Hmm like a lot of animals with large brains. Sounds familiar.
Chimpanzees act as 'engineers', choosing materials to make tools
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#72Chimp as Engineer=> Human as Ueberingenieur
(English: Over-engineer)
(Also :Shermanic <= Surmanic :()
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#74I thought this would be more relatable, like, "chimpanzee engineers found pretending to managers about estimates, chimpanzee managers found pretending to listen".
In double-blind experiments across multiple companies, chimpanzee managers were found to be largely statistically indistinguishable from incumbent (presumably human) company managers, except in areas where the chimps exhibited superior skills and performance.
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#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
In the researchers’ publication, they didn’t substantiate the claim that chimpanzees are doing engineering (actually they didn’t even define what engineering is or why it would be significant if the chimpanzees were doing it). They document some interesting tool-making behavior, that the chimpanzees are somewhat picky about the material properties of the sticks they use to catch ants.
'they didn’t even define what engineering is or why it would be significant if the chimpanzees were doing it' Do you mean literally "I don't understand why it would be significant if animals were doing engineering." ...?
Well, it depends on what the definition of engineering is, whether we’re surprised to see animals do it, right?
“They document some interesting tool-making behavior, that the chimpanzees are somewhat picky about the material properties of the sticks they use to catch ants.”
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#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
Really coding is more about trying to reason about overly-complex systems that you don’t fully understand for the most part. Legacy cruft with non-obvious dependencies. Poor designs. So, “code doctors” sorta works. Or “code lawyers.”
I think you just need a PhD in hand drawing and you’re set for life.
More like a Prof.Art. in hand drawing.
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#77fruits: lower, tastier, juicier. Choose two
The ones on the higher branches are for crows to pluck. Maybe a few of the best will fall when a storm comes but by and large these rot in the sun. It’s strange how much animals love fruit. All fruit.
I assumed it was the fructose. (*not an animal/fruit/love expert)
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#78I always say I'm only here because i'm "smarter than a monkey and cheaper than a robot" and boy has that value proposition changed recently.