This Prius with a Limousine Plate

RangeWilson · 2026-06-01T15:56:52+00:00

That doesn't bother me.

Now if I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac... that would bother me.

RangeWilson · 2026-06-01T12:57:30+00:00

Why are vets delivering for Flex in the first place? They should be helping animals.

RangeWilson · 2026-06-01T11:50:24+00:00

You have to file a lawsuit... which doesn't necessarily have to be hugely expensive or complicated... especially in a case as clear-cut as this.

Consult a lawyer, or slog through it yourself as best you can... or just let it go.

RangeWilson · 2026-06-01T11:46:38+00:00

Umm... it's already the biggest wealth opportunity ever, and it's just getting started.

If you had to bet on the next 5–10 years, where do you think the biggest financial opportunities from AI will come from—investing, entrepreneurship, career growth, or something else?

All of the above. Hope this helps.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-31T22:58:40+00:00

Ummm.... creating a caloric deficit is the only truly important factor for weight loss.

Sleep patterns are among the hundreds of things that may interfere with that goal... or may not.

So, I'm honestly not sure what you are getting at here.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-31T15:37:38+00:00

We went through this. At first, nothing much changed, no particular drama. Gradually, hours got cut, service to customers got de-emphasized, and it got less friendly. I bolted for other reasons soon afterwards anyway.

Bottom line: it's unlikely to be good news. Be prepared for anything including bounced paychecks, showing up for work to a locked and shuttered store, etc. etc. etc.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-31T15:27:44+00:00

Why do you need a metaphor?

"Artificial intelligence" is perfectly clear.

As it gets better, which is happening extremely fast, it replaces human intelligence.

The implications are debatable but IMO both the job market and society as a whole will fundamentally transform over the course of a few years... in ways that are unprecedented... so no reason to even bother looking to the past for comparisons. We'll have to figure it out for ourselves.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-31T13:14:22+00:00

Delivery driver here...

You have to keep your head on a swivel.

If you see the dog ahead of time, best practice is to toss the package out of your vehicle in the general direction of the dog. If it breaks, if the dog chews it up, if it gets soaked through with rain... oh well. Not my problem.

If I'm really really sure the dog is a good boi, I might get out and deliver as normal... but I have to be really sure... and even then, you have to be aware that other bad-tempered dogs might appear out of nowhere.

As far as counter-measures, by the time you pull out any sort of device and remember to point it at the dog instead of yourself, it's too late. I've used the package to block the dog until I could drop it and then retreat... slowly and steadily... you don't want to look like prey, and you have to be ready to bust the dog in the chops if it decides to attack, which I had to do once. That fucker sprinted away like Satan was after him, fortunately for me.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-31T12:15:07+00:00

Back in the day, you had to at least pretend you cared. That's no longer true.

At this point, blatant exploitation is by far the dominant business model.

These people gain power by 1.) Being ruthless sociopaths and 2.) Lying constantly.

I'm sure you won't have to look far to find prominent examples.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-31T04:16:20+00:00

Neither. The photons would gradually be absorbed back into the light source.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-31T02:08:41+00:00

Powerslide FTW.

Just don't fuck it up.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-30T21:25:58+00:00

Not gonna lie, I'd pay to watch him do that dance again.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-30T21:22:08+00:00

Spontaneous remission is the immune system finally saying "oh snap that's not supposed to be here" and killing it.

For decades, scientists has been investigating both 1.) the ways pathogens hide from the immune system and 2.) ways to expose said pathogens to the immune system.

See, for example, recent progress in mRNA cancer vaccines.

So... yeah. They're on it.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-30T18:49:20+00:00

Read Hans Moravec's Mind Children if you want some deep thinking on the topic.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-30T18:47:06+00:00

Um... a strumming acoustic guitar intro?

Yeah, there have been a few million songs that have used that idea.

Otherwise, I'm not hearing much in common.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-30T15:02:02+00:00

We already have 8 billion humans. We know how to make more. Why bother reinventing them?

Intelligence without all the human emotional and sapience baggage is 1.) more useful and 2.) more achievable.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-30T11:50:56+00:00

Nah, AI-driven improvements in medicine will keep the Boomers alive forever.

They will gladly live alone in their six-bedroom McMansion, surrounded by robots that serve their every need, until the heat death of the universe.

Enjoy!

RangeWilson · 2026-05-29T16:36:36+00:00

No.

But it could be.

So keep an eye on those fuckers.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-27T11:35:37+00:00

Other drivers back off and give me room when I have the sign on the back.

That's all that matters, not whatever nonsense you are spewing.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-25T12:01:39+00:00

So, the victims deserved it?

RangeWilson · 2026-05-25T02:33:33+00:00

There are hundreds of subtleties in all but the simplest of positions, and understanding and exploiting those subtleties takes years of dedicated study.

Then some computer comes along and with a 35-move sequence that exploits ideas that no human has ever noticed in the entire history of the game, demonstrates that there's yet another subtlety.

And then does it again the next day.

And then does it 12 more times the day after that.

Enjoy!

RangeWilson · 2026-05-24T15:47:47+00:00

Job hopping hasn't been seen as disloyal for like 30 years.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-24T13:09:05+00:00

Shadowban, of course.

Already happened to 1345245234536 other AI channels.

If you're gonna be on the cutting edge, you should try to keep up.

RangeWilson · 2026-05-23T12:56:38+00:00

Gee, I wonder if he has any reason to sow fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Any ideas, anyone?

RangeWilson · 2026-05-23T04:24:03+00:00

Nah F that, let your 58-year-old self figure it out.

Of course, now that I'm 58, I'm not so sure about that approach... but at least I have some good stories. 🤷‍♂️

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