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Re:'I'm on a War Footing': Terry Tao and the Crisis in Math on Sunday October 18, 2026 @03:45PM (#50144664)
> Pure math isn’t an economic activity

Um. There are applications of mathematics that have a practical effect on the world. Right? You've crossed a bridge before, have you not?

And what is your solution then - only certain people will be allowed to work on math? If I use a computer to solve a math problem I will be a criminal? The whole thing is profoundly wrong-headed.

> Its goal is to expand the frontier of human understanding

Yes, and it does that quite nicely.

> The AI generated proofs are barely comprehensible by mathematicians

My understanding is that if you ask an AI to explain it to you it's quite easy to follow. But apparently that solution is intolerable for some.

Re:'I'm on a War Footing': Terry Tao and the Crisis in Math on Sunday October 18, 2026 @02:12PM (#50143724)
How is it that people are still surprised by being replaced by technology?

I wonder if ancient man took a war footing against the wheel. "I've spent my whole life carrying heavy rocks. This is unacceptable!"

Re:Men Can't Stop Faking How Much They Know About AI on Sunday October 18, 2026 @02:07PM (#50143671)
Yeah.

I love me some AI, but it also attracts the NFT crowd. It's a problem.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @02:01PM (#50143589)
Hey - I'm going to stop now.

I appreciate your taking the time to talk with me. I hope you have a nice day.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @01:54PM (#50143502)
> Prove it

I already did in the other thread. Let's not get distracted, shall we?

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @01:36PM (#50143316)
> That's not proof that's just a statement.

It is a true statement which directly implies my claim. Hence "proof".

> I can just say "they didn't use those materials".

Yeah... that's not how uncertainty works.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @01:30PM (#50143253)
> Prove it

Because there are light materials it could have been fabricated from.

Sorry - I don't know how to explain my position without using big words like "could".

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @01:25PM (#50143196)
HA! THAT'S IT, ISN'T IT?!

That's why you keep straw manning me. You're not doing it on purpose - you simply can't wrap your head around the concept of uncertainty, and how one reasons under it.

This is hysterical.

> you can enumerate each thing you believe could have been faked

Sure. The one I've been citing for days now. I've only said it like 10 times - but sure, maybe the 11th is the charm.

The car could have been deceptively light. Which would also explain why it didn't have a driver - he would have weighed it down too much.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @12:56PM (#50142867)
> I see no evidence that it was "faked".

And yet that does not prove it was not. It could have been faked very easily.

You don't understand the difference between certainty and possibility, do you?

> I dislike him.

Sure you do.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @12:54PM (#50142843)
It is proof that it could have been faked. It could have been a lightweight mockup.

Are you having trouble understanding the difference between certainty and possibility?

It kinda seems like you are.

Re:Go Piss, Girl: The plight of the public potty on Sunday October 18, 2026 @11:43AM (#50142062)
Are you worried about the degenerates polluting your bloodline, too?
Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @08:28AM (#50140502)
It's not. I'm asking you seriously why you believe Elon couldn't have faked the demo.

I can see you want to create a firewall between Elon and Tesla but it's ridiculous. He calls the shots. He is famous for calling the shots.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @08:26AM (#50140482)
Because a light frame is light but still looks like a car.

Did I really need to spell that out for you? Sheesh.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @08:02AM (#50140330)
> your claim that the demo was faked

Again with the straw man. Tsk tsk.

My claim is, and has always been, this: the demo could easily have been faked, Elon is known for doing shitty things like this, and you cannot prove otherwise.

Will you please give up already? This is getting tedious.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @08:00AM (#50140321)
LOL. Elon has nothing to do with the company he runs, amirite?

> I’m just anti-bad argument

FUNNY! Me too. How curious.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @07:30AM (#50140089)
Just pointing out that you're now being deflected by kindergarten chants.

How the mighty have fallen.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @07:24AM (#50140049)
Drivers took over during test runs.

A test car crashed into a fence in Tesla's parking lot during filming.

The video was cut from multiple takes.

The route was hardcoded.

Re:Go Piss, Girl: The plight of the public potty on Sunday October 18, 2026 @06:58AM (#50139915)
Yeah. Nazi Germany was really clean, too.

Gotta clean up those degenerates, amirite?

Re:Go Piss, Girl: The plight of the public potty on Sunday October 18, 2026 @06:50AM (#50139880)
It's just that dehumanizing language sounds really Nazi.

It's a tell.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @06:07AM (#50139613)
Don't forget the "The person in the driver's seat is only there for legal reasons."
Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @06:01AM (#50139586)
> Tesla doesn't have a history of fake demos.

The CEO is dishonest and so you're sure he didn't do a fake demo.

Hm.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Sunday October 18, 2026 @05:59AM (#50139580)
"I don't like Elon, but..." and "I'm not a racist, but..."

No one is falling for it.

> where are the fabricated demos?

Why not even make it more specific? "Where are the demos where he had a fake flying car before"? No one's falling for that one either.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Saturday October 17, 2026 @11:46PM (#50137746)
> Rationality is a myth. Humans are emotional creatures. But with that being said there isn’t anything less rational about believing court documents can be faked than to believe a YouTube video widely recorded and shared by official and legitimate sources is fake.

LOL. You're talking about a guy who lies all the time.

And he's killed how many people with his DOGE chainsaw?

What on earth causes someone to be a bootlicker for someone that horrible. It's mind blowing.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Saturday October 17, 2026 @11:37PM (#50137705)
Sticks and stones, my dude. Sticks and stones.
Re:Tesla Roadster on Saturday October 17, 2026 @11:36PM (#50137703)
LOL! Playing the sad card after spending the day slinging personal insults? I'm not that dumb, friend. Try again.
Re:Tesla Roadster on Saturday October 17, 2026 @09:21PM (#50136892)
> Nah they can be faked.

Heh... you're not a very rational fellow, are you? That's ok - better to stop the facade. Be true to yourself, you'll be happier.

> Incorrect statement. Try your AI again and see if you get a different result.

You know what they say - it takes a big man to admit his mistakes. Guess what that means of one who can't?

Re:Tesla Roadster on Saturday October 17, 2026 @08:57PM (#50136781)
> Sorry your references are not sufficient proof

You don’t trust court records? That’s odd. I think maybe the cognitive dissonance thing is getting worse.

> I don’t need to show how. I just say you’re wrong and then that is the truth. You can’t argue against it.

Probably also why your sentence was messed up.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Saturday October 17, 2026 @08:36PM (#50136667)
> Ok then whatever claims you’ve made against Elon I can deny since it’s just Copperfield unless I’ve seen it myself lol.

You misunderstand - I’m claiming the opposite - your eyes are not sufficient proof. Just because you saw a flying car does not mean there was a flying car. See also: David Copperfield.

And I can cite references for all my claims about Elon. Do you need to see them?

> No. Get a grip.

Your sentence doesn’t parse, full stop. If it does, please show how. Every time you dodge the question of the main verb, you provide more evidence against yourself.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Saturday October 17, 2026 @08:10PM (#50136504)
Have to reply here - we've filled the queue below.

> It wasn’t faked though so your point is invalid.

You understand your statement is equivalent to arguing that the Statue of Liberty did actually disappear, right? You have no more evidence to back up this show than you have to back up Copperfield’s.

> If you have to use AI to parse my sentences you might have a problem.

I was good-faith trying to understand you. I fed it to software that examined it. Software tells me it does not parse. I invite you to go argue with that software, not me.

Re:Tesla Roadster on Saturday October 17, 2026 @08:06PM (#50136472)
> I humbly apologise.

OH! No need. I enjoyed explaining it to you.

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