Chutzpah rules

"It is undeniable that...Ashkenazi Jews have high general intelligence. It is also undeniable that they are successful. But the level of Jewish financial, political and cultural success cannot be explained solely by their exceptional cognitive ability." @Bo Winegard

this links to Aporia article Does IQ alone explain Jewish success?, where they say with commendable candor

So it could be that some sort of self-deceptive positivity (e.g., chutzpah) is behind the difference, or that in rating their own personality Jews and gentiles use different reference groups. Either of these alternative interpretations would also be interesting. However, there are reasons to believe that the GFP reflects social effectiveness, and that Jews are especially socially effective.

нет ли тут...

Lombroso and Tolstoy

Hollywood casting directors are still practical Lombrosoians.

--Lombroso and Tolstoy by Steve Sailer

ну а я что говорю

Lego-like modularity

Evolution without accidents - понял я тут мало, но слово Lego встречается в тексте трижды (!). вот например In other words, there is a Lego-like modularity to much of protein evolution.

судя по комментариям, я понял еще меньше, чем предполагал. комментаторы обвиняют Шапиру в телеологии и чуть не в креационизме. ну и действительно,

The notion of controlled biological processes at the core of organic evolution is plainly incompatible with a purely physicalist explanation, such as random mutations plus natural selection.

что еще за purely physicalist explanation

альтернатива Путину

Альтернатива Путину может быть страшнее. это VOA via. а ведь я давно говорил, что они еще всплакнут по путинским временам. в NYT сегодня тоже The Man Who May Challenge Putin for Power. поздно, уважаемые.

quantum computing industry is a hype bubble

Oxford physicist unloads on quantum computing industry, says it's basically a hype bubble. - futurism.com

Despite billions of dollars being poured into quantum computing, Gourianov argues, the industry has yet to develop a single product that's actually capable of solving practical problems.

"The little revenue they generate mostly comes from consulting missions aimed at teaching other companies about 'how quantum computers will help their business,'" Gourianov wrote for the FT, "as opposed to genuinely harnessing any advantages that quantum computers have over classical computers."

The money, he argues, is coming from investors who typically don't have "any understanding of quantum physics," while "taking senior positions in companies and focusing solely on generating fanfare."

via / see also Quantum Computing Hype is Bad for Science и просто для коллекции Quantum Winter Is Coming

отстранен от работы

Инженер Google обнаружил обладающий сознанием ИИ и был отстранен от работы - но ведь не расстреляли же

Google engineer claims new AI robot has FEELINGS: Worker says LaMDA is sentient and 'like a 7 or 8-year-old that knows physics' - as he's suspended by tech firm for breaching confidentiality - dailymail.co.uk

After presenting his findings to company bosses, Google disagreed with him

это у меня что-то с грамматикой не так или у них? / жж

вот и NYT подтянулась по вопросу AI: Google Sidelines Engineer Who Claims Its A.I. Is Sentient

they are on top of it

"...unlikely to be a public health concern, but white house wants to show they are on top of it." - вот я об этом

via

Тюринг как философ

AI’s first philosopher - неплохое эссе про Тюринга. интересно сравнить с A.I. Is Mastering Language

The extent to which we regard something as behaving in an intelligent manner is determined as much by our own state of mind and training as by the properties of the object under consideration.

пишет также об обучении:

One can imagine that after the machine had been operating for some time, the instructions would have altered out of all recognition, but nevertheless still be such that one would have to admit that the machine was still doing very worthwhile calculations.

In such a case one would have to admit that the progress of the machine had not been foreseen when its original instructions were put in. It would be like a pupil who had learnt much from his master, but had added much more by his own work. When this happens I feel that one is obliged to regard the machine as showing intelligence.

связь между его словами и A.I. Is Mastering Language очевидна

whisky tango foxtrot upd

продолжение whisky tango foxtrot

теперь уже весь верх nyt посвящен нашим китайским друзьям партнерам потенциальным противникам.

а вот NBC news: Chinese president vows 'reunification' with Taiwan amid rising tensions: “The historical task of the complete reunification of the motherland must be fulfilled," President Xi Jinping said.

ключевое слово reunification произнесено

беседа принимает оживленный характер, вот и старушка Захарова подключилась: Захарова заявила о планах США бороться с Китаем методами XX века

Dune

30 лет назад прочел Dune по совету американского коллеги - и поразился какая слабая книга, пошлая и дешевая. и как она популярна. с тех пор ее не открывал, и вот попалась цитата:

'It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.'

это какое-то Коэльо

foods never go bad

но есть и хорошие новости: Woman reveals large pantry full of fast foods that just don’t rot

A woman with a cupboard full of unwrapped junk food has shocked millions of TikTok users as she proves that some processed foods never go bad — including pizza, fried chicken and doughnuts.

импортозамещение на марше

и заодно про сыр:

Знаешь, изменение ассортимента сыров я наблюдаю с интересом за последние 10 лет, задолго до Брексита. Прям "импортозамещение на марше". ... И с экзотическими фруктами, явно не из ЕС, та же история. :( Где личи, где помело, где не побоюсь этого слова Агли?! Похоже дело в оптимизации продуктовой линейки на полках супермаркетов. :(

- это из Британии дама пишет

more on Ronan Farrow

множество откликов на жертва пешки on twitter, in particular this thread by John Carreyrou

@Sappo7 пишет

It's transparently obvious and alluded to in the piece: Ronan is rumored to be quietly working on a biden / reade story, and they're terrified of what will happen when it publishes, bc of how effective his stuff has been against previous powerful, connected sexual transgressors.

как я и предполагал. кроме того, я думаю, they're terrified в любом случае, даже если it won't publish

вообще там shit hit the fan основательно, весь twitter бурлит: You just know Ronan Farrow is going to have a huge Biden exposé tomorrow @freedaaron

signals of human personality

There is ample evidence that a human face provides signals of human personality and behaviour. Previous studies have found associations between the features of artificial composite facial images and attributions of personality traits by human experts. We present new findings demonstrating the statistically significant prediction of a wider set of personality features (all the Big Five personality traits) for both men and women using real-life static facial images. - Assessing the Big Five personality traits using real-life static facial images

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dubious validity

IMO the HAND-TOUCH-FACE theory of coronavirus spread is of dubious validity. @RoyAFrye1

Roy A Frye
@RoyAFrye1
Pathologist by profession, interests include human genomics, biology of aging, neuroscience/psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, economics/politics.

no evidence

Chairman Adam Schiff is right about one thing. There IS a cover-up going on. He covered up:
→ His contact with the whistleblower.
→ The fact that there was no evidence of Russia collusion.
→ The truth from coming out by keeping witnesses from answering GOP questions.

- Kevin McCarthy @GOPLeader

Forget Stock Market Forecasts

Forget Stock Market Forecasts. They’re Less Than Worthless.
Wall Street strategists are issuing predictions for 2020. Ignore them, our columnist says, and invest with cheap, diversified index funds.

это nyt предупреждает

tea @ starbucks

- what kind of psychopath orders a tea @ starbucks?! - @hbdchick

- I have done, but always regretted it. Their tea is even worse than their coffee. @anomalyuk

also

I saw a guy at Starbucks today.
No iPhone.
No tablet.
No laptop.
He just sat there.
Drinking coffee.
Like a Psychopath.

@DaveVescio

marginal gains

wsj / You Got a ‘Free’ Internet Speed Upgrade. Then Your Bill Went Up.

on government

The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment.

Dave Barry