The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday when residents of Jackson County voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.
Did you read it to the bottom? They’re using 3D printing to build the organic shapes and have already done so to build space vehicles, airplane parts and dune buggies. It also mentions where parts are too complex to manufacture, they ask the AI to account for it and break it into components.
If you think people aren’t already using this for civil engineering, then I’ve got a bridge I want to sell to ya.
This is like saying that LLMs are not AI, they're just incremental probabilities to determine what the next most probable word is in a sequence of word combinations.
I use it to ask questions I’d otherwise google, I also had it tell me some jokes and also present a list of interview questions for a candidate in our field.
That’s cool and all, but I do want my “show desktop” button back.
Biden administration dramatically softens the sanctions it imposed on the seven Israelis from the Israel Defense Forces and makes it clear that they will be able to use their bank accounts....
He authorized the assassination of the Director of the Iranian Quds force.
He negotiated the deal that allowed the Taliban to take over Afghanistan
He tried to dissolve NATO, our strongest alliance
He pulled us out of TPP, weakening our stance against China
He fell in love with Kim Jong Un
He incited riots that stormed our Capitol
He authorized the largest non nuke explosive device over Afghanistan
He authorized separating children from families at our border
His weak stance on Covid encouraged millions to go out in a deadly pandemic. Over 1 million Americans died. Sure, some of those voluntarily, but a whole lot who tried their best to not get exposed and still did because of some idiot. 1 million lives dwarfs what has happened in Palestine, Israel, 9/11 and Ukraine combined.
He didn’t do “nothing” worse, he did many things.
Also, if you think he wouldn’t have supported Israel, you’re kidding yourself. He’s made it clear even this month that he supports Israel and said any Jews that support democrats “hate Israel” and “their religion.”
And the IEA, for its part, expects China to continue to be the sole meaningful over-achiever. It recently revised upwards by 728 GW its forecast for total global renewables capacity additions in the period 2023–27. China’s share of this upward revision? Almost 90 percent. While China surges ahead, the rest of the world...
Yes, the right to freedom of speech is a great achievement of the bourgeois-democratic revolution. Indeed, such a right contributes significantly to the political and economic development of the state. I understand this well due to my age, experience serving in the Soviet Army, and my status as a historian. I have lived from the...
Some folks are commenting that this is the ramblings of an elder, I disagree. For one, you have had the opportunity to actually experience the events that most of us are only taught in history class. You actually have the insight and have lived the hopes and lies with your own eyes.
As an American, I sincerely appreciate your insight as your experiences with living in the Soviet Union and Russia are different than mine, as an outsider looking in.
As an American, we were taught that Soviets had to stand for hours in bread lines, that their yugo cars were death traps, but still only offered to mid level and above party representatives. That every transaction required a bribe. And honestly, if that we’re the case, it sounds like a truly awful place to live. However, as someone who has acquired, at least, some wisdom through life experience, I know there is more nuance than that.
As an aside, I also want to mention that the West didn’t completely abandon the Soviets. For one, there was the lend-lease act which bolstered the Russian military during WW2. While yes, the Soviets and the West were ideologically different, we were still brothers against fascism.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, we were taught that the West was a reluctant, but supportive partner. We wanted Russia to be our ally, optimistic even. But, transitioning from the means of production owned by the state to one that is owned by private entities is extremely, extremely, challenging, especially to try to do it in one decade. There are pitfalls, and Russia unfortunately fell into some them. From oligarchs, to the KGB, to other oligarchs - and eventually, to a dictatorship that aligns with those oligarchs.
It’s an easy path to fall into. Many counties have failed to transition into a democracy. The US, and the West, are fragile exceptions.
And dare I say, that the US is just as susceptible to falling into such trap. The next election, I fear, will demonstrate whether or not our principles have changed, and my worry is that our principles have indeed eroded.
One day, and I mean this sincerely, I hope that the citizens of Russia and the West become brothers. I just hope that the brotherhood is in support of democracy and the advancement for all of humanity.
The Senate approved a package of six appropriations bills ahead of a late-Friday deadline and sent it to President Joe Biden to become law after some haggling over amendments.
To put it simply, this is just not how the legislative branch works. Most of their power derives from the power of the purse. People who are only in power for 2 years are not going to cede the main power that they invested so much time and money in order to obtain.
Moreover, 10 years is a lifetime in politics. Our government already moves slow enough as is.
Instead, I propose a few changes:
Get rid of the debt ceiling fight. We already agreed to the commitment of funds.
3 people per house seat, based upon top 3 ranked choices. This will encourage minor parties and cooperation.
I get that laws need to be long so that they cover loopholes, nuance, interpretation, sausage making, etc. but laws should have simple summaries that the general public can understand. At least one of these summary pages should read like a change log: new features, bug fixes, changes to existing stack, deletions, etc.
Robust Sunshine laws for office holders and staff, except where classified for national security
Continuing ed: Politicians or at least their support staff should be educated and qualified to understand what they are legislating on.
Computer generated, panel approved district maps
The fed has a dual mandate, something similar should be developed for politicians. Spend I’m lean times, save in boom times, but never stop aspiring to do great big things.
I'm feeling a bit better. Starting today, I'll be returning to work as much as possible. This week will likely be spent catching up on tasks, replying to emails, reading overdue comments, etc. I also need to work with Piotr on instance infrastructure. I'll be more actively handling spam as well, but it's clear that we need...
