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PostiveNoise

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  • Brian Eno: “The biggest problem about AI is not intrinsic to AI. It’s to do with the fact that it’s owned by the same few people”

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  • Either the article editing was horrible, or Eno is wildly uniformed about the world. Creation of AIs is NOT the same as social media. You can't blame a hammer for some evil person using it to hit someone in the head, and there is more to 'hammers' than just assaulting people.

  • Brian Eno: “The biggest problem about AI is not intrinsic to AI. It’s to do with the fact that it’s owned by the same few people”

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  • Totally right that there are already very impressive open source AI projects.

    But Eno doesn't control diddly, and it's odd that you think he does. And I assume he is decently well off, but I doubt he is super rich by most people's standards.

  • Good to exercise at home instead of gym?

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  • Unless you have specific, Jason Momoa-type goals in mind

    Lets just call it what it is. Aquaman. If you goal is become Aquaman, you should focus on largely aquatic gym tasks, such as lifting extra heavy weights deep underwater, swimming (lots) of laps, and defeating gigantic sea monsters. This is the quickest path to eventually become Aquaman (well, at least in some ways. There can be only one True Aquaman, but you can strive for it).

  • Do only one dish by owning only one dish.

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  • But isn't doing laundry totally optional? Or maybe my Imaginary Friend is giving me bad suggestions again.

  • What would you do with small exotic wood scrap?

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  • 'I've heard a few people just throw them into baggies and sell/give to crafty folks, which I might do in the end. '

    Yeah. Seems like they could be put to good use by assemblage artists, e.g. Kris Kuksi types.

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  • Massive ongoing improvements in AI, and hopefully less massive but still impressive improvements in humanoid robots. Both of these will actually happen, unlike a lot of stuff that I and many others would LIKE to have happen.

  • For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids

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  • It's a great option for lots of the world that is not already heavily developed, and probably a good option for ALL small remote towns globally, even if just a backup/supplemental source of power. Yay.

  • What are inexpensive staples in your country?

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  • Mud Pies incoming!

  • Taquitos

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  • Steam them somehow. wrap in a wet paper towel or 2, then microwave for a minute, and let them sit for couple of minutes. that should help a bunch.

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  • Right around the year 2000, pretty much as soon as the internet was developed and early internet porn influenced lots of people.

  • Untitled 026

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  • Well, that's neat looking and cool and weird.

    I'm getting strong Yellow Submarine movie vibes (which is good).

  • screw signs someone might be into you, what are signs someone is NOT interested in you?

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  • When they pass you in the hall at work, it's like you are invisible to them. Never any eye contact or acknowledgement that you exist, except for them not actually walking right into you.

    I had a coworker who did this to me (and a fair amount of other people at work). She was young and pretty and had this approach to any guys a fair amount older than her. I wasn't trying to date her or even interact with her in any personal way...she just seemed to preemptively turn on her 'you are invisible' field to the many people she was not interested in. It was a bit odd, but effective.

  • Why is it when I watch a movie at home? It seems like I have to go deaf just this way. I can hear the audio of somebody speaking compared to the explosions and other special effect sounds?

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  • Since you have 5 speakers, one of them should be the center speaker, which is focused on dialog. Some Denon receivers have a 'dialog level adjust' or 'center level adjust' setting that you can turn on and then turn up the dialog level. If you don't have that setting the solution is to try to turn up the center speaker (or turn down all the other speakers) some way, such as using a mixer or some such (may require some research for specifics).

  • Should you bother with... mini PCs?

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  • I switched to a mini pc about 1.5 years ago, and it's been working out fine. I'll probably get another one when it's time to move on. One thing I like about my new setup is it's more modular. I have 2 external SSD drives and a USB hub, both of which I can continue using when I swap out the 'main' pc. I have a fancy audio interface hub as well, so I'm not concerned about any lack of enough audio ports on the mini pc.

  • Related to the recent question: A family member has told me that my inheritance after they're gone is for becoming a live-with landlord. Is that ethical?

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  • Based on your interest in being an ethical person, it seems like this situation could work out very well. It's totally possible to get the place set up so that you rent out a nice, very livable space for a tenant that is less expensive and/or nicer than other options they might have, and you will likely be a considerate landlord, which would make you and your tenants happy and comfortable with the situation.

    Being a landlord is not inherently evil, nor is it inherently a complicated and frustrating existence. In fact, the world could probably use a lot more nice, considerate landlords. You could be one of them!

  • Is it worth getting into video games?

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  • Do you guys have safe spots when you get overwhelmed?

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  • I'd give a separate extra upvote for the cat participating, if I could!

  • The dye in Doritos can make mice transparent

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  • Finally!

  • Concerned Ape (Stardew Valley): I swear on the honor of my family name, i will never charge money for a DLC or update for as long as I live. Screencap this and shame me if I ever violate this oath.

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  • Sure. He made many millions of dollars within the first couple years of releasing it. That's why he can pretty much do whatever he wants, including continuing to work on the game without charging additional money for it. And of course, it keeps selling more copies, and will for many years to come, so he has tons of money continuing to flood in.

    He certainly seems like a pretty grounded guy, and it's nice that he tries to be cool about stuff, including not gouging the player base for more money. Being an individual has huge advantages compared to being a corporation, in some ways. A corporation would pretty much be obligated to maximize profit. He can just be pleased that he brings joy to millions of players, and has already made a fortune.