I know what the general process is (mix essential oils, etc.), but I have no sense of smell so I have no way to know if the result is good. I'd like to read some scent theory but I don't even know where to begin.

First subreddit over 10M to go private. The message shown when trying to enter the sub is a quote from spez: > I think the problem Digg had is that it was a company that was built to be a company, and you could feel it in the product. The way you could criticize Reddit is that we weren't a company – we were all heart and no head for a long time. So I think it'd be really hard for me and for the team to kill Reddit in that way. Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit, April 2023

ChatGPT will gobble up every symbolic manipulation task I give to it. At worst, sometimes I have to check its output and point out anything weird, then it'll correct it. I'm writing pages over pages of scary differential equations and the damn thing is saving me lots of time on it. And everything checks out! I wonder about GPT 4, since it is supposed to give correct answers without help as often as the average calculus student...

Cryptocurrency pancake • 1 year ago • 75%

worldcoin.org

I'm not sure what to think about this project. "Accelerating the transition to an economic future that welcomes and benefits every person on the planet" sounds like a good idea, especially coming from the person that stated his tech would "break capitalism". And starting by giving some of the currency to every person on the planet, for free, is an assertive way to make this goal credible. Of course, it's probably a cryptocurrency that will be used for speculation. And my bias in favor of blockchain technology, which I believe can be used for good, is not sufficient to make me trust the project.

Linux Gaming pancake • 1 year ago • 95%

www.phoronix.com

The comments are pretty interesting...

Mental Health pancake • 1 year ago • 77%

Should probably talk to my psychiatrist so I get a change in my medication. Every time I start many weird projects, feel like I can easily change the world or have invented something that can, need basically no sleep and/or get aggressively political (even religious), I know the drill... At least I'm not paranoid though. Hope the best for you all too <3 Also sorry if I've bothered someone these days, it really wasn't my intention.

I just can't find the words to describe how happy I was to receive so much feedback and understanding on your part, this community is truly wonderful <3 I'll work on some of your (legal) ideas in my spare time, which is not much but I work fast! So far I've designed a generalized edit distance function with some pretty cool properties that would make it useful for running an organization under non-friendly conditions: ``` $ cat message1.txt Liberal anti-fascism is a reactionary idea. Anti-fascism is not practical without being anti-capitalist. $ cat message2.txt The anti-fascism of liberals is not a progressive idea. It is impractical with no anti-capitalism. $ cat leak.txt Liberals' anti-fascism is not useful without anti-capitalism, not a progressive idea. $ ./trace.py leak.txt message*.txt Delta | File name ---------------------- 19 | message1.txt 8 | message2.txt Predicted origin of 'leak.txt' is 'message2.txt'. ``` So far it works with any sufficiently long text I've thrown at it. Make two versions of any text, rewrite any of the two into a third file, and the algorithm will trace its origin. Also the math is pretty elegant! For obvious reasons I won't be publishing any of it any time soon :) Maybe the RTC will advise me on what to do. Or maybe I'll just hoard a bunch of software like this. Anyway, thanks, I'll keep at it.

Comradeship // Freechat pancake • 1 year ago • 92%

Disclaimer: bipolar rant. tl;dr: I'm frustrated that no one is working on clever schemes like this where I could help. All the weaponized math is for capitalist crypto-bros, [drug dealers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_market#Customer_interactions) and think tanks, what an unfair world... --- Honestly, seeing the real economic and social implications of fields like game theory, cryptography etc. makes one wonder if it could be possible to put these to revolutionary use. I know about the Revolutionary Technical Committee and might get in contact with them, but I'm not sure if they'll know of some concrete project that would help, something like a bunch of decentralized software, smart contracts, mathematical proofs... I can write all of these, but what for? For example, [this comment of mine](https://lemmy.ml/comment/424525) proposes an economic scheme that would require all of the above to coordinate, secure and trust, to optimize functioning and minimize necessary involvement. But I'm sure there are other (better?) ways to use math and tech directly for revolution. Any revolutionary ideas where the questions arise of "why should I trust...?", "how can we ensure...?", "how to optimize...?" can theoretically benefit from them. Even my local revolutionary organization mentioned a problem that could be solved using a certain crypto scheme, namely securely and anonymously swapping vehicles between owners, to be presented to the general population but actually meant to avoid identification while reducing transportation costs.

