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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The claim that T. rex had primate-level intelligence does not survive the simplest check: its brain is a fraction of a chimpanzee's and it weighed seven tons. The claim that T. rex had primate-levelintelligence does not survive the simplestcheck: its brain is a fraction of achimpanzee's and it weighed seven tons. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: T. rex is a genuine ecological oddity: nothing else in its ecosystem came anywhere near its size as a carnivore. — tap to centre the map on it T. rex is a genuine ecologicaloddity: nothing else in itsecosystem came anywhere near itssize as a carnivore. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: T. rex never ran in the biomechanical sense — it was a power walker that always kept one foot on the ground. — tap to centre the map on it T. rex never ran in thebiomechanical sense — it was a powerwalker that always kept one foot onthe ground. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tyrannosaurs at T. rex size were probably primarily nocturnal. — tap to centre the map on it Tyrannosaurs at T. rex size wereprobably primarily nocturnal. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost all real predation is on prey far smaller than the predator, so the documentary staple of a T. rex taking an adult Triceratops shows the rare exception, not the rule. — tap to centre the map on it Almost all real predation is on preyfar smaller than the predator, sothe documentary staple of a T. rextaking an adult Triceratops showsthe rare exception, not the rule. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The scavenger-versus-hunter argument about T. rex is over: the bite marks show it did both. — tap to centre the map on it The scavenger-versus-hunter argumentabout T. rex is over: the bite marksshow it did both. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Predators everywhere target juveniles, and there is no reason dinosaurs were an exception — the bite marks and stomach contents say they were not. — tap to centre the map on it Predators everywhere targetjuveniles, and there is no reasondinosaurs were an exception — thebite marks and stomach contents saythey were not. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Model intelligence should speciate like the animal kingdom rather than converge on one oracle that knows everything. — tap to centre the map on it Model intelligence should speciatelike the animal kingdom rather thanconverge on one oracle that knowseverything. Last stated 6 months ago 20 Mar 2026 AK Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The gap between chimps and humans is no evidence that a small increase in compute yields an explosion of capability, because evolution was not optimising chimps for technology. — tap to centre the map on it The gap between chimps and humans isno evidence that a small increase incompute yields an explosion ofcapability, because evolution wasnot optimising chimps fortechnology. Last stated 9 years ago 24 Feb 2018 PC Paul Christiano — holds since 2018-02-24 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The claim that T. rex had primate-level intelligence does not survive the simplest check: its brain is a fraction of a chimpanzee's and it weighed seven tons. Last stated 4 Sept 2025 · a year ago Holds Dave Hone Read this korrent →