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Comment on When you were first getting your driver's license, what were you afraid of? in ~transport
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Comment on The women leaving the new right in ~society
Englerdy Link ParentI can't tell if it's just a result of me getting older, but did SNL used to feel more like parody rather than "something that basically happened and it's actually funny because of how absurd it is...I can't tell if it's just a result of me getting older, but did SNL used to feel more like parody rather than "something that basically happened and it's actually funny because of how absurd it is that it's true"? Or is it really a product of modern times where current events just feel like parody as a baseline? ಥ_ಥ
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
Englerdy Link ParentThat's more straight forward than I was trying to interpret it to be. Thanks for clarifying!That's more straight forward than I was trying to interpret it to be. Thanks for clarifying!
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
Englerdy Link ParentCan you clarify what HV and MV stand for?Can you clarify what HV and MV stand for?
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
Englerdy Link Parent1,500 kW (1.5 mega watts) is a crazy amount of power! O.o I suppose it's only delivered for 5 minutes, but that's a bananas level of power delivery to charge a battery. I'm not super familiar with...1,500 kW (1.5 mega watts) is a crazy amount of power! O.o I suppose it's only delivered for 5 minutes, but that's a bananas level of power delivery to charge a battery. I'm not super familiar with industrial power needs, but I feel like a device that draw 1.5 MW is in a category of its own. Pretty impressive!
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
Englerdy Link ParentHonestly increased availability at just random places around town would really help make it possible for people to have an EV even without over night charging. In my case (I've also met two other...Honestly increased availability at just random places around town would really help make it possible for people to have an EV even without over night charging. In my case (I've also met two other people in a similar position), I have level 2 charging (~6 kW) at work and so once a week I plug my car in for the day and leave juiced up. If people had abundant access to chargers while grocery shopping, working, going to the gym, etc., needing to charge at home is a non issue because you'd be able to constantly pick up range while getting around town. We're definitely not there yet either, but having access at work has meant an EV is still pretty convenient even without home charging to me.
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Comment on A top US counterterrorism official resigns, citing the Iran war (gifted link) in ~society
Englerdy Link ParentHonestly I think the last one is probably the most likely for the bulk (not to say that any of them being pedos or threatened is impossible, but I doubt it's true of the majority). Which honestly...Honestly I think the last one is probably the most likely for the bulk (not to say that any of them being pedos or threatened is impossible, but I doubt it's true of the majority). Which honestly is kind of the most depressing one too. Partly because it also includes their apparent apathy to pushing for justice against actual predators by going along with everything.
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Comment on A top US counterterrorism official resigns, citing the Iran war (gifted link) in ~society
Englerdy Link ParentDoes make you wonder what's causing so many of them to still go along with this. On one hand, the threat of getting replaced in the next election cycle with a maga head seems real considering how...Does make you wonder what's causing so many of them to still go along with this. On one hand, the threat of getting replaced in the next election cycle with a maga head seems real considering how much of the broader public refuses to believe trump capable of any wrong. On the other hand, how many of them are also compromised either through dirt or bribes?
It does feel like more of them would be looking around at their colleagues and saying "guys I think we've lost the plot what is going on here," rather than just towing the insanity line.
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Comment on In the world of tech, people constantly ask “Could chatbots ever be conscious?” but I feel like asking “Are you?” Take the test! in ~tech
Englerdy Link ParentThat's flattering, thank you. ^.^ I like philosophy, but haven't spent nearly as much time with the topic as I would like. Couldn't even get a formal course squeezed in while an undergrad. But...That's flattering, thank you. ^.^ I like philosophy, but haven't spent nearly as much time with the topic as I would like. Couldn't even get a formal course squeezed in while an undergrad. But glad I've maybe picked up useful tools along the way.
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Comment on In the world of tech, people constantly ask “Could chatbots ever be conscious?” but I feel like asking “Are you?” Take the test! in ~tech
Englerdy Link ParentI appreciate the info, thanks for sharing!I appreciate the info, thanks for sharing!
