Church-Turing

August 16, 2025, 2:10 PMAugust 16, 2025, 2:13 PM Chill Gutter Philosophy

People assert without evidence that human speech operates completely differently from how an AI generates words and phrases. But that is not at all clear, as we do not actually know how human speech functions at the level of word/meaning synthesis and expression.

Sure, humans are not operating on silicon in a datacenter, but I am not talking about the hardware substrate here.

It’s possible that AI could function completely differently, but it’s possible that it does not. We simply do not know. I suspect it’s more similar than most would want to believe, though.

DK Effect

August 16, 2025, 11:09 AMAugust 16, 2025, 2:05 PM Chill Annoying, Clowns

I hate this sort of know-nothing clownish crap. Medical practitioners absolutely should 100% be asking any female patient for this information always without exception no matter what as long as they are conscious. This is a quick attempt to check for:

1) Possible pregnancy. Many drugs can cause pregnancy complications and harm the fetus. Also lots of drugs can cause vastly different reactions when a woman is pregnant.

2) Anemia. Very common in women and very dangerous when conducting emergency medical treatment (and in general). No recent menses == very very high chance of anemia.

Anyone who does not ask an injured woman the last time she menstruated is engaged in actual fucking malpractice because if you get it wrong YOU HARM YOUR FUCKING PATIENT.

As for the poster, she is a goddamn idiot. It’s amazing people just post without knowing anything.

I Still See Some

August 16, 2025, 10:57 AM Chill Lying Liars

It’s interesting that the people who insisted beforehand that Covid would be the Worst Thing Ever^TM and that Long Covid Would End Civilization^® are the same ones who now claim to have Long Covid.

That strongly implies that at least for some people, Long Covid is primarily a manifestation of mental illness and nothing else.

That said, I do believe Long Covid is real. But I think its actual incidence is about 2%-10% of those who claim to have it.