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Neuroscientist/mouse psychologist and mad about it. She

  1. my roommate was trying to find the menu for a nearby bagel shop and instead found some of the most iconic slop I've ever seen. thanks food! :)

    a green square that says "fast food meals. new phenomenon burger taste. $19.90. order via seamless" and in the corner is a non-euclidean cluster of chicken finger. a very normal 5-star review that says "I would be lost without restaurant. I would like to personally thank you for your outstanding product." - Nina Margaret, CEO apple. another normal review that says "without food, we would have gone bankrupt by now. thanks food! the service was excellent." John Doe, manager.an AI image of a pastrami sandwich. not to overuse the word non-euclidean but what else can I say to describe these layers of meat? this one also has some kind of yellow sauce leaking out of the bottom, and another yellow sauce being sensuously drizzled on top. in the lower right corner are baffling tubes that sort of look like if roasted carrots fucked a soft pretzel.
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  2. House Hunters International "look for a house without insisting you need an extra bedroom for your hypothetical guests" Challenge (impossible)

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  3. Why am I, a person with no training, the person making the choice?

    Why does the trolley not have advanced notice of the workmen on the tracks?

    Why does the trolley not have a braking or diversion system sufficient to the task?

    Why is the track open to random pedestrians?

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  4. It is pleasurable to be certain about what we should do. Our brain enters a different state. We like it so much we spend time and money to keep doing that activity.

    Uncertainty, thinking, failing? they can't compete.

    A real problem is: at their core, AIs are slot machines where you win certainty

    When AI is allowed, developers spend less time actively coding and searching for information, and instead spend time prompting AI, waiting on/reviewing AI outputs, and idle. We find no single reason for the slowdown—it’s driven by a combination of factors.

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  5. Frankly it's the sort of day we should all be on the north shore of Lake Superior and I'm tired of pretending it's not

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