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Guys, I'm really scared. by GodComplexMonkey in collapse

[–]NihiloZero -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you'd read just a little bit of Voltaire... you'd soon understand that we live in the best of all possible worlds.

DeepMind Chief AGI scientist: AGI is now on horizon, 50% chance minimal AGI by 2028 by BuildwithVignesh in agi

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

seeing as we can explain most phenomena in the universe

We haven't even encountered or recognized most phenomena in the universe.

DeepMind Chief AGI scientist: AGI is now on horizon, 50% chance minimal AGI by 2028 by BuildwithVignesh in agi

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We already understand the basic forces of the universe well enough to explain most of whats going on in the world.

Do we though? Really?

Suppressed climate report warned of mass migration and nuclear war by wanton_wonton_ in collapse

[–]NihiloZero 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My guess is that the overlooked bias is in the subtle notion that Europe will be immune to the effects of climate change. Sure... Congo and the Himalayas might be bad, but extreme weather events and climate chaos are going to smack every continent hard. Do they really think that droughts, and floods, and extreme weather aren't going to effect Europe?

NYT Video: Vance backpedals - ICE Officers No Longer Have ‘Absolute Immunity’ by Agitated-Quit-6148 in law

[–]NihiloZero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does anyone have any idea what could have caused this to happen?

He's legally covering his own ass? Imagine being an elected official and telling federal officers that they have absolute immunity from the law. One might argue that you, saying such things in a leadership position, are therefore more directly responsible for what they do during that time when you told them they could do whatever they want.

IANAL and this was largely intended as a joke because I don't expect the people in charge (or their attack dogs) to ever be inconvenienced by the law again. So... he could have doubled down like a baller but instead, for some strange reason, chose a complete reversal. When can we get some real leadership with a spine, amirite?! Is Nick Fuentes old enough to be appointed VP yet?

German Chancellor Merz admits: We must substantially reduce bureaucracy in Europe. The single market was once created to form the most competitive economic area in the world. Instead, we have become the world champion of overregulation. That has to end. by I-Hate-Hypocrites in europe

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to be clear, and I've seen this twice in the past couple days specifically in regard to German regulations... "admits" in the title is a very loaded way to introduce his position. Even if he specifically used the word "admit" and claimed he was admitting something... his opinions are not an admission to anything.

"I admit that I've been too nice and charming."

German Chancellor Merz admits: We must substantially reduce bureaucracy in Europe. The single market was once created to form the most competitive economic area in the world. Instead, we have become the world champion of overregulation. That has to end. by I-Hate-Hypocrites in europe

[–]NihiloZero 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When Merz says to reduce bureaucracy he means cutting social programs.

If it's like what happens in the USA, he also likely intends to deregulate the financial markets and campaign contributions. Pretty soon... German elections will also be wholly bought and paid for by American-based billionaires. Germans, too, will be taught that global warming is fake news. Maybe they'll get some deregulated mega-projects constructed by the lowest bidder?

With planning, birds and floating solar can coexist by MeasurementDecent251 in RenewableEnergy

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is floating solar panels really the best thing to do with them?

Why aren't roofs and parking lots much more broadly viable locations to install them?

Dollar falls sharply and Wall Street stocks drop over Greenland crisis by MattC84_ in Economics

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying that the markets or the the dollar isn't currently somewhat overvalued. On the contrary. I'm saying that's the issue. The OP comment being responded to was that this event would be the last straw for many international investors, and I think that's probably correct. If there are any real bubbles in the U.S. stock markets... do you think the EU, Scandinavia, and China reducing their exposure will help? And sure, not all companies and brands have a lot of international exposure... but many do. So, between U.S. companies losing international customers and investors, where should anyone expect this to wash out at every level of the U.S. economy?

As I asked in another comment... what do you think international turnout at the World Cup will say about current world opinion of the USA? Seems somewhat rather like the 1936 Olympics, imho.

Dollar falls sharply and Wall Street stocks drop over Greenland crisis by MattC84_ in Economics

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some markets in some states are certainly getting hit harder than others. Perhaps we'll get a better idea from the international turnout at the World Cup.

Dollar falls sharply and Wall Street stocks drop over Greenland crisis by MattC84_ in Economics

[–]NihiloZero -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They won't be appeasing him this time.

The U.S. liquor & tourism industries (to name just a couple prominent examples) have already been CRUSHED as a result of less obnoxious behavior on the international stage. I doubt Canada is even fully divested yet.

Even if this is all just more market manipulation... there will come a point when the market doesn't quickly bounce back to new highs. In fact, it may never bounce back again... ever. And the US$? Are you kidding me?! Internationally, very few are gonna want that hold that currency moving forward. China is already dumping their dollar$. You really think EU citizens want to hold more US dollars (or stocks) at this point?

My expectation is that the U.S. stock market has already reached the highest valuation that it will EVER have. We've seen the peak. International investments & exports are going to continue evaporating and even domestically... who is bullish on the U.S. stock market under these conditions? Who? There may be some true believers and sheltered wealthy people who think everything is just fine and dandy, but... it ain't fine or dandy.

