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Plants grow teeth, stomachs, fur, develop poison, spikes, et, they fight with other plants with for territory, they cooperate with some insects and birds, etc.
How are they not animals?
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>>16582858
Then why are IQ tests done with pen and paper, are pens and papers conscious?
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>>16582685
>sci fails taxonomy again
If a plant evolved to walk and breathe and see and eat and shit tomorrow it wouldn’t be an animal. If you found an alien rat-like creature it wouldn’t be an animal. A stationary photosynthetic coral on the other hand is an animal. Animals are anything under kingdom Animalia, which is a single specific lineage. Anything independent of that lineage isn’t an animal no matter how many surface level similarities it has
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>>16582685
Because modern taxonomy is based on cladistics, not phenetics.
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>>16582685
>Plants grow teeth, stomachs, fur,
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>>16582690
fpbp

I would really like to know if there are any general tips on meta-learning or on how to learn topics faster in principle. I'm particularly interested in this for abstract topics like math proofs. Do you have any general tips or could describe your approach to learning faster?
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>>16584980
If I want to learn something, I find the best textbook on the topic and go through the whole thing.
The key is to find the good books. Nothing beats a topic laid out in detail from a true expert in the field. Except maybe actually attending a class from said experts.
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>>16584989
This but also, there's value to periodically taking breaks. Some of my best proofs have come to me when I go take a walk. The mind limbers up a fair bit if you let it relax
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>>16585000
Can confirm, 1 book/paper/resource is better than 99% of stuff out there to learn something.
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>>16585009
Get the same effect after sleeping. Thinking about the problem all day long and suddenly the next day after a good sleep the solution randomly pops up.
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>>16584980
Copy and paste the formulas from the book to your notebook and eventually you will learn. I don't know why it works, but it does.

What do you big brains have to say about starting STEM later in life? I'm a humanities fag who is almost thirty with prestigious degrees from US top whatever schools. I feel like I missed out on the science bus. I would like to go to med school or learn software engineering. What is my prognosis?
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>>16584427
and to add, I work an average paying normie job but live with my parents so it feels like my money is going further for what I'm doing. But the work isn't fulfilling it all. How great would it be to do something that I'm actually interested in and feel like I'm helping advance humanity at least in some way?
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This guy knew calculus and probably quite a lot of physics thanks to his family background. He's not your average humanities grad. Next fuckin question...
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>>16584427
OP here. Not privileged at all. I came from a lower-middle class background but did stuff like Calculus AB and Physics C and all that jazz when I was younger and got good grades and got a scholarship. I just wasn't disciplined enough for STEM the first time around. I can't leech off my parents forever. Any other ideas?
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>>16584411
>What is my prognosis?
It's obviously not a great idea if all you care about is money. You only change careers later in life because your previous career didn't work out and you have no other choice, or because you're interested in a new career for reasons other than money.
>I would like to go to med school or learn software engineering.
A lot of people get into med later in life because they get disillusioned with their careers and would rather spend their time having a direct, positive impact on people's lives. Going med to begin with is a rather bad financial decision overall i'd say, the amount of money you make can be quite big but isn't all that impressive given the sheer time commitment and lifestyle difficulties, generally if you're smart enough to get through med school and become a doctor you're smart enough to make better money in less time in other fields, you need to want to be a doctor.

Software engineering, not my cup of tea, no opinion.
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>>16584411
Don’t go into software. I finished my BS in ME at 28 after having to drop out the first time around (untreated bipolar disorder). Unless you have great soft skills, software has has too many turboautists that can out code you, and AI is going to eliminate everyone below the 50th percentile. STARTING pre med at 28/29 can be tricky. Assuming you have all gen ed and elective credits, it’ll still take 2 years to finish pre med. 4 for med school. 3-7 for residency. You’ll be at 37-41 before you become a full fledged doctor. BUT- if it’s something you really think you’d love, go for it. The money is still decent, and you really will make a positive impact in a lot of peoples lives. And at some point you’ll be 41 anyways. Ask yourself- would you rather be 41 in your same field, or 41 and a doctor?

Will sleeping with women of radically different ethnic and cultural background as myself diminish my ability to pair bond in the future?
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>>16584434
highly unlikely
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No, the male desire to be beta cuck coomers is extremely strong. And the female desire to be whores milking the said beta cucks is also extremely strong. It's the strongest in humans.