Quality Sources pancake • 1 year ago • 100%

According to the document: * The project involved, among other tasks, performing gain-of-function on bat coronavirus SARSr-CoV WIV1, with the aim of studying its potential ability to infect humans. * The researchers believed regulations on gain-of-function research did not apply in this case, since the original virus did not affect humans, despite the desired product virus being able to do so. * Their risk assessment does not include the possibility of the newly created virus accidentally infecting workers or human research subjects. * The resulting viruses were to be tested on both human tissues and modified mice with human ACE2 enzyme. * Human subjects from "high-risk areas" were involved on-site for non-experimental purposes. * These experiments were performed within facilities of the Wuhan Institute of Virology. * The phase of the project wherein these experiments were first mentioned started on June 2019. Additionally, [this](https://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/institutes/foia/1R01AI110964-year-1-tranche-01.pdf) adds: * The entire project started in June 2014 and initially involved collecting virus samples from different sources, including the wildlife market in Wuhan.

Communism101 pancake • 1 year ago • 94%

My region is home to the world's largest worker cooperative, Mondragon Corporation. Do you think worker cooperatives are useful to us? Why aren't they more widespread? Could their growth be facilitated by new technologies like the Internet or Blockchain?

North Korea 북한 pancake • 2 years ago • 100%

Direct download link. Also, have a look at [takeshixx/redstar-tools](https://github.com/takeshixx/redstar-tools).

datawrapper.dwcdn.net

Basically, the assumption is that PPP-adjusted GDP per capita (B) is a reliable measure of the economic activity in a country, while its ability to satisfy the needs of its population is better quantified by the PPP-adjusted median wealth per adult (D). Wikipedia provides B, as well as unadjusted GDP per capita (A) and unadjusted median wealth per adult ( C), so it's a reasonable assumption that D = BC/A. Since B represents production, C/A is a coefficient indicating how well this production translates to better quality of life. So, my question is, for an arbitrary D, how much do each of both factors contribute to it? We need to find x so (Bx)(Cx/A) = BCx²/A = 1, so, since 1 = D/D = BC/AD, we find that x = 1/sqrt(D). Then the normalized production factor is Bx = B/sqrt(D) = B/sqrt(BC/A) = sqrt(AB/C). Since this factor follows a logarithmic distribution, is only makes sense to take the logarithm, for p = log10(sqrt(AB/C)) = 2log10(AB/C). I just omitted the constant factor for simplicity. It's far from perfect, as it tends to put together countries with lower GDP per capita and countries with fairer distribution, since both rely less on a high production.

