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[Thread] Mental Math in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The overwhelming majority of all neurons in our body are just for controlling movement. Ironically, things like language or creativity require very little of our computing power and might be replicated by machine learning and a sufficiently beefy computer. But complex motor tasks? We're way ahead of our current tech on that.

Guerrilla Women in c/science_memes@mander.xyz
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Only the first human was natural, every one after that was created by humans.

I like the hivemind account i just can never remember how to apell burureaercrat in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

No, you're thinking of Boudolayz, Bureaucrat is a region in France known for its wine.

I like the hivemind account i just can never remember how to apell burureaercrat in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 3 days ago (5 children)

It's spelled bourgeoisie.

mastodon stuff via Lemmy? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 days ago

I'd say !lemmy_support@lemmy.ml is the better option, but hey, as long as you got your question answered... :)

Office dwellers, what software/website or system do you use to keep track of tasks you need to do? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
What's your opinion on the phrase "If voting changed anything they'd make it illegal"? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 week ago

False in theory, true in practice. It is rare for the political landscape and a majority vote to align in such a way that it really has a disruptive effect. And in those instances wherein it happened, wasn't uncommon to see a coup afterwards.

Scientists glue two proteins together, driving cancer cells to self-destruct in c/futurology@futurology.today
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children) 
> be me
> lymphoma cell
> produce lots of protein called Cdk9 that activates genes that make me divide
> cells like me normally die from apoptosis tho (programmed cell death)
> okay then
> also produce lots of protein called Bcl6 that deactivates genes that make me die from apoptosis
> no apoptosis now
> researcher gives drug
> drug glues together my Cdk9 with my Bcl6
> when Bcl6 visits a gene to deactivate it, Cdk9 activates it instead
> apoptosis.jpg
I don't want to fedpost so I can't say what I want. in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 59 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So if one calls a country "Roman Empire" that means they were there before and have a right over the entire Mediterranean?

Russia-linked media outlets amplify conspiracies about US election rule changes. in c/usa@lemmy.ml
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

So, Russia is effectively endorsing Trump? Or just trying to destabilize as much as possible?

Why do so many leftists still believe 'inter-imperialist conflict' is still a thing? in c/askchapo@hexbear.net
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If imperialist war a conflict between monopolistic empires that manifests as war between countries... Wouldn't then every capitalist country, Russia included, be part of some imperial bloc, dominant or not? Socialists of course must take a favorable side in every struggle anyways, so siding with Russia does make sense for China... Do I understand it right?

*Lathe Noises Intensify* in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Nah I'm sure my delusions will find a way around that limitation if the time comes :)

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Project update: PIR-based messaging (lemmygrad.ml)
 

After some investigation and benchmarking, it looks like the best PIR protocol for this use case is YPIR+SP (from February). On a single compute- and network-constrained server, with users on constrained (and possibly metered) networks, this would amount to providing service to up to 1000 users while keeping latencies reasonable; by (quadratically) scaling the server(s) enough, that could become up to 100,000. That means this method of message routing could definitely work, although I look every day in case new protocols are published.

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Status of fully domestic Chinese chipmaking tools (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by pancake@lemmygrad.ml to c/china@lemmygrad.ml
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Edit: tl;dr: all tools seem to be capable of 28 nm process, except the lithography machines. However, the report (why?) doesn't include the most advanced lithography tools that are known to be manufactured.

Source

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China's private sector has lost ground as state sector has gained share among top corporations since 2021 (www.piie.com)
 

Today they published a new report in the series. To my surprise, it includes a second chart with revenue-based data. Enjoy!

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How does the CPC intend to/currently help advance socialism in the rest of the world? (lemmygrad.ml)
 

First of all, I'm sorry if my question could be easily answered by finding the right source. Overall I'd say I read very little theory written by contemporary comrades, and that's something I need to fix once I have the time.

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Unequal exchange of labour in the world economy (www.nature.com)
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I passed the Russian language exam! (lemmygrad.ml)
 

Remember this post (tl;dr: did an A2 Russian language examination after nothing more than Duolingo lessons for two years)? Well, I passed the tests! Performed kind of poorly in the essay, as expected, but still well enough not to hurt my overall score; spoken test went fine (to my surprise), as did the comprehension tests.

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5 years tracking Linux market share (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by pancake@lemmygrad.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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1 more year has passed, and I'm still tracking these numbers, albeit now posting with a different username. The upward tendency has not just continued, but even increased; now Linux is nearing 4 % market share globally and over 2 % on Steam.

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After a two-year streak on Duolingo, I'm taking an official language test (lemmygrad.ml)
 

I'm taking a CEFR A2 Russian language exam in a few minutes. Let's see if a massive Duolingo addiction is all it akes to crack it.

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Real median wealth per adult (2022) (datawrapper.dwcdn.net)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4288517

I remember this post that compared the quality of life in the DPRK and the US. There are many ways in which traditional stats like the GDP per capita exhibit bias in favor of some countries; countries may differ in their...

  • ...distribution of wealth.
  • ...basic expenses.
  • ...cost of products and services.

So, I decided to give it a shot. I started from median wealth per adult values published by UBS (data from 2022); my logic was that two people who end up, no matter their income, with the same amount of expendable income will acquire a similar amount of value in the form of equities, real estate, vehicles... By using the median value, I make sure that wealth in countries with high inequality isn't overestimated.

Then, I multiplied these values by the ratio between adjusted (international dollars at 2017 prices PPP) and unadjusted GDP per capita of each country, using data from 2022 by the IMF.

There are some interesting things to note within the map. Enjoy!

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Real median wealth per adult (2022) (datawrapper.dwcdn.net)
 

I remember this post that compared the quality of life in the DPRK and the US. There are many ways in which traditional stats like the GDP per capita exhibit bias in favor of some countries; countries may differ in their...

  • ...distribution of wealth.
  • ...basic expenses.
  • ...cost of products and services.

So, I decided to give it a shot. I started from median wealth per adult values published by UBS (data from 2022); my logic was that two people who end up, no matter their income, with the same amount of expendable income will acquire a similar amount of value in the form of equities, real estate, vehicles... By using the median value, I make sure that wealth in countries with high inequality isn't overestimated.

Then, I multiplied these values by the ratio between adjusted (international dollars at 2017 prices PPP) and unadjusted GDP per capita of each country, using data from 2022 by the IMF.

There are some interesting things to note within the map. Enjoy!

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Share of China’s top companies in the private sector continued to steadily decline in 2023 (www.piie.com)
 

It's really cool that the trend is going on. It's also interesting how this seems to correlate so well with inflation in the US (ignore badly applied statistical test):

Guess that capital gotta keep expanding at all costs :)

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UN General Assembly vote for ceasefire on Gaza (datawrapper.dwcdn.net)
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