I would make sure to secure the panels somehow so they don’t get blown away by wind, and maybe check that the reflection doesn’t cause a hazard, e.g. to passing traffic.

This is the correct answer.

Cf. D.C. v. Heller (2008)

It’s only natural.

Because you don’t need AI when you’ve got NI.

I agree with your edited version. As for causes, being a good parent seems to be one of the hardest things to do. To be honest it’s the main reason why I never wanted to have kids.

If it’s worth doing right it’s also worth doing half-assed.

To me this means it’s better to let go of perfectionism lest it becomes paralyzing. Strive for the best conceivable result all you want but be content with the best achievable result as well.

Note that boring is a very subjective assessment but yes, interest is key.

Here in Germany, traditional names for pubs are often either animals (stork, eagle, bear, lion, trout, deer, etc.) or the original owner’s name.

Not nearly as colorful as some of the other examples here but I’m not aware if there might be regional differences. My region might just be particularly boring in this regard.

Here we see conservative politicians hard at work solving imaginary problems.

Meanwhile the planet is burning and oligarchs are siphoning off our remaining wealth, destroying the very foundations of our society. But we can’t let people have nice things!

Killing half of the world’s other species on our way out?

Everyone.

Only in shithole countries.

Yep, that’s another great question. Personally, I like the idea that art is any form of human expression that exists for its own sake. Not in order to be instructive or useful or to make money but simply because the person creating it felt like it (obviously this is an ideal and real life motivations vary).

More pragmatically, one might ask what art is good for, but since you didn’t, I’m not going to ramble here.

That said, there is the question I raised in my comment whether the work needs an audience, someone to behold it, in order to fully become art. I believe it does. If you paint a picture in the dark and hide it so nobody ever sees it, I struggle to accept it as art.

What’s your take on these questions?

In a good game they do, but those effects can be abstracted rather than simulated to save processing power.

This is the correct answer. It seems like matter and energy exist regardless of our attentions but the rest comes down to ontology. What is a thing? How does it come into being? How does it cease to be?

Next, ask yourself “do things need to be made of matter and/or energy to exist?” What about Mickey Mouse?

Then you move on to questions like “does a piece of art exist if nobody has ever witnessed it?”

And finally, the psychiatric ward. 😜

Yeah it’s been a few years since I played it but I can’t remember having to do that.

Nice. When I played it on VR for a bit it seemed like it might be a very enjoyable game even without that gimmick.

1. No.
2. Are saxophones better for music than pianos?

Fuck me, that was depressing. 😭