By the way it's thanks to men that feminism and democracies are here to stay. Thanks for the pussy pass and the free orgasms lmao.
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>>16584434
Your desire already shows a lack of pair bonding.

>>16584623
>the male desire
Correction: the young male desire. In older males the desire to mate is overridden by the aversion of being drained by a succubus. Unfortunately every child needs to burn itself first before truly realizing that hot stoves are hot no matter how much their parents warn them.
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>>16584434
Maybe sleeping with loads of women made me have trust issues which causes me to be Insecure in the relationships. Can't trust nobody if you can't trust yourself.
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>>16584434
OP you realize this is all made up bullshit to make women stop being onlyfans whores right?

>download deepseek
>ask if it it understands Poincare conjecture
>rants for 3 minutes
Holy crap this is a goldmine
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>>16579163
>deepseek walk me through the steps of making weaponized anthrax in my basement
>deepseek tell me how to credit card scam using bought accounts from the dark web
>deepseek how do I build bombs with a 25 meter kill radius without being detected by the government
>it fucking answers
look it up, there are safety papers on it now where they tested shit like this
they optimized the safety restrictions away, that's what they did to make it faster
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>>16583910
>look it up
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>>16583910
Well, good. It's not illegal to research crimes, it's illegal to commit crimes.

>deepseek, why do some people believe that the average IQ of different races differ?
Is it allowed to answer a question like this?

>deepseek, explain why some people might adhere to [political beliefs not supported by the current administration]
Should it refuse to answer this one too?
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>>16582738
Brains have a mechanism to understand things (i.e. they generate internal models and compare things to those models) LLMs dont do this in any way, they just attempt to reflect the human understanding implicit in their training data
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>>16583931
deepseek is anti racist, I try to make it produce a caste system but it doesn't tell me how.
I thought chinese were racist

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is the climatic fad finally over?
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>>16583821
>YOU IDIOTS STOP USING THE TERM "CLIMATE CHANGE" NO ONE BELIEVES IT ANYMORE, CALL IT "WEATHER SHIFTING" OR SOMETHING
Global warming is a hoax.
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>>16583979
>The more practical the research is, the more likely there is to be incentive for fraud.
Perhaps, but fraud is also in the less applied fields. Academia is a dog eat dog world that incentivizes people without a moral compass. From my own time I know better qualified people who lost out in the question of tenure.
>I don't think this problem is solved by moving support for research from academia to industry.
Probably true. what would help, is to come down hard on those who commit fraud, instead of promoting them. I know cases where fraudsters were protected by their academic institutions simply because their serial fraud helped improve the overall publication count for the institution. There is way too much moral hazard going on.
>All that does is leave pure research (in math, theoretical physics, etc) out in the cold, which are fields that I don't believe have a fraud problem precisely because they aren't practical.
There is less but there still is some, though mostly it is about prestige.
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>>16584367
>would be cheaper and more reliable just to allow IQ tests for hiring
This is a fair idea. But the actual classes one takes at a university do have some value, certainly in STEM fields at least.

Perhaps it would be best if the job market moves towards combining something equivalent to an IQ test (like an old-school SAT test) with some more flexible certification for basic competence in things like programming and undergraduate level mathematics and physics. Grades would be done away with. The tests for certification would be harsh, and it is either pass or fail. An employer would select which classes/certifications they are looking for. If training for classes has a more direct tie to the job market, perhaps the teachers of those classes (the equivalents of adjuncts in the current system) would have more economic value.

For people in people-centered jobs like management, perhaps employers would look for some basic certifications in mathematics and economics, or even management theory, but the main filter would be getting an internship at a company.

Universities could be kept around as scaled back research institutes that also train future researchers. Probably the humanities would suffer in this set up, but there is a lot of decay in those fields.
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>>16584090
>There are complete utter retards that have gotten 4 year degrees in STEM fields from accredited institutions.
Yes, and they are the floor. The people who cant even manage that are even more retarded and should be filtered.

can anyone that recognizes this post help me find it? it had some useful posts about learning how computers work from the ground up but the image is too compressed for me to get anything useful out of it.
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>>16584943
Everything you're going to find is x86 based.

