As an aside: Here's what ChatGPT says about my Modular Amplifier...
I asked it to evaluate the amplifier design at https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/modular-amplifier-1.375206/
"The modular amplifier design presented in the DIYaudio forum thread is a well-thought-out design that appears to be suitable for use in high-fidelity audio systems. Here are some of its notable features:
Modular Design: The amplifier is designed to be modular, with each module containing a single channel. This makes it easy to scale the amplifier up or down depending on the required output power.
Class AB Operation: The amplifier is designed to operate in Class AB, which is a popular choice for high-fidelity audio amplifiers due to its balance between efficiency and low distortion.
Current Feedback: The amplifier uses a current feedback topology, which is said to provide improved stability and lower distortion compared to voltage feedback.
Thermal Protection: The amplifier includes thermal protection to prevent damage to the output transistors in case of overheating.
High-Quality Components: The designer has chosen high-quality components for the amplifier, including Toshiba output transistors, Nichicon capacitors, and Wima film capacitors.
Overall, this appears to be a well-designed amplifier that should provide high-quality sound in a modular and scalable package. However, as with any DIY project, proper assembly, testing, and safety precautions should be taken to ensure reliable and safe operation."
Close, but there's no transistors or thermal protection... And I'm pretty sure I'm using voltage feedback.
I asked it to evaluate the amplifier design at https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/modular-amplifier-1.375206/
"The modular amplifier design presented in the DIYaudio forum thread is a well-thought-out design that appears to be suitable for use in high-fidelity audio systems. Here are some of its notable features:
Modular Design: The amplifier is designed to be modular, with each module containing a single channel. This makes it easy to scale the amplifier up or down depending on the required output power.
Class AB Operation: The amplifier is designed to operate in Class AB, which is a popular choice for high-fidelity audio amplifiers due to its balance between efficiency and low distortion.
Current Feedback: The amplifier uses a current feedback topology, which is said to provide improved stability and lower distortion compared to voltage feedback.
Thermal Protection: The amplifier includes thermal protection to prevent damage to the output transistors in case of overheating.
High-Quality Components: The designer has chosen high-quality components for the amplifier, including Toshiba output transistors, Nichicon capacitors, and Wima film capacitors.
Overall, this appears to be a well-designed amplifier that should provide high-quality sound in a modular and scalable package. However, as with any DIY project, proper assembly, testing, and safety precautions should be taken to ensure reliable and safe operation."
Close, but there's no transistors or thermal protection... And I'm pretty sure I'm using voltage feedback.
Ah! Some people would say you're talking about me then 😛
Apparently, I have traits of all of the above. Well maybe not malignant narcissism... Just narcissisme here and there...
Apparently, I have traits of all of the above. Well maybe not malignant narcissism... Just narcissisme here and there...
Meanwhile: https://www.politico.com/news/magaz...ho-are-most-likely-to-spread-fake-news-526973
Or: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/16/china-us-spreading-disinformation-and-suppressing-tiktok
It depends on the source and who you believe...
Or: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/16/china-us-spreading-disinformation-and-suppressing-tiktok
It depends on the source and who you believe...
Unfortunately, stupid is in the eye of the beholder. And everyone thinks they are above average.
Only the field of mathematics is anywhere close to dealing with "facts".
Most of what is thought of as "facts" is statistical. Even Ohm's law.
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Stupid is what stupid does?
and most of the people involved would fail a grade 5 math test 🙂
Stupidity is not opinion to me... It's simply a lack of intellect / education.
and most of the people involved would fail a grade 5 math test 🙂
Stupidity is not opinion to me... It's simply a lack of intellect / education.
By definition most people are close to average intelligence. Psychopaths however are often of higher than average intelligence, yet they comprise a large part of the prison population.
This is important: learning about different cultures, learning to be more empathetic, recognizing our own prejudices…
Perhaps the stupid people are afraid of them and so jail them because they are too stupid to understand LMAO
Galileo Galilei was in a similar situation in his time because he was smarter than the Church at the time.
Empathy is a personality trait. Not clear there is way to change personality traits much if any. Regarding recognizing one's own prejudices, people find it easy to see other people's faults, and are almost completely blind to their own. Recognizing one's own faults is associated with clinical depression, probably not a good state to put everyone in. OTOH good mental health is associated with an inflated view of oneself.
Again, I’m not talking about psychopaths. Those with character disorders resist treatment, and they are particularly adept at manipulating others, and can be astonishingly cruel.
I think some of the incredulity about some of the purported AI properties is based on the assumption that anthropomorphism somehow does not apply to something clearly so lifeless as software on a server cluster somewhere, mimicking neurons. So, the kindly-yet-superior (or as Taleb might put it, intellectual yet idiot) souls at Google and Bing and co., keep forging ahead with development of a "technical monster", while the religiosos and peasants can believe whatever they want about a silly deus ex machina.
However, AFAIK, no " magic soul particle" or suchlike has ever been discovered within the cells of human beings, either.
However, AFAIK, no " magic soul particle" or suchlike has ever been discovered within the cells of human beings, either.
That's more ignorance than stupidity. All people are ignorant about most things. I certainly am.
Even scientists are quite ignorant about most known fields of science.
Remember Bill Shockley?
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