Sosh101

The hallucination analogy is useful I think in some ways, in that it could allow access to a view of reality that has important parts represented in a meaningful way. But, surely a hallucination requires an underlying consciousness to experience it? So for me it's not very useful in explaining the phenonmenon of consciousness itself. It seems that it's not far removed from the old "theatre" analogy, which requires an unexplained "homunculus" (and probably homunculi ad infinitum).

Also a bit like the F16XL - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL

Reminded me a bit of the F16XL - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL

Then that's a very deceptive model on the part of Apple, since then it's certainly not "4.8 stars from 1.8M ratings".

And what about seeing peoples' expressions? Optical AR is an order of magnitude more likely to be acceptable in a social situation.

The cynic in me would be really surprised if this were the case. I imagine it's more about collecting data, and updating so it can collect more data, better.

This might make you smile as an ST fan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLjgXPDzeZo&t=19s

Got a link to the Flaked scene?

Would an approach like this generate a useful amount of electricity if used in a power plant setting? I.e. From the steam/condensed-but-still-hot water after it leaves the turbine?

I've been using it as my main OS for nearly 3 years now, without any of the problems you describe.

Rather Molotov–Ribbentropesque.

I wonder how much money Grammarly have spent with youtube.

The (retro) future is now!

I love it.

> How about you target your disapproval at the Bay Area devs whos'

Whataboutism...

"A new analysis of the shipwreck’s tree rings uncovers how such vessels were built to advance European colonialism."

Wouldn't "...how such vessels were built." have sufficed?

Haha brilliant.

I think you are being downvoted rather harshly.

I noticed Anton Petrov explained it recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_abdV-HtEJQ

It's named the Oberth effect - something like a powered slingshot.

An extreme example, but I do miss those days.

Right, could be

> The Big Web has “users” – a term Silicon Valley has borrowed from drug dealers to describe the people they addict to their services and exploit

This statement makes me not want to read the rest of the article. Pulled out of the air and stated as fact. The term users was around long before big tech.

I didn't say I doubted it.

Can anyone ELI5 how an Electron alternative can by 5MB?

Interesting instrument, but I dislike this journalistic style. We didn't really get to hear the instrument even.

Cow or Orangutan?

Yeah I guess it was something like a partial slingshot?

Yes I use those things without a smartphone too. I'm just trying share what I think the core sticky features of smartphones are for me. I'd probably also add notes and calendar. I could do without communications other than voice and sms.

The things I would miss without a smartphone:

- Maps

- Digital tickets / proof-of-something

- Payments / Transfers

- Taxis

Personally I hate launching anything around the Christmas period.

I hate it.