by John Macdonald | Dec 23, 2024 | The250
Utility is currently a culturally underrated human quality. Form over function. Aesthetics instead of structure. What you stand for rather than what you can do. However, life is a series of problems. One after the other. Food, water, shelter, and then up...
by John Macdonald | Dec 22, 2024 | The250
Got a flip phone or — oh, the horror — a house phone on a landline? No problem, OpenAI has your back. You can call 1-800-CHATGPT and talk to ChatGPT for free for 15 minutes. I just did it. Asked it a couple of math problems (it was right) and then asked if...
by John Macdonald | Dec 21, 2024 | The250
You can’t travel even close to the speed of light. At least not with conventional and practical travel methods as we know them today. First, it would take a couple of years to accelerate at a rate that your body could...
by John Macdonald | Dec 20, 2024 | The250
Universal fame could instill universal trust. I see this person on TV. He plays my favorite character or plays for my favorite team. I know him. I like him. We (supposedly) have the same values. I (want to) believe him. He wouldn’t (knowingly) steer me wrong....
by John Macdonald | Dec 19, 2024 | The250
Could you imagine your dog living outside on a chain in a doghouse?Could you imagine letting your 8-year-old go wherever she wants on her bike and just asking that she’s back by dark?Could you imagine sending a handwritten letter making plans to meet on another...
by John Macdonald | Dec 18, 2024 | The250
No surprise, but AI is better than people at detecting early signs of breast cancer. Let’s hope this continues for other types of cancers and illnesses. (It will). AI is good at numbers. AI is good at pattern recognition. AI is good at very...
