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That’s not my argument at all. I never said an algorithm is AI just because it has many steps. The key difference isn’t complexity - it’s the nature of what the algorithm does. A Tic-Tac-Toe AI can be extremely simple yet still counts as AI where as something like a game physics engine is extremely complex yet it doesn't simulate intelligence, just physics. Bubble sort follows a fixed sequence with no decision-making. A chess engine, on the other hand, evaluates different moves, predicts outcomes, and optimizes decisions based on a strategy. That’s not just ‘many steps’ - it’s a process of selecting the best action based on the current situation. If you think my argument is about complexity rather than decision-making, you’ve misunderstood my point.

True, but they'll wear out and need to be replaced eventually either way so I just don't stress about it. Re-lubing it every few weeks and wiping it clean with a rag seems to flush out most of the dirt just fine. The chain never gets dirty to the point that you'd get your hands dirty from touching it. These general purpose oils are so thin that dust doesn't seem to stick to it that much anyway compared to proper chain lube. I've been getting around 3 years of use from a chain this way and that's good enough for me.

I'm a plumber. If I'm the chosen one all of a sudden they y'all screwed.

What is inevitable? At no point have I claimed that our actions are set in stone. That would imply fatalism which equally suggest that things can happen without anything causing them to happen.

I want chocolate, I don’t eat chocolate, exercise of free will.

There’s a reason you don’t eat chocolate - likely health concerns or fear of weight gain. Your desire to stay healthy is stronger than your desire to eat chocolate. But you can’t take credit for that any more than you can blame an alcoholic for their inability to resist drinking.

Bubble sort is just a basic set of steps for sorting numbers - it doesn’t make choices or adapt. A chess engine, on the other hand, looks at different possible moves, evaluates which one is best, and adjusts based on the opponent’s play. It actively searches through options and makes decisions, while bubble sort just follows the same repetitive process no matter what. That’s a huge difference.

How's insulting the people respectfully disagreeing with you working out so far? That ad-hominem was completely uncalled for.

It's not. Bubble sort is a purely deterministic algorithm with no learning or intelligence involved.

That's why I've always just used those 3-in-one general lubricants. I completely soak the chain in it and then wipe it off with a rag. The lube displaces any water there may be while also flushing out the dirt which I then wipe off with the rag. I almost never wash my chain yet it's always looking new and shiny. The only downside to this is that the lube is quite short lived so I need to repeat this every two weeks or so but as it only takes about 2 minutes I'm fine by that.

The only source with even remotely accurate information of such thing are the major intelligence agencies and they're not going to hand out that information for obvious reasons. No government in the world releases exact numbers of their military strenght.