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Brilliant use of AI that I heard about at a conference this week: ask AI to pretend it's an interior designer. Then, walk through designing a space together with the tool

For me who feels overwhelmed by decorating, this feels like a game-changer

@TJSmith
I'm sorry you're feeling overwhelmed

Asking for advice is a good step tho

Personally, I find that guided meditation helps me settle down a bit

This is not patriotism

20th century:
Time is money

21st century:
Attention is money

Mundus non sufficit
Scientists Identify Chemical Reaction That May Have Triggered Life on Earth

There was a critical point early in Earth's history when chemical reactions among the mix of organic molecules began to be powered from within, forming something we might start to think of as biological.

ScienceAlert

@Wild_Heather_860
Yeah - from what I'm seeing, 18 just sort of "happened" because that's when formal education basically finished for most people

No good basis for the number 18. Just historical chance

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/04/new-york-minimum-smoking-age-why-are-young-people-considered-adults-at-18.html

Why Is the Age of Adulthood 18 and Not 21?

New York officials proposed Monday to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. In 47 states, the age of majority—the age at which a person...

Slate

@ewdocparris
Interesting analogy

I might also add: science is all about asking questions

Religion is all about declaring Truths (and believing them without question)

Bananaphant | Comics und anderer Kunstkrams von Benjamin Runge

@dangerousmeta beautiful!