"Yesss... Give in to the Dark Side!" Nope. Not me.

I asked copilot to explain about this (megakaryocyte and micromegs), and got: Certainly! Let's dive into both topics: 1. **Megakaryocytes**: - A **megakaryocyte** is a large bone marrow cell with a lobated nucleus. These cells are responsible for producing **blood platelets** (also known as **thrombocytes**), which are essential for normal blood clotting. - In humans, megakaryocytes typically account for about 1 out of every 10,000 bone marrow cells. However, their numbers can increase significantly during certain diseases. - Structurally, megakaryocytes are much larger than red blood cells (about 10 to 15 times larger). During maturation, they grow in size and replicate their DNA without dividing, a process called **endomitosis**. This results in a large, lobulated nucleus. - The cytoplasm of megakaryocytes contains **α-granules** and **dense bodies**, similar to the platelets they produce. - These cells develop from hematopoietic stem cell precursor cells in the bone marrow, with **thrombopoietin (TPO)** being a key signal for their production. - Abnormal megakaryocyte function can lead to various diseases related to platelet dysfunction¹. 2. **Micromégas**: - **Micromégas** is a 1752 novella by the French philosopher and satirist **Voltaire**. It's considered an early example of **science fiction** and has its place in the history of literature. - The story revolves around the visit to Earth by two extraterrestrial beings: - **Micromégas**, an inhabitant of a planet orbiting the star **Sirius**. He stands 120,000 royal feet tall (about 38.9 km) and has solved over fifty of Euclid's problems. - His companion from the planet **Saturn**, who is much smaller (only 6,000 royal feet or 1.95 km tall) but clever. - Micromégas travels between planets, discussing differences in senses, lifespans, and intelligence. The tale humorously comments on human self-importance and cosmic scale⁶⁷⁸. Feel free to ask if you'd like more details! 😊 Source: Conversation with Copilot, 8/8/2024 (1) what is megakaryocytes?. https://microsoftstart.msn.com/en-us/health/ask-professionals/in-expert-answers-on-bloodcells/in-bloodcells?questionid=quj5pnu8&type=condition&source=bingmainline\_conditionqna. (2) Micromégas - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromégas. (3) Micromégas by Voltaire (1752) — The Public Domain Review. https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/micromegas-by-voltaire-1752/. (4) Micromegas: Voltaire’s Trailblazing Sci-Fi ... - The Marginalian. ht

CoPilot allowed me to have somewhat in-depth conversations about nuclear physics and criticality that Microsoft newest AI would not handle. Except for that, so far, all the AI either refuse to discuss controversial subjects or adhere to the official line. I find this problematic.

Working for a non-profit, I agree with cheap, but I like it clean and simple rather than dirty. Writing everything to use abstractions upon abstractions might be what's taught in school and seems proper, but most of the time it is unnecessary and increases time to debug or modify unless you psychically know what the future might require. I suggest a compromise.

Got it!

I try to avoid views of a view, but it fit my desire for DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) and laziness. :)

Thanks for the info!

I have administered a system for 9 years based on PostgreSQL, another system for 17 years based on SQL Server, and maintain a private Linux system based on MySQL. Of all the systems mentioned in this thread, PostgreSQL is my favorite for three main reasons: 1. It is free, unless you want to pay for support. 2. It is object oriented. Writing procedures that work together is very pleasant in PostgreSQL. 3. It is pure, not beset with encumbering licenses from corporations wanting to take over the world. 4. I can and have fairly easily written my own extension for it. In my case, it was my own version of SOUNDEX. For SQL Server: 1. It is not free. 2. When I write a View2 that uses a View1, if View1 is ever updated, View2 does not see the update until I ALTER (with no changes needed) View2. 3. I use the Microsoft OPENQUERY a lot to do joins on remote databases before the data is received on my end. One problem with it is that it does not accept variables of any sort. 4. The interface is generally polished and familiar to me. My main irritation is the line numbering used on error messages that don't match my source without doing arithmetic. For MySQL: 1. It is free up to a point. 2. It has ubiquitous documentation. 3. It is maintained poorly by Oracle, with whom I have had unpleasant communications with an arrogant salesman. 4. It has been patched to use multiple engines in an attempt to get wanted features. I.e., it is a bit of a mess. 5. I think I would rather use MariaDB, but haven't had the opportunity.

In the USA, grocery store checkout shelves are always stocked with various brands of chewing gum, also available in the candy aisle. But I refuse to consume anything with Aspartame in it, and they all use it or similar chemical alternatives to sugar (did you know that ant poison is sweet and a step in the making of ant poison has become an artificial sweetener for humans), so I get xylitol sweetened gum from organic grocery stores.

Thank you for your detailed explanation!

I have a Norwegian brother-in-law, so am trying to keep up. So far, all I know is what his son taught me: "Du er en prompende ape." Google Translate tells me that "like a flea crawling on a tar brush" is in Norwegian: "Det er som en loppe som kryper på en tjærebørste.". Does that sound right to you?

The main reason for the Fermi Paradox is that scientists claiming that there is a paradox simply aren't paying attention.

exppect?

Ai in Chinese means "to love". Spread it. ;)

I suggest you fix the problem by accidentally spilling the coffee on the keyboard. You will then buy a new laptop with Windows 11 pre-installed~ ;)

If you don't get over using "2", you will eventually have the same problem again, and you will forget which is the current one. ;)

I lost 4 years of photos because my NAS crashed while I was temporarily using my only backup computer to test Linux.

There is another range of IP addresses 10.*.*.* for larger internal subnets. I would use that instead of 255.*.*.*

I once measured hole flow in a physics lab. It was hard to accept dealing with nothing, but spin? That's like the stuff that hits the rotary oscillator.:confused:

I read a while ago that DuckDuckGo uses Google in the back end. The Brave Browser now uses its own search engine. I also often use Yandex.ru on my cell phone. It makes a big difference.