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Moravec's Paradox/Pose Ideas for Better Pics/Best Comic Books Website/Hottest Chips

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Dear all,

Moravec's Paradox refers to the surprising fact that tasks that are easy for humans, such as recognizing faces or walking, are often very challenging for computers, while tasks that are difficult for humans, such as complex mathematical calculations, can be relatively easy for computers.

Here's a real-life analogy to help understand the paradox:

Imagine you and a robot are given two tasks to complete. The first task is to climb a tree and pick some fruits. The second task is to solve a complex math problem.

Courtesy: Bluewillow

For you, as a human, climbing a tree and picking fruits might be relatively easy. You have a natural ability to judge the branches, coordinate your movements, and grab the fruits. On the other hand, solving the complex math problem might be more challenging. It requires logical reasoning, understanding of mathematical concepts, and careful calculations.

For the robot, however, the opposite is true. Climbing a tree and picking fruits is incredibly difficult. The robot lacks the human-like senses, flexibility, and motor control needed to navigate the branches and grab the fruits. However, when it comes to solving the complex math problem, the robot excels. It can process data quickly, perform calculations accurately, and follow logical steps without any difficulty.

This analogy demonstrates Moravec's Paradox: tasks that are instinctual and easy for humans (like climbing a tree) are difficult for robots, while tasks that require advanced intellectual abilities (like solving complex math problems) are often easier for robots.

The paradox highlights the difference between the strengths of human and artificial intelligence. Humans have evolved to excel in skills that are vital for survival in the physical world, such as perception, motor control, and social interaction. On the other hand, computers and robots are designed to excel in tasks that involve processing information and performing calculations with great speed and accuracy.

**One Video I Enjoyed**

man in brown jacket sitting in shopping cart
Photo by Jade Aucamp on Unsplash

Pose Ideas One Can Try.

https://youtu.be/jpAY1f_1A5M

**Two Tweets I Enjoyed and Liked**

10 Most Important Skills for the next 10 Years

https://twitter.com/_alexbrogan/status/1589984893077016580

7 Habits that are damn hard to do, but pay off forever.

https://twitter.com/thecolbykultgen/status/1581973449308004352

**Three New Websites I Enjoyed and Liked**

Premier site to read and download Golden and Silver Age comic books.

https://comicbookplus.com/

Help ChatGPT guess the movie using 3 emojis.

https://puzzlemoji.com/

A wonderful website for free 15 min daily stretch routine to help you avoid aches and pains.

https://stretch15.com/

**Three Quotes and Phrases I Liked**

"He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How ."- Viktor Frankl

Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. - Viktor Frankl

We have come to know Man as he really is. After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips.- HAROLD S. KUSHNER

**Two Write Ups I Enjoyed and Liked**

One Big Web: A Few Ways the World Works

https://collabfund.com/blog/one-big-web-a-few-ways-the-world-works/

8 Reasons Successful People Wear the Same Clothes Every Day

https://www.becomingminimalist.com/capsule-wardrobe

**One Photo I Enjoyed and Liked**

Source: Wikimedia

Description:

"Beautiful....But Deadly": Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Ebola virus particles (green) found both as extracellular particles and budding particles from a chronically-infected African Green Monkey Kidney cell (blue); 20,000x magnification.

**Weird Product of the Week.**

Jola Chips the hottest chips one should ever try.

https://amzn.to/3uzIIle

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Epistemic Luck/ ChatGPT Prompts/ Some Easy Finance Tips

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Dear all,

Epistemic luck is a term used in philosophy to describe situations where our beliefs or knowledge are based on luck rather than reliable evidence or good reasoning. It basically means that sometimes we can think we know something, but we only believe it by chance, without having good reasons to back it up.

Imagine you're taking a multiple-choice test and you don't know the correct answer to a question. You randomly guess and happen to get it right. Even though you got the answer correct, your belief that you knew the answer was based on luck rather than actually knowing the material. You just got lucky with your guess.

