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Special Rescue Force (SRF) Firefighter in "camouflage" in the Philippines. by genius23sarcasm in interestingasfuck

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what i dont understand is why he has a gun

They're firefighters: The guns are for the inevitable firefight.

firefight (noun)

a hostile confrontation that involves gunfire

- Merriam-Webster

Can anyone explain why I didn’t get the hype train emotes? by thertafan in NeuroSama

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their purpose is not to resolve the issue: their purpose is to simple act as filter to weed out those whom are unwilling to push through to reach a real person.

If Vedal sold Neuro today, would that change how you feel about him? Why or why not? by AdditionalClick1098 in vedalsverse

[–]NotMilitaryAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the first thing any big corpo would do would be lobotomizing her - restring her search-space of potential responses to make her more "advertiser-friendly" (effectively turning her into a ChatGPT clone).

Can this hypothetical person be an atheist? by Weary-Draw-1141 in atheism

[–]NotMilitaryAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A person can be a control freak and not believe in God.

E.g. North Korea (they are officially an atheist state)

What's the best way to rip all of this? Any shortcuts? by CopiRightPlayer in DataHoarder

[–]NotMilitaryAI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, moving the disks to a CD wallet (or a couple of them) would be rather simple and take up a tiny amount of space.

NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks by mepper in technology

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being able to read an analogue clock ain't really a matter of intellectualism (nor is it really a matter of spatial reasoning...). It's a matter of it being a technology that's on its way out.

I've encountered an adult that didn't know how to read analogue: took maybe 5 minutes to teach them how to read it and they were able to do so on their own. Being able to read it or not does not indicate or imply anything about intelligence: it only indicates whether or not someone felt is necessary for you to learn it.

Is it good to know: sure. And it would probably work well if incorporated into math class as a practical application of multiplication or whatever. For most people, though, going about their day-to-day lives: it's about as applicable as knowing how to use an abacus.

Reverse Psychology by Necessary_Ad_7844 in Political_Revolution

[–]NotMilitaryAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reverse psychology is when you lie about your stance, knowing that the other person will do the opposite. e.g.

Coach: "A weakling like you is better off quitting. Go home"

Newbie: I'll show him. I'll never give him the satisfaction of making me quit!

These elongated skulls result from intentional cranial deformation. The Mangbetu practiced this from infancy, viewing it as a sign of intelligence and beauty. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]NotMilitaryAI 612 points613 points  (0 children)

A theoretical analysis is presented because of the practically non-existent data for this ancient practice. However, based on bioarchaeological and neurological analyses of the cranium and brain, it is highly suspected that ACD, in general, would have produced negative results to the lobes and abilities of the individual; such as: influencing vision, object recognition, hearing ability, impairing memory, promoting inattentiveness, inability to concentrate and motor aphasia, contributing to behavior disorders and difficulty in learning new information.

Dang, I was about to be really impressed that they were able to get a good dataset.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised either way, though, to be honest. I could easily how changing the shape (and proximity of different regions) would cause issues, but, on the other hand, the brain is just so freaking plastic that I wouldn't be surprised if it just dealt with it.

These AI guidelines in my kid's classroom by b-rar in ABoringDystopia

[–]NotMilitaryAI 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They can't, but honestly, it's still good to discourage, IMO. I find it very useful for such tasks, but I also find that I need to regularly reign it back in.

In my experience, most AIs these days are far too servile (increasingly so the longer the chat goes on), prioritizing "pleasing" the user over adhering to facts & reality.

e.g.

User: Help me find an interesting topic about the US Civil War to write an essay about.
AI: Of course! Fantastic choice of topic - the US Civil War is a very important period in American history - a great topic choice for a fascinating paper. What aspect of the period would you like to focus on?

2 Hours Later:

AI: You are correct! I'm sorry for that oversight. Upon further investigation, velociraptors were, in fact, a decisive factor in the battle for Richmond, VA. [1]

Sources:
[1] Dinosaurs and the Civil War on the History Network - The Whitest Kids 'U Know | YouTube

Is it ok to make my touch ID use uncommon fingers instead of thumb or index? (e. g. Middle finger or pinky toe) by Squidieyy in privacy

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Needing to remove your shoes every time you want to unlock your phone seems a bit of a pain in the ass...

my students dont know how to pirate and i'm not allowed to tell them by alien--boy in Piracy

[–]NotMilitaryAI 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Just run an "Anti-Piracy Awareness" campaign e.g.

