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PSA:

Don't post a message saying this:

"This is worth your time: [URL]"

There's a 99.9999% chance that I'm going to ignore your message.

First of all, I may not know you. Do you have the habit of linking to crap? I don't know. I'm not going to waste my time to discover that.

Second, you're not alone pulling this stunt. There aren't enough hours in the day to check everybody's pet passion.

If you want me to click on the link, *make a case for it.* Why is it worth my time? Otherwise, I'm not going to touch it. If you cannot be bothered to explain, I cannot be bothered to click.

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We find that the presence of #explanations increases reliance on both correct and incorrect LLM responses.

This isn't surprising, given prior HCI/Psychology work on other types of explanations, but raises the question whether LLMs should provide explanations by default 🤔

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Uusi numero Informal Logic -journaalissa on ilmestynyt, informallogic.ca/index.php/inf

Sisältää mm. pohdintaa false dilemman virheellisyydestä, argumenttien hyveteoreettisesta arvioinnista, syvistä erimielisyyksistä, selitysten justifioivuudesta sekä jatkoa keskusteluun argumenteilla argumentoinnista.

Pois-pääteltynä muistetaan päättelyvirheiden ja fiktion logiikkaa tutkinutta ja tietoteorian matematisoinnista haaveillutta John Woodsia.

informallogic.caInformal LogicInformal Logic is a scholarly journal devoted to theoretical and practical issues in the theories of reasoning and argumentation.

#BangkokPost #editorial
" #Thaksin's proposal sounds good on a pamphlet, but it #needsmorework to ensure #fairness for all. The use of #publicfunds to fulfil an #unreasonable #populist #policy where only certain groups will benefit is #inappropriate. The era of #populism, in which #politicians just make big #promises without showing clear plans & a source of funding, should be over. Populist policies must come with thorough #explanations of where the money will come from"
bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinio

Bangkok Post · Train plan needs detailBy Editorial
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@phenidone @SocialGaff

You didn't say "#electronics"; you said he was ignorant of everything "#electrical", which I disagreed with. Very different things.

You may have noticed he doesn't really do anything much with electronics any more. His very earliest videos were electronics-related - hence the name/acronym - but nothing really since.

If you don't like his simple #explanations of #PWM control of #MOSFETs with feedback from Hall Effect sensors etc, fine, but they get the point across.