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I would expand this to "why most software notifications get skipped". Because they are in the interest of the vendor and get in my way! The amount of interruptions on a given day, be it in desktop software or saas products, is absolutely ridiculous. "What did you think about this feature ?". "Did you know you can use our AI agent ?".

It's a shame, I used to browse Pinterest for woodworking ideas. A year ago, I noticed some of the results were AI generated. Now almost ALL results are AI generated, included the obviously scammy ads they put in everywhere. If someone knows a place where you can find fun woodworking projects, I'm all ears.

I am very curious what the product really looked like.

You should read "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman.

A few years ago I promised myself to read the top of "must reads" from world literature. Many of them were literally unreadable (hello Moby Dick). But some of them are true gems, must-reads indeed. I just finished "The Grapes of Wrath" and holy cow, this is an impressive piece of literature. And unfortunately, more relevant than ever. Why not give science fiction a break and try this classic instead.

Thank you very much, I have always wished for something like this to be part of Goodreads itself. The intersect function especially will help me find hidden gems that other likeminded people have found. I'm looking forward to find out what books I have missed all my life.

I live in an neighborhood with a lot of retired people, and I agree with the "busy work" sentiment. As soon as some leaves have fallen, you can hear them firing up their leafblowers. Why? Why not wait until there is a decent amount of leaves and ... use a rake? I really think it's because they don't have anything else to do and it gives them a sense of purpose.

I think you should read it like this:

"AI is an existential risk for humanity ...". ... so you should trust only us to build it

"AI as an industry should be regulated ..." ... to make it harder for newcomers on the market.

Let me tell you, it is absolutely not ok. The family does notice who is and isn't at the funeral and they WILL assume you are just not emotionally involved. I have seen this scenario play out. Don't be surprised if people stop showing up at something you organize. Breaking down at a funeral is absolutely ok and will strengthen the bond with those left behind.

I wanted to say the exact same thing! No matter the subject, if you write the name of your own institute with "Oxfrord", I have a hard time taking it seriously.

"On a farm, a child is an investment. In a city, it's a liability".

In the past few decades, we have globally seen a massive shift towards living in a city. Even in times of war and pestilence, people needed extra hands on the farm. But when living in a city, children are just an extra burden on your time and budget. I feel articles like this are over-analyzing the issue.

I can assure you there are countries where a credit score does not exists, and people absolutely get loans and mortgages.

Indeed, in the version I saw, they said "Pizza Hut" but you could see it was badly dubbed. Only much later I learned it was originally "Taco Bell".

Elon Musk, whose father owned but a humble emerald mine, and was driven to school in a Rolls Royce? Or another, poor Elon Musk?

Oh yes, and in a set of 14 disks, it was always the last one which was corrupt.

Good that they have mentioned the actual illness, or people would assume it was acute lead poisoning.

No comment would have been better than this comment. Now both the software and its defenders sound really hostile and off-putting.

Man, I first read clowndetector. A much more promising headline.

The best advice I can give you: create maximum opportunity to regularly meet the same people, in a casual setting. By that I mean join sports clubs, hobbies, church, reading clubs, volunteering, anything really. Pick as many as you can handle.

Make sure you: - get to know a lot of people, in a positive context - be interested in them, get to know them. Let them in your life, get them to know you too. - meet them regularly - make sure it's a casual setting so nothing's forced.

Any person you get to know well (man or woman) is a gateway to someone else ("have you met my friend"). A large social network is key.

I read that you go on walks - get a dog too. This is awesome for starting conversation.

They're not really cars. They sell navigational, entertainment- and seat-heating solutions. These things are used a few hours each day. A better way to think of them is like a transportation solution that you rent. Even big unrelated companies rent things.

> 2012. Right, this site must be dead. Let's move along. To be honest, I love it when I see a fixed date. Some information is time-dependent. Maybe I do move along when I see 2012. no time wasted here. That's a feature!

This really brings back memories of programming RPG for the AS/400 in school, almost 30 years ago. Since we did not actually have access to an AS/400, all programming was done on printed pieces of paper. The paper was formatted in numbered rows/columns, where for example a loop was created by putting the letter R in exactly column 5 and nowhere else (something like that, thankfully I've forgotten the details). It all felt like one step above punched cards. Our "programs" were never actually executed, our professor also did not have access to an AS/400. Anyway, just saying, column and row based programs are a welcome trip down memory lane, let's keep it there.

"For economists, the real world is often a special case" - Edgar Fiedler

This reminds me of the time I used Drupal for a hobby project of mine (10+ years ago). I wanted to upgrade it to a new Drupal version, and one of the first steps was "Backup your database". It'll be fine I thought. After the upgrade I was presented with a brand new, empty system. One of the final steps was: now get your backup and load the system with it. Fun times. Also my last adventure with Drupal.

> the EU wasn't really cooperating in making a deal with the UK. Could you clarify this? What kind of deal should the UK have gotten? Should the UK get a better deal than other countries which are not in the union?

Bonus points for including sheep.exe. That was a welcome trip down memory lane.

Just from the title, I can deduce the article is based on a logical error. There will ALWAYS be incompetent people involved in any solution. So if solution X fails because of incompetent people, but solution Y succeeds, then solution Y must be better. The same goes for the disclaimer at the end, "it's actually about incompetence across organisations", you will always have that.

Building glue is not magical and it's widely used, at least in western Europe. Glue is rapidly replacing mortar (just not for foundation and facade stone). Also, it dries a lot quicker than 45 minutes. A builder doesn't have to wait at all to add additional layers. And at the end of the workday, you just drop you glue gun, no need for lengthy cleanup of everything used to make mortar.

lively household -> public libary?

You're completely right. The site doesn't even bother to explain what "eggs" are. And while it lists the benefits of wheels, there is no word about the apparent downsides of eggs, or maybe a little comparison table.