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@willoww sorry I failed the SATs for a reason, the subtlety has been corrected

@bushmurry Dream job: building spaceships;

Actual job: turning poop water into fertilizer/ more generally making water safe to drink

Not so out of reach job: turning poop water into clean water/fertilizer on other planets/space rocks for colonization (mainly Mars)

@thestrangest said in how many ounces in a cup and how many ounces in a pound?:

You do realise that we're talking about what more likely to end human life. If global warming was the reason you do realise that'll take at least another 100 years from now but with AI 25 years is the minimum

This is with respect to my earlier answer "Depends where you're living", so it's fathomable to think people living on the coast will experience more intense storms and face a higher risk of mortality. (https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes/)

1st You do not realise that as much as CRISPR would be widespread in the near future, these types of big genetic modifications are still tricky. It will take another 30 years before bioterrorism could possibly become a thing right? And even then that wouldn't easily constitute the end of all human life because just as easily CRISPR could be used to create a life erasing virus it could be used to create an antidote. An astroid hitting earth in the next 100 years would have been detected by now and by then we would probably be an interplanetary species.

I think you're underestimating the rate at which CRISPR is spitting out new knowledge into the world. (https://www.elsevier.com/research-intelligence/campaigns/crispr)

It's terrorism for a reason, consider that we haven't completely wiped out all computer viruses. It takes time to develop a vaccine or cure to any pathogen, and if bioterrorists really wanted to make something tricky, it could take a long time to cure it.

EDIT: forgot to address the asteroid point, here's a quotation from NASA (NEO - near earth objects)
"With so many of even the larger NEOs remaining undiscovered, the most likely warning today would be zero," NASA informs us. We would see nothing at all until suddenly, just as the impact occurred, we noticed a "flash of light and the shaking of the ground as it hit." Then poof.
(https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/01/10/we-probably-wouldnt-even-see-a-doomsday-asteroid-until-it-was-too-late/#3fc3c5737735)

That is not how it works. Not only would cutting all electricity all over a country immediately result in a lot of deaths because of our dependence on water, food and other things that could only be accessed using electricity if that's what you meant by cutting electricity but AI would definitely not be dumb enough to somehow let us just cut off electricity, AI would most likely be.

Currently our technology is still tame enough that AI couldn't just use robots to build itself and its power source a nice bunker to defend itself without us knowing. Worst case scenario we nuke the facilities supplying power to it, assuming another country nukes us (AI shouldn't have access outside national borders, and if it did grow this capable, I'd imagine we'd shut it down much sooner).

Assuming we could cut the electricity, we should be able to cut AI off the grid relatively quickly and restore power to essential services. If you want to argue there's a risk involved, ... considering that the tradeoff is the end of the world, I think it's justifiable to cut the power. Also, it's feasible that water could still be conveyed to a large extent just by gravity flow, there would only be some places that would experience outages.

Do i really have to explain how stupid this is. We Most electronics are already made out of materials that can't rust so why would we degrade quality of materials for AI

Mainly saying if AI uses drones to hunt for humans, it's feasible that they wouldn't last indefinitely from risk of rusting. (https://forum.dji.com/thread-57238-1-1.html)

If you're in high school prom would be a good opportunity. You may then run into a follow-up question of "how to ask a girl out to prom" in which case I would consult youtube. Usually if you can put a personal touch on it, i.e. find out something she likes, that's a bonus.

@jessica-mormont No problem, helping cute teddies is what being a hero is all about ;)

@willoww Not a fan of virtual cooties.

@jacob55 The subtle I'm actually horny but more sophisticated than your typical horny guy, I like it

@black_beetle Yes, because the elevator doors close faster when you press the buttons profusely, preventing further passengers from getting into the elevator, and potentially wasting time stopping on floors below yours.

Though, to answer your question in a different context, when crossing the street I typically push the button more than once, so that if any jackasses come up behind me, they won't feel the need to confirm that the button has been pressed.

@willoww Wait, is this gif sarcasm I detect? On close inspection it looks more as though the cats are hugging than fighting o.O

@danaliz-cabello You need to challenge them to a children's card game to win their respect.

@luna-14 Ideally how to meet the love of your life, but seeing as that has yet to happen I'll probably just make something up ;-)

@bushmurry Wash it down with the Capri Sun, lifetime supply from @Willoww

@willoww Piano, but I suck at it, I convince myself that if I ever get good enough I can use it to woo women. Also I am immensely attracted to girls who can play guitar, that's pretty sexy in my book.

@willoww Welcome to the era of fake news, social media, and what must be the most glamorous pineapple i've ever laid eyes on. Gone are the days of Capri suns and lunchables, when bullies stole your lunch money if you were a nerd, and gangster was just spelled with an -er instead of with an -a.

@korglife17 about as likely as finding a real person in a chat site 100% real, no penis, no 3rd nipple

@bushmurry

@ragnar dm photos

@korglife17 DON'T SAY HIS NAME

@bushmurry Then in that case I shall accompany you as Edgar Allen Poe, the author of 'The Raven'