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Erik Berlin

@sferik

consistently candid, ineffective accelerationist, loss-of-function researcher, epicurean hedonist, stochocract, Pigovian, husband, father, anti-adultist, ex-đť•Ź

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This year is the best argument for expanding the College Football Playoff to eight teams. Three teams are undefeated; four teams have one loss. How do you fairly decide which one-loss team should get the final playoff spot? It seems crazy to exclude both Georgia and Alabama, but…

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Beyond the steel exterior, the real innovation in the Cybertruck is the 48-volt electrical system and steer by wire. I can’t wait for these features to diffuse across the line.

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My sense is that the Cybertruck won’t appeal to traditional truck buyers but will appeal to people who never previously owned a truck, especially those who think of themselves as campers, climbers, bikers, skiers, surfers, kayakers, etc.

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The “for every 10 likes, I’ll ask DALL-E to make this picture of x more y” trend really reinforces the power of the galaxy brain meme.

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The traditional media who blamed social media (mostly Facebook and Twitter) for Trump’s victory in 2016 will blame AI if Trump wins in 2024.

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Remarkable timing on the publication of this by Stripe Press. Possibly not a coincidence? press.stripe.com/poor-charlies-…

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I didn’t actually do the math since I don’t have the full data set but this appears to be a 5-sigma event. It’s very unlikely to be due to random chance. In physics, this is the threshold for claiming the discovery of a new particle.

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I’m sure this release was queued up last week but it’s still incredible impressive for this team to be shipping through the chaos.

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Imagine OpenAI and Sam’s Club are both racing to train their next-generation model, which will require more than half of Microsoft’s total computing resources. Which team do you think Satya is going to prioritize?

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