UlteriorCulture t1_j6047sq wrote on January 26, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Reply to comment by JJthirteen in A large asteroid can hit Earth, obliterate all life, end all human beings' suffering, and the universe wouldn't notice. by Wrathofserenity

We are one of the few parts that do

UlteriorCulture t1_j2cfs33 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:21 AM

Reply to You punch someone *in* the face but slap someone *on* the face by VisibleEntry4

Prepositions can shift over time. Consider the increasing prevalence of "on accident" in contrast to "by accident".

UlteriorCulture t1_j281abk wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:34 AM

Reply to comment by The_Sauce106 in The brain has a frame rate by The_Sauce106

For now. After that recursive self-improvement.

UlteriorCulture t1_j27wx9g wrote on December 30, 2022 at 7:38 AM

Reply to comment by The_Frostweaver in The brain has a frame rate by The_Sauce106

Even an AI that is not superhuman but operates at the same level as a human will run circles around us. We are only bright in short bursts, heck we aren't even conscious for large chunks of time. A human level AI, grinding away, consistently checking its work, for evey second of the day will leave us in the dust. Let alone several cooperating in parallel.

UlteriorCulture t1_iychsmy wrote on November 30, 2022 at 11:17 AM

Reply to comment by TheRealOneTwo in Our kids will see windows 7 the same way we saw Windows xp when we were young by MikeL1412

I only discovered UNIX (various open source BSDs at work) in my 20s (well into the Windows Era) but really do appreciate its design.

UlteriorCulture t1_iycecte wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:28 AM

Reply to Our kids will see windows 7 the same way we saw Windows xp when we were young by MikeL1412

This post seems to be for a very specific age group. I grew up with DOS and there are people on reddit who used punch-cards.

UlteriorCulture t1_iy8mv30 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Reply to comment by PhysicsLord007 in Dogs fall in love with their kidnappers. by Major-Week428

Where are my testicles Summer?

UlteriorCulture t1_iv11sj7 wrote on November 4, 2022 at 2:15 PM

Reply to comment by DrDirtPhD in Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA? by nodeciapalabras

Ah okay thanks that makes sense

UlteriorCulture t1_iv0lohl wrote on November 4, 2022 at 12:07 PM

Reply to comment by scottish_beekeeper in Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA? by nodeciapalabras

Forgive my ignorance but is it not possible that there just wasn't a difference between Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA and H. Sapiens mitochondrial DNA? If it is passed along unchanged except for mutations is it possible there simply hadn't been any changes since our last common ancestor?