NeatNit

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[โ€“] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think so, but if I'm honest, there's a chance I'm just imagining it ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 83 points 4 days ago (8 children)

I'm pretty sure that generally some particles break off from either side whenever you cut something in half. When I cut paper with scissors I get a distinct smell, that's clearly paper particles that have escaped into the air. Under the right conditions you may even see some dust.

When using a saw it is very explicitly removing material to create a gap between the two sides. You can see this clearly in a lot of woodworking videos on YouTube. For other tools like a knife, it's not as obvious, but I still think some material will inevitably be lost no matter what you do.

Maybe some extremely specialized nano-scale methods can cut things without losing material, but I doubt that's something you can do on an everyday life scale.

Disclaimer: I'm not an expert and I did 0 research, just giving my opinion and personal knowledge (which may be wrong).

[โ€“] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 days ago (5 children)

(Random thoughts, I'm clueless about this subject, it's safer to assume I'm wrong about everything)

USA is an obvious first choice for many. I imagine other developed countries in the Americas will be hotspots too. The big question is which countries would accept mass influxes of European refugees.

I wonder if enough could flee to Africa, and bring some substantial wealth with them... Would that actually help Africa catch up to the developed world? Or would it instead just be new colonialism?

Of course Africa is huge, diverse and messy, so that's a very vague answer/question.

[โ€“] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 57 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Sometimes all kids need is a scientifically literate adult to explain precisely why their fear isn't possible.

[โ€“] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

When they say how much a heart weighs, does that include the weight of all the blood inside it? That doesn't seem appropriate because the blood isn't part of the heart, it's actively being pumped through it.

If the blood is not included, then holy crap how is it 5 kg?

[โ€“] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Looks like normal body temperature in Celsius. it's probably holding the last measurement, presumably from under someone's tongue.

[โ€“] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Looks like normal body temperature in Celsius. it's probably holding the last measurement, presumably from under someone's tongue.

[โ€“] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Everything else looks pretty real to me that that's a sign this might be AI

Up to you if this counts because no one was hurt. I regularly go to therapy and it's in a hospital. At the entrance there is a guard station and they ask anyone who enters where they're going and whatnot. I find this pretty stressful, as I don't like sharing private information like that. Sometimes I give answers that are a little evasive, like "treatment".

One time apparently he was a bit suspicious of me so he told me to told me to step aside as he let other people in. I was already late so this really stressed me out, there were like 6 people behind me and it felt like an eternity. It felt like such bullshit. So when I saw an opportunity I just tried to sprint through.

But dang, that guy knows how to do his job. He caught me and physically held be back like I was nothing. (And honestly I kind of am nothing, I don't exercise or anything). I might as well have tried to run through a wall. That was that, no hitting or anything. Eventually another guard came and cleared me to go inside.

As I said, I wasn't hurt and I don't think he was either, but it still was a physical altercation IMO. For what is worth, I was never angry at him as an individual, he was doing his job.. It's the policy that I'm angry about. It's a freaking hospital, about half the reasons you go there are reasons you don't want to say aloud. It's a dumb policy.