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Nov 21, 2023 0:37:13 GMT
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Post by And Kevin 2024 on Nov 21, 2023 0:37:13 GMT
The new adverts for Grammarly are potentially disturbing. Apparently their new AI will compose any words you require for any subject. That will make people appear cleverer than they really are will it not? getting paid far more than they are worth? 'Becoming' incompetent if the device breaks.
It's a bit like secretaries starting awhile ago seemingly no longer able to spell away from their WPs. And that's not even AI.
Highly paid Doctors already using a database of 'fill in here' ailments leading to a potential diagnosis, that in fact anyone can use, and often do, on line. And neither is that. That sort of reminds me of a short SF story about a small medical kit with a diagnostic scanner and scalpel mysteriously appearing on a table in a bar in front of a chap unskilled in anything. The idea is it possibly came from the future. The scalpel was able to bloodlessly enable surgery automatically missing anything it should not cut and making good the wound invisibly. The chap became famous and very rich using the medical kit. Until the day it stopped working.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Nov 21, 2023 18:34:37 GMT
The reality is too many incompetent people get paid far more than they deserve while too many competent people get paid far less than they deserve.
On the medical front, the computer use has taken over having to look things up in medical books because what doctors encounter can be mind boggling. The databases often narrow down potential issues since too often the same symptoms can be indicative of [at times wildly] divergent medical issues.
Just imagine how helpless people will be when they need to watch an instructional video in order to set up a tent and start a fire and they can't access the video.
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Nov 22, 2023 0:15:47 GMT
Post by And Kevin 2024 on Nov 22, 2023 0:15:47 GMT
A doctor told me that people usually come to see them about 1 or more of 7 things, and if they have something other than 1 of the 7, they send them to specialists for tests. If they don't find anything, you get sent to another, and so on, with many months between tests. It can take years. By then you have either got over the ailment, or you are dead. One problem is the side effects most medications have. But once they have found out what to subscribe by looking on their list of stuff, they never bother to read and warn of potential side effects. And some are remarkably extreme. I assume you have heard of 'Expert Software'? It's not new, or AI. But, as just one example, there's accountancy software, but you still get charged as if they do it by pen and abacas. I doubt many people bother with tents here nowadays, but if they do they can buy ones that have inflatable ribs, failing that they go Glamping. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlampingLighting a fire? who does that? Just stick a match in a portable gas cooker.
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Nov 22, 2023 16:23:23 GMT
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Nov 22, 2023 16:23:23 GMT
A person's abilities are directly related to what they learn and retain -- sounds overly simplistic but often enough it explains why seemingly intelligent people can be quite helpless in certain situations.
My father was a life insurance underwriter [who had wanted to study medicine but Great Depression and finances yada yada] so I heard about medical conditions as a child. Fast forward many decades when I caught a ride to the ER {A&E for the English], gave them what I suspected was the issue, and was told I was correct. The attending physician asked why I had stated "possible", "probable", or "suspected" condition my reply made him laugh: "I didn't want to chance being charged with practicing without a license".
It's true many don't bother with learning how to 'rough camp' whether in Europe or the Americas, yet the knowledge is invaluable when faced with emergency situations. Too often people rely on GPS when traveling, and in various places it can turn deadly due to weather conditions when people get lost because they don't know how to do something basic like starting a fire when no gas stove is available. The 2021 winter storm killed at least 246 people [likely more] in Texas due to loss of power combined with inability to know how to stay warm in freezing conditions.
Not knowing how to do the simple stuff isn't a problem until lack of knowing what to do kills you.
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Nov 23, 2023 0:24:30 GMT
Post by And Kevin 2024 on Nov 23, 2023 0:24:30 GMT
A person's abilities are directly related to what they learn and retain Or what they are capable of, or interested in. -- sounds overly simplistic but often enough it explains why seemingly intelligent people can be quite helpless in certain situations. The word there could be > seemingly.
