Post B4271fmiB8K3TxN3ei by fribbledom@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B423bPs0QV7EjSdSqG by fribbledom@mastodon.social
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Do you know this feeling? You're walking down the stairs like you have done thousands of times before, when your brain suddenly goes:"Wait... how are my legs coordinating this extremely complex biomechanical process exactly?!"Anyway I'm happy to report gravity still works.
(DIR) Post #B423tX0Kdk2i4UATEO by Inya@mastodon.social
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@fribbledom get well soon!
(DIR) Post #B423u4tQduitAvCRBw by donutage@mastodon.social
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@fribbledom ouch!
(DIR) Post #B4241S3qu1bP3aaiO0 by unlofl@mstdn.social
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@fribbledom I am touch typing a response to this message, but if I stop to think about what my fingers are doing I can't do it!
(DIR) Post #B4242lj7GvjqL1WJRw by fribbledom@mastodon.social
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@Inya No worries, I didn't hurt myself. It's funny, though, how a little self-awareness at the exact wrong moment can actually do you harm 😆
(DIR) Post #B424Guab7N1RsZHOQi by Inya@mastodon.social
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@fribbledom It's the same for me when I want to "remember" a password or telephone number that I've entered thousands of times - it only works automatically.
(DIR) Post #B424LWZPqc0spivUIK by fribbledom@mastodon.social
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@Inya OMG! Every single time someone asks me for my wifi password!
(DIR) Post #B426dbHbGSuqZPL91M by Thoreau@mas.to
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@fribbledom Yes. I always wonder how my unconscious brain calculates the calculus and physics to catch a baseball, but can I explain how I calculate to do it? Noooo. Weird stuff.
(DIR) Post #B4271fmiB8K3TxN3ei by fribbledom@mastodon.social
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@Thoreau I think about that a lot when driving a car. How do we calculate which gap is big enough when there are various cars in multiple lanes at varying speeds involved?!If you asked me to solve these situations mathematically on paper, I'd give up. Yet you and I are constantly making thousands of these calculations every time we drive down the road...
(DIR) Post #B427OpTYJWF8CNS29w by fribbledom@mastodon.social
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@Thoreau Of course, the obvious answer is that we're not consciously doing these calculations.Our brains are just matching the situation against thousands of similar experiences from the past. In the end, it's mostly a gut feeling. Which is arguably even more unsettling when you think about it.
(DIR) Post #B42A8c3IknChnP8DFw by kboyd@phpc.social
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@fribbledom approximately, yes. Thankfully no injuries so far. In my case it's more of a Dirty Harry process:"I know what you're thinking. Is this step number 6 or number 7? Well seeing as this here is a nice, carpeted stairwell that will peel your skin clean off, you have to ask yourself: do you feel lucky? Well do ya, punk?"
(DIR) Post #B42BifEUVRBq2U7UAq by Thoreau@mas.to
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@fribbledom I think you just described how a large language model develops. Wouldn't it just suck to find out we are all just LLMs? 🙃😅
(DIR) Post #B42HUg0TQo2w6tHDXc by greyduck@wellduck.me
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@fribbledom You're doing science: Confirming through empirical evidence that the Earth does indeed still suck as expected.
(DIR) Post #B42NgANxQK79Er7h56 by elbosso@mastodon.social
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@fribbledom gravity, thou art a heartless bitch?
(DIR) Post #B42Rea1tVYO00gInoG by CardboardRobot@mstdn.social
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@fribbledom This may be off topic but I have a relative with Parkinson’s and have learned some fascinating things about motor coordination. Level ground takes effort but riding a bike or driving he’s fine. Going up stairs is easier for him than level ground. Anyone interested can google a story about a woman who drew “stairs” on her floor for her husband that greatly helped his steps and movement. Crazy puzzle how the brain and motor systems work.
(DIR) Post #B42SzMlk6aPAv1Dsm0 by enigma@norden.social
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@fribbledom oh, people having been operated on legs and wrist bones know this feeling much better 🤷♂️
(DIR) Post #B42uUdvH4kA9rLosiW by tokensane@mastodon.me.uk
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@fribbledom The Centipede's Dilemma: A centipede was happy – quite! Until a toad in fun Said, "Pray, which leg moves after which?" This raised her doubts to such a pitch, She fell exhausted in the ditch Not knowing how to run.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Centipede%27s_Dilemma
(DIR) Post #B7lhzSW1u1MtcHurei by ronfromnl@mastodon.social
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@fribbledom i got that kind of thought when i quickly put on my shirt in 3 seconds. I'd like to see AI try that...