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Comment on Pluribus full season discussion in ~tv
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Comment on Twenty-five years of Wikipedia - an interactive retrospective ~fifteen minute read in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segata_Sanshiro This was the first Wikipedia article I ever read. I'd heard of Wikipedia in passing but didn't really pay attention. Then that page got linked in a...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segata_Sanshiro
This was the first Wikipedia article I ever read. I'd heard of Wikipedia in passing but didn't really pay attention. Then that page got linked in a message board conversation. I was amazed that an encyclopedia would have an article about such a hyper specific topic
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Comment on Is it possible to live without WhatsApp? in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI've got a brother who won't use any sort of messaging app. Either text him or email him.I've got a brother who won't use any sort of messaging app. Either text him or email him.
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Comment on Scott Adams dead: Dilbert creator was 68 in ~comics
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThe only one I really remember was when they invented a fake coworker so they could have an empty cubicle to hide/relax in. But then this fake coworker (Todd) somehow got promoted over them and...The only one I really remember was when they invented a fake coworker so they could have an empty cubicle to hide/relax in.
But then this fake coworker (Todd) somehow got promoted over them and people started doing random things because it was part of Todd's plan. The whole thing became a metaphor for religion.
I thought it was funny
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Comment on Pluribus full season discussion in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI think they can generate new things, theres just no point. Like if Carol said, "man I really wish so and so finished that book he was working on," they'd pop it out overnight. Or an orginal book....I think they can generate new things, theres just no point.
Like if Carol said, "man I really wish so and so finished that book he was working on," they'd pop it out overnight. Or an orginal book. They can do pretty much anything anyone on earth could do.
But unless someone specifically requests new art theres not really any reason to do it.
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Comment on Pluribus full season discussion in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI don't think it's that complicated. They feel a compulsion to spread the infection, but can't hurt any living thing. So they'll infect her against her will in any way that doesn't involve...I don't think it's that complicated. They feel a compulsion to spread the infection, but can't hurt any living thing. So they'll infect her against her will in any way that doesn't involve directly harming her.
The only requests they've directly resisted are requests for information on how to undo the joining, and assurances that they won't infect her.
The atom bomb is I think unrelated enough that even if it's very likely to cause harm, they can still go through with it. Just a bigger version of putting a grenade in Carol's hand.
The other big version of this is spraying the virus in the first place. They had to know a lot of people would be hurt in the chaos. I'm not sure if it's also removed enough from the action to allow it. Or if they knew the alternative was an all out war, and thus they were allowed to take the path that let them spread with the least loss of life. Or possibly that the people who would die would be the recently infected and thus wouldn't qualify for needing special attention.
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Comment on Pluribus full season discussion in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentWe do know that they have no problem infecting people without their consent. And we know they won't honor requests that endanger their ability to spread the infection. Carol knows its a dead end...We do know that they have no problem infecting people without their consent. And we know they won't honor requests that endanger their ability to spread the infection.
Carol knows its a dead end to ask them not to use her eggs.
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Comment on Pluribus full season discussion in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI think its like the 3 laws of robotics. Priority 1 is to not harm living things. Priority 2 is spreading to uninfected people, unless it interferes with Priority 1. Priority 3 is obeying...I think its like the 3 laws of robotics.
Priority 1 is to not harm living things.
Priority 2 is spreading to uninfected people, unless it interferes with Priority 1.
Priority 3 is obeying uninfected intelligent life unless it interferes with Priority 1 or 2.
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Comment on Pluribus full season discussion in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI think they're just infected by a really smart virus. A normal virus makes us cough and sneeze to spread itself, and this one is doing the same thing. Except instead of hijacking a physical...I think they're just infected by a really smart virus. A normal virus makes us cough and sneeze to spread itself, and this one is doing the same thing. Except instead of hijacking a physical biological process it's gotten right into the brain.
The survivors only care about 2 things:
- Spreading to uninfected people, even on other planets
- Obeying uninfected life as long as it doesn't interfere with #1.
It's possible the virus was just a random mutation, but my assumption is that the virus was created by some advanced alien race. Some alien civilization is sitting comfy and doesn't want any upstart planets giving them trouble. So the broadcast is a trap. Any planet in range that hits a tech level where they might become a problem soon, will hear the broadcast first. If they get infected, they then devote themselves to spreading the virus even further.
If the creators even travel out that far, they'll find a perfectly efficient, organized workforce willing to spend 100% of it's resources on whatever they tell it to.
