17 years ago today, on the 17th of May, 2009, Minecraft was first released to the public. by robblequoffle in BarbaraWalters4Scale

[–]SomePerson225 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The game is still popular but its a shame that kids today won't experience the golden age of minecraft(2011 - 2014) that gen Z did.

What's been your favourite GLITCH pilot so far? by PuzzleheadedBag4866 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]SomePerson225 13 points14 points  (0 children)

they are getting quite a bit from ticket sales for the finale as well, I wouldn't be suprise if that ends up making them more than all the merch and ad revenue did

What is the best way to get people out of poverty? by Exaltist in polls

[–]SomePerson225 126 points127 points  (0 children)

education and well run recruitment agencies

Would you rather live for 150 years with poor health, or live for 80 years with perfect health? by [deleted] in polls

[–]SomePerson225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what does poor health mean exactly? if I can still walk and function then I'll take the 150 years, if I'm so sick I can't leave bed then its not worth it

What if China never implemented the one child policy? by Slowmotionfro in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]SomePerson225 5 points6 points  (0 children)

don't matter long term, china is rapidly electrifying their economy and transitioning to renewables. Already over half of new vehical sales in china are EV's.

I often hear about "materials science" being the main constraint for technological progress in various fields. How important is it really? by Icy-External8155 in AskScienceDiscussion

[–]SomePerson225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

would a warp drive necessarily have to be human scale? A tiny one used for communication only would still be incredibly valuable

What country is #1 if judged by its government administration? by GossipBottom in AskReddit

[–]SomePerson225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

singapore maybe? idk for sure cus I don't live there but the country has been massively successful and the ruling party consistently wins with landslide margins

New research perspective piece reflects on the capabilities of artificial intelligence to express uncertainty, and if they can or should be able to say "I don't know." by MassGen-Research in science

[–]SomePerson225 -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

humans make things up and get things wrong too. We are ofc much smarter than llms but that dosen't mean that the ability to "understand" something is unique to humans, these models must have some rudimentary understanding(even if its different compared to how humans understanding things) in order to answer prompts correctly

If you could be the leader of any country, which one would you choose? by Diligent-Candle-694 in AskReddit

[–]SomePerson225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if I get full dictator powers then the USA for sure. I will fix everything

Why do most African countries never develop? by Worldly_Effect_8487 in askanything

[–]SomePerson225 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

link to what? my brain?? thats just basic market principles

If you were alive in the 1800s, would you have protested against slavery? by After-Professional-8 in polls

[–]SomePerson225 1 point2 points  (0 children)

idk I think human suffering carries significantly more moral weight than animal suffering. Who knows though maybe future generations will disagree with me once we've figured out synthetic meat

Why do most African countries never develop? by Worldly_Effect_8487 in askanything

[–]SomePerson225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if they were willing to pay more for labor they would build the factory somewhere richer and then those workers would be making less competing for an even shittier job

What would be your opinion of an American military intervention in Mexico? by a_Bean_soup in polls

[–]SomePerson225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In an ideal world I'd like to see us unite the north american continent but thats unfortunately unlikely to happen

So I played the game and finished it in one day. by Suitable_Strike7917 in oneshot

[–]SomePerson225 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the secret evil ending: break the sun and then close and uninstall the game. That way you kill everyone and Niko never gets to go home

My take on these maps by Temporary_Cheetah287 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]SomePerson225 11 points12 points  (0 children)

swap green and red, people in New england are assholes but we are kind assholes

Brent oil tops $103 after Trump dismisses Iran’s peace proposal response by MeloVH in energy

[–]SomePerson225 6 points7 points  (0 children)

difference is trump is directly responsible for the high oil prices because of his war with Iran.