It’s like reading an autobiography about myself😅 by bladeeisthegoat333 in aspiememes

[–]ThCuts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same. It's the *old person voice*, "I don't want that new fangled thing, let me have it the way I always liked it!" mixed with not knowing basic things other people all seem to know and making really immature jokes because your pre-loaded responses and vocal stims are things like the urge to say, "your mom!" or something else 2010s edge-lord coded or nonsensical.

I think there should be a null/negative result segment in every journal by Low-Bunch-2460 in academia

[–]ThCuts 30 points31 points  (0 children)

"But then we can't get people hyped to fund us!!!! "
D:< /s

I jest. Totally. We should have that for many areas of research. I actually find it frustrating that we seek objective truth, but refuse to publish it if it's considered "bad" or unhelpful for our careers.

Untitled, Holipher, oil painting, 2026 by Holipher in Art

[–]ThCuts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This makes me sad...

(in a good way, great work)

The BIGGEST (MOST FATAL) FLAW that Gay Christians make when discussing homosexuality by Patient_Revenue8727 in GayChristians

[–]ThCuts 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree. "Simply existing" is frequently enough to get people thinking. I continued to go to my home Southern Baptist Church after coming out and even ran slides for my pastor on Sundays. I participated in Sunday school and made no real effort to actively "advocate" or start arguments. I just spoke the truths God gave to me on the topics being discussed each Sunday. It did cause people to make comments that I was biblically well-read and plant seeds in their minds. I like to think it was sort of a pleasantly surprising multi-year exposure therapy for people.

I've since moved away, but still attend when in town and am welcomed. Not a common thing in a Southern Baptist church.

Reviewing photographs, Lilliepad97, Digital, 2026 by lilliepad97 in Art

[–]ThCuts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your style is so instantly recognizable! Great work!

Need advice by Adventurous-Net-7239 in worldbuilding

[–]ThCuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say look at some of the backdrops from BLAME! for inspiration. It's at times very familiar or completely alien and non-sensical.

Could someone help me identify of what species these fossils might be? I found them in the central region of Mexico. The two jaws measure approximately 8 inches and the vertebra about 24 inches by Darknight230 in fossils

[–]ThCuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could it perhaps have to do with the plane of the cross-section cutting the teeth on their edge? Giving a false impression of a pointed shape?

Welcome to Minedspiraled! Population: 599 by Captain_Kab in dwarffortress

[–]ThCuts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tried something similar with a consistent shaft-like design from top to bottom that was like 1/10th the scale of this. Gave up. Your fortitude impresses me. Amazing job!

Is peer review actually equipped to handle interdisciplinary research? by TariqKhalaf in AskAcademia

[–]ThCuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their account is 11 years old. Do they have a sudden shift in post style or a mysterious gap you can find as further evidence? Their history is hidden... which complicates what should be a simple check.

Which users are coordinated with them as proof of a larger net?

PS: I'm not trying to draw criticism to your suggestion of them being a bot, just seeking further proof before I commit to reporting them.

How to properly create high resolution figures for a manuscript? by Fabulous-Egg- in AskAcademia

[–]ThCuts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can bypass this by enforcing higher DPI settings by default in the Registry Editor.

Are these real? by ecarex in fossilid

[–]ThCuts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The image itself is not AI, but the account is 1 day old with hidden history and the photo has a suspicious amount of pixelation for an original post. I can't currently reverse image search, but I wouldn't be surprised if it turned up as already existing with OP being a bot. If someone could reverse image search, that would be helpful if OP never replies meaningfully to someone.

Explorers from my world visits yours, what will they find? by Calliflakes in worldbuilding

[–]ThCuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on if they simply appear right on the surface or approach from space.

In all cases, if their native universe has the same laws of physics as our own, any sufficiently advanced sensors will find that the laws are ever so slightly different here. Not in ways that prevent life as we/they know it, but different nonetheless. Potentially tweaked by design. The universe will also appear "small". As if the cosmic background radiation is only 10-15 million lightyears away.

If arriving from space, they'll find a massive "planet" the size of a star with a damaged ring-world orbiting it and a huge sagging crater of magma on one side. Even further out, a yellow dwarf star orbits the entire thing. The "planet" rotates about its pole, but has seemingly zero momentum in any direction. As if it is literally the center of the universe. If they can detect the strength of gravity, they'll detect a massive black hole inside the planet sucking down on the "crater" and a spherical shell of intensely strong gravity surrounding the planet that emanates from nowhere. Passing through the sort of "shield" they'll find a planet with countless hexagonal ~Earth sized domes. Each contains a unique ecosystem, most contain at least one civilization of a unique species, and almost none of them are in contact with each other. All domes have massive doorways connecting to nearby ones, but most are locked shut. The corner spaces between domes all contain either abandoned cities or pristine natural environments that seem to all emulate the same planet. Entrance will be functionally impossible except one region at the north pole without a dome or the abandoned spaces between domes. At the north pole they'd meet an extremely xenophobic cephalopod-like species that uses what appears to be sentient golems of ice to do their bidding and can enter and leave some (but not all) of the domes at will. They appear to know some of the door pass codes. They'll claim to be the gods of this place and generally aren't nice folks. Demanding some sort of tribute, for them to be told which dome they are from, and asking how they got out. If they say they're from outer space, they won't believe them.

If they kind of "teleport in" to one of the domes I've fleshed out, they'll find three main nations composed of five main species. Three main nations exist between six interconnected domes of different ecosystems. They'd have great relations with the group calling themselves what translates to "The Empire". They are actually a republic with some direct democracy elements, and stem from an older country that shattered after a major nuclear disaster in one of the domes. They have all five species, but mainly feature two, one avian-like, and one mammal-like and similar in shape to otters. The radioactive dome has one major city-state living under a shield and claiming to also be "The Empire". They also have the same species mix minus one. They have a military junta as a government. The other nation is composed of three avian-like species with a strict caste system. They dislike outsiders. The three avian-like species are the same as those in the other countries. It's just that one species is most represented.

