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Comment on Best "dad" jokes and puns! in ~talk
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Comment on Best "dad" jokes and puns! in ~talk
GnomeChompski Link ParentYeah, I love whiteboards too, but I hate broken pencils... They're pointlessYeah, I love whiteboards too, but I hate broken pencils...
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Comment on Best "dad" jokes and puns! in ~talk
GnomeChompski (edited )LinkWhat did the chicken say when it got in the vegetable garden? Chicken sees a salad! How does Moses make tea? Hebrews it Which nut is the angriest? Pissed-achio What color is the wind? Blew Why do...What did the chicken say when it got in the vegetable garden?
Chicken sees a salad!How does Moses make tea?
Hebrews itWhich nut is the angriest?
Pissed-achioWhat color is the wind?
BlewWhy do cows have hooves?
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Comment on I am moving to New Jersey! Anything I should know? in ~life
GnomeChompski LinkObligatory Wawa post. Becoming a local prerequisite, fall in love with that gas station chain hahaObligatory Wawa post.
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Comment on I have an issue with the 3 Body Problem in ~tv
GnomeChompski Link ParentI remember watching the jet escort and thinking the same thing.I remember watching the jet escort and thinking the same thing.
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Comment on I have an issue with the 3 Body Problem in ~tv
GnomeChompski Link ParentYes and if that one pacifist San-Ti knows about Earth and us, then how did that San-Ti expect to keep their knowledge secret if all that is known is communicated when communicating anything? Is...Yes and if that one pacifist San-Ti knows about Earth and us, then how did that San-Ti expect to keep their knowledge secret if all that is known is communicated when communicating anything?
Is this another thing that was explained in the book series?
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Comment on I have an issue with the 3 Body Problem in ~tv
GnomeChompski LinkI feel the same about a few things in the show, and I know we need to suspend disbelief. I certainly think it has potential, but it also has so many little holes that I'm afraid the writers are...I feel the same about a few things in the show, and I know we need to suspend disbelief. I certainly think it has potential, but it also has so many little holes that I'm afraid the writers are going to constantly pave over just to extend the series life depending on its ratings. I think that's where plots start to unravel.
As for the one big issue I'd like to put out there to all of you starts with the very first message received from the San-Ti.
Spoiler up to Ep.4
Ye Wenjie was told to not respond. Her first sent message was received by a "pacifist" San-Ti and that others are not the same, to keep quiet or they will come and conquer them. But later when Mike Evans is talking to the San-Ti, they say that "we do not understand" regarding lies and also tell Evans "What is known is communicated as soon as communication takes place."So they don't lie (but they clearly do in so many other small ways in the show) and that they know what all other San-Ti know as soon as they communicate with another San-Ti... So how do we reconcile the first San-Ti pacifist keeping secrets from all the other San-Ti? That one San-Ti lives in complete isolation?
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Comment on Copilot can't stop emitting violent, sexual images, says Microsoft whistleblower in ~tech
GnomeChompski LinkOoof, echos of TayOoof, echos of Tay
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Comment on What is a scam that more people should be aware of? in ~life
GnomeChompski Link ParentThat's interesting. I've never experienced it but that might be due to them being that good at hiding the trick. Either way, it reminded me of Michelle Phillips when The Mamas & The Papas had to...That's interesting. I've never experienced it but that might be due to them being that good at hiding the trick. Either way, it reminded me of Michelle Phillips when The Mamas & The Papas had to lip sing on the Ed Sullivan show so she decided to protest by eating grapes and a banana while singing.
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Comment on Gene therapy allows an 11-year-old boy to hear for the first time in ~health
GnomeChompski Link ParentI think this is an emerging interest since the majority of information is anecdotal and not strictly and scientifically proven through a controlled study. But it seems like there's good reason to...I think this is an emerging interest since the majority of information is anecdotal and not strictly and scientifically proven through a controlled study. But it seems like there's good reason to follow up. There's an active research program out of University of California, San Diego which is led by cognitive scientist, Dr. Federico Rossano. I think the research pool is something like 10,000 dogs. Curious to see where it goes.
Here's a little video that gives a decent idea of what this is all about. I don't know why Neil Gershenfeld is introducing the video except for adding cred. It's also not produced very well and comes across as almost promotional, but since when is commerce not found in bed with science?
*edit: hyperlink formatting correction
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Comment on Gene therapy allows an 11-year-old boy to hear for the first time in ~health
GnomeChompski Link ParentOn a side note, have you looked into this emerging trend of giving language to dogs? I wonder if it changes the way dogs think in a similar way that learning computer coding or law changes how we...On a side note, have you looked into this emerging trend of giving language to dogs? I wonder if it changes the way dogs think in a similar way that learning computer coding or law changes how we think.
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Comment on Gene therapy allows an 11-year-old boy to hear for the first time in ~health
GnomeChompski LinkThis is great news. I know gene therapy (by any name is still genetic engineering) is a contentious field of science, as seen in what happened to He Jiankui after germ-line editing immunity to...This is great news. I know gene therapy (by any name is still genetic engineering) is a contentious field of science, as seen in what happened to He Jiankui after germ-line editing immunity to HIV, but Pandora's Box is open so we might as well accept it and make the best of our new found ability. Just imagine being able to naturally synthesize Vitamin C again like dogs.
