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At last I've got her number! #picaTheCat

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ID Number: 4367
Creature Name: Internet Finance Scam Cat
Description: A small cute cat that swindles you over the internet.

While most interactions with the creature occur online, it is possible for one to live in your home. Will sap body heat from lap, empty bank accounts.

("Everybody else" is right here on the planet with us.)

they have this thing called the “Fermi paradox.”
They get all sad and mournful about “where is everybody else in the universe?” and it’s hilarious because it’s impossible for me to imagine any of us ever been that way: but that’s just how isolated they are: they have no idea they aren’t alone and they have no idea what a blessing that is.

why does the building turn on the boiler right when we leave for work and then turn it off when we get home?

Isn’t the night the coldest time of the day

@leighms

I would call it "Computer Arts" as I think it's always been more arts than science.

@martinvermeer

No. That's too specific to just one system.

@davidnjoku

The have inflated the prices but the people working doing the delivery seem to be doing worse than ever and making less. The restaurants also seem to not benefit at all. The apps are kind of scummy in this way and make small restaurants feel like they have no choice but to sign up.

But if you go to them directly you find out just how much Uber is taking of that high price.

@davidnjoku

I order food online two or three times a week but I never get it delivered. It costs too much. All of the places that I could order from are within 20min walking distance or less and since I need more exercise I just walk over and pick it up.

Before Door Dash and Uber Eats took over I'd order delivery often. It only cost a little more.

But they have inflated the prices so much it's absurd. $40 vs $20 for a meal to be shared by two people.

The concept and philosophy of the liberal arts education is the (I think) sensible idea that everyone* should know a little about the 'greatest hits' of human knowledge.

Obviously what is considered a 'greatest hit' could be contentious. Should everyone read Shakespeare? Does everyone need to know a little algebra? Should everyone be able to read? Should everyone be able to critique art?

2/

*Sometimes this is contracted to only include the ruling class. I see no reason to do this.

I believe that Computer Science has a place in "The Liberal Arts Education"-- that is I think an understanding of how computers are made, programming and algorithms should be a part of what a "well educated" person knows regardless of their particular area of focus.

This is not the case at present and one can be considered "well educated" a know nothing about computers.

1/

@Bubotomy

According to the wikipedia the Mediterranean Sea has an average depth of 1,500 m (4,900 ft) and surface area, 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi)

So 3,750,000 cubic km

Now the average depth of the sand in the Sahara is much less easy to pinpoint. I have found 16ft but also 110ft. I don't think anyone knows.

But the Wikipedia has the surface area at 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi)

So 147,200 to 1,012,000 cubic km

I think the sea wins by virtue of depth.

@timtfj @josh0

Wow.

@Bfordham

I have a worse one. But first I want to say something. I hate it when people say “no pun intended” be intentional with your puns! Be proud.

Anyway.

I entered a pun contest online one time. I submitted ten puns under different names so I could stand a better chance of winning.

I thought it was a lock! One pun *had* to win. Sadly no pun in ten did.

@josh0

They get so mad at my puns.

But they also save up ants puns for me so there is a bright side.

... named Lace a lot.

**waggles eyebrows**

**Shuffles out sideways with cane.**

#iamweak #puns

"Lance" isn't a very common name in our time but in medieval times there were people ...

I can't. It is too horrible. It is wrong.

@electropict

Someone suggested writing parallel scenarios that raise the same issues, but without LLMs involved.

I think this is also a good exercise.

In theory ethics don't really change, or they change much more slowly than technology.

@apophis @graydon @moz @epicdemiologist

now that you mention it...

@moz @graydon @mediaevalfishsandwich @epicdemiologist

The only kind of "necro thread" I find annoying is when something gets boosted and the author isn't around to respond or even seemingly notice the replies.

Then it just feels like an attention mill tactic.