TranquilTurbulence
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- Comment on I had a truly inspired "showerthought" 3 hours ago:
The term you’re looking for is “community”.
- Comment on A shapeshifter standing in front of a mirror for hours making subtle adjustments to their disguises like a gamer in the character creator. 9 hours ago:
Next step: choose a name
The shapeshifter lets out a deep sigh filled with dread and anxiety, knowing it’s going to take the whole day.
- Comment on Why don't these code-writing AIs just output straight up machine code? 2 days ago:
Debugging AI generated code is essential. Never run the code before reading it yourself and making a whole bunch of necessary adjustments and fixes.
If you jump straight to binary, you can’t fix anything. You can just tell the AI it screwed up, roll the dice and hope it figures out what went wrong. Maybe one day you can trust the AI can actually write functional code, but that day isn’t here yet.
Then there’s also security and privacy. What if the AI adds something you didn’t want it to add? How would you know, if it’s all in binary?
- Comment on How to avoid a kid who really likes you? 2 days ago:
Kids can also be considerate of they care about you. Once they know the rules of the game, they will follow the rules just to make their favorite adult happy.
- Comment on There are people who are still using toilet paper purchased during the pandemic. 3 days ago:
That was a bizarre time period. I wonder why moms didn’t start hoarding baby diapers at the time. Can you imagine what happens if the supply chain collapses and you run out of diapers? Having enough toilet paper will be the last of your worries at that time.
Fortunately, all of those fears were unfounded, but they were also directed towards some weird items too. If you want to worry about something, toilet paper isn’t really very high on that list.
- Comment on Is it normal for people to ask where you are from online? 4 days ago:
Since the early days of Facebook, most people have been in roughly two camps: those who share just about anything, and those who share barely anything. Ok, there are also privacy minded people who share nothing at all, but that’s a different story.
People in the first category just love to tell you where they live, how many pets they have, send photos of everything etc. You know, social people. They also expect you the be like them, because that’s how tribalism works. It’s the default setting in the human brain, and disabling or even just limiting that urge takes some some skill and effort.
People in the second category share only a few opinions, but never their location or photos. I think most people on Lemmy are like this.
- Comment on Why is coal and fossil fuels still used? 5 days ago:
The cost of the raw material is low enough to make it a viable option for the time being. There are also costs associated with switching to renewable options, which makes the transition slower.
Think of it from the perspective of a coal plant owner. You’ve already spent millions into construction and maintenance, so you really want some return on that investment.
When the plant reaches its end of life, that’s usually the best time to start considering other options. If the running costs rise dramatically or you are required to modernize the plant, that could be another time to take a look at other options.
- Comment on if pure water is not conductive why would condensation be an issue for electronics? 5 days ago:
If you burn hydrogen and oxygen, you’ll get pure water, but you would need to store it immediately after the reaction. If you let the water sit in a bucket, it’s going to absorb all sorts of things from the air around it.
- Comment on I’m very good at math and would like health insurance. What is the easiest option? 6 days ago:
If there are no safety regulations, there can be no safety violations. Everyone wins!
- Comment on I’m very good at math and would like health insurance. What is the easiest option? 6 days ago:
Did you know that the mining industry in DRC is always looking for new employees? Could be a safe job with great benefits?
I’m sure they’ll tell you that there’s literally zero risk of a rock ceiling collapsing on your head. And what about the fumes from that odd colored pond? It’s just hydrogen cyanide. You don’t need to worry about that.
- Comment on If I cut up pictures to arrange things in a way that when traced over create something "new," is that a copyright violation? 1 week ago:
That’s just it. This idea involves dancing very close to the fire, so anything could happen. The result may even depend on the other legal cases available in the area.
- Comment on As world heats up, UN cools itself the cool way: with water 1 week ago:
District heating exists, so why not apply the same idea to cooling as well. Makes sense.
- Comment on i truly believe that there's an open war between Humanity vs. Advertisers and their allies. 1 week ago:
My idea is a bit different. You would be able to define exactly what you are looking for, and the database would display the results a the order you want.
Let’s say you want a refrigerator with specific dimensions and features. Then, you would sort the results based on how loud they are, with the most silent ones at the top. You look at the results and realize that some models draw too much power, so you filter out all the E and F tier entries.
You know, basic database query stuff.
- Comment on i truly believe that there's an open war between Humanity vs. Advertisers and their allies. 1 week ago:
I propose we make a massive product database. If you need to buy something, you can see your options there on a level playing field. Companies who spend more money don’t get any more visibility than any other. If you don’t feel like spending any money, the database isn’t trying to push you down a spending spiral.
- Comment on Dreams are extremely forgettable because the plot is flimsy, the dialogue is uninspired, and the acting is lifeless. 1 week ago:
Indeed I have. There’s a particular forest I walk through in my dreams, and it’s clearly inspired by a real forest I used to play in as a child. What happens during that walk is roughly similar every time, but there’s some variation. So, you could say there are reoccurring elements.
