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Comment Re: Hold on to your papers... (Score 1) 24

. for example a famous gene like TP53 (which causes cancer when fucked) has tens of thousands of publications made about it (though ironically there's likely still stuff it does that we don't know).

That's not really glamor, curing cancer is an important practical problem. It's a good thing that money and attention are directed towards that.

Comment Not an LLM (Score 2) 24

AI math proofs have been a thing for nearly half a century. There has been a LOT of work on it.

The work openAI is doing isn't just saying, "ChatGPT, solve this problem." They have combined their LLM (probably a custom LLM, with a math focus) with existing algorithms, and expert mathematicians working the prompt.

So this appears to be an incremental advance, but it's not that an LLM automatically understands math and can start proving things.

Comment Re:Meta-Analysis (Score 1) 68

It doesn't hurt to pay attention to what you are eating to make sure you're getting enough protein.

I try to urge people to measure their macronutrients to get a clear picture of where they might be lacking. That's more effective than trying to tell them that they are eating too much protein (because once they see the numbers, they draw the conclusion for themselves).

Comment Re:Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat is.. (Score 1) 68

But again most go too far - benefits taper off [strongerbyscience.com] after about 1,6-2,2g/kg-d.

Yeah, the extra just gets excreted in urine.

Body builders are so aware of the protein requirement that they are more likely to have vitamin C as a limiting factor to muscle growth than protein (since vitamin C is involved in muscle synthesis). Vitamin C deficiency is surprisingly common, even in the developed world. As a hypothesis, maybe because it needs to be consumed regularly, since it's water soluble and gets washed out the body easily.

Comment Re:Wow (Score 1) 118

Perhaps not narcicism so much as short-sighted self interest.

It is definitely self-interest instead of company interest. You can learn from this: don't let work stress you out, nothing there matters anyway.

Either way, it would be in the company's interest (and the shareholders) to give THEM the heave-ho and leave the workers remote.

It is true, but the CEO is one of them. This is a main reason why corporate bureaucracy sucks. If any single manager starts becoming more efficient/effective than the others, he is painting a target on his back. The other managers will backstab him to keep him down.

Comment Re:Protein not an issue on a varied plant-based di (Score 1) 68

here is an approximation of a day of plant-only food I ate a while back showing enough protein (even not eating any beans that day): https://meal.food-nutrients-ca... [food-nutri...ulator.com]

Looks good, you would be much better off if you switched out the lettuce for spinach.

Comment Re:Wow (Score 1) 118

the Bill Lundbergs of the world have realized to their horror they're utterly irrelevant to my productivity.

What I mean is, they are incentivized to reduce productivity. They are rewarded for it. If they are merely irrelevant to productivity, then they are not likely to be promoted, or have as good a position if they change companies.

Comment Re:Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat is.. (Score 1) 68

Part of his book's summary is absolutely scientifically false. Maybe he was misquoted, but it says this:

"If you are getting adequate calories in your diet, there is no such thing as protein deficiency."

Protein is an essential nutritional component of a healthy diet. Being in protein deficiency is actually painful. But then if you read the quote from the actual book, it has this:

"Protein is not the key to weight loss. Animal protein is not the healthiest food we can eat. Carbs are not the enemy."

That part is true. The key to weight loss is calorie restriction over a sustained period (good rule of thumb: it takes three days of reduced calorie intake).

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