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Yes, it’s AI. A bit over 3 years ago we accepted community submissions and had a public vote. I think all the submissions were AI-generated.

Old banner discussion: https://sh.itjust.works/post/1022097

Old banner vote: https://sh.itjust.works/post/1432783
(Unfortunately, some of the image links are broken.)

We can certainly run a new content for new banner artwork. I propose we start with a discussion post in the Agora to collect submissions for a week or two, and then hold a vote, same as last time. I can make the discussion post later today.

That’s Hermann Staudinger. He won the Nobel Prize for his work on polymers.

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1953/staudinger/facts/

Supposedly, when he first synthesized a polymer he didn’t realize the significance of what he had and poured it down the drain. Though a quick Google search isn’t coming up with any sources for that story aside from the Reddit post OP’s image came from.

I hereby declare that the proper scientific name for a black hole sun is a Cornell.

Black hole sun

I suggest we not allow it, and I think the proposed Rule 5 covers that case. Seeking vigilante justice on the internet is a dangerous game. It is much too easy to misidentify someone, or to act on inaccurate information. There are plenty of documented cases out there of innocent people coming to harm, but two high-profile examples come to mind:

A university professor wrongly identified as a participant at a white supremacist rally: www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40935419

The Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, where a bunch of innocent people were wrongly accused and faced harassment: scu.edu/…/social-media-and-the-boston-marathon-bo…

Rigth?

Me neither. One of my friends was huge into it, though, so I got a lot of second-hand exposure.

Meanwhile, armed Vespa riders in Japan…

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