Also known as over 16 billion miles. Which is approximately 383 billion Rhode Islands: I did the math. Rhode Island is 48 miles by 37 miles, so I averaged at the mystical 42: 16,094,455,343 / 42 is a little over 383 billion.

Screw the mod points. You deserve national recognition, for both practicality and actually doing the math.

Why does it have to be locked to one device? If I have a few speakers around, maybe a laptop and my phone as well, why can't that AI software follow me around instead of making me carry it? This push is just to make people anthropomorphize their devices for emotional lock-in and a whole new level of brand loyalty. If it's so useful, why put it in a cage?

I use firefox under linux with ublock origin and Privacy Badger. I haven't seen any of these ads since people started bitching about them, and I watch youtube almost every day. I suppose this makes it easier for windows & mac users, but they should probably be running their browsers in a vm anyway just to avoid malware.

Other responses to my post have merit. You're just being an asshole.

Are you subby? You don't have to be so defensive. The first point you make is subjective opinion: I think landing is more impressive, . The second point is debatable, which I am happy to explore. Isn't a water landing easier than a million-dollar high-tech tower? How about proposing a more accurate phrasing for your third point, such as "Caught" or "Grabbed" rather than the still inaccurate "Landed"?

They didn't land it; they caught it in a net. It had hooks, not landing pads or struts. Accuracy would have given you the chance to double-up on 'net', as in "China Netted a Win", or "A Net Win for Reusable Rockets", but you took the lazy and inaccurate "landed." No mod point for you! As if I had any that could apply to a submission title.

This may be so, but if I were going under the knife I'd want a real human using telepresence rather than a fully autonomous AI. Machines aren't conceptually nimble enough yet when it comes to outliers and unexpected complications.

My facebook id has been spaceman375 for over 10 years (tho I haven't logged in again after the 1st 3 months.) I can't get it on my whatsapp account because some guy used it for his instagram account. I have 2 email accounts that are spaceman375, one from last century. It's my login on many websites, and yet somehow somebody else gets to take it. [expletive]

Okay, I'll stop bitching now. Must be the heat...

Just because you can make bubonic plague even more contagious doesn't mean you should.

For decades now I would have whole-heartedly agreed with your scathing sarcasm. But today the clueless script kiddies are bolstered by AI. I think a bit of caution is laudable for a year or three until we get a handle on the wave of zero-days. Your point still stands; they did this because of the points you make; that doesn't invalidate the stated protectional purpose as well.

The latest Centauri Dreams essay is about applying the Fermi equation to an intergalactic, possibly whole universe context. The numbers are bleak. TL;DR is if we don't see them everywhere they aren't there at all. I don't buy it this time, but that site is a fascinating and educational read every time.

Citation? As in, bullshit.

You may get more confusion than conclusions. In high school I hypnotized a few friends (individually, not together), told them they could go out-of-body, and asked them to describe the house nextdoor, which was completely different from mine. They all got the floor plan right, but the interior decorating, furniture, people, and pets were all over the place.

Not remembering your dreams usually means you are low on zinc and/or b6, zinc being more likely. The usual supplement dose is 30mg. If you try it don't take it before bed; take it with breakfast or lunch. Also, don't expect anything for a week or more. It takes time to build up a proper serum level. It certainly increased my dream recall dramatically.