In a way he’s right, but it depends! If you take even a common example like Chat GPT or the native object detection used in iPhone cameras, you’d see that there’s a lot of cool stuff already enabled by our current way of building these tools. The limitation right now, I think, is reacting to new information or scenarios which a model isn’t trained on, which is where all the current systems break. Humans do well in new scenarios based on their cognitive flexibility, and at least I am unaware of a good framework for instilling cognitive flexibility in machines.

To eat yogurt

I guess I don’t buy enough for that to be an issue 🤷‍♀️

What’s good about Amazon anyway? It’s better to get stuff directly from a sellers site, even better if they’re indie. There’s not much value to prime shipping anymore, most sellers are pretty good about it now ironically because of Amazon. Using services like Amazon just creates more pollution, wage depression and small business closures. Use services like Amazon less, favor indie and small and fair wage businesses

Is this post sane-washing Russia? What’s left about Russia under Putin? Overall funny, though

They don’t, it’s for track driving and racing as a hobby

There are pressure and temperature regulators you’re supposed to attach with them so that you can have control over both

Edit in case you’re interested, it’s called a bidet mixing valve, and you can control temp and pressure with a single accessory which you attach to your existing plumbing. The controls for the adjustments are kept outside of the wall and look like any regular shower control for temp. They sell them in any number of stylings and finishes

Yeah, where my empiricists at? All my homies hate idealism

None of this matters, protections for individual rights need to made into laws and laws are enforceable via fines and lawsuits. Voting matters.

What’s unnatural is expecting the formation of the world as described in any religious text.

LGBT+ folk don’t need to argue for their humanity or dignity by using the language of their opponents.

Religion needs to be made a private and personal affair, and it should be a massive cringe to talk about your religion or beliefs in public, or expect them to be a law.

Yes, I know many LGBT+ folk are also religious, but that doesn’t change the fact that religious beliefs and doctrine are unsubstantiated fantasies. Sorry.

When you’re the reason error log messages are created…

I don’t think that’s a fair assessment, everything people have built up to now relies on a significantly greater amount of complexity. There is a lot which works well and is held together by hardworking, unsung normal everyday folks, but you don’t make the national news for getting shit done or keeping stuff functional.

That said, yeah the bean counters have fucking ruined engineering firms, and it’s a story which repeats itself over and over. There’s also the issue of nepo babies or “I know this person” incest in a lot of places where qualified people are passed over for someone “you know”. The nepotism and cronyism phenomenon is a huge problem for many institutions, not just engineering firms. Nepotism and cronyism is not just an American issue, it’s something you see everywhere.

Regarding unqualified people, I do think maybe standards should be raised for entry into some college programs. But the only way raising standards would make sense if we significantly invest in public education. In short, a lot of “breaking” of America is the direct result of short sighted Republican policies.

Right, but what’s the source of the sound? If it’s not intentionally produced, but rather a chemical reaction or reaction byproduct, then it says something different about plant communication

How do we know that sound signals recorded aren’t just from the release of biomolecules? Using the nervous system to produce sound is a more intentional process than the release of biomolecules for chemical signaling, which is something even simple multicellular organism do

I sometimes take the stairs because it’s faster, they’re a short flight up while the elevator is slow af

Lmao what a legend. How would DMCA even apply in this case though? Parodies are free speech

Nature is unintentionally hilarious

Get a library card to impress the ladies or dudes 🤓

(only kinda joking)

This needs to be a billboard

It’s not just the big tech, some startups are the same because they’re vying for VC cash and that’s the best way to do it