I only use it to refer to myself.

They most definitely do. My boy “answers” questions when using the right inflection, every time. Apart from that, I pour my heart out to them. They’re the best listeners in the world, and they keep you warm to boot.

This is the correct way to use it. In a field you are already very knowledgeable in, so you can do your own fact-checking. This is absolutely paramount. But most people are content to just copy-paste and don’t even ask the llm for sources.

Pff I’d be happy to reach a megabit at my age.

Only a matter of time now. And we don’t even have the laws of robotics to protect us.

Normal day in Eastern Europe.

10, about how I hate it and wish it would go away.

spending a small country’s GDP marketing

Not to mention the energy demand of a similar small country

If you mean that “thinking” in another language influences things like your outlook and even reaction to things… you’d be correct. It’s been studied and documented that with every language you learn, you also get something of a personality upgrade that comes with being able to understand and convey concepts specific to that language.

It’s not exactly as elaborate as gaining an whole new pov, but it’s nonetheless similar.

The future is already here. It’s just unevenly distributed.

This isn’t about a generational hand-me-down dildo, is it?

You might be part otter. They can close their noses from within when diving.

You come across them in theme parks sometimes.

A gold signet ring that belonged to my grandfather and has his initials.

A cheap silver ring found in a clearance sale, given to me by my SO

A small piece of meteoroid, and a slice of another

A bronze Roman house key

A Greek iron war-arrow

And a decent collection of coins, each with their own story to tell

Those are the only material possessions I have on this earth that I have an emotional connection with. I don’t care for riches or luxuries beyond being able to interact with the above and maybe grow it, when circumstances permit.

Nice cropping.

Rip Thurston Waffles. He was the best.

The way it combines most of my autistic predilections; the collecting aspect, the sheer history of the objects, the cultural implications, and last but not least, shiny. My hobby/hyperfixation is ancient coin collecting.

That might be a while. AI cannibalizing itself is a real problem right now and it’s only going to get worse.