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Re:From Muscle to Matrix on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @03:09PM (#46980192)
Well that's depressing. Maybe not as bad as it sounds? Hopefully.
"AI Washing" Lol, nice.
I can definitely see some short term challenges in restaurants and elsewhere, but at the end of the day there is less supply (labor) and less demand (customers). Shouldn't this keep things largely steady on a macro level?
The question is, why is there a middle schooler in that meeting?
Re:Small Countries Should Not Exist on Sunday April 06, 2025 @09:46AM (#43601392)
Yeah, let's take them over! Didn't read the whole article TBH.
Wow, definitely familiar with his work, though haven't used AutoCAD for quite some time. Pretty sure my fingers still remember some of the text commands.
I already did. I don't use the Internet anymore.
Re:Floatplane on Friday March 07, 2025 @11:26AM (#43291510)
I was hoping this was plans for an actual floating airplane. Looks neat, but not sure why one would use it over YouTube et al.
You can certainly argue that electric motors are better. At the same time, it's hard to beat the feeling and sound of rapid-fire explosions propelling you forward.
"Beijing has employed a variety of carrot-and-stick approaches to increase the birthrate, from labelling single women as 'leftovers' if they remain unmarried"

Wow

Re:Robots might be 1000x harder than superintelligence on Friday January 17, 2025 @08:29PM (#42744950)
Interesting take on things. I also find it interesting how computers have advanced astronomically, while mechanical things have stayed relatively stagnant. Where are our supersonic airliners? For that matter, why are airports so bad in the USA?
Re:An ocean-engineering project will build an undersea habitat on Saturday January 04, 2025 @04:32PM (#42597847)
How retro-futuristic! Actually that is pretty cool.