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Re:Our muscles will atrophy as we climb the Kardashev Scale on Monday December 16, 2024 @09:14PM (#42437686)
I imagine that we don’t exist outside the simulation. There is no “waking up”. We exist in a computer’s memory and that’s it.
Re:Our muscles will atrophy as we climb the Kardashev Scale on Monday December 16, 2024 @09:02PM (#42437621)
Maybe I’m being pedantic but bodybuilders don’t generally “lift insane weights” or do bursts of maximal effort. That sounds more like powerlifting. Bodybuilders prioritize gaining muscle size, which is not equivalent to gaining muscular strength.
> the commenter known as Reddit
Re: on Friday November 29, 2024 @10:35AM (#42274531)
I don’t think it’s fair to blame the problems on “trends in UX design.” It’s more the lack of UX design.
Re:Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @08:40PM (#42261591)
Maybe he “can’t get caught” because he is state-sanctioned.
Re:Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @08:39PM (#42261580)
You think they only have one uniform?
Re:Strava's Big Changes Aim to Kill Off Apps on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @08:12PM (#42189858)
Maybe they’re prepping to sell to Elon. Man needs his KOMs.
Not sure if this counts as “going back” but I have been managing a legacy project that is built like this for the past year or two. I hated it at first, but now I’m starting to appreciate it. My approach is to try to put as much as possible in php, but for parts of the page that are going to be manipulated by js/jquery, just have php pass the data as json and build that portion of the dom on the front end.
Re:Former President Trump is projected to win the presidency on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @08:24PM (#42072242)
Who cares? It’s not like he can be re-elected again. This term will be about maximizing the grift and avoiding justice.
Re:Wikipedia article blocked worldwide by Delhi high court on Friday October 25, 2024 @08:20PM (#41951410)
The link you posted does not support the statement you made.
Worked better for who?
Re:How long til we're all on Ozempic? on Friday October 11, 2024 @10:54PM (#41816011)
Actually not true. All addicts develop lifestyles around their addictions. Alcoholics often have many social connections that involve alcohol, what they do for fun involves alcohol, etc. A successful recovery typically involves changing this lifestyle to make the problem behaviors easier to avoid.
NORAD giving it a UAP designator is not a free license to fill in the (numerous) blanks with whatever you want.
Seems like you must not have kids in this age range.
It’s an analogy.
Re:Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021) on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @07:30PM (#41715515)
The article didn’t say you should delete all your social media accounts or never post content there…
Re:Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021) on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @07:28PM (#41715485)
This is addressed in the article…
Identity theft
Ever heard of the national public data breach?
Re:Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe? on Saturday September 28, 2024 @12:03PM (#41681070)
Targeted ads
Re:Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe? on Saturday September 28, 2024 @12:02PM (#41681061)
I assume anytime a company says they will delete my data that they will just remove the ability for me to access it.
Re:Jeff Geerling – They stole my voice with AI on Sunday September 22, 2024 @06:00PM (#41620449)
That may be true, but it doesn’t unkill the victims.
Re:Comic Mono on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @06:14PM (#41586162)
I hate it. Absolutely amazing.
Re:Human drivers keep rear-ending Waymos on Sunday September 15, 2024 @04:07PM (#41549953)
How can you simultaneously check all the mirrors at the same time while also not looking away from the front?
“Hobby apps” are social networks. Just because some social networks try for mass appeal with generic features like microblogs and photos doesn’t mean that other social networks with very specific features like GPS logging of bike rides are not.
Re:Artificial Intelligence Cheapens the Artistic Imagination on Monday September 02, 2024 @10:16AM (#41425560)
The problem is that AI needs good training data to work well. However, everyone knows that training AI on AI generated content has poor results. Therefore, the more market share AI generated art commands, the worse it will perform. It is inherently non-sustainable.
This highlights the perils of using a free platform for business purposes. They owe you nothing and can change how things run/policies overnight and without warning. Luckily in this case, LinkedIn only brought in about 4% of their clients, but some businesses are fully reliant on free services like Facebook.
It’s not about mobile devices, but smart tvs and cable boxes.
Re:Our Longest Nerve Orchestrates the Mind-Body Connection on Sunday September 01, 2024 @09:04PM (#41421653)
My thought is the exact opposite. AI can handle predictable situations fine, but the 20% of situations which are unpredictable require a general intelligence that can understand context that current AI technology (or possibly any AI technology) just doesn’t possess. There will always be situations that training doesn’t cover.
> part of the investigative team

The article doesn’t mention this…

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