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- Comment on Why English language is sometimes "lazy", sometimes not 4 months ago:
I think what you mean is compound words vs other words?
Wikipedia says there are lots of compound words in English.
Plaintiff is borrowed from old french. Litigation from Latin…
I suppose it boils down to when and under what circumstances a term was needed to describe something. Sometimes there was a word from another language available. Or the whole subject came from a different culture. And sometimes they just described it with a compound of what it resembles. And how they did it depends on when it happened.
- Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? 4 months ago:
My summary is oversimplified. I still think it’s the correct answer to OP’s question: is there physical evidence. Because there isn’t anything physical. But there are written records from a bit later, suggesting that somebody with that name must have existed. Glad someone else thinks I picked the correct article. Seems it’s not that easy to find good information. The English speaking internet is filled with low quality efforts to portray the facts in a way they’d like to have them.
I have a few good books though. Back when I was young (and became an atheist,) I used to read a lot about philosophy, the political message of the New Testament. And what life was like in that time.
- Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? 4 months ago:
Agree. But that specific article seems pretty alright. Also talks about the relics and history records for example by Flavius.
There also is a Wikipedia article which I think is not written that well. And a lot of education material by churches or religious organizations which I did not cite for obvious reasons.
- Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? 4 months ago:
- Comment on is it illegal to create a ticket on reddit? 4 months ago:
I think most people here have went through the 5 stages of grief. And at this point they don’t care anymore. At least not to the degree they used to. It’s been a year. Life goes on. Don’t waste your time on being negative and spamming someone who once let you down. Look forward and spend your time on something useful. At leas that’s my opinion.
- Comment on Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested 5 months ago:
I think I misinterpreted what the word “arrested” means… I thought that means jail time. And I thought that’s a crime that should be punished with a fine or some hours of community service. And being expelled.
- Comment on Turkish student creates custom AI device for cheating university exam, gets arrested 5 months ago:
Nice one. But a bit worrying that you get arrested for cheating in Turkey.
- Comment on Are all phone calls voip (voice over Internet protocol) now? 5 months ago:
Depends on your exact question. I still have some analog phones around. But they’re connected via an VOIP adapter. And I suppose most calls are converted to internet protocol somewhere on the way. I don’t think there are many analog lines through the country anymore that’d connect you directly (without conversion) to your grandma.
- Comment on Downranking won’t stop Google’s deepfake porn problem, victims say 6 months ago:
I’m not sure there is a way to regulate deepfakes. I don’t think the technology is the issue. It’s more or less misusing a tool. As you can use a car to murder someone, you can also use generative AI to harm people. The thing itself is just a tool and was made for a different and valid purpose.
The issue is culture, and enforcing law on the internet. It sometimes still is the wild west. We’d need means of getting a hold of the places that host these deepfakes. Or provide services to generate unethical content. It’s them who should be held responsible and forced to take that offline. Not Google nor Generative AI as a general tool.
- Comment on What is a good eli5 analogy for GenAI not "knowing" what they say? 6 months ago:
It’s like your 5 year old daughter, relaying to you what she made of something she heard earlier.
That’s my analogy. ChatGPT kind of has the intellect and ability to differentiate between facts and fiction of a 5 year old. But it combines that with the writing style of a 40 year old with a uncanny love of mixing adjectives and sounding condescending.
- Comment on Why Are Rap*** & Ped** Protected In Jail? 6 months ago:
So if it’s on camera, I hope they go to jail for that.
- Comment on Why Are Rap*** & Ped** Protected In Jail? 6 months ago:
“Just a few days ago a middle aged women was walking […]”
Wtf? Why didn’t you do something? You should have stepped in or called police!
“protected”
What do you mean by protected? They’re locked away?! What would be your solution? Vigilantism and vendettas?
- Comment on Too late 6 months ago:
Fair enough. Yes, I’d say this is the whole picture.
- Comment on Too late 6 months ago:
Hmm. You kinda get the crown handed to you for doing it. But I get what you’re saying.
- Comment on As someone who is aging. Late thirties. How can I keep my finger on the pulse of current trends, particularly in music? 6 months ago:
I feel you. I think I experience the same.
I’d say it’s almost summer now, go out and visit some music festivals. That’s a place where I found some inspiration and new (to me) artists.
Also having friends with a similar taste in music helps.
I have a Spotify subscription and that helps me listen to a broad range of music on a whim. But I think the Spotify algorithm isn’t helping me in discovering new artists. I rarely find anything interesting and new that way.
- Comment on If a man with multiple personalities becomes suicidal, would it be considered a hostage situation? 6 months ago:
I think I once saw a TV episode exploring that idea. I just can’t remember which series.
- Comment on Why is currency so essential? 6 months ago:
Idk why the correct answer always attracts several downvites on Lemmy. This is literally it… Money is useful because it can be used as payment, it can be exchanged for goods… The reason why our whole lives revolve around it is because we have shaped society to be that way… We call that capitalism.
- Comment on Am I supposed to ask stupid questions here, or *not* ask stupid questions? 6 months ago:
Yes, you should ask both stupid and non-stupid questions here. Only thing, it has to be a honest question and abide by the rules… No trolling, flaming or baiting.
