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xopranaut t1_jeb7ce5 wrote
Reply to comment by mil24havoc in [OC] AI researchers' expected impact of superintelligence on humanity in the long run by bitmoresalt
Not OP, but here’s what I assume is the report: https://aiimpacts.org/2022-expert-survey-on-progress-in-ai/
It must be tough being a researcher in a field that you think will bring about the extinction of the human race.
xopranaut t1_jeb4kvf wrote
xopranaut t1_jeabuw2 wrote
Reply to comment by thebluebeagal in TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... by Themakia
Yeah. Most myths seem to be either morality plays, explanations of things people had no other way to understand, or garbled renderings of their tribe’s history.
xopranaut t1_je9knbj wrote
Reply to TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... by Themakia
The article actually says “explanation of the origin of the Milky Way within the context of creation myths”, meaning that the Milky Way had got its name because it looked like a splash of milk in water, and the myth was then invented as an explanation.
xopranaut t1_je9fq1u wrote
The solar system formed when enough of the material drifting around in space started to clump together due to gravity. As this happened, gravity and collisions caused the relative motions of most of this material to tend to cancel out, leading to the clump having an overall velocity and a spin (that’s just a result of the physics of the situation).
As the clump continued to contract, most of it became the sun, while other bits continued to orbit this, contracting independently. Hence the planets and other bodies in the solar system generally sharing a common plane and direction of orbit.
Other events such as collisions and large bodies passing by could change this.
xopranaut t1_je6izdb wrote
Reply to Apple Sets June 5 Date For WWDC Conference Where It Plans Mixed-Reality Headset Debut by DarthBuzzard
This could be interesting. I’m really looking forward to seeing if Apple really have found a way of making this make sense with current technology or if they’ve Newtoned themselves again.
I’m also looking forward to finding out who volunteered to put the headset on and look like a dork for the event.
xopranaut t1_je4gx81 wrote
Reply to comment by corvusmonedula in UK Roadkill recorded on iNaturalist by species (Sankey) [OC] by corvusmonedula
> Reptiles probably make a large group of roadkill, because they are r
The reptiles got to OP just in time to stop their big secret being revealed.
xopranaut t1_je4eypp wrote
Reads like ChatGPT likes licking that boot.
xopranaut t1_je4etf9 wrote
Reply to comment by Marcultist in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
Oh I have, but I’ve also been a part of conversations where a troll tries to turn a discussion into a flamewar by changing the subject and cherry picking data. The easiest way to close them down is to pull them back to the original topic which they weren’t really interested in. They soon get bored and look for someone else to troll.
xopranaut t1_je2bv1d wrote
Reply to comment by RedHand1917 in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
Haha, I’m sure they’re very helpful in reminding their colleagues of the nomination process and criteria.
xopranaut t1_je1qy85 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
Please refer to the title of the post for the subject under discussion.
xopranaut t1_je1q87s wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
But in the context of your post:
- an area of knowledge that is studied in school, college, or university
ibid
xopranaut t1_je1pfzz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
Is per capita a subject now?
xopranaut t1_je1oa82 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
Not sure how this helps us interpret the Nobel Prize numbers to be honest, but you be you.
xopranaut t1_je0zo5t wrote
Here’s the per capita figures. Try guessing the top three before clicking the link!
xopranaut t1_jdzy51k wrote
Reply to TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Popular belief driving an official response is pretty much the system that drives many aspects of religious doctrine.
xopranaut t1_jdvg5hj wrote
Reply to Police chief says exorcism and prayer used to fight crime and cartels in Colombia: "The existence of the devil is certain" by ChocolateTsar
I guess abduction and torture weren’t doing the job.
xopranaut t1_jdvd6i7 wrote
Reply to [OC] My partner’s 2 months job hunt as a Product Manager (UK, 4 years xp) by fryd_rice_all_rise
Bloody hell, 8 interviews must mean every key stakeholder hates and distrusts everyone else. Good luck to your partner in keeping their sanity in that role.
xopranaut t1_jdulxa8 wrote
Reply to [OC] Top Words Used In UK Company Names by bigchard69
The most typical British business is confirmed to be a “property management services company”.
xopranaut t1_jdufat0 wrote
Send this explanation to the IRS. If she does commit tax fraud you will have covered yourself and protected your future.
xopranaut t1_jcpw1t4 wrote
A shame it didn’t ask respondents to state when they thought the last day of Christmas actually was.
xopranaut t1_jch1aoh wrote
Reply to comment by mnbull4you in [OC] Hazmat Train Derailment by iamahorseindisguise
You could argue it was a downward trend until 2017 or so followed by an increase since then. I don’t know how well that might match with any changes in legislation though…
xopranaut t1_jcbvkt5 wrote
Reply to Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz
Dropping packages from 300 feet would explain some of the damage I’ve seen from UPS deliveries. They must have this tech already.
xopranaut t1_jblfmoa wrote
Reply to comment by Available-Evening-18 in [OC] Distance of each European country's capital city from an international border by SuchBrightness
Isn’t 55 miles a shade over 80km?
xopranaut t1_jee4g5g wrote
Reply to Strawberry bear cake made by my wife and toddler for my birthday. by bondfandango
Your birthday and your cake day are the same day? Spooky best wishes!