Posts by Kataphract
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in a few years, or so
The difference between 0 and 1 is infinite.
Also there is no such thing as zero.
And the answer will always be 42
I took computer architecture classes and still understood all of those words separately
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GROK, AI CHAT and GPT are online AI. Google searches posts a AI response before search results. Smart Phones integrating with AI. Operating systems pushing background AI monitoring. Does seem a time we have to deal with it.
In my perspective they've been seemingly lesser evils. GPT, Deepseek, and many AI have not specifically been attached to platforms like grok has to deadbird and reddit answers has to reddit. At the head of grok and deadbird is elon, which has been a severely controversial and problematic figure in recent times.
Let's say this: Grok's red flags are much more visible compared to other AI models, even if they have the same red flags. The only safe AI model is the one you hammer out yourself, and use yourself.
It's like a certain period of time where an exodus of users from a certain website happened due to a certain figure that may or may not have owned the website came out and turned out to be somewhat disappointing in terms of beliefs and downright concerning w.r.t. actions, causing users to flee from the certain website into a much friendlier other certain website where a lot of the same community talk, but on that website instead. It's not like the specific users the owner promoted are still as problematic but it's not like a lot of people are coming back. That trust has been broken. -
What they did with ShenZhen was much more authoritative and forceful tbh.
They moved whole scientific staffs there and forced them to stay there by quite literally "deploying" scientists and their families, as well as "support staff" like school teachers, electricians, etc and their families there into a pre-made self sufficient city.
In english the proper term for it was "company town" or something but I like the chinese words for it better: 基地 or base as in military base, but instead of the military, it was for the NPP instead. being that it was nuclear, There was also a large military presence for security and the like.
Basically as my mom recounts, it was the surrounding locals (farmers, craftspeople, etc) that started moving closer or making trips in and out of shenzhen to sell groceries, fireworks for new years, and small business. As shenzhen began becoming a special economic zone, the large population of government employed people that were given a lot in terms of compensation (it was food tickets at the time, 1980s-1990s) and so that essentially acted as a money fountain that simulated growth in the area, and now growth is so severe that the PRC is filling in the sea to get more land to build on.
It was essentially strong-armed into existence over several decades, something I don't think the ROK government has the appetite for.
TL;DR I think the difference between Shenzhen and Sejeong is simply the extreme gap of resources that the two governments were willing to sink into the endeavor.
--------verbosity time.
Unless they're gonna do something like a transplant like was done for Daya Bay NPP in Shenzhen, or even what the USSR did with Pripyat for Chernobyl NPP (before that thing got nuked), I don't think sejeong is going to work. I think something more palatable would be like creating a branch of Seoul University or inviting the aptly named Sejong University to open a branch, subsidized by the gov't, or simply standing up a new government run University, and aggressively accruing prestige by raising enrollment standards and offering competitive professorship contracts for high quality professors. To build cities like this you need to hold a big fat juicy carrot and hold it for a long time to attract people there.
Update:
I think Sejong city might work. It's got a university branch there, and its already a special administrative zone. Things will be slow going and might hinge wholly or in part on development of "human" infrastructure like schools, parks, attractions, whatnot. The only real difference is that shenzhen had whole families moved from the start, instead of those who work there commute there. That and schools, hospitals, and the things needed for self sufficiency, not to mention that those who were "deployed" to Shenzhen were essentially kept there until administrative relaxation on shenzhen and the later privatization of CGN, the company that now runs Daya Bay NPP. That meant that people had to make do with whatever, and the occasional shenanigans that arise from your school teacher being your downstairs neighbor from within the "base" in shenzhen. For sure, I think Sejong city will continue to exist as long as the ministries that were moved there stays there. Its growth would be extremely hamstrung by the officials falling for "smart city" stuff imho. It doesn't take data driven analytics to tell you that the officials have kids and the kids need a school to go to, and a park or community center to play at, etc.
The jobs there aside from admin work wasn't there from the start, and they might filter in eventually. I think it was a mistake to assume everything will naturally and quickly filter in, including jobs. To make it right, some of it should have been planned for.
