ChucktheUnicorn
ChucktheUnicorn t1_ja9tk3b wrote
Reply to comment by orionstein in Things DC does really well by erichinnw
The music venues in DC are pretty great. Lots of variety in genres and sizes.
Protip- buy tickets in-person the box offices to avoid "service fees"
ChucktheUnicorn t1_j8tnykl wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Culture_3621 in WaPo: DC overpays landlords millions to house the city’s poorest by ahtigers10
I believe DC landlords are required to accept vouchers and it would be discriminatory for them not to, so there's no need to overpay
ChucktheUnicorn t1_itid5uz wrote
Reply to comment by so_good_so_far in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
Where would that cutoff be then? Seems like it's quite subjective and there really isn't an agreed upon point - so we'd each be using different definitions of the word if we went with that
ChucktheUnicorn t1_iti8b2w wrote
Reply to comment by so_good_so_far in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
I'd argue that intelligence is more of a spectrum than a binary and thus it's correct to say that any emergent behavior is intelligent to some extent.
ChucktheUnicorn t1_iti7slu wrote
Reply to comment by MacadamiaMarquess in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent
> As far as I can ascertain, the swarm doesn’t understand. It merely behaves much as if it did.
How do you know it doesn't understand, even if in a more limited way? We only believe other people are conscious/understanding based on their observed behaviors
ChucktheUnicorn t1_ja9u5u2 wrote
Reply to comment by BoogerPresley in Things DC does really well by erichinnw
Similarly, the bike lanes, at least compared to other U.S. cities. Still room for improvement of course, but biking is usually the quickest way to get around the city.