immune activity in order to protect themselves, so the idea that we had these for thousands of years and basically are made to have them is intriguing. It's called "helminthic therapy" and it's considered alternative medicine but there is some academic interest. Results in clinical trials have been mixed. Perhaps the future is just synthetic hookworm proteins that regulate your immune system as our ancestors once had.
tsol··on Brown/MIT shooting suspect found dead, officials say
What I heard is he called the police tip line and left a message but didn't hear back for two days. After two days he left this tip and then was made a person of interest. This is just what I heard, not sure if there's more to this story.
tsol··on Brown/MIT shooting suspect found dead, officials say
I haven't heard any clear motives yet. Some people are saying it's simply a case of someone who was a genius that ended up in a mediocre place in life, leading to to killing. Still that story is so common in America I don't see how it leads to killing innocent children at your alma mater? It makes no sense to me.

But as with many of these situations the truth might not make sense-- sometimes it's simply irrational thinking by someone mentally unwell. It reminds me a bit of the Reiner killings as well, considering there too there's no clear motive except maybe a hypothetical mental break. Truthfully, we might just never have a satisfying answer as to why this tragedy happened.

tsol··on After my dad died, we found the love letters
People seem to disagree with this comment but it makes sense. Lots of people get no genuine sexually or emotional attention sure to severe disabilities, cultural incompatibility, weight issues, or simply because they don't know how to socialize properly. It's odd to say they can't live a full life, just because they didn't kiss a girl in the 9th grade.

If relationships are so key to the human experience, the incels would be right. They argue society should feel bad for them and accommodate them, because not being able to get sexual attention keeps them from having a normal life.

Not that I agree with them, but it seems odd to place so much value on relationships, except when people complain it's a problem they can't get one. I have a severely disabled friend who talks about wanting to get married every day. No one has ever shown him that kind of affection and I don't think anyone ever will. That's life for some people unfortunately. If you keep telling them they're missing out on the most important part of life of course it just makes them more frustrated

tsol··on After my dad died, we found the love letters
Judging by the follow up that reveals he was cheating on his lover as well and had been doing it for years he seems to agree with your last two lines. He got the most out of life, but hurt his lover, wife and daughter in the process
tsol··on After my dad died, we found the love letters
He wanted to have a different life, but he didn't embrace it. Instead he lied to his wife and lover. In a more recent update he was cheating on his way lover as well, so he comes out looking pretty bad. At the end of the story everyone in his family is hurt by his actions. Send like he wasted his life and hers if that was the best he could do
tsol··on At 16, I was experimented on by the CIA
>Over 100 institutions – hospitals, prisons and schools – in the US and Canada were involved.

I thought this was something that happened in one or two labs somewhere. It's surprising how far reaching this was. Giving nitrous oxide, lsd, and amphetamines to kids see if you can control their minds is insane.

