Felix
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they not like us
Wonder what all those Silicon Valley "effective altruists" make of their kin destroying by far the largest aid agency in the world?
February 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
they not like us
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Curiosity got the best of me in ALDI with their new line of vegan sugar free sweets, so I’m happy to confirm their new line still acts as a violent and immediate laxative; I probably won’t learn from this
January 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Curiosity got the best of me in ALDI with their new line of vegan sugar free sweets, so I’m happy to confirm their new line still acts as a violent and immediate laxative; I probably won’t learn from this
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I wonder what it's like if you're super into psychoanalysis and dream interpretation and wake up from something like this
January 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I wonder what it's like if you're super into psychoanalysis and dream interpretation and wake up from something like this
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“systems thinking”, once the preferred analytical frame of the tech intelligentsia, is increasingly an out of fashion mental model for the world
in its place - direct, reductionist weltanschauung:
“you can just do things”
the midwit meme
“high agency” mysticism
grand histories
in its place - direct, reductionist weltanschauung:
“you can just do things”
the midwit meme
“high agency” mysticism
grand histories
January 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“systems thinking”, once the preferred analytical frame of the tech intelligentsia, is increasingly an out of fashion mental model for the world
in its place - direct, reductionist weltanschauung:
“you can just do things”
the midwit meme
“high agency” mysticism
grand histories
in its place - direct, reductionist weltanschauung:
“you can just do things”
the midwit meme
“high agency” mysticism
grand histories
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Guinea worm used to afflict 3.5 million people each year. This year, thanks in part to Jimmy Carter, there have been 7 cases. He negotiated the longest humanitarian cease-fire in history to distribute water filters & larvicides www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm... via @tanyalewis.bsky.social
Jimmy Carter, Who Has Died at Age 100, Spared Millions of People from Guinea Worm, a Debilitating Parasite
Former president Jimmy Carter’s charity has helped transform Guinea worm from a disease that used to infect millions to one that infects fewer than a dozen
www.scientificamerican.com
December 29, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Guinea worm used to afflict 3.5 million people each year. This year, thanks in part to Jimmy Carter, there have been 7 cases. He negotiated the longest humanitarian cease-fire in history to distribute water filters & larvicides www.scientificamerican.com/article/jimm... via @tanyalewis.bsky.social
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"if you give $1,000 to an Extraordinary Charity, you can achieve more than someone who gives $90,000 to a Good Charity.
The best charities are not just a bit better than the average ones but way, way, way better."
The best charities are not just a bit better than the average ones but way, way, way better."
What is an important fact about the world that you wish more people would know?
Here is my answer: If we rely on the best data, many of us can save a child's life.
And here is my article about it.
ourworldindata.org/cost-effecti...
Here is my answer: If we rely on the best data, many of us can save a child's life.
And here is my article about it.
ourworldindata.org/cost-effecti...
Many of us can save a child’s life, if we rely on the best data
There are many ways to improve the world, but their cost-effectiveness varies immensely. You can achieve a lot more if you rely on the best data on where to donate.
ourworldindata.org
December 24, 2024 at 7:31 PM
"if you give $1,000 to an Extraordinary Charity, you can achieve more than someone who gives $90,000 to a Good Charity.
The best charities are not just a bit better than the average ones but way, way, way better."
The best charities are not just a bit better than the average ones but way, way, way better."
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15 years old, but still completely relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we could be creating today would be a LOT better and easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
December 23, 2024 at 6:52 PM
15 years old, but still completely relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we could be creating today would be a LOT better and easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
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We could all be a bit more precise about societal adaptation
December 23, 2024 at 3:47 PM
We could all be a bit more precise about societal adaptation
✔ I didn't think LLMs could scale to AGI
December 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
✔ I didn't think LLMs could scale to AGI
Losing 22.7% of your body weight in 68 weeks is still brilliant, seems almost astounding how quickly technology has moved on this. Up with big pharma?
Novo Nordisk’s drug stumble leaves it suddenly much slimmer
https://www.ft.com/content/88df4ce6-6e86-4823-accc-50409d3b08b7
https://www.ft.com/content/88df4ce6-6e86-4823-accc-50409d3b08b7
Novo Nordisk’s drug stumble leaves it suddenly much slimmer
Market will never be winner takes all given that different patients will have different requirements
www.ft.com
December 20, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Losing 22.7% of your body weight in 68 weeks is still brilliant, seems almost astounding how quickly technology has moved on this. Up with big pharma?
