Tim Tyler

I'm a software engineer with lots of interests. Please feel free to check out my book on memetics.

[Tim Tyler @tim_tyler]

@Bitcoin_Teddy Wishful thinking.

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@webmasterdave @GadSaad @elonmusk @VDHanson This is broadly similar to collectivism. The drawback is the same.

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@webmasterdave @GadSaad @elonmusk @VDHanson An important recipe for promoting cooperation is cultural kin selection. We favor those we share memes with - as well as those we share genes with. There is, however a down-side: kin / group selection can result in large-scale conflict.

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@Alex_A_Guerrero Terrorism may be a problem. We can reasonably expect the response to include mass surveillance - to prevent such crimes.

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@DavidBCollum Heat is the last of your worries. Where do the atoms come from?

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@DavidBCollum Heat pipes let you radiate from further away. They are a form of conduction.

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@gurgle_io @tszzl @camhberg @jesskovitzski @newtonlaw @guystocks Diversity protects against pathogens.

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@tszzl @camhberg @jesskovitzski @newtonlaw @guystocks Needs more A/B testing.

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@GaryMarcus Tech ecosystems tend to be "winner take most". See Apple, Microsoft and Google. For the "moat" this time, see the expense of training runs, and how market newcomers struggle with it.

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@RyanHaecker "I cannot imagine" = argument from personal incredulity.

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@eurofounder Re: "Choosing weightlifting while better alternatives like pilates exist" hardly comparable.

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@Morrison19761 @teapartytempest @michaelshermer I don't know enough to answer, but DMT is only produced in tiny quantities endogenously. The body also produces "exhaust" chemicals - such as urea - just because the body makes it does not mean it is desirable or safe.

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@Andr3jH Why would anyone do such a thing?

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@teapartytempest @Morrison19761 @michaelshermer Some drugs are bad. There's no disagreement there.

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@teapartytempest @Morrison19761 @michaelshermer FWIW, that's not my experience. People often take drugs to wake up, go to sleep and avoid dental pain. It sounds as though they don't agree with you either.

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@HuppenthalJohn E.g see: https://t.co/xJBrzixLba

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@ramez Inexperience - and a small sample size.

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@tomfgoodwin These are still early days for the technology - but having a team of bots work on your codebase is going to become very attractive to many.