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Especially with rising ocean acidification, new hats just floating around naturally without the orcas having to put in any work.

Almost “Username checks out” :)

The main reason I mentioned him is the Children of Time series, it revolves around non-humanoid “aliens” a lot. Fantastic series, but I love almost any of his SciFi stories.

Adrian Tchaikovsky would like a word.

Because it is. Just recently some VPN provider I already forgot the name of cancelled all lifetime subscriptions. There were multiple posts on Lemmy about it.

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A shitty narrator can get me to hate a book I like.

And that is where I see potential for AI. There are quite a few books which I’d love to listen to but they are all narrated by a guy whose narration I can’t stand. AI would open the possibility to choose a voice and I might actually get to enjoy those books. It’s Amazon though so the ethical implications and quality concerns are something I’m worried about.

Is the computer/robot able to freely decide when/if to speak?

No = you should direct your attention to your fellow “divine” beings who programmed them

Yes = fuck you

Now ask “Can one see California without Marlon Brando’s eyes?”

Even the snails are Illuminati now! /s

Sir, this is a Wendy’s

Might be an AI Bot?!

the human population is very much reliant on animal sources to sustain itself

Do you have a source for that? What % of the global meat consumption is actually necessary and what is just for pleasure? And don’t get me started on food waste…

what is required to continue existing as a species

Do you mean scale up as a species? We’ve existed for how many thousands of years in a sustainable way?

the distinctive categories of pets and livestock are an unfortunate requirement of our current situation

A requirement for what? You said we need animals to sustain ourselves. What do we need the distinction of pets for?

People who treat pets animals as property are not good people.

FTFY

I’m not a militant vegan, I do make occasional exemptions for ethically sourced animal products. But the distinction between pets and other animals is just hypocritical.

Ah cmon now, stop spreading conspiracy theories. They probably just couldn’t prove citizenship and were deported.

Yes, you need internet to use the “smart” features of the TV. No, you don’t need internet to just use the TV. You can connect any device that is supported by the ports on the TV, for example a Raspberry PI with a DOS emulator or for example an Apple TV to replace the “smart” part of the TV.

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The reflection of d would not make a B. The reflection of D would.

Not sure why this comment got downvoted. I think you took my banter well, so props from me at least.