Teever

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901.
by Teever 1y ago
I've only attended one tech conference in my life and I think the cost was approximately $200. There were approximately 500 attendees. Something doesn't make sense with these prices here.
902.
by Teever 1y ago
Yes there are sufficient hydrocarbon reserves on Earth to do this. There's also sufficient energy sources from a combination of solar, wind, and geothermal. * 1/3 of the food that we produce is completely wasted. * 43% of the wor
903.
by Teever 1y ago
But we have another example to look at. Why isn't this a big problem on Apple laptops?
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by Teever 1y ago
I dunno man, I can go to a 4 day music festival that costs like $250-$300 for the weekend, I'm sure that the budget for the performers is a hell of a lot more than whatever the budget for the speakers at this event is.
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by Teever 1y ago
We have no shortage of energy or matter in the solar system to accomplish these goals. To unlock these resources we need to turn to self replicating machines that can stand up lunar and asteroid mining to build sufficient orbital manufactur
906.
by Teever 1y ago
Why I brought up space as it reminds me of the Apollo guidance computer story. The military had cutting-edge ICBM targeting technology, and within a few years, more powerful computers were in people's homes. Once a capability exists,
907.
by Teever 1y ago
You may be interested in this link[0]. Someone posted it in another thread yesterday. [0] https://www.aisi.gov.uk/work/replibench-measuring-autonomous...
908.
by Teever 1y ago
It sounds like it would a very useful ability for robots involved space missions. What technical challenges do you foresee with such a device?
909.
by Teever 1y ago
The industrial revolution brought about the development of fabulous innovations like the mass production of standardized and interchangeable parts which has been instrumental in achieving the level of economic production, scientific advance
910.
by Teever 1y ago
How long do you think it will be before your average consumer has access to a pair of humanoid robots that each cost the price of a luxury vehicle and are able to perform maintenance and replace all the parts of the other?
911.
by Teever 1y ago
> There are other self-reinforcing loops at play. The economic value creation has started a flywheel of compounding infrastructure buildout to run these increasingly-powerful AI systems. And robots that can build other robots (and in som
912.
RepliBench: Measuring autonomous replication capabilities in AI systems(aisi.gov.uk)
2 points by Teever 1y ago|0 comments
913.
by Teever 1y ago
The data we're talking about has a strategic value even if its monetary value isn't quite so clear at this point in time. Apple may not sell this personal data, but it can and likely does use bhavioral insights to optimize its pro
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Eight US states seek to outlaw chemtrails – even though they aren't real(theguardian.com)
7 points by Teever 1y ago|6 comments
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For Some Recent Graduates, the A.I. Job Apocalypse May Be Here(nytimes.com)
1 points by Teever 1y ago|0 comments
916.
by Teever 1y ago
Think about it this way. Whatever it costs to collect and store this data is some absurdly trivial fraction of Apple's entire value. Imagine if you personally could do the same to someone for an equivalent fraction of your net worth. W
917.
by Teever 1y ago
The topics I listed are certainly not very fresh and have been discussed here ad nauseum for years and even a decade plus at this point. Meanwhile topics that keep getting flagged in the last few months are new things like cuts to science b
918.
by Teever 1y ago
Listen Mister, we have a strict 'no politics' rule here. Feel free to talk about Bay Area zoning issues and drug policies, or Brexit and the EU, or copyright law and AI, or Boeing and the FAA, or Edward Snowden and the NSA, BUT NO
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Carney says Canada too reliant on U.S. for defence as he hikes military spending(theglobeandmail.com)
5 points by Teever 1y ago|3 comments
920.
by Teever 1y ago
I'm aware of the merits of open source software and the idealism of living in a society where it is prominent. We don't live in that society however. We live in a society where the people who build your house and the public facil
921.
by Teever 1y ago
I have a NAS with many terabytes of data stored on ZFS too, but this isn't a solution to the problem because the problem isn't technical one, it's a social one. We need regulations around this kind of stuff and governments th
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Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attack(old.reddit.com)
3 points by Teever 1y ago|1 comments
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The US Navy's five roads to ruin(responsiblestatecraft.org)
5 points by Teever 1y ago|4 comments
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by Teever 1y ago
This sounds like a productive path to take the conversation but it isn't. Let's demonstrate that by just jumping to the end of this reasoning -- severely mentally retarded adults -- can they consent to sex? Why or why not?
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Targeting ageing with rapamycin and derivatives in humans: a systematic review(thelancet.com)
2 points by Teever 1y ago|0 comments
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HMAS Canberra accidentally blocks wireless internet and radio services in NZ(abc.net.au)
4 points by Teever 1y ago|0 comments
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by Teever 1y ago
Europe has recently introduce a law[0] that allows them to suspend IP protections as a punitive response to coercive economic actions by bad actors. > The procedure is activated by the European Commission submitting a request to the Coun
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by Teever 1y ago
I don't think it'll be straight forward as the Anna Karenina principle. While a lot of physical characteristics are indicative of some sort of underlying health defect and those defects can have effects on IQ/personality and
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The Molecular Assembler: A Roadmap to Atomically Precise Manufacturing(molecularassembler.com)
1 points by Teever 1y ago|0 comments
930.
by Teever 1y ago
How far off are palm sized drones that have light weight solar panels on them that can flit about here and there and sit and wait and recharge in unobtrusive locations until they make their way to their target?

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