Why “Human” is being discussed
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have a look at everywhere at the human cost of what the orange man is doing depending on his morning coffee. much better to send data to china than to US right now.
by cowl · Oct 17, 2026
So, you are telling me that you can survive by eating seven times the daily ration of an average human and then it nothing the rest of the week?
by cbmuser · Oct 17, 2026
"The Industrial Revolution and it's consequences have been a disaster for the human race -- and every other living being on the planet as well."
by Henchman21 · Oct 17, 2026
I really like this conspiracy behind this story/tale! If you belive in such stories, it may explain why humans are so focused on Gold, and not other precious metals, which…
by KellyCriterion · Oct 17, 2026
> they don't seem to be so sure of golang anymore. I suspect it's going to get rewritten in rust. With how “cheap” it is to achieve now, I’m pretty sure they will too. Though th…
by girvo · Oct 17, 2026
> science fiction AIs from HAL onwards, they usually have limited practical agency Huh? I don't think it's true at all- HAL passes the Turing test and is effectively more capabl…
by throw310822 · Oct 17, 2026
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Humans are the most abundant and widespread species of primates, characterized by bipedalism, minimal body hair, and large, complex brains enabling the development of advanced technology, culture, and language. Humans are highly social beings and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states. Social interactions between humans have established a wide variety of values, social norms, and rituals, which bolster human society. Curiosity and the human desire to understand and influence the environment have motivated humanity's development of art, science, philosophy, religion, mythology, and other fields of knowledge. Read more on Wikipedia