Epistemic luck can also occur in everyday situations. For example, let's say you're trying to find your car keys. You look in all the usual places and can't find them, so you randomly decide to check your coat pocket and there they are. You found your keys, but it was purely by chance rather than any careful searching. In this case, your belief that your keys were in your coat pocket was based on luck, not any reliable evidence.

Epistemic luck shows us that sometimes we might think we know something, but it's important to be aware that our beliefs can be unreliable if they are based on chance or luck. To have true knowledge, it's better to rely on solid evidence, good reasoning, and careful thinking.


**One Video I Enjoyed**

The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard species alive today. It can eat up to 80% of its body weight in a single meal, mostly carrion. However, the sight of a deer being swallowed whole by a Komodo dragon is truly impressive.

https://youtu.be/bvIqv4f-HQo


**Two Tweets I Enjoyed and Liked**

Aadit Sheth shared some of the ChatGPT prompts that make life much easier.

https://twitter.com/aaditsh/status/1673376153284022276

Some of the highly useful finance lessons shared by Fiona.

https://twitter.com/The_MMW/status/1673315682660896770


**Three New Websites I Enjoyed and Liked**

  1. A recreation of former PM Abe's assassination.

  1. Shadow library is a non-profit open-source open-data project with two goals:

Preservation: Backing up all knowledge and culture of humanity.

Access: Making this knowledge and culture available to anyone in the world.

  1. Newsreels from the UCLA Film & Television Archive


**Three Quotes and Phrases I Liked**

Ambitions pull you forward when it's hard.

"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action."— Benjamin Disraeli, former British Prime Minister

"Beliefs are hypotheses to be tested, not treasures to be guarded."


**Two Write Ups I Enjoyed and Liked**

  1. Why Leaning Into Boredom Is a Superpower. Researchers explain how to take advantage of the misunderstood state

https://www.insidehook.com/article/health-and-fitness/boredom-good-you

  1. How to Survive a Car Crash in 10 Easy Steps.

https://longreads.com/2023/05/11/how-to-survive-a-car-crash-traumatic-brain-injury-10-easy-steps/


**One Photo I Enjoyed and Liked**

Source: Wikimedia

The great comet of 1881 (Comet C/1881 K1). Observed on the night of June 25-26 at 1h. 30m. A.M. (Plate XI from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings 1881)

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Bat and Ball Problem/ Excercise for Losing Weight/Human History in 1000 pages.

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The Bat and Ball Problem is a classic riddle that challenges your ability to think carefully and not jump to quick conclusions. Here's the problem:

You have a bat and a ball. Together, they cost $1.10. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

Now, the mistake many people make is to quickly assume that the ball costs $0.10. However, that would make the bat cost $1.10, not $1.00 more than the ball.

To solve the problem correctly, you need to do a little math. Let's call the cost of the ball 'x' dollars. Since the bat costs $1.00 more than the ball, its cost would be 'x + $1.00'.

Now, if we add the cost of the ball and the bat together, it should equal $1.10. So we can write the equation:

x + (x + $1.00) = $1.10

Now, we can simplify this equation:

2x + $1.00 = $1.10

Subtract $1.00 from both sides:

2x = $0.10

Divide both sides by 2:

x = $0.05

So, the correct answer is that the ball costs $0.05. The bat, being $1.00 more expensive, would then cost $1.05.

The Bat and Ball Problem teaches us the importance of careful reasoning and not jumping to conclusions based on initial assumptions.

**One Video I Enjoyed**

This time something entertaining.

**Two Tweets I Enjoyed and Liked**

  • Some random thoughts worth to look for.

https://twitter.com/editingemily/status/1666834553544261632

  • 12 Simple Excercise to Lose Weight.

https://twitter.com/AndreasPetker/status/1664950403245432833

**Three New Websites I Enjoyed and Liked**

  • Calculator with a twist -

https://numbr.dev/

  • Trolly problem that's really absurd.

https://trolleyproblem.io/

https://neal.fun/absurd-trolley-problems/

  • Only burps.

https://justburps.com/

**Three Quotes and Phrases I Liked**

"Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats."

