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verstohlen t1_j9h2y4z wrote
One of mine too. Great show. And the original Twilight Zone.
verstohlen t1_j864gal wrote
Reply to If life can randomly appear in the oceans of earth, why can’t it also randomly appear in the oceans of titan? by governingLody
It can, and perhaps will, or has. Life can sometimes spontaneously come into being out of a variety of non-living inorganic materials, such as water and other chemicals on the periodic chart, mixed at just the right temperature and ratios, with some electrical charges to jump start the reaction. It's pretty amazing when it happens and the examples I've seen are rather astounding and hard to believe. And the experiments conducted have proved how amazing this phenomenon is.
verstohlen t1_j6nsb2k wrote
Reply to comment by sleeplessinreno in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
At least my X-rays are half-price now.
verstohlen t1_j69il6d wrote
Reply to comment by CompromisedCEO in UV light from the sun slowly breaks down plastics on the ocean’s surfaces: researchers calculate that about two percent of visibly floating plastic may disappear from the ocean surface in this way each year by giuliomagnifico
Mercury and plastics in fish, and the Fukishima incident, Japan dumping radioactive water into the ocean have me questioning my decision to eat a tuna sandwich for lunch.
verstohlen t1_j2frl4u wrote
Reply to comment by Royal-Geologist587 in Why does everyone hate Babylon by Hoebaforboba3
>And at the end of the day, people just enjoy different things
This philosophy was the basis of that hit TV show in the 80s about Willis and Arnold Jackson Watchoo talkin' about Willis? Ha, that line gets me every time.
verstohlen t1_j29za1e wrote
Reply to comment by xxStrangerxx in How does a movie achieve to become a Cult Classic? Example, Flash Gordon (1980) by irkybirky
It takes time, sometimes a lot of time, for it to happen, and is often very difficult to tell at the time if it will or won't become a cult classic. Repo man, Phantasm, Office Space, Cable Guy. Like a good mushroom or meat, it has to marinate for a while.
verstohlen t1_j0zw4ks wrote
Reply to comment by AjvarAndVodka in I just love floppy paperbacks by shiftinganathema
Same. I used to be the same, but I now realize more creases make more cozier.
verstohlen t1_j0n7f8e wrote
Reply to I just love floppy paperbacks by shiftinganathema
I weirdly prefer paperbacks often because of that. Something about the ol' floppy paperback, I tell ya. I prefer buying old used paperbacks too and reading them as opposed to new ones. The old ones have that patina, the look and smell of history, they've seen stuff, been around, have nicely yellowed and/or discolored pages, a rip or tear, a crease, maybe some writing, or a tiny cookie crumb particle fallen into the book that has left a small discolored smooshed grease spot and merged with the page and has become one with the paper, you know, things like that, give the paperback character and personality.
verstohlen t1_iye0gqs wrote
Reply to comment by bob_fakename in South Korea scrambles jets as China, Russia warplanes enter air defence zone by Skroogeldouche
Scrambled jets go good with sausage and toast.
verstohlen t1_ixdtahs wrote
Reply to comment by BPhiloSkinner in The Ethics of Being Mean to Chatbots by ADefiniteDescription
That reminds me, I gotta check that out. Far out, man. Wonder if it's as cool as the Dude getting his Torino back. What would be really cool are some Big Lebowski bots, you know, like Walter, Donny, The Dude, all chatting to each other, and throw in some Jesus too, you know, for some spice. Jesus is the spice of life, or something like that.
verstohlen t1_ix90fm7 wrote
That reminds me, not uncommon to see AI go bad after being released into the wild and interacting with real humans and the real world.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-shuts-down-ai-chatbot-after-it-turned-into-racist-nazi/
Interesting to watch it evolve and to see how they try to solve these problems.
verstohlen t1_isq7gd7 wrote
The Replication Crisis isn't helping either.
verstohlen t1_jdrmatg wrote
Reply to A knife I found a found in the road is the same one I carry by Mmmmmmmm_bot_
It's a glitch in the Matrix.