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Crows can recognize geometric regularity

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178 points wglb | 2 comments | 17 Apr 25 14:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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countWSS ◴[21 Apr 25 04:50 UTC] No.43748585[source]▶
Does the idea that "only humans can recognize shapes" sounds ridicolously outdated? Its like "Science confirms animals feel pain".
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pjmlp ◴[21 Apr 25 05:24 UTC] No.43748707[source]▶
Given the ways of the current US administration, not so sure if that is even something open to discussion.
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xandrius ◴[21 Apr 25 06:00 UTC] No.43748846[source]▶
Why does everything need to devolve into a discussion or comment about US politics? Not everyone cares that much about it.
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pjmlp ◴[21 Apr 25 06:23 UTC] No.43748940[source]▶
Because of the ways it influence modern life, and technology choices.

Those that don't care will eventually find themselves on a situation where they will care, by then it will be too late.

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porridgeraisin ◴[21 Apr 25 08:14 UTC] No.43749484[source]▶
> because of the ways it X

Because of the ways the benefactors want us to think it X

It really doesn't matter as much as the hysteria around it. Maybe the hysteria is 0.0001% accurate and that's generous. This is true for any political tribe, politics and political messaging in general.

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PhasmaFelis ◴[21 Apr 25 14:31 UTC] No.43752443[source]▶
Whatever your feelings on the current US administration, no reasonable person could deny that it's having significant effects worldwide.
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1. porridgeraisin ◴[22 Apr 25 05:10 UTC] No.43759226{3}[source]▶
The economic priorities of the US will have significant effects worldwide even if you put a watermelon in the president's office. It has been having significant effects worldwide for the last 100 years. Politics has not changed this one bit.
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2. PhasmaFelis ◴[28 Apr 25 11:27 UTC] No.43820060[source]▶
Some "significant effects" are a lot bigger and more broadly negative than others. You know this.