The New York Times is one of the newspapers of record for the United States. However, it’s history of running stories with poor sourcing, insufficient evidence, and finding journalists with conflicts of interest undermines it’s credibility when reporting on international issues and matters of foreign policy....
Yes, please further insulate your personal worldview from any media source that differs from it. This will be good for society I’m the long run.
I don’t care if you’re communist or whatever most of y’all are on this server, I even agree to some extent with some of its tenets. But the world needs more awareness of psychological bias, not less. Fuck the power brokers. We, the civilians, are more alike than we are different.
You are attempting to rewrite history. Russia was in a downward spiral. As a whole it had yet to show that it could be a full ally to the West. Moreover, it is extremely rare in history for ideologically divergent cultures to become allies within the short term (exceptions such as Japan and USA, UK and USA, UK and France come to mind). It takes time (and usually generations removed) for such things to occur.
Now, it appears the West's hesitation at the time to accept Russia into NATO was prescient. Yes, maybe things could have been different if Russia had been accepted, but the risk that the alliance would have been shattered due to Russia's entry was too much to bear.
I for one do hope that one day Russia and the West become will become allies, but Russia has some maturing to do in regards to liberty and governance, I think, before that time comes.
“I contribute nothing to the conversation. After decades of festering in poverty and a perverse environment, and seeing how others are wealthier, smarter, better looking, and overall better people than me, I have become so jaded that I serve merely as a refined vessel of snark and pessimism.”
I see nothing with this other than the title is semi misleading. Latvia is training these draftees to be reservists, not professional military members. They are intended to augment the professional military.
As much as I would have hated this when I was young, looking back it could have helped me and a lot of other folks. I wish we had a two year requirement for public service, though I wouldn’t limit it to military. I’d expand it to forestry, trail building, boys and girls clubs, trade guilds, etc.
Service encourages civic engagement, it’s fosters a sense of duty to one’s country, it teaches a skill or trade, and maybe, just maybe, it will foster some sense of pride and discipline as well. Two things lacking right now in the states are a sense of comradery and civic engagement (I’m not talking about the whiny social media kind).
Afterwards, perhaps an additional incentive would be that it would count as one year of core curriculum at a Uni, and/or maybe a discount to tuition. For the trades routes, it would count as years towards journeyman, etc.
Moreover, I don’t think this is really a unique idea, Israel employs it. I think the Soviet Union did to some extent as well.
I’m 20 years past the time when people are typically conscripted, so I’m likely at no risk of mandatory service now, nonetheless I’d gladly serve as a mentor and pass down the knowledge I’ve gained over the years to a group of youngsters.
So that all is to say, just as the Latvian foreign minister is saying, there can some real advantages to employing some flavor of conscripted service, and, if employed well, I think we’d all be better for it.
Elon Musk is elevating the global extreme right (disconnect.blog)
The billionaire wants to advance his political program while preserving his power and wealth
[Article] Voters reject stadium tax for Royals and Chiefs (www.espn.com)
The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday when residents of Jackson County voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.
Amazon Abandons Grocery Stores Where You Just Walk Out With Stuff After It Turns Out Its "AI" Was Powered by 1,000 Human Contractors (futurism.com)
Best printer 2024, best printer for home use, office use, printing labels, printer for school, homework printer you are a printer we are all printers (www.theverge.com)
Verge editor laments the perverse incentives of SEO rankings.
3 days 🤯 (jlai.lu)
Windows users don't want copilot on their taskbar (windowscopilot.news)
Biden walks back sanctions on Israeli settlers following Smotrich's threat (archive.ph)
Biden administration dramatically softens the sanctions it imposed on the seven Israelis from the Israel Defense Forces and makes it clear that they will be able to use their bank accounts....
Deface Of War (www.theonion.com)
‘We scream, starve, and die alone’: Life in the ruins of Shuja’iya (www.972mag.com)
Capitalism Can't Solve Climate Change (time.com)
And the IEA, for its part, expects China to continue to be the sole meaningful over-achiever. It recently revised upwards by 728 GW its forecast for total global renewables capacity additions in the period 2023–27. China’s share of this upward revision? Almost 90 percent. While China surges ahead, the rest of the world...
Freedom of Speech!? (media.kbin.social)
Yes, the right to freedom of speech is a great achievement of the bourgeois-democratic revolution. Indeed, such a right contributes significantly to the political and economic development of the state. I understand this well due to my age, experience serving in the Soviet Army, and my status as a historian. I have lived from the...
Biden signs major government funding bill just in time to prevent a shutdown (www.nbcnews.com)
The Senate approved a package of six appropriations bills ahead of a late-Friday deadline and sent it to President Joe Biden to become law after some haggling over amendments.
/kbin March update
I'm feeling a bit better. Starting today, I'll be returning to work as much as possible. This week will likely be spent catching up on tasks, replying to emails, reading overdue comments, etc. I also need to work with Piotr on instance infrastructure. I'll be more actively handling spam as well, but it's clear that we need...
Biden announces 'emergency' US military mission to build pier off Gaza coast to deliver aid (abcnews.go.com)
The New York Times should not be considered a reliable source of journalism.
The New York Times is one of the newspapers of record for the United States. However, it’s history of running stories with poor sourcing, insufficient evidence, and finding journalists with conflicts of interest undermines it’s credibility when reporting on international issues and matters of foreign policy....
Document From 2022 Reveals Putin’s Punishing Terms for Peace (www.wsj.com)
UK and other NATO allies urged to consider conscription as Ukraine war enters third year (news.sky.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/16042241