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throw23w55443h t1_jdz44wg wrote

I think people get really hung up on the 'how' too and equating that to it, not 'thinking'.

You know 'how' humans come up with thoughts? It's surprising how many people think brains have some special capabilities to be creative masterpieces with every sentence, rather than meat sac computers than chuck out best guess words most of the time.

I don't this this is AGI, but an AGI could definitely come from this track.

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tiselo3655necktaicom t1_jdz1y55 wrote

There is no ceiling, really, i guess. Like pain. Short of the earth exploding. As an ICU nurse I kinda had this realization on the job - there's an almost infinite number of things worse than death. So, so many circumstances. Make an advance directive. lol. At the very least, thinking in terms of "quality of life" can advance the conversation in a lot of misdirected fields.

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DiceKnight t1_jdz1wky wrote

Plus if you scout out the correct stars or if your species becomes advanced enough to master stellar husbandry you'd just encourage many stars to become red dwarfs to ride out the heat death of the universe in style. The smaller red dwarfs have lifespans in the trillions of year range they fuse hydrogen so slowly that you are essentially guaranteeing an energy source for a long time.

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Sirisian t1_jdz1i7x wrote

Interesting. So if you had a bunch of these and used like a 35% efficient steam turbine without any other losses in the piping that's 20% + 35% * 60% = 41%. That seems extremely high though, so it seems wrong to me. That would match some of the most expensive solar panels used for satellites.

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JackD4wkins t1_jdyyu13 wrote

Crispr has been demonstrates to act at cancer causing mutation locations. Target selection is vital to success and require targeting multiple different mutations simultaneously.

Bad targeting has been rare and inconsequential in the context of current treatment side effects i.e. chemo and radiation.

Crispr can by used more than once to mop ip stragglers.

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agent_wolfe t1_jdywqpa wrote

I guess I’m doing a little to help the environment. WFH saves on gas pollution. I don’t drive much. I’m averaging 2 flights every 9 years. My phone is at least 5 or 6 years old. I’m 2 generations behind on Xbox. I haven’t bought a shirt since the month the pandemic started. And I barely use Amazon.

But yeah, I do like fruit & veggies that don’t grow here. And I eat meat. And there’s so much waste from manufactured products. I’m not too conscientious about companies or working to save the environment. I guess I’m just neutralish.

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dickinsauce t1_jdywirv wrote

No it’s literally not. You can believe and hope it is all you want, but unfortunately it is not. And just because it is paid for by governments in other countries does not mean that it is a “right” there either.

The American system is hugely broken and needs an overhaul. But to believe because you are born you are entitled to other humans caring for/mending you is asinine.

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