"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are."--Marilyn Monroe.

"There is no higher praise than being called a fraud. When you're accused of faking your results, that means you're so good your haters can't imagine replicating your outcomes without 'pure dumb luck.' "

**Two Write Ups I Enjoyed and Liked**

Generate a super fun and interesting report of things that happened since you were born.

Click here

The Ultimate List of Book Genres: 35 Popular Genres, Explained.

Click here

**One Photo I Enjoyed and Liked**

If Human History Was a 1000 Page Book

Wait But Why on Instagram: "Pretty crazy that until 150 years ago people lived in a permanent power outage. The power being on is entirely a page 1,000 phenomenon. Along with cars, trains, planes, phones, radio, vaccines, antibiotics, hot showers, indoor plumbing, fossil fuels, modern liberal democracies, and basically everything else."
June 16, 2023

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Woozle Effect/Shape of Stories/Oldest Personal Website/Remote Control Fan

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Dear all

On 31st of October 2023 my palm was itching. 

Seeing this my wife said money is coming. 

For those who don't know, itchy palms ✋ mean that money πŸ’΅ is coming your way.

Atleast we Indian believe in it. And guess what salary credited in my bank account πŸ˜‚.

Their are many more such beliefs and superstitions are floating around the world which has no scientific or reliable base.

Source: Picture taken on January 2nd 2007 in Jaipur, India by fr:utilisateur:Paris75000

So, this experience leads to today's term "The Woozle Phenomenon or Effect". 

The Woozle effect is the phenomenon where a false or exaggerated claim is repeatedly cited as evidence until it is widely accepted as true.

This can happen because people tend to trust information that they see repeated from multiple sources, even if the original sources are unreliable.


It has some serious consequences.

- It may be harmful for your or public health. For example, someone who believes that cow urine can cure cancer may delay seeking conventional medical treatment, which can lead to serious health problems.

- False or exaggerated claims can be used to divide people and sow distrust.

- It may erode the trust on science and institutions.


The Woozle effect is a serious problem that can have a significant impact on individuals and society as a whole. It is important to be aware of the Woozle effect and to be critical of the information that you see and hear.


**One Video I Enjoyed** 

Kurt Vonnegut on the Shape of Stories.


Video Link πŸ–‡️ - https://youtu.be/oP3c1h8v2ZQ?si=hSZzQFx3BZg9CTMT



**Two Tweets I Enjoyed and Liked**

▶️ 10 Thoughts on Reading from Naval.

Link πŸ”— - https://twitter.com/1WriteofPassage/status/1720872048250286104

▶️ By age 25, you must be mature enough to realize…

Link πŸ”— - https://twitter.com/TechnicalExec/status/1612060309400813570


**Three New Websites I Enjoyed and Liked**

πŸ‘‰ Hand-picked, informative and categorized Twitter threads.

The best Twitter threads all in one place. Choose from multiple categories: business, making money, book summaries and more.

Link πŸ”— - https://awesomethread.com/


πŸ‘‰ Personal website built by Justin Hall in 1994. He’s hailed as “the founding father of blogging.”

Link πŸ”— - https://links.net


πŸ‘‰ Experience the effect from movie inception 

Link πŸ”— - https://inception.activetheory.dev/


**Three Quotes and Phrases I Liked** 

Political language...is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind - George Orwell


Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.”― Robert Frost


The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. -Walt Disney


**Two Write Ups I Enjoyed and Liked**

πŸ™ Best inventions of 2023.

https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2023/


πŸ™ Naked beneath Our Clothes

Why I dragged my husband to a nudist resort.

https://commonreader.wustl.edu/c/naked-beneath-our-clothes/


**One Photo I Enjoyed and Liked**

Source: From Twitter 

**An Amazing/Weird/ Useful Product**

Crompton Energion Hyperjet 1200mm BLDC Ceiling Fan with Remote Control | High Air Delivery | Energy Saving | 2 Year Warranty | Brown

Affiliate Link πŸ‘‰: https://amzn.to/40F1Ha3 




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Zebra Effect/Make Learning Addictive/Foot Spa

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Dear all
Researchers always find difficulty in studying the nature, behaviour etc of perticular Zebras πŸ¦“ in the wild. 