- Comment on I'm so tired of hearing about US police brutality and China being authoritarian. Why does it feel like everyone is a hypocrite here? Where are the posts about Chinese protests and police brutality? 6 months ago:
The Chinese internet is consored. And there is a language barrier. So you’re generally not going to read a blog post or independent article 99% of the time someone gets beaten or killed there.
- Comment on How come liberals dont hate conservatives the way conservatives hate liberals 6 months ago:
Because they’re mostly a group of people filled with hatred. That’s what’s uniting them. And the other side less so, so they don’t act that way.
- Comment on How does harddrive failure work when there's multiple partitions? 6 months ago:
With the clicking etc it sounds like a mechanical failure?! A harddrive has several disks "platter"s stackt inside and multiple heads inside. They don’t necessarily all fail at the same time. Also sometimes there are just small areas affected that become inaccessible due to various reasons. They’ll probably grow at some point and you’re bound to loose more data. But if it’s an area of several consequtive blocks, it’ll show when you’re accessing those. And if your partitions and data are arranged serially, the next one might be physically stored where everything is still fine.
- Comment on My friend's boyfriend's therapist said that he is an abuser who is trying to look like the victim. What does this mean? 6 months ago:
And the “he’s likely the abusive part” is chinese whispers. He told that to your friend. And maybe heard that from his ex who supposedly heard that from her therapist. That’s a long chain. Could be true. Could be his ex manipulating him or being angry, could be him manipulating your friend. Or a misunderstanding.
- Comment on [Serious] Do you know of any processed snack foods with some vitamins? 6 months ago:
I’d say give some guidance and be a good example yourself. Maybe make up some well reasoned rules… McDonalds is okay every now and then if you also eat healthy food every now and then. Make sure he gets some fibers and vitamins and maybe you can get even a small kid to understand that there is a reason behind it. In the end you don’t need to apply force… I’ve seen children grow up on mostly plain noodles, water and a few other things and they turned out alright. But also don’t enable such behaviour. I think there are some rough rules of thumb… Like a kid needs to try something 7 times to like it (at all). Liking food is a lot about what we’re accustomed to, and not just the taste. And the early time in life is important to develop a diverse palette. And the parents are an important role model, so if they don’t have a wide spectrum of food, the kids are also very unlikely to get any different, no matter what you do. I’d say maybe read a book on the subject. This is a farly common problem with children.
- Comment on Why does the government of the USA stand by the country of Israel? 6 months ago:
After World War II, the British and the USA under president Truman willed the country of Israel into existence.
- en.wikipedia.org/…/United_Nations_Partition_Plan_…
- en.wikipedia.org/…/Anglo-American_Committee_of_In…
There have been lots of ties between America and Israel and lots of people formerly living in the USA (and/or having fled there) emmigrated to Israel.
Since then the stance hasn’t changed. The two countries have ties, are allied. And that’s the political side. As people pointed out here there are other sides to the story… Religuous beliefs of christians etc… And obviously it’s difficult to resign from a long relationship.
- Comment on [Serious] Any high-quality right-wing media, books, explainers? 6 months ago:
Maybe read something from Jordan Peterson? He’s conservative, against gender politics or modern life. Sells ‘sime truths’ that look well reasoned if you’re not too intelligent. I think he wrote several books and has lots of YouTube videos available.
- Comment on Why can't people make ai's by making a neuron sim and then scaling it up with a supercomputer to the point where it has a humans number of neurons and then raise it like a human? 6 months ago:
Simple answer: We don’t have any computer to run that on. While I don’t see any absolute limitations ruling out that approach… The human brain seems to have hundreds or thousands of trillions of connections. With analog electrical impulses and chemistry. That’s still sci-fi and even the largest supercomputers can’t do it as of today. I think scientists already did it for smaller brains like those from flies(?), so the concept should work.
And then there is the question what are you going to do with it. You can’t just kill a human, freeze the brain and then digitize it by looking at a microscope a trillion times. So you have to make it learn from ground up. And this requires toe connection to a body. So you also need to simulate a whole body and the world it’s in on top. To make it learn anything and not just activate random neurons. So that’s going to be sci-fi for the near and mid future.
- Comment on Doesn't the need for a permit fundamentally contradict the US's ideals of free speech? 6 months ago:
Sure. As long as they grant you the permit, they’ve granted you the right to free speech. And I suppose that’s also why they’re almost never declined.
- Comment on I don't really know how to deal with coworkers who emotionally dump their issues on me 6 months ago:
Hmm. I’d say people want recognition. The right wing stuff is testing the waters. The rest wanting to talk. Especially when it’s about health, relationships… Those people just want to talk. With most people you can react accordingly and they’re able to tell from your reaction if you also want to chat and socialize.
Wit the immigrants stuff I found you can tell some people your experience and opinion is different. And that’ll pretty much end that conversation. With some people that doesn’t work at all.
- Comment on How do I deal with billing close relatives from work as an entrepreneur? 6 months ago:
Hmm. I’d say if they want that feeling so much… Just give it to them. You can still pay taxes and do the accounting correctly and not tell them. This isn’t how it’s supposed to work, but there are lots of other relationships or familied where someone keeps being childish and the other people need to do things behind their back to make things work.
- Comment on If you're selected for jury duty (US), should you give up your anonymous social media accounts? 6 months ago:
Can’t you just politely decline and then they relieve you from duty? Or can they coerce you into doing a digital striptease for them?