I like that the existence of a space registry implies the existence of a space DMV

I know haha I was being playful

Wouldn’t that just be “sports”??

What’s that? 😉

Your comment prompted my memory of what I think Benjamin Franklin said when the country was born. In response to the question of what type of government they’d designed, he said something to the effect of: “A democracy, if you can keep it.”

Even then, they were mindful of some of the weaknesses of their grand design

The highest standard is the standard we hold others to. I try holding myself to the same standard, and continually fall short. Teaches a hell of a lot of empathy and humility though

Valued at 0.30 by that time due to inflation!

Added fun facts: they have teeth in their throats to haul the fish down, and the fish oil secretions are stored in a gland near their tails!

Fair shout, I don’t disagree either! Just one of my favorite fun facts to share haha

Human tribes are typically about 150 ppl. At least, that’s what we evolved for, I’m sure there’s some flexibility on that number. Beyond that the constraints of “who’s who” becomes hard to recall for an individual, weakening social bonding.

Anything beyond that is technically social engineering of shared identity. Up to you to decide what level of manipulation (good/bad) that entails. In short, we aren’t made go innately understand million+ scales

I speak just enough German that, due to a processing error, this eventually became almost impossible to differentiate between “die” and German for “the”

No no you misunderstood the rebrand. Now they do high-end appliances!

I actually lol’d

I literally don’t know what programming they have outside of this

This is my favorite anti-anti-vax argument. You won’t take one medicine, here have another with the same medical backing 😂

This is such a salient point about how life has, and hasn’t, changed. Your kids could still very well go out on an adventure nowadays and be fine, as most adults still benevolently keep half an eye on kids. But we’re so damn scared of what could happen that we don’t trust the unknown neighbour.

Take away the phone and you see the world hasn’t changed as much as we fear it has (and in some ways it has, not totally discounting the modern world)

Oh for sure! From my understanding the In Reach is a phenomenal option, I was more just trying to highlight the options cus I didn’t see it elsewhere. Glad to hear yours has held up over time!

Along this vein, there are a variety of backpacking GPS trackers, usually ranging from 200+, IIRC. Made to operate in your pack, they check in intermittently with a noted loved one. Pricier ones also have texting hookups to your phone, and I believe most/all have a panic button

This reads like an ad, I’m sorry lol

There’s a cognitive offloading effect that happens with AI. I don’t know if it’s been scientifically validated yet, but anecdotally the speed, perceived accuracy and authoritative packaging makes AI easy to trust. A reasonable person could input a “help me evaluate this situation”, and an AI would offer a reasonable-adjacent response. It falls to the user to evaluate the quality of the response, and most ppl are not aware of this caveat. AI is a great tool for situational overviews and perceptive blind spots, but the user is and always should be the final arbiter.

Based solely on the info you shared, your father may not be declining, he may be a victim of being an average AI user.

Is his cognition failing elsewhere? Is he doing things that make no sense to someone operating at a normal capacity? Human aging is incredibly complex, and ailing appears differently for everyone. Don’t let a complex tool like non-expert AI usage define your perception of your father. It’s a probabilistic algorithm, eminently less complex than the human mind

Ah you rock, thank you! This was literally 5 minutes of my day haha

For any other non techies, it’s this easy!