CruxCapacitors
CruxCapacitors t1_j0dfu7a wrote
Reply to comment by IGetNakedAtParties in 5 second toaster and kettle by F1NNTORIO
I wouldn't call water at 175° C "boiling".
CruxCapacitors t1_izh4fc7 wrote
Reply to comment by DaveinOakland in US researchers have created metamaterials that move in response to ultrasound. They say it could provide a mechanism for movement in robots that would not require them to have an onboard power source. by lughnasadh
Ermmm, huh? What do you think the ultrasound runs on?
CruxCapacitors t1_iydf4oi wrote
Reply to comment by Equivalent-Ice-7274 in Alexa, is the voice-assistant industry doomed? by WestEst101
Google Home here, but pretty much the same. I like having them around for those functions (and even upgraded some of them to have better music quality in those rooms where I can't be bothered to hook up devices to play lossless music), as well as an intercom system so that I don't have to yell or knock on their door every time I need someone's attention, but I otherwise don't really require much out of them.
If they increased the price though, I'm not sure I'd bother. Less functionality and higher prices is hardly a consumer friendly strategy.
CruxCapacitors t1_j8t1c7h wrote
Reply to comment by InTheEndEntropyWins in Free Will Is Only an Illusion if You Are, Too by greghickey5
I dislike your focus on the legal use of "free will" because the legal system, particularly in the US (which is where you're citing cases from), has a very poor, punitive prison system that has terrible recidivism rates. I can't help but feel that if more people realized that compatibilism is flawed, we might be able to better rehabilitate people.