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Do you think that permabanning is harsh? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Now why would an account created 1 hour ago be asking something like this?

What house or town theme from video games would you be cool with listening to in that space forever? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm a big Phendrana Drifts fan, myself.

What house or town theme from video games would you be cool with listening to in that space forever? in c/[email protected]
TIL what a fatberg is in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Huh, I know I used to watch Mr Rogers when I was real little, but I have few memories from that far back. But I also, to this day, get uncomfortable putting my fingers or toes near drains.

I need to hear this song. Maybe it'll trigger some latent memory and unlock some long-forgotten trauma.

Edit: Found it, no memories unlocked. :(

https://youtu.be/0-uoX3m7iHQ

TIL what a fatberg is in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Man, I'm an idiot. I dunno why I forgot for a moment that other drains exist lol. That makes sense, thanks!

TIL what a fatberg is in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (8 children)

How are fats, oils, and grease getting into the sewer system, though? Are there enough of those materials left in our poop to conglomerate like that? Or are those from industrial users on the sewer system?

Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago

For generative AI, yes.

For those who work at night... Do you have any problems to falling asleep and waking well rested during the day? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I had to get a sleep mask because I can't put up blackout curtains in my apartment. Works well enough for me. But also, I'm pretty sure I've got a mutation on my DEC2 gene, because I only sleep 4-5 hours a night (or day, technically) and feel just fine, so I'm not sure if that helps or hinders my abilities during my waking hours.

Temporary rule added: no US politics in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 days ago

That's not what I asked.

Temporary rule added: no US politics in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago

That's a bad take. The mods made the choice to moderate a general-purpose community in the first place. If they want a more narrowly-focused community, they should make one.

Temporary rule added: no US politics in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Nobody was doing that here, though. Have you even seen this community? It's super inactive to begin with.

Temporary rule added: no US politics in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

How does that disqualify US political questions from being posted here, then?

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TIL that some Shinto mythology refers to October as "the month without gods", as this is the time the gods take to gather at Izumo Shrine and check in with each other on the state of the world. (mastodon.social)
 

😇👋A MONTH OF NO GODS🧳⛩️

There is a quaint belief that in the 10th month the gods of Japan congregate for a great gathering to discuss matchmaking at Izumo-taisha (出雲大社) in Shimane Prefecture.

Only hard-of-hearing Ebisu and the Sun Goddess miss this annual pilgrimage.

Further reading:

In the tenth month of the traditional lunar calendar, a festival is held to welcome all the gods to Izumo Grand Shrine. It is believed that the gods convene at Izumo Shrine in October to discuss the coming year's marriages, deaths, and births. For this reason, people around the Izumo area call October kamiarizuki ("the month with gods"), but the rest of Japan calls October Kannazuki ("the month without gods").

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izumo-taisha

@camelliakyoto is a great account to follow on Mastodon for historical Japanese culture.

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TIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding it (en.wikipedia.org)
 

Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to torture anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to incentivize said advancement.It originated in a 2010 post at discussion board LessWrong, a technical forum focused on analytical rational enquiry. The thought experiment's name derives from the poster of the article (Roko) and the basilisk, a mythical creature capable of destroying enemies with its stare.

While the theory was initially dismissed as nothing but conjecture or speculation by many LessWrong users, LessWrong co-founder Eliezer Yudkowsky reported users who panicked upon reading the theory, due to its stipulation that knowing about the theory and its basilisk made one vulnerable to the basilisk itself. This led to discussion of the basilisk on the site being banned for five years. However, these reports were later dismissed as being exaggerations or inconsequential, and the theory itself was dismissed as nonsense, including by Yudkowsky himself. Even after the post's discreditation, it is still used as an example of principles such as Bayesian probability and implicit religion. It is also regarded as a simplified, derivative version of Pascal's wager.

Found out about this after stumbling upon this Kyle Hill video on the subject. It reminds me a little bit of "The Game".

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These notifications are bundled together for some reason. So if I want to be notified when my subscriptions renew themselves, I have to also be notified of random games going on sale, too. (fedia.io)
 
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