[irjustin]

I'm really sad the core argument for the Matrix's existence doesn't hold up (it never did, just for me as a kid is all).

[juliangamble]

They started with a different, more brilliant idea, of using human brains as a giant neural net, then backed away from that: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12508832

[irjustin]

oh wow that's cool. I do understand why they moved away from it. Battery is waaaayyyyy easier to understand for the layman and lay-kid (me).