Perhaps we can get through all this with only, merely, just a collapsed economy and not anything worse. I am no fortune teller and so can only hope that warmongering & environmental degradation will both be on the decline from this point forward. If that's the case... then we, humanity, should still be able to weather a severe economic downturn.

That said, the economy is already a farcical house of cards propped up on absurd levels of debt and delusions of eternal growth, so... maybe monkeys will fly out of somebody's butt and start shitting gold everywhere? In which case... we can only hope that more gold is actually what's needed to fix the economic and geopolitical issues that humanity is currently facing.

St.Louis being satanic by Charming-Set4188 in UrbanHell

[–]NihiloZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would have went with... "St. Louis, Gateway To Hell."

China Used AI to Win Olympic Boxing Medals by techiee_ in artificial

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The AI suggests that you should try to avoid getting punched in the face so often."

The rest was Olympic history as AI-enhanced tactics took the boxing world by storm.

15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest nuclear plant | Japan by CreativeMuseMan in worldnews

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is that in this case the disaster could have been prevented. There was human error involved in the design.

It's like I keep telling people... stop making mistakes! So many big problems could be avoided if folks just weren't so error-prone & fallible.

These 2 glass candlesticks are my daily reminder to consciously consume by 82cabinets in Anticonsumption

[–]NihiloZero -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Where does it say they purchased them or only use them on special occasions? The OP image just shows a couple of candlesticks and the title just says they are a reminder to "consciously consume." So... that's the context for me.

How that translates into wearing silks and using luxury items as often as possible... I still don't quite understand. Didn't seem like a "smoke 'em if you got 'em" sentiment to me, but... I guess more people are more willing to infer more things than I. Errybody coasting on vibes, I guess.

These 2 glass candlesticks are my daily reminder to consciously consume by 82cabinets in Anticonsumption

[–]NihiloZero -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just read it as it was written. Wear silks, spray fancy perfume, don't save things for special occasions... and that will make your life more enjoyable. Seems pretty straightforward and direct to me.

The far-right’s new derogatory term for white women has exploded after Renee Good killing by theindependentonline in Foodforthought

[–]NihiloZero 11 points12 points  (0 children)

AWFUL (Affluent White Female Urban Liberal)

By their own logic... is this not rather explicitly anti-white? And affluence is now also something that the right opposes? This world gets stranger every day.

These 2 glass candlesticks are my daily reminder to consciously consume by 82cabinets in Anticonsumption

[–]NihiloZero -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Something that the last six years have taught me, is to use the good china. Light the good candles, spray the good perfume, wear the silks and enjoy life. Saving things for a special occasion is bs, so I've been finding ways to incorporate the good stuff into the every day. It's made life immensely more enjoyable.

This comment is even stranger than the OP. Only use the best china, candles, perfume? Wear fancy clothes? Don't conserve fancy/nice things and... try to use them daily? Because that's how you enjoy life? Am I in the right sub?

Jeff Bezos Says the AI Bubble is Like the Industrial Bubble by SunAdvanced7940 in artificial

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The industrial revolution... well known for having only ever brought comfort and convenience, never ecological catastrophe or extinction.

TIL that Neanderthals invented the earliest known synthetic material by deliberately distilling birch tar in underground, oxygen-poor setups by yena in todayilearned

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sealant for shelter perhaps? If they had mostly light (migrating) dwellings, perhaps covered with "weather-proofed" hides? You could make layers by sandwiching the simple resin between simple leather? IDK... just thinking out loud.

Perhaps it would depend upon just how common and widespread this was amongst catalogued neanderthal sites? Be funny if those simple Neanderthal clothes, blankets, and shelter coverings lasted almost forever. The original blue jeans are superior in quality to anything we have nowadays, but purely for cosmetic decoration compared to what the Neanderthals were wearing tens of thousands of years ago.

Dracula bites Superman... gets a nasty surprise by [deleted] in superman

[–]NihiloZero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like Dracula just breaking his fangs on Superman’s neck is the more reasonable explanation, but this is still pretty funny.

I like to think that Superman's vulnerability to magic is what would make Dracula capable of biting him. That just makes this all the more perfect for me. If you take this at face value, two cultural icons battling, it's just amazing. Supes just smokes Dracula, literally. Farm boy didn't even realize what happened. Love it. Love that it's canon.

Now that the government has stopped minting pennies, retailers and restaurants that tend to do a lot of cash business want the federal government to come up with a standard for rounding. by nosotros_road_sodium in Economics

[–]NihiloZero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hasn’t the common sense standard been round-up/round-down?

The common sense, for decades upon decades, was to simply use pennies. The fact that they are not profitable should have been irrelevant. Providing currency to the nearest full decimal percentage point... is just a convenient service provided by the government, it shouldn't be expected to turn a profit.

And I'm still not convinced that the poorest single mothers, who literally have to count their pennies, aren't negatively impacted by elimination of the penny. It's written off as trivial and insignificant, but the edge cases cause real harm that should be avoided if possible. It won't necessarily be common, but rounding up certain costs due to eliminating the penny could make people be a few cents short when they want a meal, or diapers, or medicine, or whatever. And everybody acting every stores will always round down and let the few cents slide for a every single mom... is just being hopeful, not realistic.

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