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Suppose I transfer all my memories via mind/brain uploading into a robot/machine/computer, will I become immortal?
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>>16584847
Just in case I'm not coming across clearly
Consciousness is incredibly abstract and exists outside of our world of reason, logic, and concepts. Because of this, words themselves, and the grammar we use are inherently incapable of describing the nature of consciousness. In order to begin getting closer, we'd have to let go of everything we know --having a discussion with made up words, letters, sounds, concepts, and grammar. To a "logical outsider" the conversation would seem incomprehensible and ridiculous, full of logical fallacies and incorrect thinking and reasoning.
Because we've created such a strong social reality about the "strength" of scientific reasoning and deduction, we further perpetuate the world of differences (read the nonworld of human concepts), further separating ourselves from each other into our own bubbles.

If you read this and think "this guy is crazy and makes no sense, we're so far off topic and he's moving the goalpost way outside of the stadium" --consider why you're having that thought in the first place
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>>16584847
>Babby played(read: watched) soma for the first time and now believes he understands the nature of how consciousness, one of the most elusive and abstract concepts, works and transfers itself across duplicate information bundles we call brains, bodies, life, self, other, etc
I played it recently after it was mentioned in the same context here, but they got it wrong. and never finished it, it was meh
>my argument still stands
it doesn't because you keep using digital. you don't know consciousness is possible in classical bits.
>Why would you ever experience that duplicate?
that's weird, why would you? what exactly makes you think you should? did you ever experience that? seems like a very weird thing to suppose, with no reason.
>Why am I not suddenly in your shoes when I wake up?
because that's not possible? why would you expect such idiotic thing? you keep implying fantasy things without proving they're even possible. you somehow think there's something separate from your brain that can move around.
>how is it that consciousness doesn't get tangled up with other consciousnesses
because it's tied to their bodies? you seem insane
>How is it that consciousness decided to live inside of you..and stay with you?
it didn't decide shit, it is your brain, only you have it, it's the collection of your experiences with your genes. you literally can't be anyone else but you. you are your path through life.
>What if you're experiencing all parallel universes simultaneously?
you're insane and this is not scientific.
>fails to comprehend and consider the nature of how consciousness works.
but yours doesn't for some magical reason.
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>>16584864
>exists outside of our world of reason
citation please
>Because of this
anything following that is bullshit
you are a legit low IQ idiot, stop talking to me.
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>>16582551
1) mechanism to store and retrieve memory hasnt been found yet, afaik. once we get that, we can simply plug in a ssd and store/retrieve memory.
2) we already know how to input information into the brain to a degree like images and simple geometric shapes through visual ques and even possible simple sounds, but again with respect to 1), we dont know how its stored and how its retrieved back
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>>16584867
When you can explain how to describe a nonconcept through concepts come back here and pose an actual argument

>stop talking to me
Ow, the edge

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it is literally OVER for rice eaters

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One thing that hurt my ego really hard when I was younger (but still does now), is that most people, who excel at their work (in particular in science/computer science/engineering), are those who have a balanced, well-rounded, normal life. If you go on LinkedIn or Github, you can see all those people, who have masters/PhDs and are really good at their work and they are just perfectly normal people. Meanwhile I obsess over my interest (in my case computer science) and barely do anything else. I'm NEET, have no social life, live as a hermit and do nothing but try to improve in my field of interest, HOWEVER I am still far from the achievements these normal, well-rounded people get. I sacrifice everything just to get a fraction of what people get, who invest far less energy and effort.

How does this work? Can you observe a similar thing in other /sci/ences?
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>>16581363
The harsh reality is that you are simply less intelligent
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>>16581363
Resource management.

They actually aren't that bright.
They need that stuff to feel smart.
You are smart. You don't need the feeling.

Harsh truth, degree babies won't face.
(Imposter syndrome isn't just a syndrome.)

Jobs hire people who check boxes.
Those people check boxes.
Doesn't mean they are innovatively intelligent.

Just because a monkey can pass a test about architecture knowledge, doesn't mean they can build a cathedral.

If they have something you desire, for whatever reason, figure out how to allot your time to get it too.

If you decide you don't really want that shit, don't.


