Rumo. There's no possible way to describe this book other than a coherent cocaine trip that went surprisingly well.

Reading this article--while impressive--just shows us how far we are from a true AI. The definition of AI is "the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages".

In order to create a true AI, the machine itself would have to be as perfectly flawed as humans. It would have to possess the ability for irrational thinking, misinterpretation, forming a bias and then dismantling that bias. That would be true metalearning. We learn and interpret this world by making mistakes, recognizing these mistakes, then rectifying them. Additionally, in order for an AI to be fully integrated in our world AS a true AI and not a complex calculator, it would have to be able to recognize and factor in the numerous inconsistencies and exceptions in both our world and in humans. Creating an AI without these imperfections would make it nothing more than a machine, because as much science as philosophy provides on how and why and ways to recognize a human's thought process, there are always exceptions and information gaps.

As long as we are unsure of the exact way a human mind operates, a true AI will be nothing more than science fiction.

Lovely, I'm heading to Ireland in about two weeks.

If you visit "spaceflight now", it'll give you a whole schedule of upcoming launches.

This is what it's like to fail.

To fall and scream,

To break and decay.

To float aimlessly until you're anchored at the bottom by the weight in your chest.

This is what it's like to lose.

To grasp nothingness.

To envy and hate.

To try again and again because you've been told you could but you can't and now you're--

This is what it's like to fall.

This is what it's like to crash.

This is what it's like to be collected in a heap of broken bones by the depths of despair and you're trapped, alone.

This is what it's like heal.

Slow and painful.

Cautiously, but able.

This is what it's like to stand.

To wobble and trip.

To stumble and shake.

To grasp blindly for the walls as support and they cut your palms, but you're on your feet.

This is what it's like to climb.

To burn and tremble.

To bleed and sweat.

To ignore the protests of your mind and heed the leaps of your heart until finally, finally!

You're free.

And the light burns your eyes and skin and you're tired but you've started again and now, now you're--

This is what it's like to succeed.

Thank you, I'm glad the emotion came across as intended.

I've been trying to follow a lot of tags for that reason. I notice after a good 30 minutes, there's nothing else to look at.

Are they wood? They look interesting.

I'm not necessarily saying people help others for the sole purpose of feeling good, but it's definitely a result and may even be a subconscious driving factor.

Cool buy all the same and looking forward to it!

Cool buy all the same and looking forward to it!

I don't know why I find that so funny, but I'm crying. I hope they wrap my apples in convenient little packages next.

Thank God Russia hadn't launched an attack against the U.S. with a drone.

Honestly, I had a lot of trepidation about a third party to begin with. With two awful candidates, I feel like we'd end up with another Bull Moose Party with the worst of the candidates winning by a hair as result of split votes.

DUDE YES THOSE THINGS ARE SO COOL

This is a brilliant point, thank you. I'm trying to wrap my head around how there's no such thing as an act of selflessness.

I'm not a big DIYer, but just wanted to say that place looks beautiful!

Thanks! That definitely explains some of the user-to-user interaction I've seen.

Ha! And I've been noticing that. I've only been on for three days and I already recognize many usernames (yours included).

Gay his life must be.

3D printing still wouldn't produce a miniature as detailed or well painted as something manufactured though. If people want something quality and "rare", they still have to buy through companies. Even if a person tried to produce them himself, they'd end up costing more than what he's selling them for.

Oh. Sorry.. Did I just make a Hubski faux pas?

Oh, thank God!

Yours as well and unfortunately the closest to it I've ever dabbled with is violin. I can only play trombone and piano. :') Your song sounds great by the way!

By your theory, for humans' dissatisfaction to cease, we must revert back to a time with little to no expectations. However, these expectations were wrought from the rules of society which were created to maintain the general welfare. Humans are relative to non-sapient animals, however we are not the same. We cannot live the wild life of a wolf, else we become discontent and our full brain capacity unused.

Take for example, Lord of the Flies. Now obviously, the point of the book was more align with the Robbers Cave Experiment, but my focus is how the boys established a government (as result from social priming) and the disastrous results of its failure. When laws could not be properly enforced, they fell back to savage behavior driven mostly by the instinct to survive. (If you reread the book's summary and imagine it's a documentary of wolf pack interaction, the instinct driven actions are apparent.) Now the word "savage" is relative to our definition of being human, but I use it mostly to describe the general unhappiness of the boys. They were dissatisfied with a simple life of hunting/gathering and without proper laws, quickly fell into chaos.

Humans are naturally incredibly more perceptive than any other animal, thus more laws are needed to govern the population. The more intelligent the animal, the more needed to maintain "peace" (see: a colony of bacteria vs a pack of wolves). People are discontent and pressured by society, but not because people weren't meant to live in a society of this kind. Humans are driven by their instinct of survival. Naturally, our minds link successful people as those with the highest fitness (the wealthy can buy good food and shelter, able to alter appearance to attract potential mates, the symbol of status able to attract potential mates, etc).

Thus, many people falling short of this image of success and survival, are left unsatisfied.

It sounds cliche, but work out. It's amazing how many hours you can waste on pointless YouTube videos if only to avoid thirty minutes of activity...

But climate change "doesn't exist".

I'm crying oh my goodness this is beautiful

👏👏👏👏

Great job, man.

I haven't been in a situation as extreme as yours, but I'm definitely familiar with addiction. Honestly, I never felt good about turning away until it all began to fade. In that mindset, the logical part of the brain knows what you're doing is right, but your thoughts become slightly obsessive and they cloud any feeling of triumph. All you feel is the regret.

The best thing to do is separate yourself from your these thoughts (which is much easier said than done). It sounds dumb, but being/talking with people who support what you're trying to do is fantastic because the high from their praise is sometimes enough to replace the lack of triumph. Keep it up, dude. I'm wishing you all the best.