myrmepropagandistJun 17, 2023

There are a few dozen neurons in the bellies of crabs. They control the grinding motions of the stomach.

I would like to see a machine replacement for these neurons that functions just as well as the natural ones before anyone hooks anyone else up to an uploading anything.

Just ... someone please show we can understand how neurons even do things.

It's like building an autonomous drone before you know how to make a paper airplane. (in fact it's much worse than that)

Show threadI Can't Believe It's Not Zero!Jun 17, 2023
@futurebird I have more or less the same feelings about the “colonize mars” crowd. Build a closed self-sustaining colony in like, Alberta first. Then we can talk.
Show threadKarawynn Long 🦊✍🏻🏳️‍🌈😷♿Jun 18, 2023
@steve @futurebird ✋🏻is old enough to remember how much trouble the Biosphere 2 folks had
Show threadMike McCaffrey
@karawynn @steve @futurebird Well, hopefully a colony on Mars would not be run but Steve Bannon, but with the way things are going with Elon, we can't eliminate that as a possibility. https://www.thedailybeast.com/spaceship-earth-tells-the-wild-story-of-biosphere-2-steve-bannons-eco-cult-disaster
‘Spaceship Earth’ Tells the Wild Story of Biosphere 2, Steve Bannon’s Eco-Cult Disaster

The new documentary “Spaceship Earth” examines the Biosphere 2 project—an ecological experiment run by none other than Steve Bannon (yes, the fascist ex-Trump adviser).

The Daily Beast
Jun 19, 2023 at 1:39amTusky
Show threadmyrmepropagandistJun 19, 2023

@mikemccaffrey @karawynn @steve

That was the same Steve Bannon??? OMG this explains everything....

Show threadI Can't Believe It's Not Zero!Jun 19, 2023
@futurebird @mikemccaffrey @karawynn you bet it is!