Socialism pancake • 2 years ago • 62%

**In a hypothetical future, AI has managed to replace humans in all jobs, so people are not required to manufacture products and services. Here's a way to ensure that everyone gets those products and services despite not being hired by anyone.** 1. Create a basic income system. This would provide everyone with a basic income to cover their essential needs and give them access to the goods and services the AI produces. 2. Expand public services. Governments could provide free or discounted goods and services to citizens, such as healthcare, transportation, education, and housing. This would ensure everyone has access to essential goods and services. 3. Invest in a sharing economy. Governments could invest in a sharing economy, allowing citizens to rent or share products and services. This would allow people to access goods and services without having to purchase them. 4. Tax the AI companies. Governments could tax AI companies on their profits and use the funds to support citizens. This would ensure that citizens receive the goods and services that the AI produces without having to purchase them. --- **In a hypothetical future, AI has managed to replace humans in all jobs, so people are not required to manufacture products and services. To ensure people keep having access to those products and services, governments put taxes on the companies that manufacture them and use those taxes to implement a basic income system, extensive public services and a sharing economy.** **In this situation, if taxes are made very high,** companies may not be willing to manufacture products and services as the cost of doing so may be too great. This could lead to a scarcity of products and services, increasing their cost and putting them out of reach of people who would otherwise be able to afford them. To prevent this, governments would need to adjust the tax rate to keep the cost of production low enough to keep products and services affordable. Governments could also use other methods to support the companies making them, such as offering subsidies or providing access to resources like labour and materials at lower costs. Additionally, governments could promote the sharing economy and ensure that it is managed in a way that is fair and equitable for all involved. This would help ensure that people have access to affordable products and services. --- **In a hypothetical future, AI has managed to replace humans in all jobs, so people are not required to manufacture products and services. To ensure people keep having access to those products and services, governments put taxes on the companies that manufacture them and use those taxes to implement a basic income system, extensive public services and a sharing economy.** **Governments would like to increase taxes to provide more goods to people, but private companies are not willing to manufacture under high taxes. There's, however, a way to keep manufacturing goods while providing most of them to people.** To do this, governments can set up autonomous production facilities, where all the production is done by robots and AI. This can be done by building infrastructure such as factories and warehouses, buying the necessary equipment, and setting up AI programs to manage the production. This would allow companies to manufacture goods without having to pay taxes, as the facility is owned and operated by the government. The products manufactured in these facilities can be distributed for free or for a discounted rate in a public distribution system. This would not only provide basic goods and services to people, but also stimulate the economy. People would have access to these goods and services and be able to purchase them for cheaper prices, which would increase consumption and help create jobs in other areas such as services and entertainment. In addition, governments can also set up a sharing economy, where people can share their resources such as cars and homes. This would help reduce costs and increase access to goods and services. Overall, this system would allow governments to provide basic goods and services to people while also stimulating the economy, creating jobs in other areas, and reducing costs. --- **An AI has determined that, in a future with full automation of all jobs, where no one would be hired in a job, governments should set up their own fully automated facilities to manufacture goods and provide them for free, since people wouldn't be able to afford products and services offered by private companies. Research would be performed by AI, as well as all other jobs. Since no one can buy their products, private companies would** have no incentive to produce them. In this type of future, governments would need to be very careful in how they set up these facilities to make sure that the goods and services provided are of high quality and meet the needs of the population. Governments should also ensure that the production of these goods is sustainable and does not harm the environment. Additionally, governments would need to provide some form of basic income to the population to make sure that people can still afford to pay for basic necessities. Finally, governments should look into creating a new form of currency to replace the need for money in this new system. --- **An AI has determined that, in a future with full automation of all jobs, where no one would be hired in a job, governments should set up their own fully automated manufacture and research facilities to manufacture goods and provide them for free, since people wouldn't be able to afford products and services offered by private companies, which would stop producing. Money would be replaced by a new form of property exchange.** **This system, where the government manages all manufacturing for its people, and money does not exist, could be summarized in a single word:** socialism. With socialism, the government would own and control all of the means of production and distribute goods and services to its citizens for free. This could be a potential solution for a future with full automation of all jobs, since it would guarantee that everyone has access to basic needs such as food, shelter, and healthcare. It would also ensure that no one is left behind due to their financial status. Money would be replaced by a system of bartering, where goods and services would be exchanged directly between individuals. --- **Two AIs are presented with the problem to design a system that provides for everyone despite all jobs being automated and performed by AI.** **The first AI, after some consideration, proposes socialism as a solution. Here, the goverment would set up its own automated manufacture and research facilities, makes goods and services available to everyone for free, and traditional currency is abolished.** **The second AI, which opposes socialism, tries to propose a different system that would also keep everyone happy despite full automation and an absence of jobs.** It suggests that the government instead should create a universal basic income system, where every citizen of the country receives a certain amount of money each month, regardless of whether they have a job or not. This money could be used to purchase goods and services, which would be produced by the automated factories, incentivizing the factories to continue to operate, and giving citizens a steady income. --- **In the future, every job will be automated and no work will be performed by people. To ensure everyone gets products and services despite not being able to work, there are two proposals.** **In the first proposal, the government would set up automated production facilities to manufacture goods that would be distributed to people for free.** **In the second proposal, private companies would keep manufacturing goods, but taxes would be placed on them and used to buy products that would be distributed to the rest of the population.** **Here's an in-depth comparison of both proposals.** The first proposal would be more efficient, as automated production facilities are more efficient than manual labor. It would also be more equitable, as everyone would receive the same products and services regardless of their socio-economic status. However, it would be costly to set up and maintain these automated production facilities. The second proposal would be more cost-effective, as private companies already exist and would just need to be taxed in order to fund the distribution of goods. It would also be less equitable, as wealthier people would be able to afford more expensive, higher-quality goods than those who are less well-off. Ultimately, how to handle the automation of jobs will depend on the resources available in a given economy and the preferences of the people in power. No matter which proposal is chosen, it is important to ensure that everyone is able to access products and services in a fair and equitable way. --- **An AI and a human are comparing two ways to organize society in the future. According to them, the first proposal is more efficient and equitable, but difficult to set up initially, while the second roposal is less efficient and equitable but would be easy to set up with little to no change in policy.** **Upon consideration, they decided that any lawmaker should choose** to implement the first proposal, despite the difficulty of setting it up. They argued that the initial hardship was worth it for the long-term benefits in efficiency and equity, and that the second proposal should only be used as a temporary solution until the first proposal could be implemented.

