UnbornTao

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  1. Is he actually "enlightened"?
  2. The guy's intellectually brilliant. I wonder how much of what he talks about he's directly conscious of.
  3. GTA VI? None at all. I don't think so.
  4. Great books I prefer to read physical. Makes the experience more real and grounded for me. If I'm serious about studying a book, physical wins.
  5. Why talk at all? There was never anything we could say about the nature of anything in the first place, from a certain perspective.
  6. Diogenes looking for an honest man.
  7. My take wasn't meant to disparage weight lifting. I was pointing out that sports have a function that isn't just mechanically moving the body -- winning a game, throwing an opponent, etc. Whether it is sports, running, going to the gym, doing callisthenics, etc., enjoy them all. "Does a sedentary lifestyle decrease your lifespan and overall health?" Likely, to simplify, yes.
  8. @Schizophonia Team sports are more fun and functional, multi-faceted. Lifting weights isn't that much fun imo compared to soccer, etc. What you do is basically moving your arms up and down. It is comparatively simpler.
  9. Sounds good, thank you. Going seven days without added sugars wasn't easy for me; not a short-term goal for me as of now.
  10. @Carl-Richard Do you avoid all added sugar?
  11. Our assumptions set the parameters for our ways of thinking about, and interpreting, "reality."
  12. Creepy and fascinating: https://openai.com/blog/navigating-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-synthetic-voices "OpenAI is committed to developing safe and broadly beneficial AI. Today we are sharing preliminary insights and results from a small-scale preview of a model called Voice Engine, which uses text input and a single 15-second audio sample to generate natural-sounding speech that closely resembles the original speaker. It is notable that a small model with a single 15-second sample can create emotive and realistic voices. We first developed Voice Engine in late 2022, and have used it to power the preset voices available in the text-to-speech API as well as ChatGPT Voice and Read Aloud. At the same time, we are taking a cautious and informed approach to a broader release due to the potential for synthetic voice misuse. We hope to start a dialogue on the responsible deployment of synthetic voices, and how society can adapt to these new capabilities. Based on these conversations and the results of these small scale tests, we will make a more informed decision about whether and how to deploy this technology at scale."
  13. "What if it were my purse?"
  14. An opportunity for Leo to release the next episode with Trump's voice!
  15. I do and don't know what caused it nor have I sought a solution for it. At first it was unsettling but you get used to it fairly quickly.
  16. I already designated myself as that. First come, first serve.
  17. Let's invent a religion based on Ramana: you get enlightened now or are going to advaita hell.
  18. Return the purse to the owner or to the store staff. They'll give it to him.