Recent comments in /f/Futurology
Thunder_Burt OP t1_je31v7h wrote
Reply to comment by AtomGalaxy in Algae Farms for Carbon Capture by Thunder_Burt
I dont think wood biomass sequestration can reach the scale we need to remove significant amounts of CO2 compared to algae. Wood also releases carbon dioxide as it decomposes over time, it would need to be pyrolyzed for a more long term form of sequestration.
Thunder_Burt OP t1_je30uj3 wrote
Reply to comment by Surur in Algae Farms for Carbon Capture by Thunder_Burt
I'm gonna have to start using GPT more lol. I'd say the first point of being expensive and complex applies to any climate change solution so its more a matter of relative complexity and cost. Number 2 makes sense, the used water from the algal bloom would still have to go back to the water treatment system, but it might be easier to clean since it no longer contains nitrates and phosphates. I'm not sure if 3 would matter since we wouldn't have any other aquatic life existing in the bloom. 4 was surprising to me, I didnt know algae could release methane and nitrous oxide, that would definitely have to be avoided.
AchillesOnAMountain t1_je30s0y wrote
Here is the thing with powerful technology and powerful people. They all require underlings, maintenance, assistants, janitors...
Such a powerful secret wouldn't remain a secret for long. Especially if it was being used/hoarded maliciously.
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InfinityScientist OP t1_je2zokb wrote
Reply to comment by Aeromarine_eng in What science and technology should be here already (2023) but isn’t? by InfinityScientist
Awesome. Thanks for the link!
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phine-phurniture t1_je2z23i wrote
Reply to Unmasking Fear and Greed: The Real Reason We Disagree About the Future by Galactus_Jones762
Both and all sides are too far removed from the actual point of contact with reality.
We used to have traditions that were built on observations of nature over time. (no not perfect but we had an understanding that allowed for putting land fallow)
Now we have assumtions (economics... ) that drive our ships and rowboats of state city and household thru deep turbulent waters in which there be monsters.
success is defined by money and toys.
AtomGalaxy t1_je2z1ou wrote
Reply to comment by TarTarkus1 in What science and technology should be here already (2023) but isn’t? by InfinityScientist
I feel like it’s a rubber band that’s been stretched with potential energy, except that it’s the potential for innovation in the space industry. We’ve got so many converging technologies that will snowball and lead to new self-reinforcing industry. Think of how valuable a 3D-printed cloned organ would be that could only be grown in micro gravity. Inflatable space habitats will definitely be a thing. Automation and self-multiplying robots will be a thing on the moon.
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Shiningc OP t1_je2xtab wrote
Reply to comment by isleepinahammock in Would a corporation realistically release an AGI to the public? by Shiningc
It would be equivalent to selling Henry Ford, the guy who came up with the car.
klaveruhh t1_je2wtjr wrote
Reply to comment by Pikkornator in How will we feed 10 billion people by 2050? Ask the Netherlands. by filosoful
No it didn't, i had to google it. I don't know how that plan is going but investing into infra and environment seems like the opposite of BBB.
ShockMonkey2001 t1_je2weib wrote
According to another recently posted article the world population is decreasing. Would this mean the Netherlands is solving a problem that doesn't exist?
bowingmonk t1_je2uzc8 wrote
Reply to comment by Inevitable_Syrup777 in Technology Addiction Has Created a Self-Help Trap by HorrorCharacter5127
Which chatbot are you using?
FuturologyBot t1_je2urhh wrote
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gvsteve t1_je2u4rq wrote
General purpose housekeeping robots. Something that can roam around, picking up laundry and putting it in a hamper, then loading it into the washer and dryer, loading and unloading the dishwasher, picking up and wiping countertops, general organizing.
We got robot vacuum cleaners and things paused after that.
zoxxian t1_je2u0gm wrote
Reply to Degrees of the future by dustysaxophone
Abstraction is king. Math, applied math, statistics, physics and theoretical CS majors will be designing the AIs that the rest of us serve/interface with for some time to come.
AtomGalaxy t1_je2twxb wrote
Reply to comment by Thunder_Burt in Algae Farms for Carbon Capture by Thunder_Burt
Sure, but if we don’t need all the land we’re currently using for parking, we can build a lot of new infill mixed-use housing that’s built of fast growth biomass materials (compressed laminated timber, bamboo, pine, hemp) that are all sequestering carbon while lowering the average person’s carbon footprint. Figure out mass adoption of plant, fermented, or lab-grown protein, and we’re well on our way to tackling climate change.
I figure this buys us enough time to get to orbital solar-based energy with panels made largely from materials mined on the moon.
LearnToStrafe t1_je2twsx wrote
Reply to An ESA advisory committee has recommended Europe should independently develop its own space station when the ISS retires, and develop its own lunar base independently of NASA's Artemis plans. by lughnasadh
They realize that they need to get to said space station on their own right?
Pikkornator t1_je2ts7y wrote
The farmers are getting handles with so much disrespect here in the netherlands and to be honest i think its time to leave the EU
Pikkornator t1_je2tnad wrote
Reply to comment by klaveruhh in How will we feed 10 billion people by 2050? Ask the Netherlands. by filosoful
yes, that party is the biggest scam yet but wait until they find out tho...... Doesn't BBB remind you of something? Boer Burger Beweging? Build Back Better?
TheRappingSquid OP t1_je2tfeh wrote
Reply to comment by Ohigetjokes in Printed organs becoming more useful than bio ones by TheRappingSquid
Well I'm 20, so assuming I don't get hit by a bus or falling space debris or some shit I'll keep this in mind
nybbleth t1_je2tf6s wrote
Reply to comment by Trout_Shark in Would a corporation realistically release an AGI to the public? by Shiningc
The three laws don't really work, though; on multiple levels. They're far too simplistic and ambiguous, and effectively impossible to implement in a way that AI could consistently follow.
MindSpecter t1_je2sle1 wrote
Reply to comment by Tripwir62 in Does ChatGPT have a sense of humor? by Tripwir62
That's an excellent question! I think it's worth clarifying since people tend to anthropomorphize AI and assume they are seeing a more human process than what is really going on.
We saw this a little with Siri and Google assistant being able to tell jokes and people saying "Siri has a great sense of humor." But really it is just running some preset jokes when asked.
With Chat GPT, it's looking over a bunch of text data and the algorithm is drawing words together based on patterns it has recognized. It will even type out laughter and respond like a human would. The illusion is rather convincing, but it is not processing the joke, internally reacting to it with a sense of laughter, and then expressing an emotion. It's just generating text that it predicts is appropriate for the situation based on its trained data set.
Saying "it can smell" or "it has a sense of humor" ascribes a level of experience that the system does not possess.
dickinsauce t1_je31w2j wrote
Reply to comment by Gubekochi in Printed organs becoming more useful than bio ones by TheRappingSquid
Lmao, did you intentionally use the the meme format of “you may not like it but this is what peak ____ looks like?” Cause If yes, very funny. If not, then you may have the brain worms.
Please find me a constitution with healthcare as a “right”. I just looked and couldn’t find one. I’m sure you will provide me a list of countries that provide free healthcare, which again does not mean it’s a right.