Maybe the devs were debating whether it’s possible for a simulated sentient intelligence to figure out it’s in a simulation. What if there was a bet, and the only way to prove other dev wrong was to actually build the simulation and let it run its course. I mean, it’s just a quick little experiment about a single universe in 3D space with linear time.

I never thought of that. Thanks for the clarification.

That’s a fun problem, if you enjoy recreational mathematics. However, if you need to deal with this nonsense on a daily basis, it get’s old pretty fast.

Wasn’t AI supposed to make everyone unemployed by now? Something doesn’t add up.

Thanks for the interesting summary.

It really is true what they say. Post something wrong, and soon enough someone will correct you. Maybe you could even think of this as a clever way of crafting an effective question.

Oh, yeah, the pounds, shillings and pence system was just epic. One pound (money, not weight) is 20 shillings (because why not), and one shilling is 12 pence (just for maximum confusion). In order to use measurements or money, you need to memorize a bunch of arbitrary conversion factors, which was obviously loved by everyone.

A quality shower thought requires a constant water flow to sound convincing in your head. It falls apart the second you turn the water off.

Many African countries are already implementing this system, and with great success, you could argue. Well… as far as the amount is bloodshed and bodycount are concerned. I mean, if someone thought of killing another person, it must have been for a valid reason, right? Obviously, the evil ones are the first to go in a situation like that.

So… guns for everyone?

There should be some sort of justice system for deciding these matters.

If we allow people to kill when they think it’s justified, we’re going to have pure chaos in our hands. If you want to watch the world burn, this is how you do it.

Journalists have one job: produce revenue one way or another. Informing the public of factual or fictional events is a byproduct of running this business.

LOL. Sneaky move.

Getting banned doesn’t really have the same impact. In both cases, you can still register with a new email, but on Lemmy, you can also choose a different instance.

Using a 100% de-googled Android would be best, but it comes with some serious compromise, so this option isn’t for everyone. The second best options are also pretty good and quite practical in comparison.

It really depends on your situation and the kinds of threats you’re trying to mitigate. If you need to have a spyTV, spyPhone, a spyPad or something similar in your life, using DNS filtering may be an appealing option. Ideally, you would have zero iOS or Android devices in your household, but life isn’t ideal.

How about a NextDNS subscription? You can use that to filter out a bunch of creepy tracking, ads and other stuff. Ideally, you would only use devices and software that don’t do any creepy stuff, but the world is what it is, so using a custom DNS is a good idea.

You’re welcome.

That’s the best argument she could come up with? Well, good luck with that.

That is also true, but where’s the real world value you create by spending money on stocks? Does it bring any benefit to anyone other than you?

A similar setup can also be seen in the ownership of apartments buildings. You can have a limited liability company that manages major renovations and other expenses that concern the building as a whole. The idea is that you own shares in that company, which gives you the right to live in a specific apartment. In practice, you can still treat the inside as if you owned everything, although technically everything is still owned cooperatively.