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Comment Broader issue (Score 1) 154

I could be wrong, but this seems to touch on the larger issue of 'let's do it because we can, not because we should'.

This seems to be a mindset that is rampant these days. Someone comes up with a clever idea and everyone just leaps on it. (ChatGPT, 'filters', AI companions, deep and wide data mining, etc.) Seems to me a mindset that comes from greed, fear of being left behind, fascination with the newest shiny object, a search for self reassurance, etc. None of those seem like motivations that lead to a more mature society.

I believe the faster we leap to 'the new', the sooner we cheapen our humanity. I mean, we could "choose" to not extract/stockpile/use everyone's personal data.

Now get off my lawn!

Comment Only 20% for human doctors (Score 1) 70

I only skimmed the article, but am I the only person who thinks that, if we had a situation or field of diagnosis where doctors were only getting it right 20% of the time, we would throw some research/education/analysis at it? Because 20% correct (or 80% incorrect) seems kinda concerning and I would think would lead to a lot of brouhaha or lawsuits?
Maybe it's just me.

Comment Which brings up the question (Score 1) 212

Reading recreationally is a choice and reflects (in some small part) education and emotional/intellectual development. Did you grow up eager to learn new things?

I wonder what the level of recreational reading is (relative to the general population) with the slashdot community... We tend to be educated and intellectually 'busy'.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I always have a stack of books waiting for me to read. I even installed a wall-light to make reading in bed easier.

Comment Bernie Krause (Score 2) 49

Does anyone remember Bernie Krause - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... - who gave us (among other things) Gorillas in the Mix?

He sampled lots of animal sounds (late 1980's), then used those samples as the basis of various (electronic) musical instruments. An elephant was the bass and even the tiny sound of a crayfish snapping its claw was used as the sound of a drum stick lightly tapping a cymbal.

Seemed pretty cool at the time...

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