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The age and dimension of the observable universe places a direct constraint on the number of active civilizations, via the Drake-Stross equation. The final term 𝐋 in the classical Drake equation (average lifetime of civilizations) invites speculation on further filters. The extended D-S form adds terms 𝐅𝑐¹ and 𝐏𝑖² —which we postulate have values that can be inferred from the size and age of the observable universe—that quantify the risk of respectively development and use of Cosmological Weapons capable of initiating a new inflationary bubble (so-called Big Bang) within the multiversal foam; their product 𝐏𝑒 (the Eschatological Constant) being the likelihood of a reset to cosmological state, our own 13.7Gly observable universe being the result of the nearest-most-recent such detonation. In this paper we

¹ Fraction of civilizations that develops the Cosmological Bomb

² Probability of a civilisation triggering a universe ending/creating exchange of cosmological weapons

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Andrew Deacon 1d ago

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Linza 1d ago

@futurebird hi I was in an adjacent industry for some years

TRASH IS FUCKING DANGEROUS. It's not just that there could be sharps, there definitely ARE sharps. There are pressurized cannisters and car batteries and gas cans improperly disposed of. There are live animals with diseases. There's heavy shit and gross shit and actual shit shit. Illegal shit and shit packed so it moves unexpectedly and could collapse. Falling shit and flying shit. The second guy is there to save the first guy's life.

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StuartB 1d ago

@webhat @futurebird @Illuminatus @baishen here in the UK, the people who were turning up for work every day and keeping the country going were generally those who work the worst hours, in some of the worst conditions, and generally get paid the least.
When the return to work orders went out, we were hoping to get OUR 6 months off at 80% pay or whatever it was, but no, we had to keep on going in, because everyone was now back at work, so no time off!
And those who had had months off work on 80% pay complained about how tired they were, being back at work, and how much they were looking forward to the next bank holiday (national holiday) the following weekend.
I'll give you 1 guess who worked the bank holiday!
Yep, the "Essential Workers", the "Key Workers", the people who had to keep going to work for 100% pay when everyone else seemed to be getting 80% pay for completing Netflix and Prime and publicly wondering when exactly was the right time to switch from day time pyjamas to night time pyjamas.
And the worst part - the company sent out posters to each location at the start of the lockdowns, encouraging those who could work from home to do so.
Yeah, the shelves in the supermarket are going to be really full if I try doing that job from home, but people at Head Orifice could work remotely.
Yeah, we keep the country (and the company!) running, how about some pay, and some respect.

Andrew Deacon 1d ago

muesli 1d ago

The difference between science fiction and reality is that science fiction has to make sense.

Andrew Deacon 4d ago

Richard Littler 4d ago

People: "There's no such thing as a stupid question"
Me: "Is the UK outside?", "Does the moon own a lawnmower?", "When counting 1, 2, 3... Does hen come next?", "Have you ever been murdered?", "Do you need to take off your head when you sit down?", "Is a flerm half a blerf, or is it a Kenneth?"

Andrew Deacon 5d ago

Rasta 5d ago

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Andrew Deacon 5d ago

@Niel FYI I have just installed an update to the Tor launcher and Tor works again.

Andrew Deacon May 20

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Angus McIntyre May 20

@cstross For the love of God, people, keep buying Charlie’s books. If sales start to dip, the consequences could be horrifying.

Andrew Deacon May 14

Sophie Schmieg May 14

In order to go viral on Mastodon, your post should include at least one cat and some criticism of AI. So here is Binah disliking large language models.