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Comment on ‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans in ~finance
GnomeChompski Link ParentThe ones in power have human tendencies, impulses and motives. This right here is the core pro for not eliminating cash... it is a check on power. We as a nation, everyone in fact, should read...The ones in power have human tendencies, impulses and motives. This right here is the core pro for not eliminating cash... it is a check on power.
We as a nation, everyone in fact, should read Paine's Common Sense. I'm all for rule of law to help us live for the common good, but government is a necessary evil in it's best form and independence is always preferred to any dependence on the state.
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Comment on ‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans in ~finance
GnomeChompski Link ParentPromises of anonymity and privacy have been broken over and over ever since we realized how powerful big data is for commerce/advertising/influencing This is my favorite break of trust......Promises of anonymity and privacy have been broken over and over ever since we realized how powerful big data is for commerce/advertising/influencing
This is my favorite break of trust...
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/14/520123490/vibrator-maker-to-pay-millions-over-claims-it-secretly-tracked-use -
Comment on ‘No cash accepted’ signs are bad news for millions of unbanked Americans in ~finance
GnomeChompski Link ParentI feel that using "armed robbery liability" is such a poor excuse. Sure it ranks on the con side but realistically low. If there's any kind of negative liability it's internal theft of which I've...I feel that using "armed robbery liability" is such a poor excuse. Sure it ranks on the con side but realistically low. If there's any kind of negative liability it's internal theft of which I've seen first hand several times in my lifetime (a manager was fired at one of my jobs), and I have yet to experience armed robbery to any degree of separation closer than hearing it on local news.
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Comment on What’s something you want to tell someone, but can’t? in ~talk
GnomeChompski LinkI have a friend I care for dearly, like a brother in fact. I've known him for half my life now and don't want to walk away from him, but he's such a liar that I just can't have conversations with...I have a friend I care for dearly, like a brother in fact. I've known him for half my life now and don't want to walk away from him, but he's such a liar that I just can't have conversations with him anymore.
It started with lies to himself and I completely disregarded, and then about how "he's being honest" to all the girls he's hooking up with, and now it's about so many things he says to me like "I never saw your text" etc...
I can't deal with it anymore. It drains me almost every time I talk to him. I want to confront him with it but I think that it won't help with anything. But even if I tell him that I see his "my dog ate my homework" lies, he will say "what are you talking about".
I'm tired of pretending we're real with each other. I'm afraid that if I tell him to face himself he might commit suicide (he's has called me on the brink over a decade ago and promised me never again).
I'm torn and tired
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Comment on Engineers just made concrete 30% stronger. The secret ingredient? Coffee. in ~engineering
GnomeChompski Link ParentI think Popular Mechanics' article frames this discovery as a purely eco-friendly alternative. Compare the bullet points of the article and the bullet points of the research paper. RMIT...I think Popular Mechanics' article frames this discovery as a purely eco-friendly alternative. Compare the bullet points of the article and the bullet points of the research paper. RMIT researchers put the use of waste coffee grinds as a "plus" at the bottom, almost to say "all this and a bag of chips."
Being able to use less sand (the right kind of sand for cement is not that easy to source) while simultaneously increasing compression rating by 30%, and with something so readily available is the real win here. The fact that it may or may not offer any CO2 emission offset is at best, a cherry on top of it all.
I welcome this as great news and win win for everyone.
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Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes
GnomeChompski Link ParentYeah, no kidding! There's so much depth and breadth to his work. I did the same in my undergrad years and I have to admit that some of his ideas made me completely rethink my perception of modern...Yeah, no kidding! There's so much depth and breadth to his work. I did the same in my undergrad years and I have to admit that some of his ideas made me completely rethink my perception of modern life as a whole.
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Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes
GnomeChompski LinkWell, like you and most, I have a reason for why I chose my name. I believe that language is the fulcrum we use to catapult us into elevated thought, and equally important, our understanding of...Well, like you and most, I have a reason for why I chose my name. I believe that language is the fulcrum we use to catapult us into elevated thought, and equally important, our understanding of language is simultaneously static and relative and I enjoy playing with that idea.
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Comment on What is your favorite apologetic for theism? in ~humanities
GnomeChompski LinkI don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for, but here is something from the view of science towards the unknown and almost theistic. There's so much in the world of physics that's...I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for, but here is something from the view of science towards the unknown and almost theistic. There's so much in the world of physics that's perfectly balanced to an unsettling degree that makes me wonder "what are we missing here?"
Berlinski, Meyer, and Gelernter discuss a few great examples but there are so many more unanswered questions and awe inspiring things we know about the physical world around us that is borderline theology. And as much as we all like to believe that science is nothing but fact, we need to all recognize that Science is built on observations and faith with an almost religious dogmatic adherence. For instance, anyone who would have posited that the origin of the universe is not from a single point in time and space but has always been would have been ridiculed out of the astrophysics community before the JWST discoveries of galaxies existing hundreds of millions of years before they could have possibly existed. Now we're scrambling now to reconcile new information by either forcing the data to fit the model or rewrite it altogether.
But I think that's the beauty of science, there's room for people to find new answers and put faith into something, even things that even seem like magic. Let me leave you with this conversation between Michael Levin and Lex Fridman (specifically on multicellular gap junction communication) and don't approach it with a scientific or theistic perspective, just a view of an amazing revelation on our existence here on earth. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Ooops! I was in such a rush to write them down I messed it up too! Hahaha