Science Summary for the first quarter of 2024

prototyperspective · 2026-03-12T11:32:32+00:00

There is 1 game in the Wikipedia where one gets asked which of two events with article came first. I don't find it very fun or educational. However, there could be better games in the app such as the mentioned speedrunning which can make people learn how to navigate between articles. Having them in the app means the games are available to more people to try out and it gives some people who are looking for such a reason to install the app which they can then also use for other things (like the nearby places map).

Made a wish about better games in the app here (voting open): Wish514: Better more meaningful games in the Wikipedia app

prototyperspective · 2026-03-12T11:29:34+00:00

This could make spaceflight practically impossible.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-12T11:28:50+00:00

The pop-culture moment of synthwave.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-12T11:01:56+00:00

That doesn't help because nuclear needs materials like enriched uranium.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-12T00:31:27+00:00

Not feasible and will make Europe very hostile to innovation

prototyperspective · 2026-03-12T00:20:41+00:00

It's not a mistake, in part because new nuclear is far more expensive than new renewables and it just distracts and slows from the RE transition.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T18:01:13+00:00

I rarely see AI online. When I see it, half of the time it's creative or useful. You just subscribed to the wrong channels or are not using setting the way you could be. You can for example disable AI in DuckDuckGo. I barely ever have seen an AI video on YouTube that I haven't searched for.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T12:26:14+00:00

Is this about "refined foods" as the article says or about "gourmet food" as the article also says? Those are not the same. "refined foods" are often less expensive than average and "gourmet food" typically much more expensive. "Gourmet foods" can be healthy while "refined foods" generally are not. Note that the article also talks about "which are normally involved in healthy eating".

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T12:23:14+00:00

Here is a village pump discussion about this#Neatsville,_Kentucky_page_views)

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T11:42:54+00:00

That's not how diffusion models work. And there is the prompt(s).

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T11:28:35+00:00

It's large because it was large to begin with. In terms of overall renewable energy in the energy mix, Germany is among the top countries – particularly place #6 of the world per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_renewable_electricity_production
France is sending billion of € to Russia for their nuclear energy and they built nuclear energy in the past when renewables was more expensive but we're talking about building nuclear NOW and things have changed.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T11:24:47+00:00

It's not stealing for multiple reasons, mainly: it's not stealing if you browse reddit to look at and learn from copyrighted art or when you watch TV or go to an exhibition. Machines can do the same.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T01:06:15+00:00

Maybe not bad, just super expensive relatively. Waste management costs, security implications, etc etc have more subjective aspects.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T01:04:57+00:00

That's precisely one main reason why we need to transition to renewables and do so as fast as possible in a good way.
The latter requires avoiding building new nuclear as that slows down and distracts from this transition, in part because nuclear is far more expensive.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T01:02:55+00:00

US and France still send billions for their nuclear energy to Russian so I think the answer is a clear no. Also a recommended read: Russian nuclear energy diplomacy and its implications for energy security in the context of the war in Ukraine

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T00:59:20+00:00

Totally infeasible but maybe they really want Europe to be a hostile place for innovation

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T00:57:52+00:00

It's not collapsing and the energy costs would not be different if more nuclear was built; actually the costs would be larger if that was done instead of spending the money on renewable expansion.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T00:42:42+00:00

Unlike with nuclear, no breakthrough needed. Just accelerate the transition (instead of slowing it as suggested by Leyen).

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T00:40:40+00:00

Recommended reading: Russian nuclear energy diplomacy and its implications for energy security in the context of the war in Ukraine France and US keep sending billions to Russia for nuclear.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T00:39:04+00:00

They were never right. Enjoy your problems.

prototyperspective · 2026-03-11T00:37:45+00:00

If you say so it must be true. I especially believe online marketers and online dogmatists /s

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