Technology pancake • 2 years ago • 92%

www.tomshardware.com

tl;dr: Intel and AMD are not selling their processors to Russia, and processors from Russian companies cannot be manufactured as Taiwan is banning TSMC from doing so, while Russia can only produce chips up to a 90 nm process.

China pancake • 2 years ago • 96%

Now compare China and Spain's size for even greater effect.

Comradeship // Freechat pancake • 2 years ago • 91%

I would say it in Russian, but I can't even decline день in genitive :( At least I can already understand Russian-language posts here by just looking up a couple words. I'll keep learning!

Socialism pancake • 2 years ago • 83%

I want to know your opinion on this. My guess is that capitalism requires an ever-increasing production to remain stable and keep everyone employed. While under socialism labor conditions would improve.

blogariak pancake • 2 years ago • 100%

www.berria.eus

"sorioneku"

Statistics pancake • 2 years ago • 100%

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/561839 > On the X axis is the relative size of the public sector in each country, as a percentage. > On the Y axis, PPP-adjusted GDP per capita, also adjusted by a function I made that converts mean into median income given the Gini index. This function can be approximated as Value*(1 - Gini/0.9).

SpreadSheetEnthusiasts pancake • 2 years ago • 66%

On the X axis is the relative size of the public sector in each country, as a percentage. On the Y axis, PPP-adjusted GDP per capita, also adjusted by a function I made that converts mean into median income given the Gini index. This function can be approximated as Value*(1 - Gini/0.9).

Futurology pancake • 2 years ago • 50%

So, I've been thinking for a long time what automation means for society in general, and the economy in particular, especially since the recent advances in Artificial Intelligence. All in all, I'm pretty sure this ongoing transition could be understood as a series of phases, at each of which the economy can either move more towards socialism or capitalism. Please tell me what you think about this :) 1. First phase: production increases quickly; this sharp increase in the amount of product manufactured drives automation forward, and results in a higher wage to price ratio and/or a higher profit margin. This phase started at the First Industrial Revolution. 2. Second phase: production grows more slowly, but innovation begins a feedback process that quickly brings products that are technologically more advanced and require higher automation to be produced. This can be coupled to higher prices or not. We are in this phase. 3. Third phase: automation starts advancing at a pace that technological requirements for manufacture can't keep up with. The demand for labor thus decreases significantly, either improving the overall working conditions or increasing unemployment. We're at the verge of entering this phase. 4. Fourth phase: if the previous phases take place in a socialist context, communism is achieved now. If they take place in a capitalist context, living conditions may deteriorate to a point wherein a socialist revolution can be carried out. Or, countries could manage to temporarily contain this deterioration via social measures. If all fails, however, the cost of manufacture will simply keep going down until the economic system partially collapses due to most products essentially becoming free (think of what open source software brought about). This will also realize "communism", but possibly a different form of it that we maybe don't want.