stevenalowe

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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
not a surprise, link to original paper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S074959782...
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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
the federal government is making value decisions for us. no bueno.
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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
context: Georgia Power is planning to build a new transmission line...70% for data centers. Acquiring 300 properties to do so.
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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
rewarding winners somehow is not picking?
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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
https://www.startrek.com/news/ode-to-spot
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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
To help people get the education that they want. Not pick winners/losers.
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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
I'm all for informed consent - publish the data - but leave the choice to the individual. The goal of education is self-improvement, not necessarily/only money. The way student debt is (mis)managed is a different issue.
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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
This is misguided at best; money is not the only metric of value
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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
At what conversion rate?
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by stevenalowe 3mo ago
Or perhaps you don’t have a girlfriend because you spend time making lists of qualifications and over-analyzing things that don’t matter instead of putting yourself out there and seeing what happens. Let go of your fantasy expectations, you
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
zero, duh.
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
"he United States of America, established to overthrow a mad king, has elected, 250 years later, a mad king of its very own. America is setting itself on fire at its birthday party" Yep. Franklin warned us.
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
it's really embarrassing to fail at it
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
Well either choice looks pretty bad these days
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
Yes-ish? I don’t see the distinction between consciousness and sentience
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
‘“Insulting" either religious beliefs or the head of state has the potential to prompt a criminal investigation in Turkey, despite its nominally secular constitution and guarantees of free speech’ Yeah we are just about there
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
I do not believe that the current machines are conscious, but cannot categorically deny the possibility. The author’s take on the Turing Test is a common misconception - Turing did not propose that the machine fool a human into believing
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
Is it edible? If not, why not?
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
sigh - in mice.
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
'“Welcome, but be good” is not the language of citizenship. It is the language of a landlord. Or a bouncer. Or a king.' Double creepy with the dog-growling posture in the picture, with a side of dumb, as passports are not visas. T
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
I come here to read what people I respect are saying about relevant political items - are we watching a 250-year-old republic die from 1000 premeditated cuts, or just a temporary trainwreck of incompetence? Or both? How much direct and coll
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
how soon until all are artists?
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
Then Peppa Pig should pay royalties in perpetuity
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
Do not use the brand without permission is taught on Day 1. Who can give you permission, not so much.
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
Shakedowns is what mob bosses do, not Presidents.
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
If social media is unhealthy for children then it is also unhealthy for adults. Turning 18 does not grant magical immunity
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
Bezos betrayed reader and staff trust rather spectacularly then seems surprised at a huge subscriber drop. It wasn’t a bad investment Jeff, you destroyed its greatest asset
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
How about thin ice?
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
Also true
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by stevenalowe 4mo ago
The fact that the President when asked does not seem to know who he pardoned seems sus…

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