JayDee 9h ago • 100%
Correct. there was actually a period of time when trees had no predators or scavengers that could break down their body matter. They actually likely caused mass extinction events during that time.
Sources: Hank Green talking about it (just a fun video, I wouldn't take it as gospel necessarily)
IFL Science article (I cross-referenced this with multiple other articles and it seems to talk about a cempletely different mechanism for mass extinction to occur)
JayDee 19h ago • 100%
I agree for the most part. I would like to point out that fish farms are actually very damaging to the ecosystems that they sit in. The excrement ends up dropping down in single locations, burying the seafloor in it. IIRC, this often leads to the oxygen levels in the water dropping, which further kills off the surrounding aquatic life.
EDIT: more context
JayDee 19h ago • 100%
This was written by a mid-twenties med student.
JayDee 1d ago • 100%
We don't need a blockchain for that.
Having multiple servers which store file checksums would have much less overhead, would be easily repeatable and appendable, with no need for unnecessary computational labor. Linux mint currently uses the checksum process for verifying that an ISO downloaded is not altered in any way, and it can work for any file (preferably not humongous files).
Strive for K.I.S.S. whenever possible.
JayDee 1d ago • 100%
I don't think many would accept their gardens being pilfered either, though they might be more accepting if that's how they paid rent.
JayDee 3d ago • 100%
Not the implication. Mosquitoes are a blight upon humanity too.
Edit: Woops, wrong thing. Mosquitoes are the carriers, the bacteria/viruses are causing the blights, the diseases are the actual blights. I think you get what I mean.
JayDee 3d ago • 100%
I don't think manipulating an addition problem so you can equate it to a multiplication problem would be a normal action.
They are probably just using ADHD (not even a diagnoses anymore IIRC - it's all ADD now) as a shorthand for 'funky brain thing goin on'. Not exactly good, but I don't really think it does any meaningful harm either.
JayDee 3d ago • 100%
Mental abacus. You visualize the beads to come to the answer.
Definitely not 'natural', that shit takes major training.
JayDee 3d ago • 100%
For those wondering, the AI singularity is a concept in which an AI becomes intelligent enough to improve its own intelligence and does so. The idea is that it continually improves itself over and over until it reaches the highest level of intelligence possible.
It is a potential Deus Ex Machina scenario - a God from a machine.
Edit: to be clear, this is not a scientific idea, it's not really proveable, falsifiable, or even testable in any straightforward fashion. It's mostly a philosophical thought experiment. A hypothetical.
JayDee 3d ago • 66%
Level measuring guy from water world moment.
JayDee 4d ago • 100%
You're correct, we do. We all assist the operation of this war machine. It may not be in our control, but that does not nullify it. We bloody our hands to live instead of choosing to die, and we are all culpable to an extent for it. Some more than others, though.
People in all societies have to ignore a multitude of moral contradictions in order to live normal lives. That is the manufactured consent all states impose upon their people.
JayDee 5d ago • 100%
Reminds me of shotgun roulette
JayDee 6d ago • 100%
There is a certain case I advocate bear hunting: bears that gain a proclivity for human environments or for humans as prey. It's rare, though, and can (and should) be handled by wildlife management personnel whenever reasonable.
JayDee 1w ago • 100%
Would this not disqualify any mixed color? We only have receptors for three colors, and if we're arguing that purple isn't a color because it's actually two mixed together, that should also mean colors like orange, yellow, cyan, magenta, atc are also not colors by that definition right?
JayDee 1w ago • 100%
404 not found lmao
JayDee 1w ago • 100%
This situation can be avoided by buying your anti-diarrheals before you need them during a regular shopping day. They are very useful for hiking, and they should be in your arsenal already.
JayDee 2w ago • 77%
That is per capita my guy. They emit more per person, but when you've only got 5 families in 10 square miles, getting them to emit less is fuckall in comparison to everyone in a city emitting less.
JayDee 2w ago • 75%
Roads in rural new England are most often publicly funded, and are connected into a network of roads and are for transit, so rural roads are in fact a public transit network. I get that you mean trains and buses, though.
Rural roads are just expensive, period. Putting electric cars on them would additionally shorten their lifespan, so I fail to see how either public transit or electric cars are supposed to help. Plus, rural folks are not major emitters, so it doesn't really make much sense to even try to find meaningful emission savings there.
I kind of had this epiphany while talking with some friends about different interesting numeral systems and their various advantages and disadvantages. I ended up thinking this system up while I was in the shower, went back to my desk and knocked it out in an hour or so. It takes aspects of the [Kaktovik numeral system](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-number-system-invented-by-inuit-schoolchildren-will-make-its-silicon-valley-debut1/) invented by the Inupiaq tribe, and combines them with some aspects of the [Cistercian numerals](https://wikiless.org/wiki/Cistercian_numerals?lang=en). I think that this numeral system fusion can look very wizard-y, and be easy to write and do math with. I've abbreviated it as b10CK, which I think is pretty clean.
