NostraDavid

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[–] NostraDavid 3 points 2 months ago

Well, she did tell that she didn't get a budget, so they just effectively stole from other departments. Want a table that's not bolted down? Take it.

But that's Navy internals, (arguably) not a massive for-profit company that's going it out of sheer greed.

[–] NostraDavid 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Does this work here as well?

~~:.|:;~~

edit: eyy, it does!

[–] NostraDavid 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I was more thinking of Melanie's Milk of the Siren (Warning: depiction of rape, revenge, and gore, not necessarily in that order. I don't normally give off warnings, but this video goes 0-100 REAL fucking fast).

[–] NostraDavid 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

I'm confused on what this exactly is.

edit: I've figured out it's an attempt at AGI, but there's no white papers and explanations seem rather... scattered?

[–] NostraDavid 2 points 2 months ago

That reminds me to read all his public letters (available on the website you just linked) soon. Using TTS, because that's all too much text for my poor brain to handle.

[–] NostraDavid 39 points 2 months ago (10 children)

I asked ChatGPT to convert the text to common words:

"Academic writing is often hard to understand because it uses complicated words specific to a particular field, making it easier for experts to communicate with each other but harder for outsiders to follow. This keeps certain knowledge limited to a small group of people and maintains a cycle where only the educated or 'in' crowd can fully engage, while others are left out."

[–] NostraDavid 4 points 2 months ago

Controlled Release Fertilizers (CRF) are coated with a tiny layer of polymer which allow to release nutrients in a very timely and targeted way to various crops (trees, flowers, some cash crops) and used in closed environments such as potting plants or greenhouses.

So it has its use. Guess we'll need to find an alternative to using polymers now (among a ton of other work).

[–] NostraDavid 20 points 2 months ago

In regards to humans, progress is being made. In coming years, expect greater clarity about effects on our bodies such as:

  • inflammation
  • oxidative stress (an imbalance of free radicals and antioxidants that damages cells)
  • immune responses
  • genotoxicity – damage to the genetic information in a cell that causes mutations, which can lead to cancer.

TL;DR yes, cancer. It also fucks with wildlife (blocking intestines, giving off poison)

[–] NostraDavid 2 points 2 months ago

Head First Java is also nice to learn OOP as well! Don't worry that you're learning an older version of Java. It's good to know the old style, because not all Java code is fancy schmancy new ;)

Out of a lot of series I've read, the Head First is really geared towards beginners. Highly recommended for beginner to intermediate programmers.

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