Comment Re:But can it scrub a toilet? (Score 2) 23
They are getting there:
Comment Front vs Backflip (Score 4, Interesting) 23
A front flip is a lot more difficult than a backflip. China is definitely leading the space.
Also check out this jaw dropping performance from Unitree:
Comment Re:Of course (Score 1) 73
> it's not clear a state can legally secede from the US (there was a whole war over that sort of thing)
> We don't jail them unless they appear violent or dangerous, such as advocating hurting or killing people.
You nailed the whole situation in Xingjiang without even realizing it.
First of all, it's illegal to advocate independence for any province in China, similar to advocating Nazi ideology in many European countries. You may disagree, but there're background historical and cultural reasons. It's their land, their law.
Now do some research on what triggered the crackdown in Xingjiang. Hint: there was violence. People died. Information is not easy to come by in western media but it's out there.
The region has a complex history. Currently, it's internationally recognized as a part of China, but Islamic separatists persist. If you are pro-China, they are considered terrorists, and if you are anti-China, they are considered freedom fighters. Sounds familiar?
You are not sitting in a camp -- yet, if you are a separatist in the US but peaceful and a fringe. I'm sure you don't want to find out how the federal government would respond once you gain traction and/or involve violence.
Comment Re:Of course (Score 1) 73
Yeah try starting a campaign in the US for an independent Republic of Texas, or Kingdom of Hawaii, and see how far you can go before you land in a camp or worse.
Comment Wholesome while it lasted (Score 1) 73
The whole episode was actually quite wholesome while it lasted, reminiscent of the pre-social, pre-walled-garden days of the Internet, when random strangers from around the globe interacted with each other on random topics in life, with much less hate and/or politics.
But you won’t hear any of it from the mainstream media, including Slashdot. Most westerners aren’t aware of the massive anti-China psyop led and funded by the US gov. It’s not exactly secret. Look up the $1.6 billion anti-china fund, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Ask yourself three simple questions. Where do you get all your news on China? When was the last time you heard anything positive about China? And lastly, do you trust the mainstream media?
Propaganda comes from all governments. The truth, as always, is somewhere in the middle.
Comment Re:What could possibly go wrong? War Irony... (Score 1) 70
Lex Fridman had an in-depth interview with the dude a few days ago, with fresh takes on the latest geopolitical events. Well worth a watch. There're also nuggets of short clips from the Lex Clips channel.
Comment The Real Story (Score 1) 67
The real story is the Kirin 9000s CPU powering the phone. Apparently SMIC is now mass producing 7nm chips.
Comment Re:Location (Score 1) 66
> What could possibly go wrong?
Nothing. It has been that way for millennia.
Comment Re:There is another problem with prolonged life... (Score 1) 80
I would love to start completely anew every 30 to 50 years -- a new identity, a new career path, learning a new language in a new country with a new life. Not just visiting places or dabbing in things, but live the actual life of a German engineer, a Brazilian actor, a Chinese writer, from an inexperienced apprentice all the way to a seasoned professional, and in the same vein, from a rock star to a politician to a prisoner serving a 10-year term (wrong convicted obviously)...
And that's only on this planet, not including the prospect of space travel. How many lifetimes does it take to experience the full spectrum of human conditions and beyond? Time Enough for Love anyone?
Comment Re:Mind 2 computer also an option (Score 1) 192
Or Black Mirror San Junipero. You live in some big corp's server farm. Not sure if that's heaven or hell on earth.
Comment Re:Selfishness (Score 1) 192
Following your logic (for the loose definition of logic), they'd be living the life after death, since they are clinically dead. The state of their body is irrelevant. When the body gets revived they come back to live this life again. So best of both worlds!
Comment Multiverse Perspective (Score 2) 177
There’s a major perspective from the article that’s left out in the summary, namely, the multiverse. Granted it's more in the realm of philosophy than physics, but the laws of physics in our universe may be one insignificant set of laws among an infinite number of sets from all parallel universes. The fundamental constants of physics may just be a random set in the landscape of all probabilities.
Or consider the simulation hypothesis. If somehow we could one day prove that we live in a simulated reality, the ultimate laws of physics – those from the base reality, may be forever beyond our reach.
