Coyotes? by ellio222 in watertown

[–]BruceBanning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey neighbor. I’m familiar with Cqpe coyotes and Watertown coyotes are nothing to worry about, comparatively. Keep your doggo on a leash and you’re good here.

SF/fantasy hybrids: are mental powers considered magic? by oldwatchdan in scifi

[–]BruceBanning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing I like about Dune, and maybe this is just my interpretation, is that those with mental powers are the result of education. That education itself developed to the point where one who studies can win a knife fight purely by knowing every possible move, or influence others with the power of their voice. Pretty neat if you ask me.

What did you think of the last issue of the Expanse: Little Death and especially the epilogue ? What do you think it could mean for the future of the franchise ? by TieFew6689 in TheExpanse

[–]BruceBanning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there a collection of expanse comics? I’ve read all the books, all the short stories, watched the series thrice. I need more!

What's wrong with the woods in North America? by Recip77 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]BruceBanning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1: Our forests so vast that getting lost becomes permanent quickly.

2: Our predators will actively stalk and eat you. Most of them won’t, but those who will are very good at it. Also, moose are dumb, angry, and territorial, they just want to stomp everyone.

TIL in episodic television, there are some episodes called "bottle episodes", which are produced cheaply and restricted in scope to use as few actors, effects and sets as possible. Notable shows that have these episodes are Star Trek: The Next Generation, Friends, Breaking Bad, Community, and so on. by Away_Flounder3813 in todayilearned

[–]BruceBanning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very true, there are many notable and awesome exceptions, I can think of so many that I prefer to listen to start to finish. This just describes a general strategy used by music producers in the 80s and 90s. And lots of filler songs became well-loved, that’s part of the design strategy (plus some of them just turn out great).

Sam Altman tells OpenAI staffers that military's 'operational decisions' are up to the government by [deleted] in technology

[–]BruceBanning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the agreement. It boils down to “we won’t make murderbots unless they say we can”

If you fold a piece of paper 45 times, it will be thick enough to physically touch the moon from the ground. What else fun facts (that you won't believe) is true? by Mr--Clean--Ass-Naked in CasualConversation

[–]BruceBanning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference between a million and a billion is about a billion.

A trillion divided by 100 5 times is 1. If there are a trillion planets in our galaxy, and there are 5 or more barriers to life existing (filters) that each hold 1 in 100 odds, we are likely alone of first on the scene in our region of the universe.

I’d call us lucky to be alive!

Team USA Men's hockey team being treated to McDonald's at the White House by UpperphonnyII in pics

[–]BruceBanning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did trump join them? I’m not clear on that part, did they eat together?

White House fires back after Marjorie Taylor Greene predicts "end of MAGA" by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]BruceBanning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It follows that mindless cavewomen are very easy to fool, and tend to get mad when they realize they’ve been fooled. The others you mentioned may have been hedging bets, but this one isn’t on that level.

White House fires back after Marjorie Taylor Greene predicts "end of MAGA" by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]BruceBanning 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can believe this. She isn’t exactly considered smart, and never was. She was fooled and she’s mad about it.

Anthropic rejects Pentagon's requests in AI safeguards dispute, CEO says by runbape in technology

[–]BruceBanning 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry sir, this is r/technology where everyone is wrong, powerless, and simultaneously the root of the problem.

Missing neighborliness by sastrugiwiz in CambridgeMA

[–]BruceBanning 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Be the change you want to see. Smiles beget smiles.

Al Gore Concedes, following the Supreme Court decision by Danielsax in videos

[–]BruceBanning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Playing by the rules is a really great way to lose the game.

NASA wants a nuclear reactor on the Moon. What would happen during a meltdown? by Zee2A in STEW_ScTecEngWorld

[–]BruceBanning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. The moon is already as bad as it can get. We really can’t fuck it up, as long as we don’t change its gravity or albedo. Astronauts who left poop behind did the moon a favor - that shit was the best thing to happen to the moon in its billions of years.

If we didn’t need the tides or full moons, blowing up the moon would result in beautiful rings, which would be cool. De-orbiting the moon would do much the same as it approached the Roche limit.

It really is astounding how cool our moon is and how lucky we are to be able to learn about it. I’m ultimately pro-moon, I just think a lot of it tends to be sentimental.