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> American media has really been shockingly pro weed/cannabis for the past 20 or so years Really? I think the opposite is true. Given 1/6 adults admit to using it, I think it's total…

> I'm directly quoting the portion of the abstract related to anxiety and depression, tell me how that's misrepresenting? No you aren't You said "The paper says there's no …

I'm curious too, but here's a recap of the nonsense he's spewed thus far: - Expressed hesitation on whether the human should survive without being moved into computers [1] - That Greta …

>> both parties here are idiots with high opinions of themselves who actually believe in a pile nonsense, but which of the two has really caused more harm for humanity? That's not really a …

It sounds to me like you didn't understand the paper at all, or are worse willfully misrepresenting. The paper says "insufficient data" for helpfulness for most positive categories (but…

>> This study is showing that THC, CBD, blends, or cannabis do not improve self-reported feelings over the long term. Just to clarify, the study is not saying that. The study is saying "the…

> The data being all over the place on benefits, but pretty clear on harms Uhhh... no? Did you even read it? This research actually found more benefits than harms. I see it only identified two harm…

Edit: Okay, I've read the meta-study now and I think the summary article isn't representing the picture very well. In particular they found for anxiety there actually seems to be evidence in…

Whatever, I'm just counting the time until I can drop windows entirely... right now I just need it for gaming, but I'm thinking maybe Valve's OS will be the replacement

Well it's my feeling that I could do most of those things if I was given infinite time, and for all intents and purposes an AI isn't limited to human time since it can be run in 1,000x paral…

I'm sorry what even is this? Giving $10k rewards for significant advancements toward "AGI"? What does "making a framework" even mean, it feels like a nothing post. When I thin…

I learned: sell all my Nasdaq etfs prior to June.

I think the challenge of the PG essay (which to me is defined by an attempt to take the particulars of a cultural moment, romanticize the individual, and attempt generalize toward universal laws and p…

> Humans evolved in an atmosphere containing roughly 280–300 ppm of CO₂. The average annual increase over the past decade has been about 2.6 ppm per year, with 2024 recording a 3.5 ppm rise. So cur…

Great, well deepseek is free for most use and certainly won't be helping the US military any time soon. Since you aren't paying them you aren't really supporting anything bad they may d…

I canceled before this, but I definitely can’t see myself renewing chatgpt because of this and so much other shadiness. I just don’t want them to succeed anymore, and I don’t think there’s really any …

All the more reason for us to get out an actual implementation of age verification that IS anonymous first, so that when a law is pushed for or passed, companies can adopt the anonymous implementation…

Hard to believe you’re downvoted in an organic way…

I find it hard to believe these people did 345 million in damage.

Is there a different AI company that IS taking that stance? Because as far as I know, Anthropic is taking the most moral stance of any AI company.

Yeah I mean edge of tomorrow is a great concept though and would have worked without him. Whereas a movie that’s got less going for it like MI 5 will seem bland once he’s commodified

I'm sure this has been written about but here's what happens long term - images are commoditized and lose their emotional appeal. Probably about half of us here remember photos before the ce…

I do agree that bots are or will be an existential risk for every online forum. But I also think that an attempt to fix it that takes away anonymity is a cure that's worse than the disease. My be…

I don't think that's true at all. One of the things HN does is not let you interact in certain ways until you've earned sufficient karma. This is a basic proof-of-work. If your bot can&…

> Did xAI win this contract through a competitive process, or due to personal ties / favoritism (i.e., corruption risk)? I think this is a fair question. And I'm assuming your point here…

That's fascinating. I'd love to read an account from somebody who's been through that pipeline about how it worked.

Probably worth clarifying that when you say "But, the pro-legalization folks would..." you mean some stoners you met in college. Because there are plenty of proponents who are not that... in…

Yeah that's what I do and it works great for me

Right we have studies, and they are 30 page documents that only academics read, and so they get poorly summarized by articles that try to make them sound more noteworthy than they are. Usually by sayi…

I've heard that too but if you go to any dispensary you can get a gummy with an exact dosage of THC and CBD on the label. It's actually a much superior system now to backchannel dried flower…