JackGreenEarth

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Nothing matters, but knowing nothing matters,

It's just life, so keep dancing through

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I would also mention the Mars trilogy

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

That was fun!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Rn me scrolling Lemmy instead of doing work I need to do...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Sea salt is actually KCl

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And there's experiments to run, there is research to be gunned

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)
  1. Can I see some evidence for that, please? Like, a peer reviewed study?

  2. Who was the sample of 'people'?

  3. What is the distinction between different plants? Like, just kitchen fruits and vegetables I'd expect to be much more than 10, unless you group them all in 'drupes', 'fruits', etc

  4. Even if a random distributed sample of modern English speaking people do recognise more logos than plants, that's likely because there's a large advertising industry trying to make it so, whereas plant recognition is learnt in school or home.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Honestly when reading the book I imagined them all as blank sticks. Maybe that's just me, but nothing seemed to suggest they had fancy handles or anything.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

That's why HPMoR felt like a breath of fresh air to me, he's actually intelligent in it, even if it's only fanfiction.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not a religious belief, lol. It actually makes sense, if you understand AI. If you don't, you could try watching the YouTube channel Robert Miles to learn more about the science of this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

AI techbro? Eliezer Yudkowsky is an AI Safety expert, and I don't know his opinions related to other non-AI things

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't see why not. Separate the art from the artist, including not giving the artist money (eg pirating the media)

 

For me it would have to be The Owl House

 

A) Nothing, just totally naked

B) What you're wearing and anything you carry with you (even if you're not carrying it right now) like a bag

C) What you're wearing, what you carry with you, and the contents of your home (it will be teleported within a few hundred metres on the surface in an accessible location, but obviously won't be connected to any services like electricity or water)

 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/62407893

Vote in comments, or comment if your colour is not represented (poor person's poll until Lemmy adds polls officially)

 

Vote in comments, or comment if your colour is not represented (poor person's poll until Lemmy adds polls officially)

 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/61934141

You are presented with an opportunity to choose between two distinct options for a post-scarcity life. The parameters of each option are as follows:

Option 1: Earth

Live anywhere you want on Earth, with the condition that space is limited and must be shared equally with others. You can have whatever you want, as long as it can be produced by a replicator. If your friends and family live on Earth, you can visit them in person. However, you will be subject to the same limitations and constraints as everyone else on Earth, in regards to space and legal codes that bind you (that are decided democratically).

Option 2: Customised Continent

You will be allocated a portion of a habitable planet, up to the size of a continent (but it can be as small as you want) with the ability to customise the environment to your liking, including:

  • Biome (e.g. temperate, tropical, desert, etc.)
  • Approximate gravity (within reasonable limits)
  • Sun color and type
  • Geography (e.g. mountains, valleys, coastlines, etc.)
  • Other environmental factors that make sense

You will have access to the same replicator technology as Option 1, allowing you to produce anything you need. You will be part of a planet with 1-7 other continents, each inhabited by other individuals or groups who have also chosen this option. You can interact with them if you wish, but it is not required. However, unless you invite others to join you, you will only be able to communicate with loved ones on Earth (or anyone else not on your planet) via video call.

Which option do you prefer?

 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/61933925

 

You are presented with an opportunity to choose between two distinct options for a post-scarcity life. The parameters of each option are as follows:

Option 1: Earth

Live anywhere you want on Earth, with the condition that space is limited and must be shared equally with others. You can have whatever you want, as long as it can be produced by a replicator. If your friends and family live on Earth, you can visit them in person. However, you will be subject to the same limitations and constraints as everyone else on Earth, in regards to space and legal codes that bind you (that are decided democratically).

Option 2: Customised Continent

You will be allocated a portion of a habitable planet, up to the size of a continent (but it can be as small as you want) with the ability to customise the environment to your liking, including:

  • Biome (e.g. temperate, tropical, desert, etc.)
  • Approximate gravity (within reasonable limits)
  • Sun color and type
  • Geography (e.g. mountains, valleys, coastlines, etc.)
  • Other environmental factors that make sense

You will have access to the same replicator technology as Option 1, allowing you to produce anything you need. You will be part of a planet with 1-7 other continents, each inhabited by other individuals or groups who have also chosen this option. You can interact with them if you wish, but it is not required. However, unless you invite others to join you, you will only be able to communicate with loved ones on Earth (or anyone else not on your planet) via video call. You can invite others to join you, but then you share agency over what happens in your continent with them.

Which option do you prefer?

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