Good on the humane league, it's great to get the message of animal welfare out to the public, even if immediate change can't be achieved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Frankenchickens: charity to take on producers - BBC News
The Humane League UK said it is considering taking legal action against large-scale producers.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Good on the humane league, it's great to get the message of animal welfare out to the public, even if immediate change can't be achieved.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"There are hard questions in the ethics of philanthropy, but this is simply not one of them. Maybe when the bed nets crew amounts to more than 0.18 percent of giving, it’ll be worth asking if we’ve gone too far." www.vox.com/future-perfe...
December 11, 2024 at 2:50 PM
"There are hard questions in the ethics of philanthropy, but this is simply not one of them. Maybe when the bed nets crew amounts to more than 0.18 percent of giving, it’ll be worth asking if we’ve gone too far." www.vox.com/future-perfe...
It might just be me, but why does 4G in #London work soo much better on the Underground than anywhere else in the city? I don't get it, it can't be that difficult to build mobile towers, right?
December 8, 2024 at 1:04 PM
It might just be me, but why does 4G in #London work soo much better on the Underground than anywhere else in the city? I don't get it, it can't be that difficult to build mobile towers, right?
This outcry is so strange to me - seems like people, even 'farming experts' are only just realising that their milk doesn't come from beautiful cows living an idyllic life out on a tranquil farmstead out in Surrey but walking, burping dairy factories. www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bova...
King's farming advisor accuses Arla of 're-engineering the cow' with feed supplement
Patrick Holden becomes latest figure to criticise Bovaer trial amid backlash
www.standard.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 10:17 AM
This outcry is so strange to me - seems like people, even 'farming experts' are only just realising that their milk doesn't come from beautiful cows living an idyllic life out on a tranquil farmstead out in Surrey but walking, burping dairy factories. www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bova...
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This is such a powerful graphic (from Our World in Data).
December 7, 2024 at 8:18 AM
This is such a powerful graphic (from Our World in Data).
'business acts in a way that aligns with their interests'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Supermarkets 'putting profits above human rights', MP says
Supermarkets that appear to be selling products linked to slave labour in China have been criticised following a BBC investigation.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2024 at 11:20 PM
'business acts in a way that aligns with their interests'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
definitely not me when someone brings up SBF in a conversation on EA
December 4, 2024 at 10:16 PM
definitely not me when someone brings up SBF in a conversation on EA
I can't believe I'm only just learning how chaotic South Korean politics have been lately, just learned that "In January, an older man stabbed (this) Mr. Lee in the neck with a knife, saying that SK was “in a civil war” and that he wanted to “cut the head” off the country’s “pro-NK” left wing." -NYT
Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law.
December 3, 2024 at 11:11 PM
I can't believe I'm only just learning how chaotic South Korean politics have been lately, just learned that "In January, an older man stabbed (this) Mr. Lee in the neck with a knife, saying that SK was “in a civil war” and that he wanted to “cut the head” off the country’s “pro-NK” left wing." -NYT
But American roads, on the other hand, have less of a stellar safety record. Seems crazy that flying is so much safer that driving considering there are *so many* things that could go wrong, but this shows what happens when industries are regulated and incentivised to protect their customers.
Sometimes, the most important news is when something *isn’t* happening:
Since the last plane crash by a US airline, they have transported passengers for more than two *light-years*
Since the last plane crash by a US airline, they have transported passengers for more than two *light-years*
December 2, 2024 at 5:53 PM
But American roads, on the other hand, have less of a stellar safety record. Seems crazy that flying is so much safer that driving considering there are *so many* things that could go wrong, but this shows what happens when industries are regulated and incentivised to protect their customers.
How did #Bluesky manage to make such a pleasant social media algorithm - it can capture my interests pretty much immediately but hasn't sent me into a rage-bait fuelled scroll of doom. Shouldn't that be the standard for social media platforms or entertainment in general lol
December 1, 2024 at 6:12 PM
How did #Bluesky manage to make such a pleasant social media algorithm - it can capture my interests pretty much immediately but hasn't sent me into a rage-bait fuelled scroll of doom. Shouldn't that be the standard for social media platforms or entertainment in general lol
This is why we need prediction markets - smart humans can still beat most models!
November 30, 2024 at 5:39 PM
This is why we need prediction markets - smart humans can still beat most models!