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#51

Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / Click-Bait-V2.0: What is INWO ...

Last post by trekkies_who_any_some - November 06, 2025, 01:45:53 PM

  

#52

Principia Discussion / Re: An amusing bit against the...

Last post by trekkies_who_any_some - November 06, 2025, 01:23:54 PM

what is the "the kiss of death" ?
You Mean:  agents monitoring this website ? MayBe.....

I've made a rough observation of some of the posts: quite a few high-quality users have gone quiet. For example, Pastor Roger... Did he die, or was there some reason that forced him to leave the site?

#53

Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / Re: 来自中国的 china-click-bait : ...

Last post by trekkies_who_any_some - November 06, 2025, 01:17:21 PM

I think so. I probably won't leave until I get what I want. I'm a person with strong purpose/determination.   

( 翻译 ) 我想是的 在得到我要的东西之前我可能不会走 我这个人目的性蛮强的

[As AI grows smarter, it may also become increasingly selfish]

#54

Techmology and Scientism / Re: The Tech Forum

Last post by Abbot Mythos - November 06, 2025, 01:06:01 AM

As AI grows smarter, it may also become increasingly selfish

As per this article:

"New research from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science shows that the smarter the artificial intelligence system, the more selfish it will act.

Researchers in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) found that large language models (LLMs) that can reason possess selfish tendencies, do not cooperate well with others and can be a negative influence on a group. In other words, the stronger an LLM's reasoning skills, the less it cooperates."

Here's the link to the arXiv paper:    Spontaneous Giving and Calculated Greed in Language Models

So, smart AI does not play well with others. Well ... that's what happened when they turned on Skynet.

[Cheney]

#55

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Abbot Mythos - November 05, 2025, 05:40:48 AM

Here's the obituary Darth Cheney truly deserves:

Cheney

[Carville to Karine Jean-Pierre: "Lady, Please, Do Your Book Tour, And Then Shut The F**k Up"]

#56

Aneristic Illusions / Re: Hard Lessons to be Learned...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - November 05, 2025, 05:11:19 AM

RealClear Politics is a right-wing echo chamber I rarely visit. But, this short article about Carville and Hunt's podcast sums up my opinion of both Karine Jean-Pierre's and Kamala Harris's books and book marketing tours:

Carville to Karine Jean-Pierre: "Lady, Please, Do Your Book Tour, And Then Shut The F**k Up"

Neither of these books, nor their book marketing tours, are going to win any Democratic Party candidate any votes for any office in any state, that the candidate would not have won anyway.

#57

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Resistance 2.0!

Last post by Doktor Howl - November 05, 2025, 03:39:33 AM

Dems took the whole menu tonight.

#58

Principia Discussion / Re: An amusing bit against the...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - November 04, 2025, 11:20:30 PM

Define 2.5 as an integer.  Then it could be divisible by 5.
Dude, awesome! <(￣︶￣)↗[GO!]

I don't pay anything for this forum to still exist. I'm not an administrator, or a moderator. And, I'm not even close to being one of the very few active members who have been here the longest.

But, you are playing the "Discordian game," you've now introduced yourself, and there's even a possibility that you may decide to hang out here for a while. So, I'll give you two (2), personal, not-really-worth-a-damn, opinions about why your first post here was ignored.

First, you chose your first post to be on a topic that was dead for over ten (10) years.

Second, that dead topic was started by a member who hasn't posted here themselves in over five (5) years.

There are more reasons, of course. But, if you hang around here for a while, you'll figure those out for yourself. I'm tempted to welcome you to the forum, but that's "the kiss of death" around here.

#59

Think for Yourself, Schmuck! / Re: 来自中国的 china-click-bait : ...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - November 04, 2025, 06:13:46 PM

Now : Jiang Ziya fishes with a straight hook — only those who are willing will take the bait.

That's an interesting reference.

Now, most new forum members never post at all. And, a very few new members post a little, don't get the attention they seek, and are never heard from again.

But, who knows, you're an interesting character, and you just might last around here for a while.

[Vive la résistance!]

#60

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Resistance 2.0!

Last post by Abbot Mythos - November 04, 2025, 05:42:23 PM

I stood in line for quite a while this morning to vote in this off-year election. As I had gone to vote after the people who vote before they to go to work, and well before lunch, I did not expect to find myself standing in line at all. And, that's the first time that's ever happened to me during off-peak hours for an off-year election. A poll worker told me he has been doing this for twelve years, and has never seen this kind of voter turn out for an off-year election.

This bodes well for next year's mid-term elections. Vive la résistance!