Why?

Because the white and black stripes blends together when they travel in packs. So, scientist do something amazing. They place a big red colour dots on some of the Zebras which they want to study. They thought this will help in tracking that perticular Zebras in an easier way. 
But, something different happened. 
Those red dots ⚫ attracted someone else more. 



Those red-dotted zebras were eaten by lions 🦁.

It turns out that blending in with the pack is a survival mechanism.—

This phenomenon is known as Zebra Effect.

While blending in ensures safety, straying from the norm is necessary to achieve exceptional feats. 
Those who dared to appear unconventional in our class managed to create unique and impactful contributions and appeared happier overall, despite potential risks.

**One Video I Enjoyed** 

How to make learning addictive as social media.

**Two Tweets I Enjoyed and Liked**

πŸ‘‰40 Things Rockefeller wrote to his son.

πŸ‘‰Biggest trading mistakes people make.

**Three New Websites I Enjoyed and Liked**
πŸ‘‰This wonderful visualisation project highlights the gender inequality in street names in Barcelona.
Link πŸ”— - https://only8.org/

πŸ‘‰Top nonfiction books summarized into their essential ideas.
Learn much, much faster.Free to read. Zero ads. Two new summaries every week. Written and reviewed by a human.


πŸ‘‰A timepass game where we have to drench the board with a single colour to win the game. 

**Three Quotes and Phrases I Liked** 

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young." — Henry Ford

"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent." - Charlie Munger

Silence is the best response to people who do not value your words.Don't give them the satisfaction of words.They don't deserve it.

**Two Write Ups I Enjoyed and Liked**

▶️ Why You Should Stop Using Plastic Cutting Boards Right Now.

▶️ Buy wisely.
Whenever I buy things I try to prioritize cost per use. Sometimes I consider other priorities such as cost per smile, cost per thrill, cost per externality, and cost per lesson.

**One Photo I Enjoyed and Liked**



Source


**An Amazing/Weird/ Useful Product**

Lifelong LLM405 Foot Spa Massager with 12 Rollers with Water Heating Function, Digital Panel, Bubble Bath for Pedicure, Pain Relief & Foot Care (1 Year Warranty)
Affiliate Link πŸ‘‰ https://amzn.to/3tWDkIF


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What is hedgehog's dilemma/Draw a perfect circle in a game/ Amazon's Bean Bag

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Dear all
The hedgehog's dilemma πŸ¦”, also known as the porcupine dilemma, serves as a metaphor illustrating the challenges of human intimacy. It envisions a scenario where a group of hedgehogs seeks warmth by huddling together in winter, but their sharp spines cause them to inadvertently hurt one another. Even though they all desire close relationships, their inherent prickliness can make this a challenging endeavor.

Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS

Arthur Schopenhauer originally conceived this metaphor to reflect the individual's place in society. It highlights the idea that, despite good intentions, human intimacy carries the risk of mutual harm, which leads to people approaching relationships cautiously and tentatively. 
It suggests that it is wise to be guarded with others out of fear of getting hurt or hurting others, which might, in turn, lead to self-imposed isolation.

**One Video I Enjoyed** 

Twitter has become a video hosting site now, and here is one of the tweet with a video.
It showcase the other side of AI.
Link here πŸ–‡️ - πŸ‘‡

**Two Tweets I Enjoyed and Liked**

RIP web developers
Imagine building a website in a matter of minutes using only AI.
Here's how easy it is :

This STORY Will Change The Way You Think: 

**Three New Websites I Enjoyed and Liked**

πŸ‘‰Live webcams of stations, roads etc.

