SomethingMusic
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SomethingMusic
14hr ago
It would just mean consciousness can be achieved through multiple ways. So far GPT doesn't seem to be conscious, even if it is very smart. However, I believe it is smart the same way the internet is smart and not the ways individuals are smart. However, I don't see it being curious or innovative the same way humans are curious or innovative.
SomethingMusic
1d ago
I feel your problem, I barely have time to game and I'm really tempted to drop 50-100 on picking up games. I decided I will not buy a AAA game until I play and mostly complete Kingdom Come Deliverance, RDR2, and Hogwarts Legacy.
SomethingMusic
1d ago
Last Sunday I took the time to do a full dismantling of my musical instruments. After a thorough cleaning of the tone holes, oiling the internals, I also fixed up a few keys that had action in them that needed fixing. Overall, very happy with my limited toolset. Instruments also seal well so no need to change pads.
Long term repair goals would include getting more comfortable with adjusting springs. Woodwind springs are simplistic in that they're hard metal springs and can fatigue over time. Bending them the wrong way can significantly shorten their lifespan. There's a bunch of specialized tooling available, but as I'm using solely gig money on music costs, I'm holding off on digging deep into instrument repair.
SomethingMusic
5d ago
Supposedly making your own is incredibly easy. An immersion blender, eggs, lemon, olive oil, salt, and pepper as a base and go from there. If I wasn't worried about raw egg consumption, I'd probably try it myself. It's on my 'try it out sometime' list
SomethingMusic
16d ago
Do you mind expanding or posting some links as to the pending French financial crisis? I find many people love throwing out bearish statements, but rarely do they come to fruition.
SomethingMusic
17d ago
May I ask why you think conservatives are stupid for denying public insurance options? As someone who has experience in both (consumer side) private and public insurance, the only reason why public insurance is affordable is because expenses are shifted to taxpayers instead of the individual insurer. The actual price per service is no different: collective bargaining does not give the government any particular advantage in negotiating prices for services. Almost all public health services have massive budget overages and increased costs which are expected to increase as time continues as well as having issues with patient backlogs.
In the US, Medicare (for elderly and for certain qualified disabilities) accounts for 17% of the national budget. Once again, the only reason for affordability is due to the taxpayer shouldering the costs whose base is dwindling. This isn't even accounting for standard government inefficiency as the US government is incoherently cost insensitive and unable to make sensible budgetary decisions.
So while I agree that private health insurance has many issues, it at least is self-maintaining and doesn't have the large macro issues that government health programs are currently facing.
SomethingMusic
17d ago
More online than I'd like but not up to date with the latest online trends here - sick-tock is probably people moaning about their illnesses, largely for grift or attention, on the popular zoomer media platform ticktock.
SomethingMusic
26d ago
Just an FYI, inherited retirement accounts have a minimum required distribution (on which you pay taxes). Please look at the details with a financial planner or advisor, because if you don't take the RMD it will be taxed at ridiculous rates.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
My new head cannon is that Harry Potter's wealth comes from his parents both having taken level term life policies and used Voldemort to have a legitimate insurance claim. Voldemort spend the next 10 years trying to get his payout from Harry Potter. The unreleased book Harry Potter and the Insurance Claims Adjuster is about the lawsuit and encroaching poverty as Harry Potter is faced with ever increasing lawyers' fees.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
I'm not surprised. One of the most effective things Trump did to stabilize the middle east was cut off Iran's funding who is directly funding Hezbollah and anti-israeli sentiment in the middle east. When Biden reinstated Iran's nuclear deal and lifted sanctions on Iran, Iran then had funding to fund Palestine and Hezbollah which led to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict going on today.
With this background, I wouldn't be surprised that Iran sees Trumps rise as a threat to their economic stability and their anti-Israeli agenda. A dead Trump is much better for them than a Trump regime in the presidency.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
Agreed, I'm not a fan of political dynasty.
I really like Vance. His interview with Rogan showed that we think incredibly similarly on many cultural issues, almost to the word. Honestly, I think he will be an even stronger contender in 2028 than Trump was, especially if he gets down in the mud and actually does things as VP.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
I firmly believe the 2020 elections were the least secure ever and definitely opened opportunities for voter fraud, while 2024 has probably been one of the most secure elections due to the amount of R oversight funded by the Republican party and coordinated with modern R leadership.
That being said, 2020 was also a referendum on Trump and COVID response - something that was largely unpopular in how it was handled and was the worst administrative goof of Trump's previous tenure as president by far. On top of that, the multiple investigations, the constant drama and controversies of the Trump cabinet (and Trump himself) heavily motivated voters, including old school conservatives, to buck the party line in a hope old Joe would bring some semblance of 'normalcy' to the presidency.
So, the larger question which will never be answered is how many votes were potentially voter fraud, and how many were motivated by unpopular administrative actions.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
Supposedly they do not release results until all voters finish voting and all votes are tabulated. I expect 2-3am EST for NV to report.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
Also, the Antichrist is supposed to be universally popular, which pew research indicates Trump's appeal falters hugely on the international level.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
True, I wasn't thinking in probability.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
I certainly am in the 'it ain't over til it's over' crowd. If looking at statistics and probability, since Trump just needs to win one state he's more likely to come out ahead than Harris. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised of midnight shenanigans.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
I, too am not understanding county turn out.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
Willful blindness. Don't look at what you don't want to see.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
Polymarket is spiking to Trump at 90% Did something get called that I am unaware of? It looks the major swing states are still in play.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
Honestly one of the reasons why I am watching the site and the election results right now. A few theories:
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Someone published an outlying dataset without permission
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Someone paid someone else big $$
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Bad sample
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Recording error
Note that none of these truly excludes any other reason, but it was a confounding polling error.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
Ammo is probably more liquid and has less oversight as well.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
I'm also split 50-50. I know who I'd like to win, but I really do believe it's an overall tossup, even if polls are hedging.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
Even though I've seen people here claim the 2024 election doesn't have the energy of 2016, I disagree. No one does this unless they're willing to have fun with it, and Trump is definitely having fun with it. It is a way to political points, sure, but it just sparks joy seeing these kinds of antics.
SomethingMusic
1mo ago
Monarch uses 3rd parties for authorization, so Plaid, MX, or Finicity will log into your account. Monarch itself does not store passwords. Whether you trust the 3rd parties, of course, is another discussion.
Do you genuinely believe what you've wrote or are you reflexively reacting nihilistically as AI learns to overcome tests that people create for themselves?
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