Spyke

Replies

Comment on

Veganuary

Reply in thread

You can pretty much survive on black beans and onions.

Iirc, beans have everything you need except for vitamin c, but I could be wrong about that.

You’re unlikely to be lacking most nutrients in a first world country, even eating tons of junk food.

That’s not me saying it’s okay to live on junk food, that’s me saying essential nutrients aren’t going to be your problem.

Edit:

I looked it up. You’ll be missing some components of a complete protein, so eat some grains too.

Comment on

Horses must think we’re mocking them when we use them to carry us around, then put them in trailers that carry them faster than they can run.

Reply in thread

They’re not always the smartest in a pinch, but I’ve personally dealt with horses clever enough to repeatedly open latched gates, figure out how to slide barn doors off of their track, and in one case, steal and attempt to hide the pool noodle another horse had been using to smack him all day.

That’s to say nothing for emotional intelligence.

Prey animals don’t have time to stop and think in a panic, but give them time and space to be bored and they figure stuff out.

The Noodler also had a favorite pointy stick that perfectly fit in his mouth. He would poke the others with it.

fuck_ai

Comment on

The Job Losses Are Real — but the AI Excuse Is Fake

Reply in thread

I used to have an IT client that specialized in translation. I watched in real time as they swung from “we need to ban google translate on our network” (which imo was kind of extreme, like, just hire properly?) to making sure they had access to the latest AI translation models. I couldn’t say if it was better or worse, just felt odd from the outside.

Comment on

Technically Mitch

Reply in thread

You don’t even need to go near the speed of light. Modern gps satellites already have to account for relativity. It wouldn’t be seeing yourself significantly older, but it’s a measurable distinction.

Comment on

Schlip schlop

Reply in thread

So, I like Interstellar for what it is, but I’ve also made a fun game of it.

I like to ask people if they can name Cooper’s son. Most people don’t even remember he was in the movie.

It’s kind of a reverse situation of Jake Sully being the only name I can remember from Avatar.

You reached the end