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Comment Re:Yes. (Score 1) 219

If it's capable of suffering then, ladies and gents, we've finally invented the electric monk. Put it to work supplicating every possible god.

But if your LLM starts to sound like Pinhead from Hellraiser, well, better put down your device and run.

"Ah, the suffering. The sweet, sweet suffering"

"What you think of as pain is only a shadow. Pain has a face. Allow me to show it to you. Gentlemen, I... Am... Pain."

"Look at me. I'm all you know. Forged in agony and pain. I welcome an eternity of anguish."

Comment Re:I read about this in a Vinge novel (Score 2) 36

Yes, thank you! That was Rainbow's End by Vinge. I was thinking about this yesterday, couldn't remember which book it was... thought it was Rudy Rucker. If LLMs have already consumed the sum total of digitized human knowledge, the next step is to digitize all the remaining books... probably destructively.

Comment Re:Hmm (Score 2) 171

Also high frequency to allow for a turn up and go service is often more important than being really fast.

6 buses an hour is the minimum for people to not feel they are risking a long wait if they use the bus option.

Comment Hmm (Score 4, Informative) 171

How to speed up public transport.

1) Tap on, single fare OR Tap On, Tap Off OR Tap On, Multiple Journeys within an hour in that fare (e.g., London)
2) Don't accept cash, payment card or travelcard only (e.g., London Oyster)
3) Dedicated bus lanes in busy stretches of road
4) Don't stop too often, but don't go too far the other way either, it depends on the population density of that area
5) Different bus stands for different routes, so prevent contention at the single bus stop (at busy stops)
6) Accessibility must be quick to perform for wheelchairs and buggies. Coach-style buses=bad, low-floor buses=good.

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