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  • Hydrogen fuel isn’t really renewable, even if the PR agents of companies creating it tell so.

    Edit: at fact check, I found this, maybe there is a way after all:

    https://youtu.be/ISuUlc8widc

    To your comparison: Hydrogen only releases water if burned.

    And getting CO2 out of air is very resource intensive and we need to pull a lot CO2 out, if the air to get back to “normal” levels. We can not afford to put any CO2 back into the atmosphere, after the hard work getting it out.

  • Improving your critical thinking skills is a process that involves learning new techniques, practicing them regularly, and reflecting on your thought processes. Here’s a comprehensive approach:

    1 Build a Foundation in Logic and Reasoning

    • Study basic logic: Familiarize yourself with formal and informal logic (e.g., learning about common fallacies, syllogisms, and deductive vs. inductive reasoning). This forms the groundwork for assessing arguments objectively.

    • Learn structured methods: Books and online courses on critical thinking (such as Lewis Vaughn’s texts) provide a systematic introduction to these concepts.

    2 Practice Socratic Questioning

    • Ask open-ended questions: Challenge assumptions by repeatedly asking “why” and “how” to uncover underlying beliefs and evidence.

    • Reflect on responses: This method helps you clarify your own reasoning and discover alternative viewpoints.

    3 Engage in Reflective Practice

    • Keep a journal: Write about decisions, problems, or debates you’ve had. Reflect on what went well, where you might have been biased, and what could be improved.

    • Use structured reflection models: Approaches like Gibbs’ reflective cycle guide you through describing an experience, analyzing it, and planning improvements.

    4 Use Structured Frameworks

    • Follow multi-step processes: For example, the Asana article “How to build your critical thinking skills in 7 steps” suggests: identify the problem, gather information, analyze data, consider alternatives, draw conclusions, communicate solutions, and then reflect on the process.

    • Experiment with frameworks like Six Thinking Hats: This method helps you view issues from different angles (facts, emotions, positives, negatives, creativity, and process control) by “wearing” a different metaphorical hat for each perspective.

    5 Read Widely and Critically

    • Expose yourself to diverse perspectives: Reading quality journalism (e.g., The Economist, FT) or academic articles forces you to analyze arguments, recognize biases, and evaluate evidence.

    • Practice lateral reading: Verify information by consulting multiple sources and questioning the credibility of each.

    6 Participate in Discussions and Debates

    • Engage with peers: Whether through formal debates, classroom discussions, or online forums, articulating your views and defending them against criticism deepens your reasoning.

    • Embrace feedback: Learn to view criticism as an opportunity to refine your thought process rather than a personal attack.

    7 Apply Critical Thinking to Real-World Problems

    • Experiment in everyday scenarios: Use critical thinking when making decisions—such as planning your day, solving work problems, or evaluating news stories.

    • Practice with “what-if” scenarios: This helps build your ability to foresee consequences and assess risks (as noted by Harvard Business’s discussion on avoiding the urgency trap).

    8 Develop a Habit of Continuous Learning

    • Set aside regular “mental workout” time: Like scheduled exercise, devote time to tackling complex questions without distractions.

    • Reflect on your biases and update your beliefs: Over time, becoming aware of and adjusting for your cognitive biases will improve your judgment.

    By integrating these strategies into your daily routine, you can gradually sharpen your critical thinking abilities. Remember, the key is consistency and the willingness to challenge your own assumptions continually.

    Happy thinking!

  • So the study just checks how many people not yet learned how to properly use GenAI

    I think there exists a curve from not trusting to overtrusting than back to not blindly trusting outputs (because you suffered consequences from blindly trusting)

    And there will always be people blindly trusting bullshit, we have that longer than genAI. We have enough populists proving that you can tell many people just anything and they believe.

  • I think, this is only a issue in the beginning, people will sooner or later realise that they can’t blindly trust an LMM output and how to create prompts to verify prompts (or better said prove that not enough relevant data was analysed and prove that it is hallucinations)

  • I see, you need to update those, at least kernel 6.1 and I think nvidia is 570 by now

    Seeing your kernel, I guess you are in a debian based (apt is used) system, I am not familiar with this package manager, but google how to find installed packages using apt, there you should find it.

    2080 works pretty good on wayland on an up to date Linux machine