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Crows could clean up litter


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2020 Jul 6, 6:24pm   747 views  19 comments

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Crows are ubiquitous where people live, and they are damn smart.

They could be trained to pick up various kinds of litter and deposit it in special trash cans which use AI on the image to classify it as say, "cigarette butt" (gets a reward) or "leaf" (no reward).

So with a kind of cooperation between computers and crows, we could live in completely litter free areas, at least up to the weight a crow can carry.

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1   Eric Holder   2020 Jul 6, 6:27pm  

Yeah, I've read about that experiment: the guy taught crows to pick up lost coins in exchange for nuts. The idea was to eventually move on to cigarette butts but exchanging nuts for cigarette butts turned out not as economical as going for coins.
2   Shaman   2020 Jul 6, 8:47pm  

Love the idea. Sort of the environment cleaning up itself.
3   Patrick   2020 Jul 6, 9:28pm  

Eric Holder says
Yeah, I've read about that experiment: the guy taught crows to pick up lost coins in exchange for nuts. The idea was to eventually move on to cigarette butts but exchanging nuts for cigarette butts turned out not as economical as going for coins.


I didn't know about the experiment.

Maybe it could be economical now with computer vision and AI.
4   just_passing_through   2020 Jul 6, 9:43pm  

brilliant idea that I think is worth more tries. Maybe instead of food we get them hooked on cheap bathtub meth?
5   Patrick   2020 Jul 6, 10:04pm  

They might work a lot faster too, until they drop dead.
7   SunnyvaleCA   2020 Jul 7, 1:34am  

Maybe we could train the vast number of people getting "free stuff" to do these kinds of tasks. Surely these people are more trainable than crows. ... I hope.
8   PeopleUnited   2020 Jul 7, 4:47am  

I like the innovation. However would it not be easier to just train the humans to put shit in the garbage can and not on the ground? The penalty for your third offense could be you have to go to work for a whole day picking up litter, while wearing shirt and pants made up of dirty diapers and Burger King wrappers.
9   Booger   2020 Jul 7, 5:06am  

SunnyvaleCA says
Maybe we could train the vast number of people getting "free stuff" to do these kinds of tasks. Surely these people are more trainable than crows. ... I hope.


Those are the people doing the littering.
10   BayArea   2020 Jul 7, 6:44am  

Singapore can show us what they do to people who drop cigarette butts or gum on the sidewalk.
11   Malcolm   2020 Jul 7, 9:57am  

Neat idea.
12   Malcolm   2020 Jul 7, 9:58am  

SunnyvaleCA says
Maybe we could train the vast number of people getting "free stuff" to do these kinds of tasks. Surely these people are more trainable than crows. ... I hope.


They aren't, that's why they get free stuff.
13   Ceffer   2020 Jul 7, 10:01am  

SunnyvaleCA says
Maybe we could train the vast number of people getting "free stuff" to do these kinds of tasks. Surely these people are more trainable than crows. ... I hope.


I think they only know how to fuck and make more people who get "free stuff". It's the only required skill.
14   WookieMan   2020 Jul 7, 7:47pm  

PeopleUnited says
However would it not be easier to just train the humans to put shit in the garbage can and not on the ground?

Not a joke. If you litter you should be shot on site. There are garbage cans everywhere. There's zero excuse besides that person being a human piece of shit. Pick up after yourself you fuck ass.

I've chased and chewed people out for throwing shit out their car window. Not the smartest as I have no clue if they have a gun, but it's absolute bull shit. There's no reason to litter. None.
15   Eric Holder   2020 Jul 7, 8:00pm  

Malcolm says
SunnyvaleCA says
Maybe we could train the vast number of people getting "free stuff" to do these kinds of tasks. Surely these people are more trainable than crows. ... I hope.


They aren't, that's why they get free stuff.


No, they are already trained to get free stuff so there is no incentive to be trained for anything else.
16   just_passing_through   2020 Jul 7, 8:26pm  

The picture you selected for this thread Pat...

Well out of the corner of my eye when I'm scanning the posts. It keeps reminding me of turtle dove.
17   Patrick   2020 Jul 7, 9:39pm  

Yes, kinda sad. I wonder if her husband was ever convicted. His name is Scott Sills, MD. Anyone know how to look up the result of the trial?
18   Eric Holder   2020 Jul 7, 9:57pm  

Patrick says
Yes, kinda sad. I wonder if her husband was ever convicted. His name is Scott Sills, MD. Anyone know how to look up the result of the trial?


If you know the county the court's website should have the info on the trial.
19   WookieMan   2020 Jul 8, 9:50am  

Patrick says
Yes, kinda sad. I wonder if her husband was ever convicted. His name is Scott Sills, MD. Anyone know how to look up the result of the trial?

I did earlier this year and it just looked like procedural bull shit to this point. Discovery or whatever type nonsense. These can take time, especially in the covid era. My SIL has some legal issues and a lot of stuff is getting delayed and pushed back due to quantities of people in court rooms, social distancing, etc. She was looking at about 3 years behind bars, but she's going to get time served right now under house arrest. Low level criminals and crimes are easy now. They won't send you to jail.

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