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SendAstronomy t1_jegbsf6 wrote

Reply to comment by sawamander in The lightbulbs are listening. by PittsVeggieBurgher

True story, was at dinner with my mom and grandma and she said, "oh I forgot what I was going to ask you, I must be getting that disease, whatsitcalled, the one that makes you forget stuff."

Mom and I were like "haha good one", but then we realized she was not kidding. :(

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aalluubbaa t1_jegbreq wrote

Reply to comment by Absolute-Nobody0079 in What if language IS the only model needed for intelligence? by wowimsupergay

The point is that when you read these exact words while I type, do you first convert those English words into visual before having an idea what I mean?

When I read, I just sort of skim thru the words without any real pause and ideas are generated. I don't even visualize anything unless the statements are about something descriptive.

You would be amazed how little communication or written language is actually used for description of the physical world. Like everything I just typed, most of them are abstract ideas so I would argue that most human beings read without visualizing anything most of the time.

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StaffOfDoom t1_jegbqw4 wrote

Reply to comment by mayhbu in Chat-GPT use case I thought of that could make a wonderful difference - Social Services by tDANGERb

I take every chance I can to fight against that. There would have to be rules in place, like it can only activate inside the home and only record if there’s a certain trigger for example. This isn’t an easy road but if you’re fostering children then a certain amount of privacy rights needs to be set aside to safeguard against a heavily abused system. Just like you’re expected to be on camera if you’re in a store, you will expect to have questionable actions recorded and looked into.

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Daddydeader t1_jegbqrz wrote

Reply to ELI5: What actually happens when you call your representatives? by glitterismyantidrug_

The staff will typically keep a record of who called (often verifying the address to make sure they are constituents), what they are calling about, and for/against.

This is also done with faxes, emails, and on the web form.

If it is something that gets lots of people calling in, as in far higher than normal, the representative may choose to view it as a reason to vote a certain way. They are, unfortunately, not obligated to do so. This tactic is especially effective during election years as they may see it affecting their reelection.

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Brave-Examination-70 t1_jegbq46 wrote

Reply to TIL that The National Library of Medicine has a Pillbox dataset made up of 8,693 photographs of pills, with an accompanying database of drug information. It was built to help with the identification of unknown pills. by jonkeegan

Kind of strange considering most medications come in a variety of colors, and forms, sometimes with letters/numbers, sometimes without. Might be useful to have a standardized color and labeling system.

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