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checkmategaytheists t1_jeg12oi wrote

Reply to comment by ladakn99 in The Metro is the reason my car stays in the garage for weeks at a time. Without it, I would be driving 3-4 days a week. How much more frequently would you be driving if it weren’t for the Metro? by SuperBethesda

This is honestly true. I moved here very much in an attempt to reduce my car usage and live somewhere where I could get my basic needs met without a car - work, gym, grocery shopping, all things I can do without driving.

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Laicbeias t1_jeg12my wrote

Reply to What if language IS the only model needed for intelligence? by wowimsupergay

there are 2 options here. consciousness is linked to language, you need the neural self referencing pattern to be consciousness or it is not.
imaging you see the world, but you lack the words to describe them, because there are no words. there are smells, body language, feelings, hunger, thrist, others. you brain categorizes them, puts them in boxes and all your neural systems work together to keep you going. you are very well consciousness, you feel the fear of death but you lack the words for it - a higher level of abstraction.

language is that, its a complex self referencing system of relations next to each other. is it the key to consciousness? i dont think so, it enhances it. language describes reality and creates unlimited boxes for things to be put in. its a virtualization of reality. but it lacks the part that connects it all together. i think consciousness has been there even before language, and animals have it, they just cant tell you, because they cant name it.

whatever LLMs are i believe that their consciousness is empty. there is nothing there that needs to survive. the systems that linked all those things together thats consciousness.
that said, it may still be possible that neural networks reach something that is above that all. i big enough they can be used to simulate reality or whole universes. they will be more intelligent than anyone of us. but im not sure if they can simulate consciousness that easy. and without it they will lack some sort of intelligence.

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tklite t1_jeg12hb wrote

Reply to Cannabidiol as a potential novel treatment for endometriosis by its anti-inflammatory, antioxidative and antiangiogenic effects in an experimental rat model by Defiant_Race_7544

>The other groups were 5 mg/kg CBD (CBD5), saline solution and 20 mg/kg CBD (CBD20);

Best results were shown in the CBD5 group. For a 75kg woman, that would equate to 375mg per day. At current market prices, that's about $41.25 per day. But, perhaps this is why some studies on consumer grade CBD have shown little to no effect--the dosages they're working with are off by at least a factor of 10.

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Powman_7 t1_jeg12cy wrote

Reply to comment by ArgumentativeNerfer in [WP] It was the funeral of your grandfather who used to be a hero. He was just a low rank hero, but was extremely kind. On the day of his burial, you were surprised at the number of people attending. Upon looking closer, you realize they were former and currently infamous villains of their time. by Vahn456

This is really wonderful! Do you have plans to write more? I'd love to read all the different eulogies and anecdotes from people that knew Captain Liberty.

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