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Brian Eno: “The biggest problem about AI is not intrinsic to AI. It’s to do with the fact that it’s owned by the same few people” in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This is an interesting argument that I've never heard before. Isn't the question more about whether ai generated art counts as a "derivative work" though? I don't use AI at all but from what I've read, they can generate work that includes watermarks from the source data, would that not strongly imply that these are derivative works?

Always applies ¾ of the time in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven't been able to find any info on that either than that Anna's Archive mirrors sci-hub and that sci-hub has not been updated since 2021 so Anna's Archive has a more up to date database.

Always applies ¾ of the time in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I have found Anna's Archive to be more reliable than sci-hub

first date in c/unix_surrealism@lemmy.sdf.org

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

There is no beginning

What Refutes Science... in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How often does this actually happen? The cases where this does occur stand out because they are rare. I really hate the implication that scientists are not trustworthy because some individuals acted in bad faith. Scientific fraud is real but it doesn't mean you can't trust science.

Looking for books that are the equivalent of a long walk in a forest, listening to lo-fi beats, or one of those adult coloring books in c/books@lemmy.world

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers might satisfy that itch. It's not for everyone because it's more of an "ideas driven" story, but I found it to be a very cozy read.

mmm baklava in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 months ago

This is so stupid I love it

There exists a position inside the earth where it is possible to cook a perfect pizza just by leaving it there in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The geothermal gradient is different at different parts of the earth. You can probably bake a pizza at much shallower depths at the mid ocean ridge, near a volcano, or even at an active orogeny.

Flowchart for STEM in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 39 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Did you try any of these and not like it? Yes -> geology

Humanity making progress like it always does in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's a fair point. It still is a misleading plot since it isn't an estimate cod population, and isn't representative of population after 1992. As you said the numbers are still bleak. I found this plot , Source , which does tell a similar story around the early 90s but indicates greater recovery in more recent years.

Humanity making progress like it always does in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 28 points 9 months ago (3 children)

This is kind of misleading since they closed the fishery (I think in the 90s), so the amount of cod catch would naturally plummet. The fishery did, however, need to be closed due to overfishing.

Cargo Bikes Without Electric in c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

[–] Mavvik@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

I don't think acoustic cargo bikes are super common these days. The best two options I can think of that might fit your needs are the Tern Short Haul D8 or the BikeFriday Haul-a-Day. I'm not personally familiar with either but heard great things about BikeFriday bikes (plus I'm a sucker for folding bikes).