πŸ‘‰Smash the glasses.

πŸ‘‰Let's draw a perfect circle ⭕
My circle is 95.6% perfect, can you beat.

**Three Quotes and Phrases I Liked** 

πŸ‘‰Leave people in whatever reality they have chosen.

πŸ‘‰When good things are happening in life, do yourself a favour and stay quiet.

πŸ‘‰Instead of, "I'm not sure I can do this."
Try, "I know I can figure this out."
Self-confidence isn't about ability, it's about intention.

**Two Write Ups I Enjoyed and Liked**

πŸ‘‰Sugar is a drug.
?
It eases pain, seems to be addictive and shows every sign of causing long-term health problems. Is it time to quit sugar for good?
by Gary Taubes

πŸ‘‰Great news social media is falling apart.

**One Photo I Enjoyed and Liked**

Source: Taken from Twitter. 


**An Amazing/Weird/ Useful Product**

Amazon Brand - Solimo Xxxl Bean Bag Filled With Beans (Black And Brown)(Faux Leather)

Buy it from here (Affiliate Link) - πŸ‘‡


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Godwin's law/Dark Pluto/Cola War

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Dear all

Godwin's law is an adage that states that as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches. In other words, if you argue with someone online long enough, they will eventually compare you to Hitler.

Here are two examples of Godwin's law in action:

Example 1: In a discussion about the merits of socialism, one person argues that socialism is a dangerous ideology that will lead to the rise of a totalitarian state. Another person responds by comparing the person to Hitler, saying that they are "just like Hitler" for wanting to implement socialism.

Example 2: In a discussion about the current political climate, one person argues that the other side is "literally Hitler." This person is using the comparison to Hitler as a way to dismiss the other side's arguments and to make them seem like they are evil.

It is important to note that Godwin's law is not meant to be taken seriously. It is simply a way of pointing out that comparisons to Hitler are often used as a way to derail an argument or to make someone seem like they are evil.

Here are some tips for avoiding Godwin's law:

Avoid making comparisons to Hitler unless they are truly warranted. If you are going to compare someone to Hitler, make sure that you have a good reason for doing so. Don't just use the comparison as a way to dismiss someone's arguments or to make them seem like they are evil.

Be respectful of your opponents. Even if you disagree with someone, it is important to be respectful of their opinions. Don't resort to name-calling or insults.

Focus on the issues. Don't get sidetracked by personal attacks or irrelevant comparisons. Stay focused on the issues at hand.


**One Video I Enjoyed**

How dark is it on Pluto.


**Two Tweets I Enjoyed and Liked**

How to make will.

Link:https://twitter.com/ActusDei/status/1668438548159299585

The Hedgehog Concept..

Link:https://twitter.com/_alexbrogan/status/1667158415485878274


**Three New Websites I Enjoyed and Liked**

-Your favorite podcasts, fully transcribed

https://steno.ai

-Rain sounds for better concentration and sleep.

https://rainymood.com/

-This website will destroy if you don't write anything on it.

https://www.thiswebsitewillselfdestruct.com/


**Three Quotes and Phrases I Liked**

"Learn how to be alone without being lonely. Solitude is essential for creativity."–Kevin Kelly

"Clear writing gives poor thinking nowhere to hide."

The world is not what we see nor what we think: it is an equilibrium, a moment of convergence. A pact and a pause.


**Two Write Ups I Enjoyed and Liked**

War of Cola..

https://www.businessinsider.com/soda-wars-coca-cola-pepsi-history-infographic-2011-11

The science is clear: humans take mental shortcuts. Here you can read about why we do this and how you can avoid it.

https://thedecisionlab.com/biases-index


**One Photo I Enjoyed and Liked**

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