There can be the problem also of people who are able to learn parrot-fashion and good at recalling it in exams, but cannot put it in to practice, but due to their qualifications looking impressive they often get jobs they just cannot do.My father was a life insurance underwriter [who had wanted to study medicine but Great Depression and finances yada yada] so I heard about medical conditions as a child. Fast forward many decades when I caught a ride to the ER (The English people who did not watch American series such as ER? )gave them what I suspected was the issue, and was told I was correct. The attending physician asked why I had stated "possible", "probable", or "suspected" condition my reply made him laugh: "I didn't want to chance being charged with practicing without a license". They are words commonly used in the medical profession, possibly in case they are sued.It's true many don't bother with learning how to 'rough camp' whether in Europe or the Americas, yet the knowledge is invaluable when faced with emergency situations. Such as? In Europe one is never far from help. Even in war situations nowadays assistance does its best to rush in. People still like to camp. How hard can it be to put up a tent? It's just two sticks and bits of rope. And there's still the scouts of course. Although in the UK, when flights were banned, the sale of motorhomes rocketed, and they are not cheap! I really don't think people like to rough it nowadays. It does not make one a 'man'. Too often people rely on GPS when traveling, I own one, but often I look at the route it has planned before I set off, and can remember it. And there's that great British Invention, the road sign. Then again, the UK is relatively small and one is never far from a village if not a town or a city. Or asking directions. and in various places it can turn deadly due to weather conditions when people get lost because they don't know how to do something basic like starting a fire when no gas stove is available. I am sure few people bother to carry wood around in case of an emergency.The 2021 winter storm killed at least 246 people [likely more] in Texas due to loss of power combined with inability to know how to stay warm in freezing conditions. And how would that be? Are you suggesting in 2023 everyone should learn Survivalist skills? Drink their own wee?Not knowing how to do the simple stuff isn't a problem until lack of knowing what to do kills you. People do not bother because such incidences are very rare. But even in the UK, there's a checklist for driving long distances. But it only involves checking if one's car is OK. I would assume no one drives across the wide open spaces of the USA without making sure they can make it. If they do not then perhaps they should be mentioned in the Darwin Awards. Oh, and thankfully in the UK we do not have any wild animals that could potentially eat us.
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Nov 23, 2023 16:11:00 GMT
Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Nov 23, 2023 16:11:00 GMT
Yes, England is small, and as such its residents tend to overlook a few things. There are dangerous animals in England, though if one never leaves the cities one wouldn't encounter anything more dangerous than a human, which shouldn't be an issue since humans are always so gentle and docile.
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Nov 24, 2023 0:44:59 GMT
Post by And Kevin 2024 on Nov 24, 2023 0:44:59 GMT
What dangerous animals?! Although moles can be a bit aggressive.
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Nov 25, 2023 17:45:19 GMT
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Nov 25, 2023 17:45:19 GMT
What dangerous animals?! Although moles can be a bit aggressive. Original statement: "Yes, England is small, and as such its residents tend to overlook a few things. There are dangerous animals in England, though if one never leaves the cities one wouldn't encounter anything more dangerous than a human, which shouldn't be an issue since humans are always so gentle and docile."
Even though the less affluent residents of England are trained to be obedient, people still murder people in England. I would suspect many English residents have had the imagination trained out of them since it's not really difficult to improvise a murder weapon.
People who rarely leave the cities would also overlook animals like horses, cattle, dogs [banning the dangerous breeds doesn't mean other breeds can't be dangerous, no Chihuahua jokes please], or red deer. All the animals on the short list live in England, and do kill and / or injure people every year.
Now, living in a small country where you're never far from help isn't a bad thing in and of itself, unless you travel somewhere where that isn't the case. Australia and Canada are good examples by being similar to England with laws meant to keep people from harming each other, but enough wide open spaces where help can be very distant.
The state I live in has its issues, as does every place people can live. Without stopping for fuel, food, or toilet breaks it takes at least 11 hours to drive across east to west and at least 12 hours north to south. It's a good idea to carry extra water in the summer or water, blankets, and food in the winter because even new cars can and do break down, and there are some very lonely stretches of road where you may or may not get help quickly.
If you want to see tourists [US residents, Europeans, or Asians] carrying their preconceptions into national parks and getting into trouble, do a search on national park tourons or tourons of Yellowstone. It's amazing how little situational awareness some people have.
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Nov 26, 2023 0:34:09 GMT
Post by And Kevin 2024 on Nov 26, 2023 0:34:09 GMT
What dangerous animals?! Although moles can be a bit aggressive. Original statement: "Yes, England is small, and as such its residents tend to overlook a few things. There are dangerous animals in England, though if one never leaves the cities one wouldn't encounter anything more dangerous than a human, which shouldn't be an issue since humans are always so gentle and docile."
Even though the less affluent residents of England are trained to be obedient, people still murder people in England. I would suspect many English residents have had the imagination trained out of them since it's not really difficult to improvise a murder weapon.
We don't class humans as animals, and there are around as many murders per year here than on an average day in most US cities. But trained to be obedient? Huh? Who by? This is not China.
People who rarely leave the cities would also overlook animals like horses, cattle,
Rare accidents do happen. Very rare. We don't have sabre-toothed horses here hiding in the undergrowth waiting to jump out on people. Not to mention that farms etc are private property.
dogs [banning the dangerous breeds doesn't mean other breeds can't be dangerous, no Chihuahua jokes please.
However, there are some dangerous breeds, but are more dangerous when owned by dangerous people. The main problem with the breeds considered to be dangerous is their strength and size, by the time they have been dragged off a human, usually a child, it's too late. Thankfully that too is rare],
or red deer.
