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bbondoon Bomb fishing is wreaking havoc on Indonesia's coral reefs

Have any areas in GoT shown recovery from blasting and/or bleaching without human intervention? I have fond memories of Koh Tao circa 2009...

bbondoon AI in drug discovery – what it is, where we stand and the path forward

Drug discovery scientists think about what they're doing and why ALL THE TIME. AI stuff is just another tool.

It's also worth mentioning that drug development timelines typically exceed the interval in which these technologies have been available (or at least effective). Measuring impact will take a long time.

bbondoon Why I email complete strangers

> Allow me to explain.

No.

bbondoon Google changes its search box

> people aren't going to publish recipes

Sure they are. I can attest that musicians will gladly publish their music even when no recompense is offered. Surely culinary artists are the same.

bbondoon Gemini 3 Pro vs. 2.5 Pro in Pokemon Crystal

1.88 billion tokens * $12 / 1M tokens (output) suggests a total cost of $22,560 to solve the game with Gemini 3 Pro?

bbondoon HSBC announces successful use of quantum computers for bond trading

I am very skeptical about this press release, but would love to know how a "quantum approach" could conceptually outperform in this domain.