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"looks at bookshelf of completely unread books." Oh... Yeah I love books!

Isn't this whole thing a bit performative? I mean, dogs aren't inherently more worthy of liberation from the meat market than any other farm animal.

Not really, it's just that the sheer quantity of hours has been find to be less important than the original study presented. Essentially, with good aptitude and quality practice, you don't actually need 10,000 hours to reach the top percentile.

The author of this article seems to have taken this in some weird directions. They have had personal experiences of being pressured to practice long hours at something they struggled in. They find relief in the new study, which they allegedly believe validates the idea that it was a hopeless endeavor. I'd argue that the fault didn't lie with the 10,000 hour number, but rather with thier family who pushed the author too hard to succeed in a sport they probably weren't improving at, Rather than reevaluating motivating factors or approach.

Of course 10,000 hours is arbitrary. I'm just saying, the study doesn't assert that inherit talent even exist, let alone is the primary factor. It only contradicts the number of hours.

Unrelated rant: I am far less inclined to read articles with clearly ai generated images purely on the basis that every spammer with a braincell is leveraging it to shine up their turds. I wonder if this is just a me problem.

PS, not saying this article is bad or something, just that I feel like ai generated images like this only add value if your audience doesn't realize it's ai generated. These ai ignorant people are probably not the target audience for this article.

I agree, but maybe it's time for a Linux based Nintendo DS / PSP sized device? I mean, Nintendo has abandoned these truly pocketable consoles. Maybe with a die shrink they could fit something 70% as performant as a deck into that form Factor?

I personally know a lot of people who miss the DS and don't game anymore now that the platform was dropped. Casual gamer types.

I just dump a liter of bleach in the upper deck and remove the seat. Nothing cleans you up better than a good swirl.

I might be mistaken, but these Intel based machines might be better for switch emulation, as they share dedicated hw for the particular form of texture decompression they use. One cool potential upside

I used to work for GE Aviation. I avoided working on the 737 Max FMS product whenever possible. The whole thing stunk. Too few engineers forced to rebuild an excellent legacy product from scratch under tight time constraints.

I quit the whole industry. Working for pennies in the woods now ✌️

I've seen this with gpt4. If I ask it to proofread text with errors it consistently does a great job, but if I prompt it to proofread a text without errors, it hallucinates them. It's funny to see Microsoft having the same issue.

Haha, okay it's not that old, but wow does it feel dated in terms of theming. I mean, it's about three things: cool cop babes, fast subcompact cars, and cool cop babes driving miniature motorcycles which fit inside of subcompact cars.

I've been watching this old anime from the 90s called "you're under arrest." It's not exactly smart, but the elaborate, indulgent animation suprises me constantly. It's shockingly beautiful at times. It trandsends almost anything I've watched produced recently in terms of detail.

From what I understand, it's money. Back in the bubble economy in Japan, you could throw cash at this kind of thing. Now, it's just so much more cost effective to utilize 3d animation whenever possible.

People point at films like, "The boy and the heron" as some sort of model to follow, as if it's a choice. But, by the producer's admission it's "probably the most expensive anime ever made." 7 years of production by the oldest, most seasoned veterans in the space. How could even substantial studios take on such risk and expense?

I really wish we lived in a world where low tier stuff like "you're under arrest" could afford such high quality animation.

However, there are always new tools being developed. I'm confident that new digital techniques will eventually compensate for high cost if nothing else.

Fun fact, be careful around exposed roots from fallen trees, especially if people are messing around nearby. There can be a lot of tension stored in the roots trying to stand even a long dead stump back up / gravity, and if something gives, you can become trapped under the tree.