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Water Cooler / Re: The lynchings shall continue until morale improves.
« Last post by ergophobe on Today at 02:24:27 AM »
>> chance

It would be a good candidate for a “submit a caption” contest
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Water Cooler / Re: A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
« Last post by ergophobe on Today at 02:22:39 AM »
I was just thinking about things like this in the context of AGI.

We don’t have “real” AI because every time we solve a classic AI problem, someone says the solution is not real intelligence. But we’re getting to the end of that line

And that reminded me of how we used to redefine human exceptionalism every time an animal was shown to do a “human” thing like use tools, count, recognize themselves in a mirror, lie.  Now things like another primate using médecine is only so surprising, but it’s not like Jane Goodall discovering tool use and murder.

Within the biological world, human exceptionalism is mostly over. There doesn’t seem to be a uniquely human characteristic.

I see the same process happening in the AI world.
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Water Cooler / Re: The lynchings shall continue until morale improves.
« Last post by rcjordan on Today at 01:01:44 AM »
+

Heck, missed a chance.

I shouda said 'union organizers found in a Right To Work state.'
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Water Cooler / Re: The lynchings shall continue until morale improves.
« Last post by rcjordan on Today at 12:53:10 AM »
>context

hhh, I left that out just for fun.   

It is a demonstration of safety harnesses at a big construction job site meeting.
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Water Cooler / Re: The lynchings shall continue until morale improves.
« Last post by ergophobe on Today at 12:13:56 AM »
Do you have a context?

A good execution is always a draw. I came across a passage in the registers of the Geneva city council in the 1500s where they voted for funds to increase the seating at the execution grounds due to the large crowds.

They also fired an incompetent executioner because it took him seven axe swings to get the head off with the victim screaming in agony after the first couple misses.
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Water Cooler / The lynchings shall continue until morale improves.
« Last post by rcjordan on May 02, 2024, 09:21:53 PM »
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Water Cooler / Re: Bird flu: First human case reported in Texas - transmitted by cows
« Last post by rcjordan on May 02, 2024, 08:35:38 PM »
TLDR;  This and other articles say that the dairy workers in TX (other infected states?) have often refused to be tested.  Health records from the regions with bovine bird flu show uptick in respiratory problems.  The CDC is monitoring 40+ individuals who may be infected.


https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/02/1248538298/the-u-s-may-be-missing-human-cases-of-bird-flu-scientists-say

Scientists worry the U.S. may be missing bird flu cases in farm workers : Shots - Health News : NPR
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Water Cooler / Re: Helldivers. WTH?
« Last post by Travoli on May 02, 2024, 07:57:59 PM »
Helldivers 2 is definitely popular. It was released in Feb. and had it's highest concurrent player count 2 months ago (458k). Still has 100k+ concurrent players. It is loosely based on the Starship Troopers movies, I believe.

https://steamdb.info/app/553850/charts/

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Water Cooler / Helldivers. WTH?
« Last post by rcjordan on May 02, 2024, 07:49:51 PM »
Over the years, I have seen a lot of gamer threads come & go on reddit/all (which I do not filter). Usually, one will make the 1st page a few rare-ish times.  But Helldivers has been making the page every damn day for a month now. 

Must be good.  Or has reddit tweaked the rankings?
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Water Cooler / A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
« Last post by Brad on May 02, 2024, 07:40:05 PM »
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say

https://apnews.com/article/orangutan-medicinal-plant-self-medicate-68d4e94359ac95eaa873c64349d4abb7
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