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Comment on Pluribus full season discussion in ~tv
Dr_Amazing Link ParentMan is that the truth. One guy figured out more in like an hour of talking to them, then she did over months.For someone trying to figure out how to reverse this thing, she was surprisingly non-inquisitive about how the Others work, which culminated in episode 6.
Man is that the truth. One guy figured out more in like an hour of talking to them, then she did over months.
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Comment on US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland in ~society
Dr_Amazing LinkWhy would anyone believe anything they say about this after the lies we just saw them tell.Why would anyone believe anything they say about this after the lies we just saw them tell.
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Comment on Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI don't remember the exact title and it was on an old alt account I don't use anymore. But basically the story was about a guy using a program that sends messages to people after you die. Except...I don't remember the exact title and it was on an old alt account I don't use anymore. But basically the story was about a guy using a program that sends messages to people after you die. Except he screws it up and all the messages go out early. So all of his friends and family are getting heartfelt messages that say he's dead.
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Comment on Regarding travel agency exoticca.com in ~travel
Dr_Amazing Link ParentIf we're being honest I clicked on this because I figured it would be full of wacky stories from those cruises for swingersIf we're being honest I clicked on this because I figured it would be full of wacky stories from those cruises for swingers
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Comment on Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentYears ago I posted a fake story on reddit that went viral. I was actually contacted by the podcast Reply All, about doing an episode about my story. But I had the sense to come clean and not try...Years ago I posted a fake story on reddit that went viral. I was actually contacted by the podcast Reply All, about doing an episode about my story.
But I had the sense to come clean and not try to lie my way through an interview
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Comment on What's something you're "in too deep" on? in ~talk
Dr_Amazing (edited )Link ParentThe way I see it you have two ways to play it when they finally see you on a horse: Come completely clean and explain they were so desperate to cut you down that they took the bait on a random...The way I see it you have two ways to play it when they finally see you on a horse:
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Come completely clean and explain they were so desperate to cut you down that they took the bait on a random teenage lie, and spent decades bringing it up over and over again.
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Gaslight. Insist you've never been afraid of horses and have no memory of seeing horses on that trip. You also don't remember them ever bring this up before. It wouldn't even make sense because why would they keep randomly talking about horses out of nowhere?
If that's not going to be believable, Insist you thought they were just doing a bit and didn't realize they really thought you were afraid of horses.
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Comment on Help me enjoy Baldur's Gate 3 in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentThanks. I'm going to skip the spoilers and go with my gut to keep away from it.Thanks. I'm going to skip the spoilers and go with my gut to keep away from it.
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Comment on Help me enjoy Baldur's Gate 3 in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI'm still early on, but I've gotten to the point where I'm starting to get extra tadpoles that can apparently give more powers. I've been avoiding using them under the assumption it's going to...I'm still early on, but I've gotten to the point where I'm starting to get extra tadpoles that can apparently give more powers. I've been avoiding using them under the assumption it's going to have some real downsides later on.
I'm trying to avoid spoilers but I'd also like to know if I'm just skipping a whole game mechanic for no reason.
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Comment on CGA-2026-01 🕹️⛵🛡️ INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in ~games
Dr_Amazing LinkLink to the past is one of my favorite games ever, but I've actually played very few Zelda games. The a bit of NES and N64 ones, Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass and that's it. Always meant to...Link to the past is one of my favorite games ever, but I've actually played very few Zelda games. The a bit of NES and N64 ones, Twilight Princess, Phantom Hourglass and that's it.
Always meant to check this one out, but I just don't have the hardware for it.
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Comment on CGA-2026-01 🕹️⛵🛡️ INSERT CARTRIDGE 🟢 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker in ~games
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI always forget just how pissed people were when the screen shots dropped. People were still bitter about it even when Twilight Princess was announced. There was a lot of "See! This is what we...I always forget just how pissed people were when the screen shots dropped.
People were still bitter about it even when Twilight Princess was announced. There was a lot of "See! This is what we wanted!" talk.
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Comment on Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’ in ~tech
Dr_Amazing Link ParentI would treat that more like a faulty product. It's the difference between someone using their car to hit me, or my own car malfunctioning and injuring me. One is the company's fault, and one is...I would treat that more like a faulty product.
It's the difference between someone using their car to hit me, or my own car malfunctioning and injuring me. One is the company's fault, and one is the fault of a 3rd party.
They do seem to have the memories of anyone who died from the infection. So they're technically part of the collective on death even if only for a very short time.