tsol··on Neural audio codecs: how to get audio into LLMs
Did they respond differently depending on what race they thought you were? I'm surprised they would even do that honestly. I thought they were trained on text conversations which presumably wouldn't have any of that to learn from.
tsol··on Stinkbug Leg Organ Hosts Symbiotic Fungi That Protect Eggs from Parasitic Wasps
Yeah it looks very AI, which is disappointing because I wanted to know what they really liked like. The picture looks like a more vibrant and reddish version of the kind we have in the Midwestern United States
tsol··on Addictive-like behavioural traits in pet dogs with extreme motivation for toys
I wonder if autism is a similar kind of selection process. They are people selected by nature to be obsessed about different things, but this could be incredibly fruitful if you end up focused on the right thing. Of course in this situation we have no control over the selection process, it's a product of living in a world that's difficult to
tsol··on MAID in Canada
It's not always the way you imagine it will be. I've posted this in this thread already but it seems most people haven't seen it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG3AJ3W_sbI This veteran seeks help and isn't able to get what she needs. What she is offered is MAID. That's the reality; sick people who aren't getting medical care are offered the comparatively cheaper option of death and it's very insulting for them.
tsol··on MAID in Canada
Really? I'm surprised, many secular people on the left are against it because they see it as the state running it badly. Take this video someone posted higher up; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG3AJ3W_sbI A paraathelete get injured and it's suggested MAID. Insulting and ridiculous. It only takes a few of these before people decide even if they like the idea the government botches the execution and there's little recourse if they go too far.
tsol··on New treatment eliminates bladder cancer in 82% of patients
I don't think everyone that got their funding pulled made waves. Terrance Tao for example had funding pulled simply for being associated with the wrong school.
tsol··on How Kentucky bourbon went from boom to bust
When walmart wanted to attribute their raised prices to tariffs President Trump directly called them out, the subtext being a threat. Once one person backs down, it becomes normal to back down. I don't have much sympathy honestly but it's not surprising.
tsol··on US reportedly forcing TSMC to buy 49% stake in Intel to secure tariff relief
Are they? But Silicon Valley is in the USA and not China. I would imagine the legal and business environment has something to do with that.
tsol··on Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial
Not just the current generation of drugs, but they also import and use the next generation that is still in clinical trials and won't be on the market for at least a year. I had it reccomended to me online in a very casual as if it were a supplement. The risk with the is not just contamination but also if you get side effects there's no recourse to sue because you bought it from a chemical factory in China. The new generation of glp peptides is similar to the old one, but still can have unintended side effects as they do work on three receptors rather than the two that the current generation does
tsol··on Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial
Not necessarily. Some people respond well too intermittent fasting but not everyone. Some people respond to keto but not everyone. And just because you respond doesn't mean it's gonna take you to where you need to be.

I've always been skinny but for some reason I've gained weight recently. Even with keto, intermittent fasting, tirzeptide, and workouts twice a week I have only lost 5 lbs in months. When I was skinny and forgot to eat, I would feel a little crappy but still could function. Now I begin to feel incredibly depressed, I can't sleep nor focus. This solidified it to me that there's a circuit in your brain that controls feeding and if it's out of whack it'll punish you until you eat. Dieting takes months and no one can go that long without sleep. So it's still a practical problem, its just hard to see if your system is well calibrated.

tsol··on Kyoto University team develops pain reliever comparable to morphine
We'll have to see. There are a lot of natural and experimental painkillers that aren't used either because of side effects or more often because they just don't work consistently. It just so happens that so far the opioids are the only ones that can handle extreme pain. It's a hard problem to solve
tsol··on Sleep all comes down to the mitochondria
That's actually very interesting. The most convincing explanation for also I've heard is it's just a result of living in a planet that is cold and dark half of the time. It makes sense to use that time to recharge. I wonder how much sunlight would factor in for something like a jellyfish.
tsol··on NMDA Receptor Antagonists: Slightly More Than You Wanted to Know
It causes memory and thinking problems. Some people are less sensitive to it than others, but i think that's why they haven't caught on. People online definitely experiment with using dxm and the alzheimers drug memantine. From what I've heard they're just too strong. Not sure why something weaker and not functional has never been produced though
tsol··on ‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler
Government employees don't have their own political alliances? Have you seen the american government anytime in the past 10 years? That's a very strange argument considering it's a commonly discussed issue in the current american political climate.
tsol··on Two guys hated using Comcast, so they built their own fiber ISP
Given they have a hundred ish customers its likely at most a couple would even know how to do that, or care. It's just not worth their time to worry about this right now. They seem to be doing just fine
tsol··on How the U.S. became a science superpower
So is democracy not real? I find it funny that when things do right it's because of our superior system of people choosing their leaders, and when things go wrong it's because people don't have any choice.
tsol··on New battery-free technology can power devices using ambient RF signals
Cold blooded animals generally use less energy than warm blooded animals because they use environmental heat instead of producing their own. So in a way that's one possible method to making something more energy efficient
tsol··on What do people see when they're tripping? Analyzing Erowid's trip reports
Traditionally you chew the leaves and experience a moderate antidepressant effect. Apparently traditional practioners are somewhat appalled at the idea that people would smoke it to trip. I'm not sure if there really is any utility at high doses
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