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by drak0n1c 2y ago
Texas already is the leading state in new grid battery and grid solar installs for the last 3 years. Governor Abbott also did nuclear deregulation last year.
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
This is why introducing a degree of school choice is becoming a popular policy among parents in both parties, but I think bringing back rapid expulsion to disciplinary boys/girls schools would be even more impactful. Unfortunately, rec
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
For those averse to LLM defeating the social aspect of tabletop roleplaying, perhaps a better entry role for an LLM agent is as NPC party companions/followers. Set up the agent with a detailed character sheet and hidden backstory/
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
An ideal entry role for LLM in tabletop may be NPC companions/followers in the party that players/DM don't care for roleplaying or find tedious. Set it to listen in on conversations or VTT chat, and interject dialog on a rate
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
If the time, effort, and incidental costs of procuring a state ID card is enough to render the prospect of Voter ID requirements systemically racist, classist, and exclusionary then so are Costco cards. The argument goes as such: up-front t
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Mark Zuckerberg on Joe Rogan [video](youtube.com)
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
James Damore spoke up then. What did Google then do to him?
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
It certainly is not there for the customer, as their core business of exclusionary membership is a quintessential example of systemic racism and classism via disproportionate impact.
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
Interestingly, Costco’s core business model and marketing is built on membership gatekeeping practices which have disproportionate exclusionary effects along class and race lines.
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
The demo video on this post is excellent and really illustrates the potential for robotics, simulation, and animation/games. Great for sharing with anyone non-technical.
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
Cryptographic proof that the model you’re using is the one you think it is along with proof it was not trained on biased or copyrighted data is the main feature here. Think certs when looking at webpages or ssh when looking at servers.
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
People are starting to worry about generative AI/LLM training data - copyright, bias, knowledge gaps, bad/outdated info. They are also worried about the black box of hardcoded "alignment" layers on top - which can and ha
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
Given the amount of worry about training data provenance and associated bias/copyright issues, such a cryptographic proof of training would certainly act as a "speedometer" that disincentivizes speeding. At least among models
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It's written by The Root, which is a race-focused publication.
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For context, that article is focused on the Americas since it is an American History institute. Those stats aren't even including the 1500 years of Arab and Ottoman trade of African slaves.
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
One did. Brave browser.
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New XAI API Written in Rust(twitter.com)
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In 2015, it was found that threat-processing parts of the brain could be disabled by magnets which induced both weakened faith in God and made participants more accepting towards migrants. https://academic.oup.com/scan/
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Anduril introduces Bolt and Bolt-M(anduril.com)
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This phenomenon proved itself earlier with bitcoin mining operations - contrary to environmentalist complaints the additional base load with unique properties of being 24/7, stable, and easily turned off during peaks and emergencies pr
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There is a pervasive bias in "social issue" journalism to only assign responsibility to institutions and never even an iota on complainants. If closest relatives don't check in for the many months/years (as stated in the
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
My grandfather developed both Parkinson's and Diabetes in the last ~10 years of his life. He walked regularly as a lifelong NYC resident and was not overweight. The same upper gastrointestinal mucosal damage described in this study is
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
They're starting from different baselines. Japan has a widespread culture of overwork, and Greece is notorious for the extreme opposite.
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The CHIPS act has stagnated since its announcement, it comes with onerous DEI requirements on new chipmaker facilities which just compounds the shortage of skilled labor. There has been no progress on construction of announced facilities si
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
Government regulators take their time and may not investigate or alert firms to identified theft, vulnerability, criminal or sanctioned country user trails for months. However, that does not protect those companies from liability. There is
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Human capital is the main prerequisite and attractant for all other forms of capital.
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by drak0n1c 2y ago
The subset of the youth population for whom attending college has both personal and societal benefits has been far exceeded for some time now. Classic case of subsidies inducing excessive demand, along with all the negative effects on price
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Bend: High-level language that runs on GPUs(twitter.com)
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AT&T Fiber is expanding quickly in North Texas. Got 2.5 gigabit a couple years ago to my suburban home in the edge of DFW where it transitions to rural. Their headquarters are in Dallas so they are keen on expanding locally.
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20 years ago there were healthier vestiges of traditional arts and culture across society - it's easy not to appreciate or miss things until they're gone.

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