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50 Years of Moore's Law -- Retired from bleeding edge silicon design.

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Appreciate the feedback.

07.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, you watched that fast!

07.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cline, Ron - An Evolutionary Rationale
Cline, Ron - An Evolutionary Rationale YouTube video by TSC - The Science of Consciousness Conference

Got it. I'm a retired silicon engineer. Here's my take. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUvV...

07.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And there's the rub. That will have to change.

07.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool, but when it asks you to take the same consciousness test as it takes ... be ready.

07.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

We better have a plan for when one of the things, during regressions at initial boot-up, says "I'm conscious. Prove me wrong."

06.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My understanding is that some human sociopaths can exhibit a complete lack of empathy (maybe through an internal switch, not that they don't have the capability). So "feeling" empathy is separate from recognizing empathetic situations. Seems to me both a sociopath and an AI can do that...

06.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A non-philosopher asking here ... how is atheism defined these days? Discrete gods, or does it extend to a conscious universe?

04.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Consequential" has no positive implication.

02.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For ppl who aren't aware:
Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut.
They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures.
You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

01.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 3465 πŸ” 2346 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 12

I see hints here of AI's problem of deciding between choices that are on different value scales.

02.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If we're trying to change hearts and minds in Iran, this is the wrong approach. Who targeted this school?

28.02.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At least it (they?) identifies itself as a synthetic entity. How long before they assume they're just one of the gang and don't mention it?

25.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING

Former ICE agent:

On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.

23.02.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 26713 πŸ” 12713 πŸ’¬ 887 πŸ“Œ 957

We bought our first VCR just to record this game.

22.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rather than cut costs, I would add value to the NPCs with AI. I'm not a gamer, but that seems to me the obvious way to go.

20.02.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I recently re-watched the 50's Wyler movie "Friendly Persuasion" with my grandsons. Has a lot to say about this subject...

20.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Makes me want to start practicing on my piano again....

20.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As is boomer geezer. Double sigh.

19.02.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Being able to raise the temperature (injecting error) ... nice.

17.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow.

17.02.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 35908 πŸ” 16636 πŸ’¬ 1297 πŸ“Œ 2470

I barely made it.

17.02.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So ... he's saying that every married American woman in America who took her husband's name will have to, at a minimum, sign a piece of paper saying she's "legal"? Good luck with that.

16.02.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Took me a couple minutes to find...

16.02.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No disagreement here. I needed analog as well in FPGA chips. Just saying the opposite is true as well ... the brain works nothing like digital computers of any kind, let alone AI algorithms.

15.02.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Speaking as a 50-year chip designer who worked in both worlds, digital silicon is cheaper. That's the bottom line. The brain has evolved an incredibly efficient analog approach. I honestly don't know how I would implement a pure digital system using neurons with no clock. @earlkmiller.bsky.social

15.02.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's an interesting exercise (use your favorite LLM) to go through the various possibilities for '28 in this regard.

13.02.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Serious question -- do sociopaths also "simulate" those things?

13.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

If we can get all of America just to shift a bit, that will be revolutionary. We don't need Rand Paul to go full AOC.

12.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.

I’ll call it β€œlessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”

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11.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 5248 πŸ” 2657 πŸ’¬ 85 πŸ“Œ 907