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voxleone
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programmer, web developer, and systems analyst working and studying at the intersection of data science, machine learning, and security.
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- I’m not a linguist, just an Ancient Egypt amateur geek, but it’s worth noting that hieroglyphs were the formal, monumental script—used on temples, tombs, statues, and religious texts. They’re beautifully drawn and symbolic, but slow to write (think carved calligraphy rather than everyday handwriting).
There were also cursive forms. Ancient Egyptian had three main writing systems used in different contexts: hieroglyphic (formal), hieratic (a handwritten cursive), and later demotic (even more simplified, for everyday administration and legal texts).
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- Yes, it' been out for me too, southern hemisphere, GMT -03
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- Perfect lines and squares don’t exist as physical objects, sure, but geometry is less about material perfection than it’s about relationships. Nature constantly approximates geometric regularities because physics imposes them: energy minimization gives spheres, space-filling gives hexagons, angular momentum gives spirals.
Life didn’t need 4.5 billion years to “invent” geometry; geometry constrained life from the beginning. We only invented the formal language to describe it.
- It is the microbiome, stupid.
[just kidding]
- The author says>> "Not being in control of course makes people endlessy frustrated, but at the same time trying to wrestle control from the parasites is an uphill battle that they expect to lose, with more frustration as a result."
While this reaction is understandable, it is difficult to feel sympathy when so few people are willing to invest the time and effort required to actually understand how these systems work and how they might be used defensively. Mastery, even partial, is one of the few genuine avenues toward agency. Choosing not to pursue it effectively guarantees dependence.
Ironically, pointing this out often invites accusations of being a Luddite or worse.
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- I’d say you made a good risk-benefit analysis, recognizing the potential upside of the ban (breaking the network effect, reducing social pressure) while raising important concerns about security, privacy, and a possible migration to more dangerous online spaces. That kind of debate is essential.
But I also think some of the consequences you fear (widespread scams, a mass shift to “dark” networks, extreme social isolation) are not guaranteed. They will depend heavily on how the law is implemented, how platforms handle age verification, and what healthy social alternatives (offline or moderated) are offered. I do believe it’s possible to design a safe system.
Personally, having seen many dire predictions fail to materialize in the past, I don’t view this as either a “clear net benefit” or an “inevitable disaster,” but rather as a social experiment with real potential for success as well as serious unintended consequences.
I support the Australian law and would like to see something similar in my own country. We can’t simply assume an invisible hand will resolve this issue for the better. Still, it’s worth watching closely and following the empirical data over the coming months.
- I love how the music swells and becomes more intricate as life expands and grows more complicated.
- Looks like we might be witnessing a textbook cycle of self-fulfilling prophecy in the making. As the article suggests, once large investors and institutions start calling this an “AI bubble,” the narrative alone can drive more capital, inflating valuations further just because everyone expects growth. When price → expectation → price becomes the dominant feedback loop, fundamentals matter less.
That kind of reflexivity has powered past bubbles. George Soros’ reflexivity thesis applies: rising prices attract more investment, which inflates prices further, until reality forces a reset. If many AI-related companies can’t quickly deliver expected growth, the eventual correction could be sharp.
In short: hype begets cash, cash begets price, price begets more hype, and at that point, we’re no longer betting on value, we’re betting on the belief itself.
The collision with Asia began around 50–55 Ma and is still ongoing, which is why the Himalayas are still rising today.