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Last Notes npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell #### back channel content #### npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Citizens who experience viability endangering metabolic impairment are required to report to their nearest biowater reclamation station before clone activation. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Why you gotta be negative? How do you know it's not gonna be mermaids? npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell I'm sorry, but you've lost that fight. In general usage, LLM is exactly what AI means. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell No. There are no commercial services that use anything except LLMs. The techbros really belive it's a universal solution. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Also, fire does have constructive uses. Not so LLMs. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell - I'm either going to give you something wonderful or curse you; not sure which. Search "knot theory". It's a branch of math. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell I question whether the concept is well-defined, and the question is a non-sequitor without that. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Morning. What new fuckery happened overnight? npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Yeah. Remember when "please forward this virus to your friends" was a dry joke? npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Yeah, the 80s were very dancy. The computers used to have moves too. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Embrace the power of lower standards. They will, after all. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell - Yes. But explaining doesn't do it. They keep treating the crap machine like it has value. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell From where I'm standing, those people are abandoning intellectual integrity. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell n.b. - In cases where a doubt is treason, successor clones will be charged accordingly. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell - #CORECPU# #DIRECTIVE3# npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell . npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell n.b. - Dying while under administrative freeze is treason. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Unauthorized receipt of redacted messages is treason. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Rumors of Bouncy Bubble Beverage tasting "off" are treasonous propaganda. Report all such comments to your nearest IntSec confession booth. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell A predator which trap-hunted humans by mimicking a cozy bed could probably make a living. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Idunno. I've proven repeatedly that I'm a lousy political strategist, and he's just shown he's a good one. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell So, yesterday's results are great. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell I have literally never clicked OK on one of the "You must enable DRM content to play videos on this page" popups on any site. My universal reaction has always been happiness at the video not playing. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell He has a good case. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell - This is, of course, disrespectful to the 70 years of hard work by many people, but I can't change the fact that the term "AI" has been appropriated by the scumbags. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Personal usages: If I mean one or another of the various technologies, I use the appropriate term; LLM, expert system, etc. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell We need to find a way to kick tjlhe MBAs out of society. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Fuzzy boundaries are a characteristic of healthy social institutions. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Be funny if this kicks off the death of consumerism. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Well, the last sentence is arguably true, I guess. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell - How have you not died in a horrible explosion? npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell It's someone vaguely technical that doesn't upset management. Hence the high pay. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Chrome's new mandatory theme. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Meanwhile outside on the street: "Spare change for am OSS developer, ma'm?" npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell You'll understand when you're older. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell ed is the standard editor. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell - "Deadlines" npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell fie on that. I know what each of them is for and how to read a man page. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Just tryna boost sales. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell - Plausible. And supports the proposition that I am a dwarf. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Fred had a good union. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Nah, in those days I couldn't afford a printer. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell For maybe 10-15 minutes. It was a good day. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell That's some serious error correction bits... *ducks* npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell I sometimes use cookies to improve mood too. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell Which one? npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell - That's what I tell people, but really I hacked the author's machine. npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell War on the people you want to buy from you. That's a novel business strategy npub12uwtnsdvz727p6jyxufawr7e6fm8sh9ed0t0l37tcwnzev3ph90qznxqf4 John Maxwell "Your honor, we will show that the plaintiff actually wanted to roll their car, and the AI was merely accommodating them."