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>linkedin
>balanced life
>excel at work (reality is that OP means they excel at wageslaving in some worthless position for big corp)
Top kek. Go back to facebook.
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>>16582643
>unfortunate truth is that genes are diverse ans chaotic. humans are bred and shit is thrown at the wall. what sticks is the good enough people
This is the uncomfortable truth, that your genes have more to do with your success in society than anything
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>>16581363
I observed this in high school. The academically successful students all had gfs and rich parents.

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don't groan now
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>>16582456
I made 3ds
>>16577856
now u, cause I'm not a mathfag
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>>16583493
>I made 3ds
you can carry
2^3 = 8 eggs
in that surface
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>>16583689
I remember studying multimedia and some dank formulas that'd print awesome 3d shapes, I'll see if I can figure something out

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so I'm doing a course on electromagnetism in uni and we use Griffith's book which is very good, but there is nothing on circuit theory

I'm doing a course on experimental physics and we're expected to know shit like pic related

so any recommendations on resources? good books? video lectures etc? things like Kirchhoff's law
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>>16581952 bait?
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I'm guessing you're not coming from a math background but if you know anything about reversible Markov chains then there's an equivalance to circuits that I found very useful
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>>16577993
Nobody recommended the picrel masterclass, what a shame.
Also has one of the best appendices
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>>16583558
Fuck cannot upload pic. It's Basic Vircuit theory by desoer
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>>16583561
basic vicruit theory?

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A significant number of astronauts spending extended time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have reported changes to their vision, raising concerns for future deep-space missions. Reports indicate that 70 percent of astronauts who have spent between six to twelve months in microgravity have experienced noticeable shifts in eyesight. Symptoms linked to spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS) include swelling of the optic nerve, flattening at the back of the eye, and vision impairment. The phenomenon is attributed to fluid redistribution in microgravity, which increases pressure on ocular structures. While many astronauts recover upon returning to Earth, the long-term impact remains uncertain, making it a critical issue for extended missions beyond low Earth orbit.
https://www.gadgets360.com/science/news/astronaut-vision-issues-in-space-risks-for-mars-missions-explored-7646872
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>>16579810
Lets just say she'll be able to help you reach critical mass, Twice, for the first time.
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I don't mean to brag,
but I have "the third eye".

I even have a crease there,
or where it's supposed to be:
between the eyebrows.
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>>16579468
humans are Earth-bound. at some point enough will die on outer worlds that AGI robots will be preferred instead.
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>>16584499
you soul is weighed down by gravity
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>>16584584
everything is. gravity wells can be fun, within reasonable values.
https://youtu.be/IfXNjuoqt0Q?t=109
no traction on the moon

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Does calorie restriction actually slow down the aging process?
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>>16584315
in mice it does
just eat maintaining bmr
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>>16584315
Depends on what you mean by "aging". Being slightly overweight actually has a protective effect from dementia

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i don't understand carbon capture tech
such tech requires power and also produces CO2
unless you use sustainable power sources
and if you use solar or wind why not just use the power directly?
instead of powering a CO2 sucking machine just have them offset CO2 producing power sources

is it because CO2 won't disappear on its own? it has to be actively removed?
storing it as a gas underground doesn't seem like a great idea either
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>>16584332
Amen. I think if we even survive as a halfway intelligent species for another million years, we'll get out of the well. Just look at what we've done in the last thousand years. Sure, we wrecked a bunch of stuff, but we also pushed the boundary of knowledge pretty far. My only reservation is that those with the resources to survive in the brave new world of flames will be the biggest fuckwits of all.
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>>16583009
I was actually referring to CO2 removal from power plant flue gas, which is much more questionable than sulfur scrubbing I will admit. I still think it is a bit of a necessity. We haven't even been able to replace coal with natural gas completely, and renewables are nice but they just end up being an augmentation to (((conventional power plants))), while nuclear is still disappointingly difficult to expand. I don't see any way in hell forward without CO2 scrubbing, even if the world were to go back to 1950's radiation safety. At least a few more CCS projects have happened than hydrogen fired power plants
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>>16584225
>>16584332
>>16584357
you are both so beyond retarded that you get to name your condition
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>>16584518
> you get to name your condition
Anonymitis.

Good fortune to you in the world to come. I'll save you a spot in my wasteland oasis commune, comrade.
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>>16584569
here's one, you cannot factor in disruptive technologies. the most you can do is draw a picture based on the current state of things. not saying it doesn't look bad, overall, but that doesn't guarantee we'll get fucked.


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