There’s an entire range of depictions when it comes to AI in space-travel themed science-fiction movies and TV shows. Hal, for example, is a conscious AI - for some definition of consciousness. While this is a wonderful plot device and something tech visionaries have been saying is right around the corner, it’s not how I view AI at all.
Read more →The seeds are sprouting and growing much more rapidly than I thought it would. With summer here the temperatures are hot, and the need for watering has gone up. I figured it would be a good idea to setup irrigation to reduce water usage, even watering and save some time.
Even water pressure is much harder to achieve. The irrigation systems on Amazon come with 1/4" tubes. The pressure on these fizzle out with just a few atomizers and sprinklers. The better option would be to run a 1/2" tube as the main line and use the 1/4" tubes as feeder lines. Even that doesn’t work beyond a point especially when your house uses the same line to feed all faucets and taps.
Next up is dealing with the stupid cat that wants to poop in my raised bed. A net would provide the necessary barrier. I needed a frame to support the net. This nifty hoops from Amazon provided a decent frame, and it was extensible. It also doubled as the supporting frame for the irrigation lines.
Read more →The past weekend, with a little help from my friends , I started a vegetable garden in my backyard. It’s been a really long time since I did anything similar. The choice of what to plant was almost a lottery pick. Maybe next time I’ll learn to identify what makes sense to grow and what to buy instead. Here are the first sprouts of some of them.
Read more →The Human brain has evolved to being lazy [1]. It’s the natural state of things. It is also more likely than not that you’re average—it’s the very definition of it. In our society, neither of this is adequate.
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