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  • 1rre@discuss.tchncs.detoScience Memes@mander.xyzDots!
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    9 days ago

    It is a different definition, but it’s the same unit… it’s also more like saying “that ball of yarn is 10 metres” - the ball itself isn’t 10 metres long in any dimension, but the meaning is clear given the context, as it would if you said “it’s 0.05 metres”. By having two meanings distinguishable by context, it seems like two definitions to me.


  • 1rre@discuss.tchncs.detoGreentext@sh.itjust.worksAnon conserves power
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    11 days ago

    Human energy needs are incredibly variable so the estimates for normal consumption are wrong for most people, but when you get into essential systems (basically cardiovascular and nervous, not even including digestive or any muscle movement) you actually need even less - the average (by weight, height & age) man needs 1950kcal or so and the average woman (by height, weight & age) needs 1450kcal or so

    When we replace AI with brains in jars I’m sure we can cut it down even more though






  • In an ideal world, if it’s someone who immediately mentions that it’s third time they’ve called this week about a neighbor having a dead tree in their garden, or someone’s mad because someone else parked in “their” spot, someone’s calling the fire department on someone having a bbq or someone’s stubbed their toe, that sort of thing can get put way down the “call back later” list

    Everything else gets put through to a person. In LA it’s not unusual to wait 15+ minutes after you call 911; most cities are going to be shorter, and if the wait is under a minute, you don’t need the AI triage. If you do have a wait and block out 25% of calls which are obviously a waste of time with AI, you can significantly reduce that (ideally in addition to hiring more operators, but let’s be realistic…)




  • Anything territorial with a social structure (wolves, horses & boars being great examples of successful domestications, otters and falcons for in-progress domestications and foxes and raccoons good candidates) are prime domestication material as the human can become the social leader and they won’t be as inclined to leave what is their pack’s territory

    That said, it takes thousands of years to fully domesticate something, which is why “semi-domesticated” otters and falcons just sort of help out with hunting without being “friendly” enough to be predictable



  • Frankly you don’t even need to use AM/PM for casual conversation… “I’ll see you at four” almost certainly doesn’t mean 4am unless it’s very clear from contextual information, same for verbally booking appointments

    It’s just things like travel timings etc which are likely going to be written anyway where you actually need that clarification