hippydipster t1_ja7hlpk wrote on February 27, 2023 at 12:33 PM

Reply to comment by 5932634 in Neuroscientist Gregory Berns argues that Thomas Nagel was wrong: neuroscience can give us knowledge about what it is like to be an animal. For example, his own fMRI studies on dogs have shown that they can feel genuine affection for their owners. by Ma3Ke4Li3

I still don't know what it's like to be Ben.

hippydipster t1_j91b0y5 wrote on February 18, 2023 at 1:59 PM

Reply to comment by ThePr1d3 in Discovery of 4,500-year-old palace in Iraq may hold key to ancient civilisation | Archaeology by JesseBricks

>Radiocarbon dates indicate that the first phase of the monument was erected between 4850 and 4250 BC, and the second phase between 4450 and 4000 BC.

hippydipster t1_j91ae36 wrote on February 18, 2023 at 1:53 PM

Reply to comment by steadyachiever in Discovery of 4,500-year-old palace in Iraq may hold key to ancient civilisation | Archaeology by JesseBricks

or a monkey beast. One or the other.

hippydipster t1_j1f54uq wrote on December 23, 2022 at 9:21 PM

Reply to comment by sesor33 in Study finds AI assistants help developers produce code that's more likely to be buggy / Computer scientists from Stanford University have found that programmers who accept help from AI tools like Github Copilot produce less secure code than those who fly solo. by Sorin61

As a developer, what do they care about the results of the code they write?

This is the capitalist bargain, where you don't own the fruits of your labor, so naturally, people don't actually care.

hippydipster t1_iztob7d wrote on December 11, 2022 at 7:46 PM

Reply to comment by artsanchezg in The Terror by Dan Simmons by idrinkkombucha

But we would have missed the part where the monster's bouncing around the sails and rigging trying to catch the dude! Absurdity like that shouldn't be missed.

Also, Mardi Gras on ice was great.

hippydipster t1_izto0bx wrote on December 11, 2022 at 7:44 PM

Reply to The Terror by Dan Simmons by idrinkkombucha

I gained something from reading along the lines of any decent historical fiction.

BUT, I didn't finish it. I skipped the final 50-100 pages, read a synopsis instead and do not regret doing so. I should have done so earlier. Waited and waited for a point. A payoff. Something, but in fact there is nothing.