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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Well there is no "data" per se, there's voltages and a wiring map. And this article is talking about having the complete wiring map.

The neurons deliver electrical pulses across synapses. The thickness and length of the synapse can affect the voltage or amplitude transmitted across to the next neuron. And again, if we have this fairly complete map of synapses, we may have enough information to calculate the electrical outputs of each neuron when it fires.

My understanding is that neurons work something like transistors, they receive signals and when triggered by a strong enough signal, or by enough simultaneous signals, that neuron will also fire and transmit down its synapses. With this alone you absolutely have enough structure for very complex decision making, much like a microprocessor.

I guess the question is really how accurate is this map? If we have a clear enough picture of every synaptic connection, we could simply simulate behavior in software...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (6 children)

So can we model this now?

Can we use this data to essentially emulate a fruit fly's behavioral patterns?

Like can we just wire this up in a software neural network, feed it some inputs, and see what happens?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

So, as far as I can tell, the primary difference with this version of the game is that it uses question registers?

What does that mean, functionally?

Like how does that affect the software? How would the software run on an actual quantum computer?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The podcast "build for tomorrow"

That's basically the entire premise of the podcast, which they relate via hilarious stories from the past.

I recommend the episode on Teddy bears, or bicycles. (Both of which by the way threaten to unravel the very fabric of American society)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

Back before smart phones I always preferred flip phones over "candy bars", the flip phone helps to protect the delicate screen and buttons while the phone is in your pocket/purse. You don't really need a case for a flip phone.

Modern smart phones tend to be more delicate than they should be across the board, but in theory, a flip phone puts the more delicate parts in a safer place.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

My understanding is that black holes naturally evaporate, releasing energy ~~and sometimes matter out through their polar jets~~. I believe this is called hawking radiation. Now proton sized black holes can exist (I believe we've created them in the LHC), but at that size, the hawking radiation makes the black hole evaporate extremely quickly, like within nano seconds.

In other words, tiny black holes are very short lived, they rarely have time to absorb more material and grow.

Edit: well it seems that I was definitely wrong about hawking radiation having anything to do with the polar jets. But I just double checked and it looks like everything else I said is pretty accurate. I'm not sure why the 1 minor inaccuracy was worth downvotes, but whatever.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

So it's printed on plastic, how's that for dissipating heat?

We can already make processors pretty small, and we could make them in a lot of different form factors, but heat management is probably the trickiest part.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Someone should put words to Nirvana songs. I always thought it would be cool if some of those songs conveyed some sort of message.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I have anecdotal evidence that people get misinformation from tiktok.

My son in law (who unfortunately lives with us, but that's another rant) was telling me about a third assassination plot against Donald Trump. He wanted to show me this tiktok with the news. I was able to inform him that these rumors weren't accurate, and he quickly confirmed that.

But I only knew to question his assertion because i'd already seen news here on Lemmy that there were debunked rumors of another assassination plot. That is to say, Lemmy never pushed the tumor as news, but rather only reported about the already debunked rumors continuing to circulate. The disinformation continuing to spread was the interesting news on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yep, I think you're right.

 

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