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Wow this middle east seems politically complicated who would've thought

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

I read Reaganland over the last week and it's interesting how Republicans even forty five years later still want to bomb Iran.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

We can't solve AI alignment because humans can't be aligned

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

RFK Healthcare

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

It would take infinity dollars to end homelessness in New York since city council members do not actually want to build shelters or housing in their neighborhoods.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Vaccine tourism is going to become a thing

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

This assumes the software can advance exponentially but it is more likely it tapers out due to hardware limitations.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

I've been reading about reconstruction for the last week. There were some legitimate criticisms of corporate influence in that period, particularly around railroads. However, the planters used that to pursue a politics of anti-corporate and pro-local which was far more harmful.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

I wouldn't say it's failed but I am glad at least Garcia is back.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

People exaggerate the environmental impact of a large language model. It's far less than using AC and far less water than taking a shower.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

I'm all out of popcorn. And today of all days!

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

I do think there isn't a clear cohort of Democrats who are both centrist and establishment. If you look at the kinds of anti-abundance types many have been in office for a long time and will use left-wing language to justify it.

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

In five years we'll have articles about why holding it in is bad for you and thus the cycle will begin anew.

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

I've been reading WEB DuBois's book on Black Reconstruction this week and it's quite interesting to see how the opposition to mild reforms was immediate. Political changes didn't lead to a sudden racial harmony. I think it suggests there's a limit to what politics alone can do.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Most people working in ML have a college degree, maybe even a Master's or PhD. The Thiel perspective is explicitly anti-college.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Schools now need classes on: - Financial literacy - Media literacy - Anti-fascism Anything else?

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

I don't think people living in moderately dense housing should be considered the same as pollution.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Going back to what I suggested yesterday, investing in liberal art will be more persuasive as grassroots than always relying on elected officials to encourage change.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

I think there's a need to continually invest in pro-liberal art in a variety of mediums.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

It's amazing this keeps happening and that people haven't learned yet

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

I finished reading this book yesterday on the history of USAID through different presidents. It was really interesting to see how each administration had its own set of goals.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

The last Nobel is chemistry was applying AI to essentially solve protein folding and yet this accomplishment seems to be largely ignored by the public.

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