Lol. I had these guys beat in terms of hours, and their job was no wear near as physical as mine was.

Now I get to be a desk jockey, and it’s fucking sweet. Gonna milk it, because I put my hours in.

In my case, it’s the combo of way, way to much walking in work boots and then later doing a lot of sitting. gotta shorten up those hip flexor, bae

I showered every day, but it didn’t help much. Didn’t help that the camp shower were effectively just someone spraying you with a high powered squirt bottle on the mist setting. 1000 psi, all mist.

Did they make a paper air plane out of that letter? The creases look like it

This is the most accurate thing ever. I’m pretty sure I still have dirt in some of the creases of skin, and I haven’t been in the field for 3 years

This is a brilliant comment - thanks for the laugh

How do they brute force their way to a better algorithm? Just trial and error? How do they check outcomes to determine that their new model is good?

I don’t expect you to answer those musings - you’ve been more than patient with me.

Honestly, I’m a tree hugger, and the fact that we aren’t going for nuclear simply because of smear campaigns and changes in public opinion is insanity. We already treat some mining wastes in perpetuity, or plan to have them entombed for the rest of time - how is nuclear waste any different?

Honestly, all of this is really interesting. It’s a whole side of humanity that I very much do NOT think about or follow. I previously spent the last decade much, much, too busy stomping through the forest, so I really didn’t follow anything during that time. A new game or phone came out? sure, cool, I might look that up. When I finally emerged from the fens, sodden and fly-bitten, I was very much out of the loop, despite the algorithm trying to cram articles about NFTs, crypto etc., down my throat. I actually tend to avoid tech stuff because it’s too much of a learning curve at this point. I get the fundamentals, but beyond that I don’t dig in.

I agree with you on the bubble - it depends on the size. I guess my original take is how could it actually get bigger than it is? I just don’t see how it can scale beyond begin in phones or used in basic data analysis/like another google. The AIs can definitely get more advanced, sure, but with that should come some sort of efficiency. We’re also seemingly on the cusp of quantum computing, which I imagine would reduce power requirements.

Meanwhile (and not to detract from the environmental concerns AI could pose) we have very, very real and very, very large environmental concerns that need addressing. Millions of cubic metres of sulphur are sitting in stockpiles in northern Alberta, and threatening the Athabasca river. That’s not even close to the top of the list of things we need to focus on before we can get out in front of the damage AI can cause.

We’re in a real mess.

wow, that’s a relevant user name if ever saw one lmao.

If I ended up single again at my age, I don’t think I would try again. Not due to difficulty, but just apathy. Been there, done that, got the T-Shirt. I’m my own human now, doing my own stuff.

It would definitely suck to be single again, and I’d mourn what I lost, but there’s more to life

I legit don’t know much about tech, and it ts showing. I didn’t know streaming was so efficient.

What I. Trying to get at (I still have to read that article in the parent comment) is that how is AI any worse than crypto? As far as I can tell crypto impact, while bad, was relatively minor and it drastically decreased in popularity; it’s kind of logical AI does the same, unless it’s impact is way higher.

Meanwhile we have cargo ships burning bunker crude .

Yes, but the dynamics of demand is rapidly changing. Look at the micromobility sector - there was nothing 5ish years ago, and now scooter and ebikes are everywhere.

the only thing keeping Chinese vehicles out are trade restrictions. Look at Europe: VW is in dire straights because they can’t compete with Chinese EVs.

I don’t think it’s market research though said research can look like this. The messaging doesn’t seem to line up.

I don’t blame you. The algorithm is gonna force you to look at what people your demographic like despite whatever input you give it. At least it seems this way with how algorithms in general seem to work on social media. The amount of dick pill ads I get is way to high.

Honestly, if I was a Ford shareholder, I would be dumping my shares as fast as possible - there’s no coming back from an open admission of defeat like that. He flat out said they can’t win, the barriers of entry are too high, and the key one (software like Xiaomi) doesn’t even really exist yet.

As others point out, the western automakers did this to themselves. Hoo boy did China out capitalism. Ironic

I got out of the game right before tinder became a thing. I’m just as lost as you

Strict for strict’s sake is bullshit. Holding your kids accountable for their actions, enforcing boundaries, and channeling their energy into productive ventures might be considered strict, but that’s good parenting in my book.

I’m really OOTL when it comes to AI GHG impact. How is it any worse than crypto farms, or streaming services?

How do their outputs stack up to traditional emitters like Ag and industry? I need a measuring stick

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