GatesMcBalmer
@GatesMcBalmer@lemmy.world
Gamer / Gizmo Collector / Father of 6 / Follower of Christ
- Comment on Is anyone else apprehensive to down voting even if you're being down voted? 4 hours ago:
I get into these comment chains from time to time where really no matter what I post whoever I’m talking to downvotes…
I suggest avoiding such comment chains. If the person you are talking to is downvoting everything you write then you can be certain you are wasting your time.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
oh the irony
- Comment on I am someone who works out daily and sweats a lot. Just doing laundry doesn't seem to adequately clean the underarms of my shirts. What are some ways to clean these areas of my clothing better? 3 days ago:
My advise is to wear undershirts. Even the tank top ones will make a big difference in keeping your shirts clean.
- Comment on How has Apple tricked so many people into believing that they "just need to get another Apple product"? 3 days ago:
Personally, I don’t get why the solution to many of the issues people experience with Apple devices is to buy another one.
I’m not really familiar with this. My wife uses a macbook. She’s had it for 6 years and I can’t recall any real issues with it.
- Comment on How has Apple tricked so many people into believing that they "just need to get another Apple product"? 3 days ago:
It may be hard to believe, but some people actually buy apple products because they like them.
- Comment on Why don't urban/suburban streets and roads use a center storm channel? 4 days ago:
Storm drains, aqueducts, and swimming pools are typically made out of concrete because it has the right properties to deal with lots of water. Roads are typically paved with asphalt. Unlike concrete, asphalt is far more subject to damage from water.
One of the main purposes of crowned roads is to ensure that water flows off the asphalt quickly in thin sheets that don’t cause erosion. A heavy flow of water on asphalt causes too much erosion. Also, pooling or standing water seeps into asphalt and causes damage and structural problems. Especially in areas where the temperature gets low enough to freeze.
There are also other problems with V shaped roads, but avoiding water damage from pooling and erosion is the big one.
Slightly V shaped roads are used where cars don’t go, like in pedestrian shopping centers with outside walkways.
- Comment on Has anyone or anything ever passed the Turring Test? If so how and why? 1 week ago:
Popular conception of the “Turing Test” is pretty inaccurate. What Turing proposed was a way of determining if a computer is thinking or doing something equivalent to thinking.
His test was not for consciousness and it was not simply chatting with a computer to see if it could convince you that it is a person.
What Turing proposed was called the Imitation Game.
I’ve modernized it a little but the premise is the same. Think of a game show where there are 3 people all claiming to be a brain surgeon but only one of them really is. You get to ask all three people questions and if one can trick you into thinking they are the real brain surgeon when they are not, they win.
Turing basically said that if a computer could play this game as well as any of the humans pretending to the brain surgeon, it must be doing something equivalent to thinking.
- Comment on Why does most of the US blame Saudi Arabia for the 9/11 attacks? Al-Qaeda may have been trained there but that doesn't makes Saudi's responsible does it? 2 weeks ago:
Pro Tip: When you are wanting to ask a Why question, its a good practice to make sure the What part is accurate. Especially when it includes a broad generalization. Have a blessed day!
- Comment on is our battery/junk drawer dangerous? 3 weeks ago:
If you are creative enough anything can be dangerous, friend.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Oh, I’m fine with it. I gave up on the big name theaters a while back. I just wanted to make sure my kids weren’t doing anything there than management was against. I’m actually glad they have a place to hangout with their friends.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
At least where I live, it has turned in a teen hangout. My 14 and 15 year old meet their friends at the movies at least once a week and for them its like a social center. Not how I want to enjoy a movie experience because they treat it like a big shared living room. I actually asked the manager about it and she said they support it because the teens are coming every week and its growing their revenue.
The big exception is our local Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. They still have rules and ushers to enforce them. That’s where I go when I want to see a movie with my wife and/or friends. Nice quiet traditional viewing experience.