For those of you in the US, how's the Adderall shortage going? I'm going to ask my psych to switch over to it because my insurance is driving the price of Focalin through the roof. I want to get an idea if its even feasible right now.
I have the same one. Mainly got it for temp control for white tea and figured having per degree control was a huge plus. Plus it's so nice artistically
The per degree temp control is a huge win along with the spout. Itll also stay warm for 30mins, optional beeps when done heating, and you can have it boil water automatically for a specific time. I really enjoy mine.
It's crazy to me that we live in a world where money and celebrity implies influence, and credentials don't mean much on a general public stage. This man can tweet something insane and its taken as a serious discussion point.
Given that money can buy influence, it is a legitimate risk to society, I get that. But how crazy is that as a concept?
The concern with LLM's as any sort of source of truth is that they have no concept of facts or truth. They simply read training material and then pattern match to come up with a response to input. There is no concept of correct information. And unless you fact check it, you will not know if it is correct or it's reasoning is sound. Using this to teach is dangerous IMO. Using the word reasoning is a anthropomorphising it too; it's just pattern matching.
Could we develop some adversarial system that fact checks it in the future? Possibly. But I don't know of one that's effective. Besides, good luck determining what is true when your training set is the internet. Or having it account for advances in understanding.
From the article you linked:
The incredible capabilities of large language models like ChatGPT are centered on how they have been trained on a vast corpus of knowledge. They provide us with an unparalleled resource for information and guidance. As your virtual professor, LLMs can guide you through the intricacies of each subject for deeper understanding of complex concepts.
That's a very naive take on LLMs. It assumes that because the training material is valid, it's output is valid. It is not!
I worry about the future where LLMs become the basis of information exchange because outputs "look right".
Show me a system that can guarantee correct answers and I'm 100% on board.
For those of you who weren’t diagnosed until adulthood (I’m in my late 40s), what was the diagnosis process like? Are you just given a written test, or does someone evaluate you more thoroughly? Do they try to understand your symptoms, or is it more of a checklist? If anyone has personal stories they’d be willing to share,...
I was recently diagnosed from a neuro-psych. Similar process of many hours of testing (~5h). My friend was also diagnosed recently from a psychiatrist through question answer, but no formal cognitive evaluation measure. The amount of clarity I got from the neuro-psych in terms of cognitive function and my specific circumstances was significantly more helpful than what my friend got from the psychiatrist.
After all the formal testing, I was given a thorough 17 page report including a breakdown of each aspect of cognitive functioning, any applicable disorders (with recommendation for therapy to investigate further and confirm), next steps, and treatment and coping mechanism recommendations. My friend was given a broad diagnosis of unspecified ADHD with no additional information.
If you are able to afford the neuropsych eval, it is well worth it.
An important distinction is that a neuropsych eval focuses on cognitive function. It works for ADHD because it is a cognitive function disorder and will show directly in testing as a deficiency in executive function (plus possibly other stuff, I'm not an expert). They also do the psych eval tests but they can normally point to broad things that you will need therapy to dig into.
Meta will not launch its new Twitter rival, Threads, in Ireland or the EU for the foreseeable future. It is being released in the US and the UK on Thursday of this week as an alternative to Twitter.
I like the idea of fully compatible services with a single client (ActivityPub and kbin). WeChat without the monopoly. The idea of a single app in a closed ecosystem is worrisome.
This is really going to hurt them in the computing race. My understanding is they were already trying to reverse engineer the old ASML machines that they had access to. Between this and America's chips act we may be on the way to moving the world's chip manufacturing center away from China/Taiwan and leaving China without the means to catch up (barring some big discovery/leak).
Adderall Shortage
For those of you in the US, how's the Adderall shortage going? I'm going to ask my psych to switch over to it because my insurance is driving the price of Focalin through the roof. I want to get an idea if its even feasible right now.
finally got medicated, part of what got me to finally get around to scheduling a psychiatry (pawb.social)
Started first ever activity log after diagnosis, and oh my god
It's amazing how much ADHD I've been fighting moment to moment without realizing it....
And I'll do it again! (i.postimg.cc)
My coffee station (lemmy.world)
Elon Musk supports eliminating voting rights for people without children (www.independent.co.uk)
One of my summer favorites: Iced coffee + orange juice + ginger (lemmy.world)
The coffee sunrise post earlier reminded me of one of my summer favorites (I just suck at taking pretty pictures but I think you’ll get the idea):...
perks (lemmy.world)
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Adult ADHD Diagnosis - what is the process like?
For those of you who weren’t diagnosed until adulthood (I’m in my late 40s), what was the diagnosis process like? Are you just given a written test, or does someone evaluate you more thoroughly? Do they try to understand your symptoms, or is it more of a checklist? If anyone has personal stories they’d be willing to share,...
Does kbin strip geotags in images?
And any other identifying information in image metadata? I would hope that it does so on image upload, but I'm not sure.
YSK: Don't use spray sunscreen on even a remotely windy day
Or ever....
Calculating 25 minutes by burning 2 inconsistently burning 1-hour ropes
Calculating 25 minutes by burning 2 inconsistently burning 1-hour ropes...
No Instagram Threads app in the EU: Irish DPC says Meta's new Twitter rival won't be launched here (www.independent.ie)
Meta will not launch its new Twitter rival, Threads, in Ireland or the EU for the foreseeable future. It is being released in the US and the UK on Thursday of this week as an alternative to Twitter.
Dutch slap new restrictions on chips exports to China (www.politico.eu)
ADHD makes it harder to do things and reduces the reward for doing them. (programming.dev)
StarCraft - Terran Theme 1 (www.youtube.com)
Glenn Stafford, Derek Duke, and Jason Hayes