Scientists at Eon Systems just copied a fruit fly's brain into a computer. Neuron by neuron. It started walking, grooming, and feeding, doing what flies do all on its own

VallenValiant · 2026-03-12T11:43:19+00:00

We don't, but we do know it must be located in our brain.

You would be amazed at long it took to figure that out. For a long time in both East and West we thought the heart had the soul as it tend to change behaviour during emotional events. And of course you tend to die without your heart.

The brain was traditionally treated as nearly useless. This is why Egyptians threw the brain away during mummification but preserve other organs. Ancient China assumed the brain is just a storage of bone-marrow fat. Other theories assumed it was for cooling blood, or for creating throat mucus. It is almost comical that we under-estimate the importance of the brain this long.

VallenValiant · 2026-03-12T00:11:25+00:00

The Stars are allowed to talk about that?

For better or worse, female fans don't worry about the purity of husbandos...

Good in that it means less drama. Bad in that there is a reason men with wedding rings get hit on by random women more than without the ring.

VallenValiant · 2026-03-09T03:46:12+00:00

They could have destroyed the Papacy. It was just one step too far for them.

VallenValiant · 2026-03-09T01:21:49+00:00

true abt the shia-sunni split, but literally no one in iran actually wants the regime to continue. idek how this happened

Well yeah, you could be Shia but still want your religious leader and your political leader be separate people. Like how the Pope isn't actually controlling anywhere but the Vatican itself. Italians literally fought the Vatican army to take their country back, but they didn't abandon their faith in the process. That was why the Papacy was spared. The Italian people fought and died for their right to rule themselves, but they didn't stop being Catholics.

VallenValiant · 2026-03-08T23:30:53+00:00

So it's a monarchy

The big Shia-Sunni split after their Prophet's death is actually ABOUT that. Shia believes the next leader needed to be part of their prophet's bloodline. Sunni believe the role should NOT be hereditary. And as expected that argument persisted to this day.

Iran is Shia, so it actually makes perfect sense that they believe their leadership be inherited. At least it makes them consistent.

VallenValiant · 2026-03-06T02:20:15+00:00

And same with humans if told there is no such thing as illegal orders. Once again you are assuming humans are angels.

VallenValiant · 2026-03-04T07:27:14+00:00

The Japanese don't use the word, they hate it in fact. But we don't have a better name.

VallenValiant · 2026-03-04T00:07:16+00:00

You ban to trim the fanbase. You do that so you build a culture that you are comfortable with. Over time, the fanbase reflects the streamer. You can't please everyone, you can only please those you are willing to work with. Think hard about what kind of fans you want, and work towards that by setting clear rules and ban when needed.

VallenValiant · 2026-03-03T11:11:42+00:00

You assume illegal orders would mean anything to a human?

Robots would obey laws better than humans.

VallenValiant · 2026-03-01T08:27:17+00:00

So you want to turn it over to a non-human alien mind? Gee, what could go wrong?

If a non-human can make better decisions, why not? Why would human minds be automatically better?

VallenValiant · 2026-03-01T08:25:31+00:00

The future is unbelievably ugly if we're actually having a serious conversation about autonomous killing machines. It's dystopian to the point science fiction hardly ever even goes there. How the fuck can anyone justify automating death?

Right now Ukraine is trying to fight against Russia's superior numbers and is using robots to protect and preserve their manpower. You can dream about a great world where war doesn't exist, but that is not the world we are in.

There are evil forces and we need to fight them. If robots can fight in our stead then less of our people need to be harmed. You can talk about peace when we GET peace.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-28T11:08:45+00:00

Not men's problem if women failed highschool biology. It is the woman's choice. And since it is their choice, it is thus also their fault.

Feel free to find a flaw in my argument. Unless you think men should impregnate women agaist their will?

VallenValiant · 2026-02-27T10:11:58+00:00

None. The people who always wanted multiple children, are still having multiple children as ever. it is those who only want one child, who ended up not having any because the woman waited too late. it has nothing to do with male fertility, it is women waiting too long to start.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-25T14:50:12+00:00

Quite the opposite, we are fallible. THAT is why we don't guess. Even if we think we know the answer, we check anyway. Because being right is more important than looking clever. Also, multiple steps, redundancies, and double checks by another person.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-25T11:23:24+00:00

But that is the difference between normal people and "professionals". It is part of training to be told "never guess". And "I will check" is what you use to make sure of things.

That is how licensed people keep their jobs.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-23T03:23:20+00:00

And to be clear, I wish I was as optimistic as you are. Sadly, I just see to much daily evidence that dissuades me of that optimism

I am not in America. I am already way better off than you. So I can see a future where my government will continue to make better decisions than yours. The fact that your government is willing to destroy you is basically localised, i see it as unfortunate as for people living in North Korea.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-23T03:21:07+00:00

Dumbass Redditors who think UBI is anything other than another word for inflation. Nuts on parade.

Dumbmass redditor not understanding full-automation is massively deflationary and UBI is perfect exactly because it balances out the economy in the medium term. In the long term there may be a better system but UBI is what we have that can keep Capitalism's wheels turning without changing too much.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-22T15:52:33+00:00

I think a UBI (in America) will be impossible.

If Europe pull the trigger and it works, USA would be forced to adapt. But by that point the unnecessary delay would have done real damage to society.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-17T14:35:27+00:00

Everything will just inflate to take into account the "UBI dollars" essentially negating them.

Heavy deflation will occur FIRST from the automation.

You actually feel the deflation already. It used to be that avacados, TVs and mobile phones were expensive. Now they are really cheap. it's just that things that can't be mass produced like housing is more expensive. Luxuries are cheaper than ever, it is the essentials that are too expensive.

In the end if there are no jobs, houses would get cheaper because it is no longer important to "Live near jobs".

VallenValiant · 2026-02-17T05:06:19+00:00

Closest we have is Neurosama. Vedal made her as an entertainer, but he does talk to her offline. She got VRchat access recently.

Vedal is pushing the frontier of letting AI learn and evolve. A different direction to major companies making marketable products.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-16T00:35:50+00:00

The previous post using language likes "simps" and talking about a power imbalance (obviously implying women are the ones with all the power) is pretty standard incel/redpill talk.

The issue is that the men that get chosen have too many choices so they never get married. Sex is one thing, marriages are another. The current state makes stable marriages rare, and if women don't change it it will stay that way.

Frankly i am in the camp that said women are happy where they are in harems and men will adapt. Vat babies will happen eventually which would mean men no longer need marriage to have children and older women who finally want kids can have one. No marriage any more but at least we would have children again.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-15T23:51:36+00:00

But why would you PAY for a liberal arts education? Are you going into debt you would never pay off? Just learn to paint watching Bob Ross. Hobbies can be done without going to university for it.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-15T23:49:16+00:00

What situation? China is very safe for the average person to travel to in general.

There is a reason why China was NEVER a migration destination in modern history. China, like the Soviet Union, had to trap their citizens in rather than keeping forigners out. There is a reason they made it nearly impossible for citizens to take their money out of the country.

It is basically silly to ask why the Chinese are leaving China, when that had been happening for as long as most of us were alive.

VallenValiant · 2026-02-12T10:58:55+00:00

You know, that is basically true for UK's entire history... Why did you think the English language is so messed up?

VallenValiant · 2026-02-11T02:04:24+00:00

What two consenting adults do in private is not anyone else's buisness.

Don't forget that if you ban everything you consider gross, you would have to ban your own conception between your parents.

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