There's an estate near to me full of deer. They can seem intimidating due to their size, but no one has been injured by them even though open to the public.
All the animals on the short list live in England, and do kill and / or injure people every year.
Very rarely, and usually by accident. We do not have lions or tigers in the UK, not even wolves or bears. Those two latter ones were killed off 100s of years ago.
Now, living in a small country where you're never far from help isn't a bad thing in and of itself, unless you travel somewhere where that isn't the case.
We have cellphones, mountain rescue teams, and helicopter ambulances.
Australia and Canada are good examples by being similar to England
There's no comparison in size, although they are both members of the Commonwealth.
with laws meant to keep people from harming each other,
We don't have the equipment to shoot each other all the time.
but enough wide open spaces where help can be very distant.
I suggest you look at a map of the world. 11 US States are bigger than the UK, but 69,381,489 people live here.
The state I live in has its issues, as does every place people can live. Without stopping for fuel, food, or toilet breaks it takes at least 11 hours to drive across east to west and at least 12 hours north to south. It's a good idea to carry extra water in the summer or water, blankets, and food in the winter because even new cars can and do break down, and there are some very lonely stretches of road where you may or may not get help quickly.
I doubt many people there bother to drive from city to city. They seem to spend most of their time gridlocked on 20 lane inner-city roads.
If you want to see tourists [US residents, Europeans, or Asians] carrying their preconceptions into national parks and getting into trouble, do a search on national park tourons or tourons of Yellowstone. It's amazing how little situational awareness some people have.
Indeed. There's always the danger of being abducted and probed by aliens (ET ones that is). But maybe they should be educated better? But there's no need to search. We have 100s of TV channels, around 50% are American. Not to mention that all the major media streaming ones are American.
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Nov 26, 2023 16:30:56 GMT
Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Nov 26, 2023 16:30:56 GMT
Original statement: "Yes, England is small, and as such its residents tend to overlook a few things. There are dangerous animals in England, though if one never leaves the cities one wouldn't encounter anything more dangerous than a human, which shouldn't be an issue since humans are always so gentle and docile."
Even though the less affluent residents of England are trained to be obedient, people still murder people in England. I would suspect many English residents have had the imagination trained out of them since it's not really difficult to improvise a murder weapon.
We don't class humans as animals, and there are around as many murders per year here than on an average day in most US cities. But trained to be obedient? Huh? Who by? This is not China.
People who rarely leave the cities would also overlook animals like horses, cattle,
Rare accidents do happen. Very rare. We don't have sabre-toothed horses here hiding in the undergrowth waiting to jump out on people. Not to mention that farms etc are private property.
dogs [banning the dangerous breeds doesn't mean other breeds can't be dangerous, no Chihuahua jokes please.
However, there are some dangerous breeds, but are more dangerous when owned by dangerous people. The main problem with the breeds considered to be dangerous is their strength and size, by the time they have been dragged off a human, usually a child, it's too late. Thankfully that too is rare],
or red deer.
There's an estate near to me full of deer. They can seem intimidating due to their size, but no one has been injured by them even though open to the public.
All the animals on the short list live in England, and do kill and / or injure people every year.
Very rarely, and usually by accident. We do not have lions or tigers in the UK, not even wolves or bears. Those two latter ones were killed off 100s of years ago.
Now, living in a small country where you're never far from help isn't a bad thing in and of itself, unless you travel somewhere where that isn't the case.
We have cellphones, mountain rescue teams, and helicopter ambulances.
Australia and Canada are good examples by being similar to England
There's no comparison in size, although they are both members of the Commonwealth.
with laws meant to keep people from harming each other,
We don't have the equipment to shoot each other all the time.
but enough wide open spaces where help can be very distant.
I suggest you look at a map of the world. 11 US States are bigger than the UK, but 69,381,489 people live here.
The state I live in has its issues, as does every place people can live. Without stopping for fuel, food, or toilet breaks it takes at least 11 hours to drive across east to west and at least 12 hours north to south. It's a good idea to carry extra water in the summer or water, blankets, and food in the winter because even new cars can and do break down, and there are some very lonely stretches of road where you may or may not get help quickly.
I doubt many people there bother to drive from city to city. They seem to spend most of their time gridlocked on 20 lane inner-city roads.
If you want to see tourists [US residents, Europeans, or Asians] carrying their preconceptions into national parks and getting into trouble, do a search on national park tourons or tourons of Yellowstone. It's amazing how little situational awareness some people have.
Indeed. There's always the danger of being abducted and probed by aliens (ET ones that is). But maybe they should be educated better? But there's no need to search. We have 100s of TV channels, around 50% are American. Not to mention that all the major media streaming ones are American.
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