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Comment on In the world of tech, people constantly ask “Could chatbots ever be conscious?” but I feel like asking “Are you?” Take the test! in ~tech
Englerdy Link ParentBoy what a gag, thanks for that note. 😂 And who knows, maybe being stressed and/or confused about failing a consciousness test is what made us conscious all along.Boy what a gag, thanks for that note. 😂 And who knows, maybe being stressed and/or confused about failing a consciousness test is what made us conscious all along.
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Comment on In the world of tech, people constantly ask “Could chatbots ever be conscious?” but I feel like asking “Are you?” Take the test! in ~tech
Englerdy LinkHaving not gone and read the underlying paper behind the test, I don't have the impression that Walker and Hinshaw's methodology is able to well account for neurodivergence. My impression from...Having not gone and read the underlying paper behind the test, I don't have the impression that Walker and Hinshaw's methodology is able to well account for neurodivergence. My impression from reading the test results seems to imply a pretty constrained view of consciousness. In such a way that I myself feel like I'm missing some important context that might be leading to my confusion.
Like the bat example: "... the subjective character of bat experience is fundamentally inaccessible to human consciousness." Is it? We're both mammals that share quite a bit base experience. Breathing, hunger, sleeping, and in this century even the sensation of flying. Is it really completely inaccessible to me to search for the overlap in my base experience to seek even a glimpse of what it must be like to be a bat? I think to make this argument is to argue that no living thing can share even an impression of what the experience of being alive is to any other living thing.
And to the point of consciousness being surprised by intrusive thoughts, or feeling like they are thoughts that don't belong to oneself. Is it that uncommon for people to not consider stray thoughts their own? To not spend time considering how they think and where thoughts are coming from? To understand that there are different parts of the brain pushing on their conscious self all the time, and a whole world inside inaccessible to conscious thought, but that still affect it? I don't feel like developing the perception that my own mind isn't something I'm entirely in control of, but that doesn't make it any less "me" is that strange of an idea. But maybe it is.
I'm well outside my professional and academic training here, so I'll check out the blog post reference to C-Score later and see if that helps me figure out what I'm missing. Certainly thought provoking though!
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Comment on AI was eroding trust in my classroom — so I got rid of typed papers and bought my students notebooks instead in ~life
Englerdy Link ParentTo be fair, that's probably more of a professor issue than a you issue. Some professors seem hell bent on covering too much imo. It feels counter intuitive, but in my experience it's more...To be fair, that's probably more of a professor issue than a you issue. Some professors seem hell bent on covering too much imo. It feels counter intuitive, but in my experience it's more effective to cover less in a lecture, take it slow, and provide additional out of class resources (and definitely not just out of class readings that everyone obviously actually reads) to fill in gaps.
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Comment on ‘I took two bites and had to spit it out’: US candy makers are phasing out real cocoa in chocolate in some products in ~food
Englerdy LinkThis feels a little bit like the whole "Most people don't really care about or like fossil fuels. People actually care about energy that's abundant and reliable," issue. Fossil fuel companies...This feels a little bit like the whole "Most people don't really care about or like fossil fuels. People actually care about energy that's abundant and reliable," issue. Fossil fuel companies obviously spend oodles of money to try to convince people they like fossil fuels, but I'm not sure most people would really hold that strongly when offered any other fuel source that offered the same benefits (high energy dense and transportable being big ones probably).
