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256bits replied to the thread AI vs. Humans as Processors in an Environment.Someone may appreciate this, even if not directly applicable to the opening OP, Dune by Brian Hebert was a series of books, the first... -
256bits replied to the thread AI vs. Humans as Processors in an Environment.An agent cohort myself, if I must commit. Just wondering if the agency concept and classifications can explain anything more easily...
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256bits replied to the thread AI vs. Humans as Processors in an Environment.Intelligent agents can be organized hierarchically into multiple "sub-agents." These sub-agents handle lower-level functions, and...
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256bits replied to the thread AI vs. Humans as Processors in an Environment.It actually is. Even so or has quite a few followers as it now extends more into common everyday life vocabulary with the overwhelming...
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256bits replied to the thread AI vs. Humans as Processors in an Environment.Interesting discussion, all over the place connecting ideas. Can one believe at the same time in evolution and its processes of...
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Here are some great pictures and an open access article from Quanta magazine of Cambrian fossils (like Burgess Shale) from Southern...
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256bits replied to the thread Housecat Reproduction.So 109 if starting with 1 female ( and an adjacent male ) for 9 years of births ( ie 7 years after 100 cats ) with each birth producing...
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Coincidence? I started getting the best seats and amazing food in Italian restaurants when I almost lost my voice.
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256bits replied to the thread Housecat Reproduction.I guestimated the population growth as if the cats procreated by mitosis, leaving the parents unable to contribute to the population...
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At an average of 18" in length (not including tail) and 4" width, that's exactly 2 cats per square foot, assuming a face-centred cube...
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By the time there is 0.001% of that number, they won't be housecats any longer. They'll be yardcats and streetcats.
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256bits replied to the thread Housecat Reproduction.Someone will surely show the error in my guestimate. 2n would be for something like bacteria or cell division. It neglects that real...
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Start with one hundred housecats. Given unlimited resources, in seven years you will have a billion housecats.
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256bits replied to the thread Housecat Reproduction.2 30 = 1,073,741,824 Each litter of 4 kittens in average 2 of each sex. Only the female can reproduce, on average again every 4 months...
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256bits replied to the thread Why are all NFL lineman tall?.Chances are that the larger person can also have attributes of agility and technique and win every time from advantage in strength...
