danzania

Could you elaborate on why you think emotional attachment to an inanimate object is unhealthy? This seems as old as time.

I think in the long run, they will be developed for kids, kids will grow up with them and they will be their best friends. No, this is not the universe I wanted to be in, but this is the future we’re heading for.

There’s certainly some mental illness around, especially on this topic. However it’s also important to consider what if it isn’t? AI companions are projected to be a huge market, and I’ll be damned if a kid didn’t develop a strong emotional bond to a companion it grows up with.

I guess it’ll only be a matter of time, friend.

The entshitification of relationships?

Devil’s advocate: if the problems were could be solved with relatively simple programming, why aren’t why they solved already?

Yeah that’s a great point – the dataframe is in a sense a class or object standardized for data analysis. Its flexibility (like being able to store arrays or dicts even) obviates the need in most cases for a user-written class.

For me it depends on the use case. If I’m designing something with an interface for someone downstream to use, I’ll usually define (data)classes even if I have a functional interface.

For data science/modeling/notebooks I usually wouldn’t define classes.

I think it also depends on your team; if everyone else is a functional programmer and you’re writing classes or vice versa, this will undoubtedly create frictions.

Funny how I never see articles on Lemmy about improvements in LLM capabilities.

If you’re asking these questions, you’re way ahead of the game and will be fine. Cats a pretty independent.

I think you’re under the impression that you will make choices for your cats; in reality, they will make these choices (and more) and you will have to live with it as their human :) you’ll find out whether they will allow you to use horse bedding, for example.

As kittens, just stick to cat food (no milk!). Generally wet food is considered healthier but perhaps more expensive. I feed my cats 2x/day out of canned wet food. You’ll have to see what they like. Generally stinkier is better. Cat food has is fortified with nutrients they might struggle to get otherwise so if you want to feed them something else like chicken as the basis you will need to supplement it with specific cat multivitamins.

If they’re indoor cats, a pair is generally a good idea so they have company. Also make sure you set aside 15 mins/day at least to play with and engage them. Generally I find my cats don’t play with fancy toys, rather they like tampons, strings and cardboard boxes.

With the vet, again it’s your call and you’ll figure it out with experience. Every vet clinic is different. I would start with the most convenient one, so that you’re incentivized to visit regularly. Your vet will give you a lot of information. Make sure to get vaccinations (edit: and spayed/neutered especially if allow them outside. Also I believe outdoor cats tend to kill a lot of birds/rodents unnecessarily so I think some cat owners put a bell on their cat collar but I don’t know).

You’ll probably want to keep them in a carrier in the car, unless you want them peeing in your car. It’s also possible they get car sick.

Cats tend to love high places, so if that’s something you can offer that’s great. Otherwise they may hide for the first few days and just come out at night so it’s fine to leave food out for them (edit: also if you choose to feed them kibble, make sure they have plenty of access to water as they can get dehydrated otherwise).