https://www.europesays.com/uk/16810/ What Are Thoughts? Exploring the Mystery of the Mind #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BrainResearch #cognition #consciousness #DeepLearning #MachineLearning #neurobiology #Neuroscience #Technology #TheConversation #thinking #thoughts #UK #UnitedKingdom

"Does liberation have a door, and is that door ever opened? Can life’s occupants ever bask in aspects of decision and choice, or must they be forever imprisoned behind some Jericho’s wall of dictums and theories?..."

#writing #opinions #Thoughts #liberation #society #thinking #fmdnetwork #individualism

https://write.as/for-much-deliberation/in-these-times-of-un-thinking

But what if I want a faster horse?

https://rakhim.exotext.com/but-what-if-i-really-want-a-faster-horse

I don't use LLMs for anything meaningful (I've tried to, to help understand how it works). I think the reason is something like this:

1. In would be really keen on a computer <-> brain interface. The possibilities are fascinating.

2. But only if it was:
- open source,
- understandable (not black-box), and
- not corporate-controlled.
So neuralink is a fuck no. I think the visceral discomfort wiyh and repulsiveness of the idea of someone like Elon Musk having direct access to your brainstem should be obvious to anyone half-sane.

3. LLMs are not quite the same thing, but they are definitely in some kind of uncanny-valley of similarity. The link is linguistic, and not electrical, but that's just one level of abstraction away. And they fail all three criteria in point 2 (at least all of the commercial ones do, I don't have the energy or impetus to set up my own, I'd rather just do the learning myself).

Okay, I think I'm stuck. I've moved all my thermostats (4 heating zones, 1 AC zone) to #HomeAssistant sensors and #nodered automations. The only thing I can't figure out is how to replicate a "hold". In other words, if a user changes the temperature via the homeassistant UI, the node-red automations suspend for x amount of time.

I see there is a 'currentUser' val, but I it's the same in NR as my HA login. Maybe it's tied to the long access token?

Processing out loud... #thinking #automation

"Feedback from teachers ... suggests that the #philosophy sessions created an opportunity to engage with pupils and develop a whole #school #culture of #thinking, #listening, #speaking, using #logical #arguments" sciencealert.com/teaching-chi... #Semantics #SharedFacts #EmotionLogic

Teaching Children Philosophy C...

She stopped in the midst of placing the pin in her hair, suddenly struck by a thought that she needed to intently run through in her mind.

Have you ever done that? Needed to think something through so fixedly that you can't move anything beyond the blinking of your eyes?

Truly amazing, are the human mind and spirit.

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#Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired

In her new book, “The #Ideological Brain,” the #neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid #thinking.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/science/ideology-neuroscience-politics-zmigord.html

Don't poke the Bearistotle

@philosophy @memes @thinkingaboutthinking

#ThinkingMemes #Thinking #Memes #Philosophy #Humor #Humour

By: https://www.cbbcomic.com/

“Truth Is Antisemitism. Protest Is Terrorism. Dissent Is Russian Propaganda”

by Caitlin Johnstone in Notes From The Edge Of The Imperial Matrix on Substack

#Truth is #antisemitism.

#Protest is #terrorism.

#Dissent is #Russian #propaganda.

#Critical #thinking is #misinformation.

#War is #peace.

#Freedom is #slavery.

#Ignorance is #strength.

https://open.substack.com/pub/caitlinjohnstone/p/truth-is-antisemitism-protest-is?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

Second Opinions and Self-Deception
We're swift to recognize when other people need to think again. We question the judgement of experts whenever we seek out a second opinion on a medical diagnosis. Unfortunately, when it comes to our knowledge and opinions, we often favor feeling right over being right. In everyday life, we make diagnoses of our own, ranging from whom we hire to when we m
https://curtismchale.ca/2025/04/06/second-opinions-and-self-deception/
#BookClub #learning #thinking

QVQ-Max: Think with Evidence

https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qvq-max-preview/

#HackerNews #QVQMax #Evidence-Based #Thinking #Tech #Innovation #Research

Think Again – Adam Grant
In a world that seems to be going to hell in a hand basket maybe we need to stop valuing pure intelligence or money as a goal and instead look towards the ability to abandon ideas that are no longer valid and relearn when presented with new information.

https://curtismchale.ca/book/think-again-adam-grant/

Nico Dekens: The Slow Collapse of Critical Thinking in OSINT due to AI. “When OSINT becomes too easy, too efficient, too comfortable… you should be worried. Tradecraft isn’t just about speed, it’s about judgment. And judgment doesn’t come from a language model. If we keep going down this path without pushing back, without actively preserving the critical habits that define our […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/04/nico-dekens-the-slow-collapse-of-critical-thinking-in-osint-due-to-ai/

Everyday things that make you uncomfortable? Wait, shouldn't they be usable and make us feel comfortable. Well, surely Katerina Kamprani wants exactly this: make us think! But not only this, since her objects are going to put a smile on your face. Go and see yourself. https://beyondtellerrand.com/blog/speaker-intro-katerina-kamprani

This changed my approach to writing.
#writing #thinking

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