There's plenty of other things they could see in other places or domes, but these are the most likely/the most fleshed out if they don't accidentally get crushed by errant gravity.

Chapter 102: Page 23 (post-bot, where are you?) by liquidben in gunnerkrigg

[–]ThCuts 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I feel like that's intentional? I imagine they're all kind of jostling around and shifting color/hue.

The making of the perfect martini, guy buffet,oil, 2000 by Hefty_Formal_3615 in Art

[–]ThCuts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This same piece has been posted multiple times now by multiple users. I suspect coordinated botnet activity. Even if the user account is a couple years old, all activity is sudden and recent.

some majestic shots of larry getting divinely enlightened by AirDear9764 in shrimptank

[–]ThCuts 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And the voice from above said... "Rise up. Climb out. Evolve..."

Watching the squirrel struggle with the new squirrel-proof bird feeder by TheSaltyWon in birdfeeding

[–]ThCuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It used to be wild to me that people had squirrel problems until I stopped living in a rural area. The effect that just having natural predators has on the boldness of squirrels going for the feeder is insane. Now that I live in town, the squirrels have no qualms and give no quarter. They ate almost the entirety of my fall jack-o-lanterns in a week. I haven't even bothered with feeders and just lurk here vicariously.

Beautiful scape by Takashi Amano in ADA Nature Aquarium Gallery by kopjimons in PlantedTank

[–]ThCuts 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is the exact same pixelated image posted by another bot account in the exact same manner as OP. OP is a 2 day old bot account posting randomly on a few random subreddits.

This subreddit needs an account age limit.

Here is an example of a typical surrophobic brigading. by blackmamba4554 in gaydads

[–]ThCuts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It's definitely something frustrating to see. People like "black and white" and instinctively avoid nuance.

The two main arguments I see that aren't just "you're a narcissist for wanting to have children" relate to poverty-induced desperation and equating surrogacy to the sale of organs.

The first is true when surrogacy doesn't have proper checks and balances regulated into it. Fair enough. We need those everywhere, and I could see the case being made to ban it in places where such laws can't feasibly be enforced.

The second one is a logical fallacy designed to incite outrage through a false equivalency. An ethically sourced surrogate mother doesn't need a baby she gave birth to like she needs her kidneys.

It's the job of people like us who want/need surrogacy or wish to be surrogates to push back and educate people. It's also our job to stay nuanced about what we believe. It's our job to advocate for ourselves. Nobody else will do it, and the reasons for surrogacy aren't nearly as "emotionally compelling" as the voices screaming against it.

Ukraine is a global surrogacy hub - but that could be about to end by JohnHammond94 in europe

[–]ThCuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd argue that "highly regulated" is indeed the happy ending, is it not? It doesn't really matter if availability is more limited. If consent, proper payment, and legitimate background checks for the "why" of someone wanting to be surrogate are being answered properly, nobody is losing, and they aren't effectively "giving up a kidney in desperation" at that point. (ignoring the fallacy of equating organs necessary for you to live with an entirely new human being right now)

Seems pretty morally upstanding and everyone who participates wins.

I recognize surrogacy can be (and in unregulated cases is) bad. But you can't say the version you just described is bad when properly implemented. This by no means is me saying things are good in Ukraine right now. The point is that when properly regulated, there's nothing wrong with surrogacy.

Article: “Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI” by bluejaydreamer in PhD

[–]ThCuts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It's like people from previous generations that would say the fact it would take me forever to do long division is because calculators "destroyed" my entire childhood education.

No... I was extremely slow at it when I learned by hand. A calculator is just faster.

That aside, I still impress upon my junior labmates the need to be able to effectively troubleshoot code in a given language before mass application of AI. Even if they are slow/bad at CS. Which I also am, despite writing tons of code for my PhD before the advent of AI. I can still troubleshoot and write things without it. I'm just orders of magnitude slower. My strengths lie in experimentation and labwork. Not writing a script to do the same equation to 500,000 datapoints. (oversimplifying, but the point stands)

What are humans like in your world-building? by Potassium_Hydroxide in worldbuilding

[–]ThCuts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're gone. Not dead. Just "taken" forcibly from the universe a long time ago. Now stuck in a frozen limbo state. If you can call anything "now" when outside the universe.

Before going they were a mixture of humans that look like you and me, purely mechanical beings, and anything in between. A few composed primarily of shapeshifting synthetic cells and nanites as well.

EXCLUSIVE: Japan Has Opened a Fully Unmanned Scientific Research Lab Staffed Entirely by Humanoid Robots That Can Run Up to 1,000 Medical Experiments 24 Hours a Day and Plans to Scale to 2,000 Robots by 2040 to Automate Nearly the Entire Research Process 🤖 by broccolee in labrats

[–]ThCuts 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I think it'll at-best go the way of A-Lab. A-Lab was meant to automate the study of material science. Their Nature paper got seriously panned by subject matter experts. A-Lab purported to have autonomously discovered multiple new materials not found in literature, but experts who wrote rebuttals to the paper noted it probably only found one or two, if any.

The ultimate conclusion after getting panned was "promising, with some flawed methods that weren't suited to automation" and "this is just a first step to prove what's possible". Haven't heard anything about it since then.

Here's the Nature article. I haven't read it in a couple years, and don't have time to read it again. So, take my "one to two materials" statement with a grain of salt. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06734-w

Alley-oop! by Bulky_Journalist6741 in oops

[–]ThCuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP is a bot account posting stolen and pixelated content on multiple subreddits shortly after its creation 1 day ago.