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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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Alt universe Showerthought:

[I really want to live in the Universe where I didn't commit murder to get this "What If" Machine... I can already hear the police sirens getting louder...]

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Eh... I asked a LLM what if I arrived in the US when I was 6 instead of 8 and it predicted I'd probably totally forget my knowledge of Chinese and be more American... and it said I'd be responding in English instead of Cantonese... and that I would not feel so sentinental towards my Chinese name and constantly write those Characters on my assignments in school next to the Pinyin Name...

Like...

I don't know about that... seems like it got a lot of data from just stereotyping...

I want like a superpowerful computer that can predict the movement of every particle in the universe...

Laplace's Demon sort of thing...

How much data do I need to even feed it to get it to make an accurate prediction? A full brain scan?

But then that runs into a privacy issue.

I want an OFF GRID what if machine that I can destroy so nobody has a map of my brain...

[–] wltr@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

Have you seen Devs (2020) series? From Hulu if I recall it correctly. The story rhymes with what you want.