no, but I have furniture. it's important to keep sight of the end goal, unless the carpentry is purely a hobby.

What's the job title and education requirements for designing the supply chain and engineering of the ikea furniture?

I don't know, I don't work at IKEA. Sorry.

> By all means, the 90s was a different time epistemologically

We're in an age when vaccines are treated as the enemy and the us health secretary believes paracetamol causes autism.

The Tylenol thing is one of the least crazy things he has believed in, at least it had some initial studies suggesting it. There’s no science at all in most of his beliefs.

The answer is not to give them unmitigated power for as long as they want.

I didn't say I had a better idea.

He was, see his comment from 1h before you posted.

It was a self-deprecating joke which back-fired because nuance is lost on the internet. You got triggered, which is entirely human, but at this point, you're the one who is doubling down. Perhaps it's a good time to disconnect and enjoy some time with your family.

I didn't "down" in the first place, but "no you" is typical of your ilk. Your comment is dishonest denial of your ageist bigotry, an inability to take responsibility for your actions. And I don't take life advice from trolls, bigots, and the like.

I won't respond further.

I'm sorry you feel that way.

Does anyone have much of a feel for geometry and spatial reasoning in text? I've been trying to think about Euclid's elements - I think you can express some of it with just text, but most of it really only makes sense once you see a picture. Spatial reasoning with 2/3d objects being rotated/flipped/etc seems much harder to me. Any hints/references/papers would be welcome. I'm not an academic, I just get intrigued by ideas now and again!

I think the comparison is more with the Hitlers, Stalins, Maos, Trumps, etc.

Except AI may well have more people under its thumb.

Every Reich needs an omnipotent and omniscient secret police. The Turd Reich is no different.

no, I got my puk code from my phone operator when I moved services before. at least in the UK it works that way.

Yes, but you are unlikely to have your PUK code (its on the card you got your sim with) if you have also lost the sim.

Its a much more losable bit of plastic, and without it (or a contract) why would an operator give you the PUK code for a number they can’t prove you used to have access to? It would be impossible to tell if you are trying to steal someones number.

you walk into the shop with your passport or driving licence....

Try it

Are you telling me this is a lie: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/help/unlocking-your-phone

Please continue up the line to find the context.

The grandparent does not have his sim card.

> The grandparent does not have his sim card.

which is not necessary for transferring your number to a new SIM. when you lose your phone here, you don't lose your number.

Depends. Google was not able to recover my Google Project Fi number because I was abroad. And when I was back in the US it was "too late"

those streams of text are often conditioned on the prompts - people are using it to learn about new concepts, and as a hyperpersonalised version of search. it can not only tell you of tools you didn't know existed, but it can show you how to use them.

I do like my buttons to stay where I left them - but that can be conditioned. instead of gnome "designers" telling me the button needs to be wide enough to hit with my left foot, I could tell the system I want this button to be small and in that corner - and add it to my prompt.

I feel like a lot of the above assumes the user knows what they want or what works best. I want an intelligent designer to figure out the best flow/story/narrative/game and create/present it, cause I'm a dumb user who doesn't know what is actually good.

that's called a default - I'm happy for a gnome designer to "design" the button to be large enough to hit with my foot with a blindfold on, but I'd like the option to change it to adjust to my workflow rather than adjust my workflow to the button.

I suppose if one only reads self-help books of the “You’re the best, trust your instincts!” kind, then LLMs are an appropriate replacement.

Or indeed, if one has a mind of their own and wants a tool to obey them, rather than submit to their "betters"'s opinions.