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Things like this are often a protest by the builders against the architect. They spot a problem with the design, try and tell them and get shouted at. They then build it to the design, knowing it’s stupid, so the architect has to swallow the cost of fixing it.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/55418/rock-falls-everyone-dies

It was first found in monkeys, but actually originated in rodents. It should technically be rodentpox.

Also, racists and homophobes used it to create stigma against gay men. In was/is particularly prevalent in that group. There were rumours that you caught it from sex with monkeys.

Basically it was renamed to pull the teeth of a nasty and insulting use, and to break a misunderstanding on its source.

Might I introduce you to the wonder of reusable cable ties?

They have a release tab. You can undo them, adjust the cables, then retighten them.

Velcro is great, till it starts losing it’s grip.

Circadian rhythm maintenance.

Melatonin is broken down in the eye by blueish light. When this stops, the melatonin levels begin to climb, leading to tiredness.

This is also why phones etc keep you awake.

I think, therefore I am. Everything else is open to flux.

If it helps, I’ve consciously made the choice to see the world as it appears to be. To interact with others, as if they truly exist. I’ve also made the choice to anchor my own morals in my own mental framework. I’m kind to others because I feel good seeing others happy. I try and make the world better, in small ways, because I want other to do the same, and don’t want to feel hypocritical.

It still unnerves me sometimes. I could turn off a lot of those feelings. I could easily make myself see others as lower, or lesser. Less worthy of happiness than me.

If the whole world is a simulation, then I deal with it as it comes. The same applies to religion.

FYI, there’s some (very weak) evidence that 3D space might actually be holographic projection from a 2D surface. If we are in a simulation, we are likely all in it together. At least we get to pick at the seams. It might even be stressing out a few higher dimensional post-grad students!

Ironically, this is (partially) why government social support services originally started in England. Back in the Victorian period, the rich realised it was cheaper to pay a bit more tax to keep the poor fed, than pay for security to stop them being robbed. It was also cheaper than locking them all up.

It even explains why the agents can jump between people. They are already running on their brains.

A good example of how it might play out can be seen in the bobiverse book series (we are legion, we are Bob). The main character ends up as the AI of a Von neumann probe. He/they spend most time at 1:1 speed (for sanity purposes). They can, however, “frame jack” to massive speeds for short periods. They use this to problem solve, before returning to more normal speeds to enact their solution.

Superhot is emulating accelerated thinking. It’s not that time speeds up as you move, but that your thinking speeds up when you don’t.

Physics wise, this is the reverse of what would happen. Hypothetically, if you reduced the speed of light to an extremely low value, the opposite effect would occur. Time would move slower as you moved. Standing still would give maximum apparent time speed, while moving fast would slow your perception. It would also cause significant distortion to your perception, due to length compression. Not to mention how much it would screw up your body (what the hell does blood do, when time is passing slower in your arm than your torso?!?).

I wouldn’t go for “free”, that would lead to a lot of abuse of it. We only have so much capacity right now. A 90%+ discount on current prices, definitely.

I rarely use the trains right now, mostly down to costs. It’s so much cheaper to drive.

I’ve just read through the press release. It’s tentative (as all good science tends to be), but looks a lot more reliable than previous announcements.

Basically they’ve investigated, and can’t figure out any mechanism that could create this result, without life being involved.

On earth, we would call this obvious signs of microbe activity.

Uncompressed 1080 is already approaching the eyes resolution limit, when viewing it in a living room environment. 4K is close to the monitor usage limit.

The reason that 4K seems better is often down to bandwidth and colour depth.

There’s zero benefit to an 8K TV. An 8K monitor might be useful, but is still well into the diminishing returns curve.

There’s still some ground to be made up with colours and frame rates, but resolution is effectively maxed out already.

It depends on the hose and the flow rate. They can vary a lot.

Also, your not just clearing the stagnant water, but also anything that was growing in it.

I’m guessing that the computer randomises the answer list, to limit cheating. The rest writer was likely cursing it too.