I love chocolate and end up buying less chocolate in order to buy high quality chocolate for eating and baking with. But most of the time, I'm not sure I'd really care if it's actually chocolate I'm eating if it had the same taste complexity and texture of real chocolate. I'd love to be able to buy a cheaper chocolate tasting alternative to use for something like chocolate chip cookies (where some of the nuance of the flavors are lost), and could save the premium stuff to enjoy on its own. I'm more concerned about the ethics of how the chocolate (or alternative) are sources and made than I am about it actually being chocolate. So I'm honestly rooting for good tasting alternatives to make it to market. Though I could say the same thing about plant based meats and the like. If the alternative is tasty, and maybe better for the environment, who really cares at the end of the day? But maybe I'm in the minority if you were to poll enough people. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Comment on ‘I took two bites and had to spit it out’: US candy makers are phasing out real cocoa in chocolate in some products in ~food
Englerdy Link ParentObviously off topic for this post, but it would genuinely be nice if it was easier to find gums with a plastic free base that also work well for making your mouth feel fresh. The micro plastic...Obviously off topic for this post, but it would genuinely be nice if it was easier to find gums with a plastic free base that also work well for making your mouth feel fresh. The micro plastic side is an issue I haven't considered, so thanks for sharing. I personally feel more bothered by creating plastic waste when I chew gum. :/
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Comment on ‘I took two bites and had to spit it out’: US candy makers are phasing out real cocoa in chocolate in some products in ~food
Englerdy Link ParentWe've come full circle from people realizing how bad beef tallow is for you and transitioning to using lower saturated fat oils. It's simultaneously funny and tragic.We've come full circle from people realizing how bad beef tallow is for you and transitioning to using lower saturated fat oils. It's simultaneously funny and tragic.
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Comment on Using procedural generation to create the 10,000 landscapes in The Sentinel in ~games
Englerdy LinkNot an area I know a lot about, but 10/10 for visuals and animations. Pretty informative just from those.Not an area I know a lot about, but 10/10 for visuals and animations. Pretty informative just from those.
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Comment on Pace of global warming has doubled since 2015 in ~enviro
Englerdy Link ParentSame in the west. It's been an unbelievably warm winter and exceptionally dry. It's so warm I've been opening up the windows to air out and cool the house almost daily, IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER....Same in the west. It's been an unbelievably warm winter and exceptionally dry. It's so warm I've been opening up the windows to air out and cool the house almost daily, IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. There's been almost no snow even in the mountains. I'm worried we're in for another wicked wildfire season come summer. Just bonkers.
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Comment on Untangling the connection between dopamine and ADHD in ~science
Englerdy Link ParentI mean, the alternative if there isn't a summary is probably just not engaging with the material at all. 😅 A summary and then some added thoughts from the commenter/poster about additional things...I mean, the alternative if there isn't a summary is probably just not engaging with the material at all. 😅 A summary and then some added thoughts from the commenter/poster about additional things found within that are worth looking at, but not explicitly summarized, is what usually makes me want to go read the full thing. In this case it feels big enough to see a Nature article posted I'll check this one out.
Because I agree, a summary alone is often enough to sate my curiosity. But if there's no summary I personally am even less likely to click though for some reason. Brains are weird.
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Comment on Color game — how well can you remember colors? | Dialed in ~games
Englerdy Link ParentMy best one yet! With only 5 guesses it feels like there's a bit of luck to get a color you perceive well. Though a bit of practice figuring out the game probably helps too.My best one yet! With only 5 guesses it feels like there's a bit of luck to get a color you perceive well. Though a bit of practice figuring out the game probably helps too.
Generally very little about driving seemed scary, but I've always like driving things like go-karts so it didn't feel that different. That said, I think the two scariest things both conceptually and as I was learning were one-way streets and merging at highway speeds.
I grew up in suburbs and the idea of navigating one-way roads in the city felt pretty foreign. They're also tighter roads and even with GPS can be tricky to juggle all the visual input. Part of it may have also been anxiety about missing a turn or being able to figure out where I was going. They don't stress me out anymore, but I notice they require a much higher level of focus than driving elsewhere.
Learning to merge at high speed was pretty scary because it feels like so much more can go wrong in a much more catastrophic way than on slower roads. Still spooks me sometimes, but the issue is usually other people driving recklessly usually.