It will never cease to amaze me how you can ask some people, “what do you want for lunch?” And their answer 90% of the time is, “I don’t know, I haven’t thought about it.”
You eat three times a day. Every single day. Your whole. Entire. Life. Every single day, I wake up and make a plan that revolves around my three meals. The idea of not doing that makes about as much sense to me as wiping before you poop.
Reminds me of my favorite; Sam Altman suggested using Open AI to create a podcast based on your kids’ interests to listen to on the way to school. The top comment was “Just talk to your kids.”
Every company does it. It even has a name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence
No, it isn’t ethical.
No clue. I’ve only heard people with way more money than me talk about them; I’ve never used one.
Hello there, fellow kid!
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At one point, Jason’s entire family is Yeerks, and he knows it. I think his mom was a Visser. They try to infect him, but he manages to get rid of the Yeerk somehow. He goes back to live with his infected family and pretends to be infected too so he can spy on the Visser possessing his mom.
You’re right about all of that, but cigarettes can still make quitting easier for some people.
When I was quitting nicotine, I switched to vaping and my habit got worse for three reasons that are unique to vaping:
E-liqiuds concentrations let you get a much higher dose of nicotine in a single hit. I forget the exact numbers, but I remember doing the math on the back of an envelope back then and even 8mg/mL (the “standard” dosage) was nearly twice as much nicotine per puff out of my rig, the way I smoked it. I don’t think most people go through all that so they probably don’t realize what their nicotine intake is while vaping.
You can vape in way more places than you can smoke. Is it too hot, too cold, or too rainy outside? No problem, just hit the vape; you don’t even have to get up from the couch. At work and having a craving? Just step into the bathroom and sneak a few quick puffs. Having a craving but don’t to stink up your car? Just hit the vape, now it smells like grape.
Finally, once you get into a rhythm, a cigarette eventually ends, but a vape will keep supplying you nicotine until you get sick. By the time you run out of juice or the battery dies, you’ve consumed several packs worth of nicotine.
With cigarettes, you know there’s a consistent amount of nicotine in each one, so you can track how much you’ve had and control your intake more precisely than with a vape. You can say, “I smoked four cigarettes yesterday, so let’s try only three cigarettes today.” It’sdifficultto do the same with a vape. Also, the inconvenience of having to smoke outside is helpful in resisting cravings.
Even though they’re unquestionably less healthy, I definitely understand why some people find them helpful when trying to wean off nicotine. They were the way I started and, after many, many attempts, finally the way I quit. I’m retired from smoking for about five years now.
In a technical context, “hacker” is a synonym for a black hat. In the industry, white hats are referred to as “pen testers”, “security engineers”, or “ethical hackers”.
“A shocking rise to power lies in your future.”
It sounds like an escrow service might be right for you. Escrow is a neutral third-party who manages funds and assets on behalf of two parties performing a transaction, to make sure both parties adhere to the agreed-upon terms. They’re most commonly used in real estate transactions, but they can be used for just about anything.
No. In fact, the heat will set in any stains, making them even more difficult to remove.
Another fact I love is that Magic: The Gathering’s implementation of its stack mechanic is identical to the computer science structure. Whenever I’m explaining stack vs queue to someone, it helps if they’re familiar with Magic because they’re already familiar with one concept, they just aren’t aware of it.
For free, no. For cheap, that depends on what “cheap” means to you.
In the US, you can’t be held liable for making a good-faith effort to render aid; it’s called the Good Samaritan Law.
Is it ‘misleading’ to say that smoking cigarettes can lead to heart disease and cancer?
Is it ‘misleading’ to say that drinking alcohol can lead to liver disease?
Is it ‘misleading’ to say that consuming red meat can lead to high cholesterol?
It all depends on a lot of very nitpicky things like your definitions of “consume”, “can”, “lead to”, and “misleading”, but in general, if you apply the same lens to each question, you get the same answer.
It would never happen. The number of oil-buying countries far outnumbers the number of oil-selling countries. Eventually, one buyer will submit to temptation and buy too early, causing everyone else to hurry up and try to get theirs while the getting is good.
If it did succeed, oil-sellers would probably just refuse to sell because they’re not making money, so why should they? They’re not the ones who need money; you’re the ones who need oil.
In my experience, privilege is rarely a factor. In fact, the most privileged people seem to be the most involved in politics because that maintains the status quo in their favor.
People who aren’t interested in politics usually say they’re too occupied with struggling to exist to read about different tax structures, the pros and cons of different immigration policies, or deciphering a local politician’s rhetoric. When faced with an immediate problem, such as a hungry child, and a more distant problem, like an unfavorable tax plan, most people will choose to prioritize the more immediate problem.
Yes, politics is the reason why they struggle. But can you really blame someone for placing a priority on day-to-day existence?
Peltier elements suck at heating and cooling.
The problem is efficiency. Of all methods of heating and cooling, Peltier elements are the least efficient at both. The main benefits to Peltier elements are they’re very compact, very simple, and very cheap. In some applications, these benefits are enough to warrant the trade in efficiency. In a greenhouse, these benefits are either not very helpful or completely invalid.
Your money and energy are more efficiently invested in other methods.
For a truly comprehensive explanation from someone much more knowledgeable than I am, refer to the Technology Connections video on the topic.
Censorship is a dangerous tool, best avoided because of how easily it can be abused. The best cure for hate is education and rationale. An educated and rational population need not fear the ravings of madmen, for they know who is/not worth listening to.
Holodecks are generative AI that actually works.
All LLMs are Generative AI, but not all Generative AIs are LLMs.