I think this commenter is pointing out Mike’s cringey use of “females” and is just imprecise with their communication. Or am I one of their alt accounts defending myself from this ratioing? You be the judge. (I’m not)

A smaller penis is actually preferable as it’s easier to have your partner deepthroat. Meanwhile I’m over here only getting half stimulated. You know dude has a mean cunnilingus game.

That scene from Severance (Snape)

Reminds of that retirement home orderly who abused dementia patients. And he thought it was the perfect crime too.

That is, until he took an ethics class and chose to write his final paper on whether there’s any real difference between abusing someone with no memory and abusing a simulated character in a video game.

He still does it but now he’s racked by the guilt. Philosophy: Not even once!

Reminds me of that big famous movie where they use the time loop mechanic as a metaphor for dementia. Can’t think of the name of it right now, but it’ll come to me…

Steelmanning is what wins arguments. For example if I were to say that your argument amounts to little more than lazy contrariness some percentage of us Lemmings would see that as uncharitable, regardless of whether they agreed with my position. I’m not suggesting updoots are important, just that discourse is.

That being said while education and socialization aren’t inherently dependent on one another, certain subjects like debate, civics, and ethics should likely be taught in group settings (as well as more often). PhysEd as well.

But if harder sciences and math have the potential to be taught outside the sometimes stressful social hierarchies of traditional schools, it’s worth at least exploring.

PS: Regarding your username, have you seen the excellent Philip Seymour Hoffman movie “Love Liza”?

In what way does AI prevent people from socializing with one another?

You’re assuming the alternative that billionaires, despite being a tiny fraction of the population, will be in control of such gatekeeping.

Your argument against an openly available AI precludes the existence of things like the FOSS community. Smart people who oppose capitalist power structures certainly exist.

• The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. The corrupting nature of power is known by the majority. Billionaires just ignore it because capitalism rewards executives who exhibit psychopathic symptoms.

• I don’t believe anyone’s arguing LLMs will evolve into AGI.

• Thats a conclusion of substrate dependency. What’s so special about the matter (not the process) that facilitates human cognition that makes it impossible to happen with other materials?

In what way does AI detract from social skill development?

Chatbots aren’t the endpoint tho, AGI and ASI are. Imagine a future where we could disseminate custom AIs to teach kids exactly in their unique contexts. Education could be throttled and specialized according to everyone’s aptitudes.

And if the people are able to decide what future ASIs work on we could focus on massive healthcare, leading to inevitable healthspan extension. Then the rate at which we have to replace our population (and the associated spending of 20 years reteaching intelligent citizens) would be reduced as a consequence.

AI is just a tool. Tools are never rolled back, at most they’re only regulated. Why not make the best of our future with this powerful tool? Just because billionaires are getting the headlines, most of the progress is being done in academia. Maybe AI will even help facilitate reduced wealth inequality.

The joy of his Colbert Report is finally returning to him.

Yeah, intelligence is a continuum. Animals have varying degrees of intelligence (esp. corvids, cetaceans, cephalopods, other “c” animals…), but that isn’t the same as saying they have human-level intelligence. AGI and ASI are the important thresholds.

Butt chugging: next season on Hot Ones.

Ginger is one of seven times spiciness has independently evolved: gingerol, allicin (garlic), capsaicinoids (chili peppers), allyl isothiocyanate (mustard, horseradish, wasabi), piperine (black pepper), eugenol (cloves) and alkylamides (Sichuan peppers, which are distinct from chilis). They’re all functionally pungent, but chemically distinct: meaning no single shared class.

Ah TIL

Loved this Gilliam banger as a kid. Robin Williams, Uma Thurman, and Gilliam’s Monty Python alum Eric Idle are in it for those who haven’t seen. As an adult I see a lot of parallels with that movie and Tarsem’s “The Fall” (2006). They’re giving hopeful yet melancholic fairy tale energy.

Or why not load them linearly into a single barrel. It’d shoot out straight but would likely develop asymmetries and build up a moment of inertia eventually resulting in the bolas motion they’re likely intending.

My faves so far are the photonics (Sam and the Doctor) and Number One (half jem-hadar/half klingon). I don’t understand the hate. They even brought back the old Klingon design!

Plus in the absence of any power dynamic* why shouldn’t absolutely anyone be allowed to choose to be in a relationship with literally anyone else? Especially as people are increasingly choosing to not reproduce.

* If this is even possible