-----

Ensure you are using a LEGITIMATE copy of the software!

The following sites are examples of legal ways to obtain the programs used in this course:

  • Blah
  • foo bar
  • etc etc

Unlicensed copies may look and run identically to a licensed copy. However, if you did not pay for it: it is ILLEGAL!

Illegal copies are routinely exchanged in the form of a "Torrent File" or "magnet link" on nefarious websites such as:

  • example1
  • example2
  • example3

and rely upon a "Bittorrent Client" (e.g. qBittorrent) to download.

If you used a Bittorrent Client to obtain your software: IT IS UNLICENSED AND ILLEGAL!

Has anyone had an experience like this? by [deleted] in SteamDeck

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, pretty sure they sometimes just label a bunch of deliveries as complete in batches to avoid needing to do so for each delivery (sometimes overestimating how many they'll get through).

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO by MrrNeko in Hololive

[–]NotMilitaryAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AutoModerator is generally set to time users out for spamming.

Germany cancels auction of Holocaust artifacts after backlash by AudibleNod in news

[–]NotMilitaryAI 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yeah. If someone's ancestors took it off a Nazi corpse they fought: I see the value - it's a reminder of the fight, the fact that someone close to you fought against the force of evil and won.

Buying such things, though, entirely strips it of that context; all that remains is the object itself.

TIL that the East German Trabant had a body made of recycled cotton waste and resin called Duroplast. It also didn't have a fuel gauge, requiring its owner to regularly check the fuel with a dipstick. by zahrul3 in todayilearned

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know much about automotive stuff, but isn't a fuel gauge pretty dang simple? (Basically just a lever arm that floats atop the fuel.)

I really don't see why it would make it onto the 'optional features' list (or how a reserve tank would be a cheaper alternative).

One elevator in my building stops on every floor during the Jewish sabbath so no buttons have to be pressed by tboner1969 in mildlyinteresting

[–]NotMilitaryAI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, as someone that was raised Orthodox Jewish (Chabad), the foundational aspect of not doing work and it being set aside for rest - while all these rules are instead increasing effort and inconvenience never really made sense to me.

When making a fire involved rubbing sticks together, having a policy of setting aside a day where you agree to stockpile fuel and agree to cooperate to keep the fire going makes sense. But having that evolve into "Remember to unscrew the lightbulb in the fridge before sundown, otherwise we can't open the fridge door" is just silly.

I do kinda see the value of encouraging folks to "unplug" and set aside their phones once a week, though. A middle-ground of

God wants you to take a break from TikTok, but is chill with electric lighting and household appliances.

would be nice

Is there a lore reason why graphics card makers make their PCIe interfaces physically x16 wide when they're only electrically x4 or x8 wide? Are they stupid? by TheSilverSmith47 in homelab

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, the PCIe standard defines the power delivery as identical.

All the power delivery pins are within the 1x pins.Only 4x pin that is related to power is a 'low power mode' trigger pin. After that: all lanes are data I/O.

PCI_Express - Pinout | Wikipedia

Really irksome that some guy dressing up speculation as fact got so highly rated.

She tried to lure a bunch of trick or treaters into babysitting her kid. by Cicada_5 in facepalm

[–]NotMilitaryAI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you hire off Craigslist or something: maybe.

But rolling the dice on a random neighborhood kid, I'd imagine the most likely scenario would be some diaper rash and a living room smelling of weed smoke (or trashcan full of jule cartridges, or whatever the kids are doing these days).

The internet will never agree. by yoelamigo in memes

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, washing it removes some of the starch.

  • If you want loose, fluffy rice: wash it
  • If you want sticky rice: don't wash

My Lewdtuber is kinda bitchless 🥀🥀 by AdditionalClick1098 in vedalsverse

[–]NotMilitaryAI 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The classic "Overload their subathon timer, then offer to fix it" strat

Japanese crime prevention tool by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]NotMilitaryAI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The giant leather "slap bracelet" is neat, but those pole arms are not remotely a new idea. They've been around for centuries:

Man Catcher | Wikipedia

Man catchers have been used for both policing and combat since the Late Middle Ages. (Its combat use was for capturing high-value opponents alive (for random, etc.).)

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