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I am quite unsure as to the veracity of the claim that "the average will converge [upon] the truth". I recall cases being made (as asides) for the opposite conclusion. Intuitively even, this idea of equating truth with convergance towards the average opinion appears contradictory, counterfactual, and ahistorical. Excuse my being brass, but a "wisdom of crowds" seems to me oxymoronic on its face. I'd love to be persuaded otherwise though; mainly due to my perception of a lack of credence towards your view. Perhaps I have misunderstood your qualifier: "As long as there isn't a strong truth bias to people's estimate . . . "? Off the top of my head, I can't imagine any scenario in which a mixed population of laypeople and academics/experts would converge towards the same (vote average) findings as a sample of a handful of experts/academics. For example, would The Average converge towards correct mathematics or physics answers? Besides trivial, non-technical questions that do not require complex analysis, I think not. (See: False Memory: Mandela Effect. [0] [note]) [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory#Mandela_effect [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_cascade [Note]: My point is that groups' thinking is liable to be compromised. (After all, what has been more important to a human — evolutionarily: the truth or social access?) Also see: Information Cascade. [1] {Post-Scriptum: My position is that if averages for answers to questions were taken, from the 'crowd' of the whole Earth, then these would diverge significantly and routinely from The Truth. If there are cases in which you feel this to not be the case I would inquisitively consider such scenarios waveBidder.} <Edit: Deletion: " . . . ~difficulty in lending~ . . . ">


> I can't imagine any scenario in which a mixed population of laypeople and academics/experts would converge towards the same (vote average) findings as a sample of a handful of experts/academics.

Then you get crap where the experts, even when they agree, "dumb it down" for the crowds. This leads the masses who actually do pay attention to experts to think the wrong ideas are truth.

> After all, what has been more important to a human — evolutionarily: the truth or social access?

I don't think this is required for people to be very wrong. Caring about the truth can easily lead to assuming other people who speak authoritatively know what they're talking about, or to speaking authoritatively yourself when you think you're right.


I utilize the 'select/highlight`–'search web` flow numerous times throughout the day. I am on iOS and, like you, was unable to force the 'search web` highlight selection option to default to a non-Safari browser. However, I use the functionality you speak of through a different invocation: 'select/highlight`–'define`–'search web`. Interestingly enough, this procedure — once a non-Safari browser is set as the default web browser for the iOS device and/or the specification of preferred search engine — redirects towards the user's browser (as well as search engine) of choice. I shall investigate these functionalities' behavior on macOS — id est, desktop — tomorrow possibly and will get back to you noduerme. {Edit: deletion: " . . . ~such~ redirects . . . "}


Tried looking for a source to this quote by Seneca (the Younger, I assume) and couldn't find one anywhere. Do you have a source ganzuul? The WikiQuote entry is quite expansive and thorough, yet I was unable to <ctrl + f> your provided quotation — even in the "Discussion" tab. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Seneca_the_Younger


What I have always been confused about is where all the "open" journals are which side-step these centralized, commercial publishers.


This is appalling.


This is standard brinksmanship.


This is also the plot of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six.


Just log into a remote shell and execute emacs-org-mode from there. Like, remote shells are free 2022, no? I agree that if all the devices can't generalize to one source then it isn't as rewarding.


Cool idea! I do like to be able to work on it offline, e.g. on planes, though.


Have you tried using Syncthing? It's open source, free as in beer, and should fit your usecase well. I'm using it for my Obsidian notes, and it's pretty much frictionless.


Literally tried using BlackHole with the same aim you do, but couldn't believe I was unable to route an input (BlackHole) to an output (DisplayPort, for example, in my case).

After hunting agressively on Google I was stoked when I found Apple's native, in-house solution: AU Lab.

It's actually really clutch.

https://www.apple.com/apple-music/apple-digital-masters/

https://www.apple.com/apple-music/apple-digital-masters/docs...


I'm using BlackHole with Hosting AU. Great for Parametric Equalization and re-routing audio. Built on Audio Unit but easier to use.

http://ju-x.com/hostingau.html


I've also seen Source-Nexus, that has plugins for Pro Tools as well as VST/AU, and you can make multiple named drivers. It would work pretty well with Loopback it seems.

https://www.source-elements.com/products/source-nexus/


Do you mind sharing the configuration?


I haven't chosen a software niché to focus into and am curious about Development Operations -- anybody know any internet web-sites that have ,,Leetcode''-like exercises/education? Or even books and technologies I should study would be helpful, but obviously, content recommendations which are more structured would be more useful.


niché?


Yeah, you are right pxeger1 1: niche (/NEESH/) doesn't have accent mark. (In French, the e without an accent mark is silent. According to some person on Quora . . . )


Silent at the end of a word only (and when it is part of a conjugaison or accord suffix such as -es or -ent). Also, depending on the accent of a person, the ending "e" can be pronounced, but it's rare.


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