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Man with JD vance saying that germany should reconsider how they treat nazis in public discourse and then meeting with the AfD really tells me all that I need to know about the Trump administration and the AfD party
If the world wars get a three-peat, we might just see the US, Germany, and Russia shaking hands under nazi ideals, what a world.
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They should really diversify things there
for example built factories or some facilities on the east coast
also maybe even build new universities in different cities with unique or new specializations/courses to attract students to go there
I would focus on developing everything below red line + whole east coast, even above that line towards North Korea border
The main point should be to make people think: "Why would you even go to Seoul? You have everything right here"
that or they pull a ShenZhen and just start moving government offices and military and force them to live there, to attract enterprising people to then fill in the needs like grocery services, restaurants, etc.
Edit: Shen Zhen had that kind of effort due to the development, construction, and operation of Daya Bay NPP.
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They should really diversify things there
for example built factories or some facilities on the east coast
also maybe even build new universities in different cities with unique or new specializations/courses to attract students to go there
I would focus on developing everything below red line + whole east coast, even above that line towards North Korea border
The main point should be to make people think: "Why would you even go to Seoul? You have everything right here"
I think the more politically palatable solution would be to set up something like california's UC system (university of california) where they set up colleges in some cities, making it a college town. If that works out and the university speccs into something like medical or something, you'd see that startups and spinoffs would come from the college and post up near there, due to proximity to relevant expertise in new workers (college grads), and hopefully that'd bootstrap the "why seoul" thing you were talking about!
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Yes, but it depends on the subject.
If its political it goes into politics
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I had a weird idea: and its a really long term plan.
basically its been said that the ROK military's hazing and bullying cycle and pipeline is due to conscription and a heavy top-down structure.
so:
1. ROK military should implement a bottom-up review or at least a 360 review (feedback from lower enlisted, or lower, peer, and superior enlisted) system that robustly anonymizes feedback.
2. The ROK military should invest in its voluntary soldiers to grow a bigger professional army to dilute issues caused by conscription3. This would create an opportunity: If capable and professional women enter into the military and climb the ranks (it would be really hard) it would introduce more and more exposure for men to capable, and professional women, diluting twisted views of women passed between men, in an institution where all men pass through (via conscription).
4. If implemented carefully and with proper protections, this could help erode some of the social issues regarding the perception of women, as well as the treatment of women. (protections like maternal leave, unbiased incident reporting (this means watchdog system!, not just reporting to direct superior!), etc.) so the contracts would need to be able to state, explicitly, the protections that a soldier can expect, as well as the contracts being minimally different to prevent views of unfair favoring of women in the service.
Its a really half baked idea to erode some of the social issues between men and women in korea and I want feedback! PLS
natrually the end goal is to reduce some of the societal issues regarding perception and treatment of women, which has long been an issue generally and obstacle to starting families, specifically, among other things.
edit: for the captain obvious: this plan has an extreme likelihood of failing at every single step, by the way. and I wanted ideas to help reduce that.
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would a thread about AI be still be better put there then?
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4. Do more to make people leave Seoul.
I remember something about this! it seems that hyperdensity within seoul is contributing to people within seoul not wanting to raise a family due to a premium living space expense, among other things, while they stay there due to proximity of opportunity and everything.
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is it me or do I see a little bit of Jihyo in her too???
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Damn you beat me to posting this LOL
My knee jerk reactions are:
1. better government protections for maternal benefits,
2. baby bonds,
3. converting some schools into cheap housing apartment communities for new families.
Ultimately, my reactions only address finances, and not cultural issues that may also drive this declining birth rate.
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did the games section used to be "games and technology"? I feel like I missed a major update
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imho grok is the maggots that crawled out of deadbird. It's been rotting for a while too so enjoy the "aroma"
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Ladies and gentlemen... ✨Her✨
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I fully expected her to walk down the stairs--
I thought she was just a mannequin under the stairs until they zoomed in -
23 seconds well spent lol
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I'm not a BG fan but DAHM.
I could really take my time here!