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Scott Aaronson at Shtetl-Optimized: My friend Leopold Aschenbrenner, who I got to know and respect on OpenAI’s now-disbanded Superalignment team before he left the company under disputed circumstances, just released “Situational
Continue readingHow AI is Going to Transform Civilization Over the Next 5-10 Years
From Project Syndicate: Over the past decade, Ruth Ben-Ghiat has emerged as one of the English-speaking world’s leading experts on, and chroniclers of, authoritarian leaders in the twenty-first century. A
Lawrence Weschler at Wondercabinet: Ed Hotchkiss was born in Denver in 1956 and remained thereabouts in the middle of the country through college at the University of Colorado, which is
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Why Men Cry in the Bathroom For so many reasons.I will tell you the why.I think you know,Or perhaps, you think you know. Men are always O.K.,Even when not. We
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by Sam Pizzigati at Inequality: One person, one vote. The classic essence of democracy. But what if that one person happens to be a fabulously rich? Does that one person
Continue readingCan Democracy and Billionaires Coexist? Not on This Planet.
Susan Hough at Asterisk: The reality is that earthquake prediction is hard. “Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake,” reads the official statement on
Jamie Ducharmie in Time Magazine: You take a vacation day, but get distracted by the thought of your work inbox filling up. Or you sit down to watch a movie and immediately feel
Where is this?Banani DOHS, adjacent to Kurmitola golf course (Dhaka).Omg…Playing golf?Where is it? So many?See how discipline they are!Well, they live among the colonels and generals.😊All are very healthy. Must
Tim Sommers at 3 Quarks Daily: The website of the Connecticut General Assembly, for some obscure reason, stipulates that “By definition, a republic is a representative form of government that
Continue readingIf We Can Keep it: Is the U.S. a Democracy or a Republic?
Expectation vs reality; Rule of law; Glass half empty; Fauci; Gaza; Refresh, and More…
I would like to give more than I takein this world of takers. I forgive others for being snippy or falling short,then blame myself when I mistake tolerance for interest.
by Zoe Harris at Singularity Hub: Vertical farms look high-tech and sophisticated, but the premise is simple—plants are grown without soil, with their roots in a solution containing nutrients. This
Continue readingFuture of Food: Four Myths About Vertical Farming Debunked by an Expert