- Comment on Digital security and encryption in Movies and TV Shows are in a superposition of being unbreakable and weak, depending on plot convienience. 1 week ago:
Plot armor applies to anything and everything that must be protected for the plot to move forward. The systems of the protagonist are untouchable while the systems of the villain can be hacked in a few minutes.
What’s the opposite of armor though? Some sort of weakness maybe? Why does the villain live in an underground bunker that is made out of dynamite or something extremely flammable? The protagonist never has comical weaknesses like that, while the villain has several.
- Comment on Dreams are extremely forgettable because the plot is flimsy, the dialogue is uninspired, and the acting is lifeless. 1 week ago:
I can’t wait for the day when you can record dreams at home, and replay them when you’re awake. That would be so cool.
- Comment on Dreams are extremely forgettable because the plot is flimsy, the dialogue is uninspired, and the acting is lifeless. 1 week ago:
Dreams feel surprisingly normal and real, and I think that has something to do with the way your mind works while dreaming. At least I seem to lose my control of emotions, which can result in violent outbursts, and other types of uncharacteristic behavior. Also, my critical thinking abilities are mostly gone while dreaming, so I’ll just go with the flow and fail to realize how wrong everything is.
I’ve also had a few crossover dreams like the one you mentioned, but those only happen if I’m in very light sleep. If my dreams involve a false wake up, it’s because I’m aware that I need to get up. Normally, that level of awareness is disabled or otherwise unavailable. Probably doing some sort of defragging, updating and maintenance in the background.
- Comment on Dreams are extremely forgettable because the plot is flimsy, the dialogue is uninspired, and the acting is lifeless. 1 week ago:
😃 Yeah, they sure do. Could be worse though. Haven’t had any nightmares in a long time.
- Comment on Dreams are extremely forgettable because the plot is flimsy, the dialogue is uninspired, and the acting is lifeless. 1 week ago:
That’s a familiar feeling. In my dreams, things tend to be wrong somehow. You’re expecting something to happen, but that’s not how it works in dreams.
In some cases, the exact opposite happens. You just go with the weird flow, and don’t even realize how wrong everything is. When you wake up, you wonder how you didn’t notice anything odd at the time. While dreaming, you’re so familiar with the unusual rules of the game that even the strangest things don’t make you bat an eyelid.
- Comment on Dreams are extremely forgettable because the plot is flimsy, the dialogue is uninspired, and the acting is lifeless. 1 week ago:
Yeah, I get the feeling the processes might be similar. At least they both produce really weird nonsense that sort of looks real as long as you don’t look too closely.
- Comment on Dreams are extremely forgettable because the plot is flimsy, the dialogue is uninspired, and the acting is lifeless. 1 week ago:
Well that’s good news.
When I do remember my dreams, they tend to be bizarre, not troubling. However, occasionally dreams do contain stuff I’m worried about. About 10 years ago, I had a very thin phablet, and I was worried about bending it accidentally. Those thoughts also started creeping into my dreams, which certainly didn’t help that sort of thinking.
- Comment on Dreams are extremely forgettable because the plot is flimsy, the dialogue is uninspired, and the acting is lifeless. 1 week ago:
Maybe my brain goes like: “Nope! Not writing that down. You’re better off not remembering low quality clown vomit like this. We have at least some stands around here.“
- Comment on Dreams are extremely forgettable because the plot is flimsy, the dialogue is uninspired, and the acting is lifeless. 1 week ago:
LOL. That was pretty wild. Sounds like your dreams are like a massive blender for random ideas.
My dreams tend to be a bit like that… at least the ones I can remember. Some random stuff always happens for no apparent reasons, and people react in all the wrong ways.
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- Comment on "A watched pot never boils" is actually advice for keeping your pot from boiling. Because a soup boiled is a soup spoiled. 2 weeks ago:
Just increase the temperature until everyone is too busy being dead. Then, you’re free to boil the ocean as much as you like.
- Comment on Has anyone ever clicked on a reference url from OpenAI that didn't 404? 2 weeks ago:
Yes. Often I find an article that doesn’t answer my question, but it could be close. For example, it could be an article about porcelain manufacturing in the soviet union in general, but won’t answer my specific question about manufacturing porcelain for the electrical grid. That sort of stuff happens all the time, and GPT confidently claims something that isn’t supported by the sources it cites.
Actually, it’s a lot like search results in general. The first 10 results could lead you in the right direction, but won’t have exactly what you’re after.
- Comment on How much longer until we're just the States of America? 2 weeks ago:
You could also rename it to the Totalitarian Dictatorship of America (TDA).
- Comment on Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon? 2 weeks ago:
LOL. That way pretty brutal. 🤣
- Comment on Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon? 2 weeks ago:
Oh ok so, it boils down to fire breathing flying awesome dinosaurs or plain boring dinosaurs.
First one would be way cooler, but a little bit disaster prone. Would still go with that one though. I’ll take the risk figure something out. Should probably get a house built out of stone.