Perenti

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by Perenti 1y ago
Yes. In our modern "compassionate" society the goal is to keep people alive regardless of the quality of life of the individual. This is why the study of physics and chemistry is important, so you can exit when it's no longe
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by Perenti 1y ago
I don't fear death. I've been there, done that, and it was very nice. Bloody doctors and my implanted defibrillator keep bringing me back.
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by Perenti 1y ago
And those that don't vote have to show a very good reason, or pay a fine, or face gaol.
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by Perenti 1y ago
Everybody votes in Australia (not sure how rich, but in top 20 for sure). If you don't you have to show cause or pay a AUD$50 fine. I know some think this is anti-freedom, but it does prevent farces like the current USA. Historicall
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by Perenti 2y ago
Greed. Capitalism. Mostly because people keep agreeing to pay a premium for the convenience of spending before the money comes in.
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by Perenti 2y ago
Poster claimed fluoridation was unnessecary in many parts of the world. This is true of places with natural fluoridation. But not everyone has access to fluoridated toothpaste, or even toothpaste. To assume otherwise is assuming everyone
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by Perenti 2y ago
Not true. Every time I see a dentist here in Queensland (non-fluoridated water) he asks me where else I lived as my teeth are so much better than what he usually sees, and if drilling my teeth are much harder than most Queenslanders. My ea
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by Perenti 2y ago
Something else about FLStudio - you can run it on multiple machines with a single license. So ImageLine don't charge you for each computer you use it with.
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by Perenti 2y ago
Yes. They do have subscription cloud services, but you don't need it. Something quite amazing is that it's written in Delphi. I love Fl Studio. It's possibly the best commercial software I've ever seen.
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by Perenti 2y ago
Both Corel and Lindows tried this 25 years ago. People did not like it.
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by Perenti 2y ago
Most parrots will become stay-at-homes if you treat them well. Lorikeets that become human friendly even bring wild friends home to enjoy the humans.
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by Perenti 2y ago
Things are slow at Harvard these days, when they have to boast about things known for decades. Given the number of people with budgies (parakeets to those who speak broken English) I'm amazed no-one has taken advantage of this to get p
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by Perenti 2y ago
Was. Was the brain drain destination #1. It's been Europe, India and SE Asia for a while now. Not everyone with a brain just wants more money. Some want to do interesting research that doesn't have a short term commercialisatio
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by Perenti 2y ago
I know of many biological computers with AGI. I've even made 5 myself.
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by Perenti 2y ago
What I find hilarious is that a 20-50% hallucination rate suggests this is still a program that tells lies and potentially causes people to die.
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by Perenti 2y ago
Yes, there is a pattern. Most of my relatives are very quick, those tested all come out 120+. Two of my sons have absurd IQs like me. My second is about my level (170+), and my youngest is some kind of megamind mutant. His brain scares
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by Perenti 2y ago
I used to work at a university. There were people there who found me interesting. No accounting for taste with some people.
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by Perenti 2y ago
I'm talking about sit down in a room with a psychologist for hours, lots of questions, coloured blocks, tricky pictures, with stop watches etc. Reciting lists of numbers backwards and forwards, the _real_ tests, not pop quizes.
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by Perenti 2y ago
Yes. IQ tests are easy. Life, now that's a real challenge.
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by Perenti 2y ago
IQ measures how good you are at IQ tests. I'm brilliant at those tests, I consistently score 5+ SD above 100. I'm also an idiot, and pretty much an asshole. IQ itself puts no beans on the table, and has little to no relationship
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by Perenti 2y ago
I grew up on a small poultry farm. Most farmers I know are very very good at recycling and reprocessing. There's very little "rubbish" if you are clever about it. If it can't be fed to an animal, and it doesn't r
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by Perenti 2y ago
I knew a few people when I was young (20s) that "pot does nothing" to them. Then one day they took a toke from a joint going round and were totally munged. I've seen it a few times, and I have no idea why it's like that
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by Perenti 2y ago
History has shown that _bad_ education about substances doesn't work, as most kids know that pot rarely turns you into an axe wielding homicidal maniac. Educate using the truth - pot probably won't turn you crazy, but it might co
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by Perenti 2y ago
As a population based study, how did they control for other substances? Acid in particular is notorious for flashbacks years later that can be psychotic. I also note that the period in question is also associated with massive increase in
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by Perenti 2y ago
I have a "smart guitar" that needs the app to change settings. It's the only thing keeping me on a "smart" phone.
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by Perenti 2y ago
From a phylogenetic perspective, whales are fish. So are we.
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by Perenti 2y ago
Can I hallucinate answers in an interview, and have them rated as acceptable?
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by Perenti 2y ago
Freedom of Speech. Democracy. Equality. Equity. I used to know what these words meant, but it seems the old definitions are no longer fit for purpose.
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by Perenti 2y ago
I've consumed far more than my fair share of cannabis, starting at age 19. I'm also almost certainly ADHD (according to friend who's a psychiatrist, but says I'm untestable), and have a meaninglessly high IQ. I've
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by Perenti 2y ago
I'm reminded of how in GEB by Hoffstaeder (sp?) the tortoise creates a recording that destroys any device you play it on.

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