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- Isn't the issue that historical data is consistent with the overturning model, which adds weight to our assumption that it has previously been stable. These new measurements (and observations?) are consistent with the overturning circulation weakening.
I agree with you in principle - my impression (perhaps wrong - not an expert) was that there are additional data points supporting the idea of a consistent status quo.
- > I'm guessing even a busy/congested freeway has a greater throughput per lane than transit
Not even remotely close: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_capacity
- > The black hole universe also offers a new perspective on our place in the cosmos. In this framework, our entire observable universe lies inside the interior of a black hole formed in some larger “parent” universe.
What specifically is meant by interior? Does this mean “within the event horizon” or something else?
- A favourite of mine is the London Underground having warnings about using the escalators, stating that last year there were 100 incidents from people not being sufficiently careful.
Given the number of people using the service, this is incredibly small and I hardly think a sign is going to help the few people at risk!
- It is centrist because it fails to propose a different way of doing things or structuring society. Just because it’s a liberal vision, doesn’t mean it’s not centrist.
There is certainly overlap with right wing elements, too. Although UK focused, it’s hard not to see the right wing undercurrents in this Abundance-type manifesto: https://ukfoundations.co/
- Any sufficiently advanced method of programming will start to look less like natural language and more like a programming language.
If you still don’t want to do programming, then you need some way to instruct or direct the intelligence that _will_ do the programming.
And any sufficiently advanced method of instruction will look less like natural language, and more like an education.
- The polycrisis?
- If you want software to exhibit human values, the development process probably looks more like education or parenting prompting.
Or so says Ted Chiang: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lifecycle_of_Software_Ob...
- I don’t understand why so many people are convinced that these newfangled automobiles will replace horses. It sounds like unsubstantiated hype to me.
There are a few reasons why I don’t believe cars will replace horses anytime soon:
1. Riding and caring for a horse is about much more than just transportation. Horses have been an integral part of life for centuries—they provide companionship, work the land, and serve in countless roles beyond simple travel. Even if you consider only their use for getting from place to place, riding is a skill that people take pride in, and I don’t see that disappearing overnight.
2. The maintenance and upkeep of these machines seem like a nightmare. A horse may need food and care, but it doesn’t require expensive parts, specialized fuel, or constant repairs from trained mechanics. If a carriage breaks, any competent craftsman can fix it—but if one of these new engines fails, who will know how to repair it?
3. From what I’ve seen, these automobiles are still prone to frequent breakdowns and failures. They get stuck in mud, they require smooth roads (which hardly exist outside cities), and they are unreliable compared to a well-trained horse. If a machine fails, you’re stranded—whereas a horse will always find its way home.
I know people will argue that these machines are improving rapidly and that soon they’ll overcome these issues. But I think these challenges are fundamental and won’t be solved anytime soon.
What I do believe, however, is that for certain tasks, automobiles may assist in making travel more efficient. But replace the horse entirely? I just don’t see it happening.
- > They weren’t cheap, either: About 25% of a tenant’s wages went toward monthly rent
This obviously a lot to pay for such miserable housing, but it’s also significantly less than private renters currently pay in the UK[1]:
> Excluding housing support, the average proportion of income spent on rent was 37% for social renters and 45% for private renters.
I’m not trying to suggest the current situation is as bad as early C20 Vienna. Thankfully, such poor conditions are not, to my knowledge, widespread. I imagine other needs like food and clothing are more affordable than they were then.
However, it does point to how expensive things have become. If we removed some regulation, would housing be pushed further towards cheaper but substandard dwellings?
I don’t think housing at 25% of low-income exists in the UK. If we extrapolated from the current, more expensive housing options, how different would 25% housing be from those in Vienna?
[1]: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/chapters-for-englis...
This is a really interesting observation - can you expand on this a bit more, please? How did you first notice this distinction?
When, for example, learning a new concept in math or physics, what would outside-in look like vs inside out? Would you characterise neurotypical learning in one way or the other?