This kind of transformation is woven into the narrative, but the theory seems to consistently identify quantity (of force) as the single foundation. I’ll wait till I’m further in the story to see if this makes a difference in the thesis.

The more complex version of this is formal. When the quality changes the nature of the event. i.e., Person A punches you. Person B stabs you. The move from individual to multi-cellularity is of this sort.

The most fundamental basis is a triad: quantity, quality and the relationship between them. As an example, Person A punches at X PSI and person B punches at 1.5X PSI. But A punches you in the jaw while B punches you in the shoulder. In this case, quality triumphs over quantity.

I’m only on chapter 4 (i’m working on many major projects at the moment). I notice that the basic frame is wrong, though possibly not fatally so for the purposes of the thesis. The foundation is not “watts” (or any purely quantitative measure).

Isn’t every LLM a giant walking Export Administration Regulation violation?

LOL – EAR. Lets try this again.

zdnet.com/article/google-era…

I thought MGMT Time to Pretend was quite good. And your coffee is excellent.

I’ve been looking at global macroeconomic things. One interesting discrepancy I’ve been investigating is the actual amount of gold held by China. Their official reserves are around 2,000 metric tonnes.

@alexandrosM If you believe that a hard take event horizon off is imminent, air strikes are the least of your concerns. From my perspective, this was baked in.