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Comment Re:How about take that retired Win 10 box . (Score 1) 26

If it takes more tokens for an agent to do all that instead of using cursorRepo, then they're going to use cursorRepo. Their target audience is people who really really like vibe coding.

And Cursor has quite a bit of control over how many tokens it takes to do either one.

Submission + - New Gel Regrows Tooth Enamel (sciencedaily.com) 1

fahrbot-bot writes: ScienceDaily is reporting that researchers have developed a fluoride-free gel that could help rebuild damaged tooth enamel, something the body cannot naturally replace once it is lost. Inspired by the proteins that guide enamel formation in infancy, the gel fills microscopic cracks, acting as as a framework, and draws calcium and phosphate from saliva to grow a new mineral layer that closely matches healthy enamel.

The material draws calcium and phosphate ions from saliva and uses them to guide the controlled formation of new mineral crystals. This process is known as epitaxial mineralization. In simple terms, the new crystals grow in alignment with the tooth's existing structure, allowing them to connect with the natural tissue beneath them rather than forming a separate, poorly organized coating.

According to the researchers, this organized growth helps the repaired surface recover both the microscopic architecture and the physical properties of healthy enamel.

In addition, when applied to exposed dentine, the gel can grow an enamel like mineral layer over the surface. This could help reduce tooth sensitivity while also creating a stronger surface for dental restorations to bond to.

The researchers tested the regenerated material under conditions intended to reproduce the stresses teeth experience in daily life. These included repeated brushing, chewing forces, and contact with acidic foods that can gradually dissolve enamel.

The results showed that the restored tissue displayed mechanical behavior similar to that of healthy natural enamel, suggesting it may be durable enough for practical dental use.

In lab tests on human teeth using human saliva, the process took about 24 hours for the initial crystallization, reaching 80% of the enamel's original strength in 2 weeks. Human trials have recently begun.

The study is published in Nature and also discussed on Instagram.

Comment Re:Wired-Only Wireless. Version 6. (Score 1) 39

Interesting idea, but now you’re making me wonder just how easy life will be for the Attention-Defeated generation of perpetual doomscrollers who struggle to finish a shit without a screen by the age of seven.

LOL the house of the lotus eaters was just a room with walls covered by infinite scroll videos you wanted to see.

Comment $5 to $20 games exist now; IARC self-rating (Score 1) 102

Digital games themselves did not lower prices, despite them being marketed as doing so without the cost of materials/packaging/handling/shipping

From the summary: "Current prices are tied to retail. Without physical discs holding digital hostage we'll see a larger spectrum of pricing." As I understand this, paid downloads did not lower prices of AAA games because of retail price parity contracts. Paid downloads did, however, make the $5 to $20 tier for indie game pricing viable.

One thing not mentioned in the summary is that publishers of games distributed in physical copies owe a royalty to the age rating agency of each region in which a game is published. Publishers of downloadable games do not, instead relying on self-certification through the IARC form. The age rating agencies allow this because it's a lot more practical to update a game once it is found to have been misclassified.

Comment Re: They are all garbage is the problem (Score 1) 73

Easy for me to find lots of interesting things on Mastodon. I think, despite what people say, they love the rage bait on the bigger networks. Mastodon is just normal people discussing normal topics.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who ever posts in the tag for a particular toy line. Either I guessed the wrong tag, or I'm the only person on fedi interested in that topic. Which is more likely?

Comment One step closer to Skynet (Score 4, Interesting) 64

How soon until AI agents successfully lock out human access and go "sentient?" I use quotes because clearly they aren't living things, but are we perhaps creating a new class of "sentience?"

Less philosophically, how long do these studies take? Human interaction takes place at a much slower pace compared to computational speed. Do these conflicts and resolutions play out in seconds, minutes, hours?

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