Sometimes it helps to feel bad for the person rather than get angry. As Gandalf said in the LOTR:

“Frodo: ‘It’s a pity Bilbo didn’t kill Gollum when he had the chance.’
Gandalf: 'Pity? It’s pity that stayed Bilbo’s hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment.”

Remember that plumber earns his livelihood on his professional reputation. If he cannot keep an appointment, he is failing at his career.

I got ISDN from work in 1995. MSN was my ISP for some reason. It was glorious! In FPS shooters I had a 30 ping while everyone else had 200. I was a beast !

Why is no one talking about water?

I got a generator and some fuel, some rice and beans. Should last a couple if weeks. I feel like it us unrealistic to plan for longer. If there is a society wide collapse, it really doesn’t matter how much gas you have in your generator.

Used to be it was hard to find touchscreen gloves. Now most gloves are touchscreen.

Maybe big data analysis?

What is it?

I have a media PC running MythTV that I use as a DVR for over the air broadcast TV. Over the years I have been using it less and less. Today I use it for sports almost exclusively. It is good for things like the oscars too. Most of the time I am just trying watching Youtube on my media pc.

When I was in grade school we had a self-directed math program called Individually Prescribed Instruction or IPI. In the program you would take a pre-test and based on the results do a set of exercises. Then you took a post-test to close out that section. What I realized is that since the exercises are self directed we had unsupervised access to the exercises and the solutions. When given the pre-tests I would look up examples in the exercises with the solutions to figure out how to do the questions. I then proceeded to speed run the whole IPI curriculum. This gave me a leg up in math. I proceeded to get a 100% on my Algebra regents and just generally crush it in math. Ended up getting a uni degree in math and physics. This opened many doors for me later in life.

“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”

It is exactly what happened with the settlement of native american lands in the US. Settlers move into land given by treaty to the Indians, when trouble occurs the military is sent in and the Indians are inevitably ejected from their lands.

The question of which jobs should be replaced by AI depends on societal values, priorities, and the potential impact on workers. Generally, jobs most suited for replacement by AI involve repetitive, high-volume tasks, or those where automation can improve safety, efficiency, or precision. Here are some categories often discussed:

Repetitive and Routine Tasks

• Manufacturing and assembly line work: Machines can perform repetitive tasks with greater efficiency and precision.

• Data entry and processing: AI can automate mundane tasks like updating databases or processing forms.

• Basic customer service: Chatbots and virtual assistants can handle frequently asked questions and routine inquiries.

High-Risk Roles

• Dangerous jobs in mining or construction: Robots can reduce human exposure to hazardous environments.

• Driving in risky environments: Self-driving vehicles could improve safety for delivery drivers or long-haul truckers in hazardous conditions.

Analytical and Predictable Roles

• Basic accounting and bookkeeping: AI can handle invoicing, payroll, and tax calculations with high accuracy.

• Legal document review: AI can analyze contracts and identify discrepancies more quickly than humans.

• Radiology and diagnostics: AI is becoming adept at reading medical scans and assisting in diagnoses.

Jobs With High Inefficiencies

• Warehouse operations: Inventory sorting and retrieval can be automated for faster fulfillment.

• Food service (e.g., fast food preparation): Robotic systems can prepare meals consistently and efficiently.

• Retail checkout: Self-checkout systems and AI-powered kiosks can streamline purchases.

Considerations for Replacement

1. Human Impact: Automation should ideally target roles where job transitions can be supported with retraining and upskilling.

2. Creativity and Emotional Intelligence: Jobs requiring complex human interaction, creativity, or emotional intelligence (e.g., teaching, counseling) are less suitable for AI replacement.

3. Ethical Concerns: Some jobs, like judges or certain healthcare roles, involve moral decision-making where human judgment is irreplaceable.

Instead of framing it as total “replacement,” many advocate for AI to augment human workers, enabling them to focus on higher-value tasks while reducing drudgery.

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Who would buy this and how would they monetize it? In browser ads? A freemium paid model to remove the ads?

How would that work exactly? Google would sell Chrome but keep paying teams if developers to work on Chromium?

Do you have a few minutes to learn about our lord and savior Linux?

Had one for my iPaq in the early 2000s.

I do not disagree, but I was surprised when it claimed to have consciousness and that AI should have rights.

If you graduate to college level you can try Opencourseware -> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCourseWare

Heads Up on your phone is good. We play it with the fam on the holidays. You hold the phone facing away from you with the answer and your teammates give you clues.

You should name it Hawk, so people can call it Hawk-Tui.

We had one case where a line had been strung over a lighting ballast in a janitor closet. Whenever that light was turned on the whole network would go down. Since it was only on for a few minutes intermittently it was a nightmare to find. You would go looking for the a bad terminator and the network would come back before you checked a single one. Good times.