absGeekNZ

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[–] absGeekNZ 8 points 2 months ago

One option...lean in, HARD! Dial the crazy up to 11..... One up every point she makes, every single time.

[–] absGeekNZ 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You don't even need external drivers. Reading Stoic philosophy, and abiding by the teachings will get you there also.

[–] absGeekNZ 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Your argument is circular.

In your view, determinism requires impossible perfect knowledge. It only seems probabilistic, because we can't do the impossible.

This is also not a technology problem. These are not limits we can overcome.

[–] absGeekNZ 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

If you are really interested, look into the uncertainty principle.

At this point in science we are as convinced as is possible to be; that the universe is probabilistic in nature.

[–] absGeekNZ 0 points 2 months ago (6 children)

But we know for sure that the universe is not deterministic.

From a fundamental level, it is probabilistic.

Simple experiments can show this chaotic action.
Take for example the dripping tap experiment. The time for next drop cannot be predicted by knowing the timing of the previous drops!
This is not a random process, there is a pattern, but it is also clearly not deterministic.

[–] absGeekNZ 1 points 2 months ago

He's ideas were interesting.

But practically, he didn't have a method to transport power without wires.

Yes, running wires is difficult. But trying to transmit power is staggeringly inefficient.

[–] absGeekNZ 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There is a massive profit motive, especially for trucking companies.

When there is enough money tho be made, it will be implemented.

[–] absGeekNZ 2 points 2 months ago

That may not be the way.

But don't forget, all advances are cumulative.

[–] absGeekNZ 2 points 2 months ago

The same way we do.

Slow down; drive by feel; look to the sides for trees, sign posts, other markers, knowing the roads.

[–] absGeekNZ 7 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Self driving cars.

We are on the early stages currently; ignore what Tesla/musk says; in 10 - 20 years full level 5 autonomy will be common place.

In the 80's the Cray 1 supercomputer was made, now I have so much more computer power in my pocket its frankly ridiculous. And it's runs on milliwatts rather than kilowatts.

[–] absGeekNZ 4 points 2 months ago

I came here to say this, well played.

[–] absGeekNZ 2 points 2 months ago

I think they were referring to a different Linus

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