Random Rants
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There is no use of AI that will ever entice me to its use. It’s completely unsustainable from an energy standpoint, and is already contributing to the death of human cognition and creativity. I want nothing to do with any of it. That doesn’t make me a curmudgeon, nor does it put me out of touch with reality. I just hope the bubble bursts on this stupid tech before some bad actor does irreparable harm to the earth or humanity, or both.
The founder of Anthropic, Dario Amodei writes a blog, and his recent post shares all of his reservations about the tech, which are horrifying. Chief among them is someone using AI to manufacture a bioweapon. Read it here: https://darioamodei.com/essay/the-adolescence-of-technology?media_id=3851650953330117483_63409923771&media_author_id=63409923771&ranking_info_token=GCA5NTVhNjA0ZTM5MTQ0OTc1ODhjNjdiNzEzZTQzYjZkMyWGs2UVmK4HFqiin5sNGBMzODUxNjUwNzI3OTM2NjEyNTU4KANuY2cA&utm_source=ig_text_post_permalink
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@sabergirl bookmarked for later reading. Thank you
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1000002168 (1).mp4 Denimhead Morning in Russia
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I just had a parcel delivered today which I had no idea what it was, Evri were delivereing it and it turned out it was for my neighbour... it was quite heavy, and there were two boxes
I went down my steps outside my home to go and chap his door and ended up rolling my ankle on the last step, in future I wont be taking parcels in for anyone
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@Alex It's my Scottish side I think
"Knock his door"
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I’m assuming this is a U.S. thing, but to the people who have the right of way turning right while I’m trying to turn left across oncoming traffic, when you pause to “let me go” while I’m timing my turn behind you, you can go #uck yourself. You’re going to get me T-boned.
This just happened to me moments ago, and it happens all the time. Why are people so scared? If I’m timing the turn, just keep moving. Don’t stop and try to be nice, just go, you idiot.
@selveldgesteps
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We always release sizing charts and publish them in the appropriate thread on this forum before we release new product. Asking us when we will publish a sizing table, does make us do it any quicker, just diverts us (potentially from measuring the bloody things) to type "Yes, when we have measured them"....
More info here
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@northsouthdenimguy i get you on this one.
moral of the story: when you have the right of way - TAKE IT. they exist for a reason, and its usually so that everyone is operating on the same assumptions on who to prioritize. When you give it up, you risk generating an crash by disrupting the flow.
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@goosehd said in Random Rants:
#1 rule
on a motorcycle: assume everyone else is an idiot and is going to do something stupid.fixed it for you. Having said that, I am happy to be proven wrong, but the burden of proof is on the other party
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@Tago-Mago you win!!
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@goosehd I usually assume I am invisible on the road, yet I try to be predictable and communicate intent with plenty of lead time. Always maintain a plan of evasion though.
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@goosehd or be faster than everyone else..
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What’s the deal with people putting their phone on speaker at full volume in public or watching YouTube videos out loud with no earbuds? Are people really that ignorant of personal space and the fact that nobody else wants to hear their conversation with their baby mama or whatever they’re doing?
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@northsouthdenimguy It's the new way to get attention, normal days you both would've passed each other like nothing but "Chad" needs to be seen knowing somebody. The new performative society
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Although, to be honest, I’ll take this over the Nextel two-way radio days when everyone talked like long-haul truckers with all the “10-4” radio lingo blasting at full volume.
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@endo said in Random Rants:
But I can't drink less either.
Maybe drinking more would cure the backache, at least until the next recycling day.
