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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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[–] Blapoo@lemmy.ml 70 points 2 years ago (29 children)

Once AI is handling search for us, many may never learn the concept of "search term"

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (13 children)

You can already outsource a lot of this to Bing. If you need to know the right temperature for making french fries, you can google a bunch of “recipes” (AKA life story of the author + history + vacation photos + cooking instructions) read them through and… actually better make some coffee while you’re at it because this is going to take a while. Anyway, the other option is to ask: “Hey Bing, I’m making french fries, but I don’t know how hot the oven should be.”

Spoiler: 220 °C

The scary thing is, what happens when people start doing this for more important things, such as what to do if your child has swallowed something or how to parallel park your car.

[–] Barbarian772@feddit.de 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

200 or 220, depends on if you are using a convection oven. But that's beside the point, I really hope AI finally kills SEO.

[–] backseat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m making french fries, but I don’t know how hot the oven should be.

Contents:

  • What French fries are
  • Why you might want some
  • The dangers of French fries
  • Where to buy French fries
  • Ways of preparing French fries
  • Other names for French fries

And so on.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Quality content right there, if you don’t mind going down some rabbit holes.

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