Been studying RISC-V for... I think a year now. Bought the booklet outlining the ISA's modules, and have been working down from there. I have seen various startups and actual products, as well as a bunch of simulators, but I haven't really seen any projects trying to design a RISC-V CPU from the ground up. Are there any groups doing this? I don't think I'm at a point where I could meaningfully contribute, I'm mostly interested for educating myself.
I'm currently trying to get better at reading and am doing that by accumulating a library of public domain books, since they're free and easily available. - If you have a specific work you love that was published pre-1928, or is currently not under copyright, feel free to comment it down below. - if you have any authors you think are worth reading, also post them below. I'm currently reading Jack London's "[War of the Classes"](https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/War_of_the_Classes), and I have "[Carmilla](https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/In_a_Glass_Darkly/Carmilla)" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, and "[The Picture of Dorian Gray](https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray_(1891))" by Oscar Wilde downloaded for later.
I got a Fairphone 4 after security updates were discontinued on my Samsung Galaxy S9 and I figured out it couldn't be flashed with a new OS (it was a fantastic phone while it lasted- was honestly Underutilizing its overall power. Got 5 years out of it). TLDR : read the last paragraph I am honestly taken aback by the transparency in regards to the FP4's construction. The [repair manual](https://www.fairphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/FP4_Information-for-repairers-and-recyclers.pdf) gives the part number, quantity, and purpose of every single component on the PCBs. You get the full schematics as well. Obviously I can replace any major part/board until support stops (they're saying they'll support it for 3 more years minimum), but I imagine that I could stock up a couple spare parts and treat the device well and get much longer from the hardware. As for support for the OS, I got the phone through Murena who put their own custom OS on it, but I imagine I could flash a new OS onto it without much problem. The things I am thinking about are past that point. If replacement parts no longer get sold and something fails on one of the boards, I don't know the feasibility of finding a replacement component. Like, I imagine getting a matching capacitor wouldn't be an issue, but can you even find a replacement snapdragon or WiFi chip? And while we're talking about hot-air soldering on replacement parts: do PCBs have a duty lifespan? Is it more likely that my screen'll just die long before anything else? Basically, assuming I treat this phone right and don't break anything in a drop, how long can I glide this fella out? what's the shorest lifespan parts that'll fail first - and what kind of lifetime can I suspect? What are parts I could consider replacing with a similar part? (I own a 3d printer and do diverse material fabricating as a hobby).
Title. How far back has the idea of trying to preserve things for future civilizations been found? Do the pyramids count?
Just got done installing the new shell from JSAUX! Had some pains to go through that I want to let you folks know about. First and foremost, if you have the 512GB steam deck that comes stock with an anti glare screen, DO NOT pry from the side that JSAUX shows in their video. Pry from the other side. They are using the standard screen in that video. For reference, if you look at the [512GB steam deck screen](https://www.ifixit.com/products/steam-deck-512gb-screen?variant=39723210702951), and go to part only, and look at the rear-side image, there is a "buffer space" on the left side (opposite the ribbon cable) of the screen for prying under the adhesive (for whatever reason they have the screen upside down in the image). On the [64/256GB steam deck screen](https://www.ifixit.com/products/steam-deck-64gb-or-256gb-screen?variant=39723210539111), the buffer space is on the right side, with the ribbon cable. **If you try prying under the right side of the anti-glare screen, you immediately run into the ribbon cable and are likely to damage it.** I just barely had to buy a brand new screen to finish this project because of this.   Second thing. When trying to pry the screen off the adhesive, it is very easy to completely slide your spudger directly in between the shell and the screen. You should reference where the positioning triangles are on your empty shell, and pry at one of those locations. It greatly simplifies removing the screen.  Lastly, when removing the triggers, do as shown in the video carefully. The hall effect sensors (tiny little chip on the board under the trigger magnet) used by each trigger on the board are very exposed. if you force one of the triggers off, you can easily knock that hall effect sensor off. I only noticed the little chip sitting on my desk during reassembly. I managed to hand solder the little guy back on and it ain't a pretty job but it works. Hopefully this hard-knock wisdom helps some of y'all avoid my mistakes.
People commonly quote Marx communicating that the possession of firearms must not be infringed, but I'd like more general principles and justifications than an appeal to Marx. I've done some reading but when I cannot I just think about things on my own, maybe bounce ideas off a friend. ::: spoiler Word Vomit Contained inside The view that I've come to currently is that violence (defined in this case as the obstruction or frustration of another's plans and ambitions) is a core universal tool which all living things employ. Language and cooperation were evolutionary evolved as a complement to violence (communication and cooperation allowed group violence which greatly improved survival odds). However, in cases where communication/cooperation with an outgroup breaks down, violence in some form will be fallen back on. What's more, between two non-cooperative groups, if one group can obtain what they want through violence without losing more than they gain, they'll quite often choose that option as it is enticing. Because of this natural progression, force-on-force is almost inevitable. To prevent being trodden upon by others, it is wise for a community to arm itself and train, thus greatly raising the cost of confrontations, hopefully beyond what others are willing to pay. ::: I would like to hear more from folks though, maybe just wise words on operation, maybe some sources to check out in my free time. Anything to better build my understanding is welcome.