Submission + - Why the laws of physics don't actually exist (newscientist.com)
InfiniteZero writes: According to an article from NewScientist, the laws of physics don't actually exist.
First things first. What we often call laws of physics are really just consistent mathematical theories that seem to match some parts of nature. These laws are not static; they evolve as our empirical knowledge of the universe improves. As we discover more about nature, we can hone our descriptions of it, but it is never-ending.
Take string theory as an example. It has a rather thorny stumbling block known as the landscape problem, where literally zillions of universes are acceptable solutions of the theory. This scenario is often called the multiverse. All possible laws, conceivable and inconceivable, are allowed in some possible universe, and laws of physics are no longer meaningful or unique from a fundamental sense, since they depend entirely on where in the multiverse landscape one is looking.
One possible conclusion from this is that the conventional reductionist approach of particle physics, where natural laws are increasingly focused on smaller and smaller building blocks (like molecules, atoms and particles) and fundamental forces (like gravity and electromagnetism) acting between them, is no longer a fruitful way of looking at the physical world. There are no fundamental building blocks and no fundamental forces and, as such, there are no laws because thinking about ultimate reductionist laws rigorously has led to all possible universes existing, with only one of them perhaps obeying the laws needed to accommodate Homo sapiens.
First things first. What we often call laws of physics are really just consistent mathematical theories that seem to match some parts of nature. These laws are not static; they evolve as our empirical knowledge of the universe improves. As we discover more about nature, we can hone our descriptions of it, but it is never-ending.
Take string theory as an example. It has a rather thorny stumbling block known as the landscape problem, where literally zillions of universes are acceptable solutions of the theory. This scenario is often called the multiverse. All possible laws, conceivable and inconceivable, are allowed in some possible universe, and laws of physics are no longer meaningful or unique from a fundamental sense, since they depend entirely on where in the multiverse landscape one is looking.
One possible conclusion from this is that the conventional reductionist approach of particle physics, where natural laws are increasingly focused on smaller and smaller building blocks (like molecules, atoms and particles) and fundamental forces (like gravity and electromagnetism) acting between them, is no longer a fruitful way of looking at the physical world. There are no fundamental building blocks and no fundamental forces and, as such, there are no laws because thinking about ultimate reductionist laws rigorously has led to all possible universes existing, with only one of them perhaps obeying the laws needed to accommodate Homo sapiens.
Comment Cat Videos and Night Mode (Score 1) 45
I've had trouble with sleep my whole life. Recently I've developed the habit of catching a few minutes of cat videos before turning off the light and it definitely helps.
Blue light isn't much of an issue as most devices nowadays have the night mode feature. Granted it doesn't filter out all the spectrum, but I haven't experienced much harmful effect especially with only a few brief minutes of exposure.
Submission + - Lucid Dying: Patients Recall Near-Death Experiences During CPR
InfiniteZero writes: A new study shows that around one in five people who survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest describe lucid experiences of death that occurred while they were seemingly unconscious and on the brink of death.
Survivors reported having unique lucid experiences, including a perception of separation from the body and observing events without pain or distress. They also reported a meaningful evaluation of life, including of their actions, intentions, and thoughts toward others. The researchers found these experiences of death to be different from hallucinations, dreams, delusions, illusions, or CPR-induced consciousness.
Tests for hidden brain activity were also included in the research. A key finding was the discovery of spikes of brain activity, including so-called gamma, delta, theta, alpha, and beta waves up to an hour into CPR. Some of these brain waves normally occur when people are conscious and performing higher mental functions, including thinking, memory retrieval, and conscious perception.
Survivors reported having unique lucid experiences, including a perception of separation from the body and observing events without pain or distress. They also reported a meaningful evaluation of life, including of their actions, intentions, and thoughts toward others. The researchers found these experiences of death to be different from hallucinations, dreams, delusions, illusions, or CPR-induced consciousness.
Tests for hidden brain activity were also included in the research. A key finding was the discovery of spikes of brain activity, including so-called gamma, delta, theta, alpha, and beta waves up to an hour into CPR. Some of these brain waves normally occur when people are conscious and performing higher mental functions, including thinking, memory retrieval, and conscious perception.
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