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1042. Redirect.
Democracy is good. It requires four elements: earth, water, air, and fire... no, that's not it. I think you get the general idea though. Never could reach the top shelf.
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1042. Redirect.
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1042. Redirect.
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History is going to be making a lot of trips to the asterisk store.
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I thought the Republicans had possession right now? Unless they get a turnover, Democrats have to play defense until halftime, right? Now that you mention it, I'm not sure they've been on offense since... Johnson?
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This is what it sounds like when crows try.
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Sufficiently advanced Fantasy is indistinguishable from Sci-Fi. It'll find its way back.
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This has an odd feel to it. Given the Panama and Brazil comments lately, the gesture likely isn't only directed towards Venezuela.
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I have it on good authority that while smiling had recently been invented, it wasn't yet standard in photographs.
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Isn't it even simpler? It's just anger. Anything that can make people mad is a factor. If you look at anger as the fuel used, then it becomes easy to see how ideas, selective examples provoking outrage, technology, and material conditions can all be converted to a commodity.
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Getting in on the ground floor. Pivotal country after the fall of Russia, given the land bridge to China. Plus it's fun to say.
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Democracy is a conversation. It collapses without people being able to speak and being willing to listen. It's only made possible across millions of people by technology (printing press, radio, tv, the Internet, AI), so when you start to segment people off via technology, you'll end up with conflict
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John, the kitten is still in your pocket.
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It clearly needs to be at least... 3 times bigger!
It was a pleasure to meet Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social and Minister Evan Solomon today as part of an official visit at @mila-quebec.bsky.social with many collaborators from our AI ecosystem. We discussed AI risk mitigation, sovereignty & economic potential among other important topics.
Tremendous honor to be invited back to be the keynote speaker for the US Naval War College’s Future Warfighting Symposium.
Chillin’ with a glacier. Thanks again, Alaska (we broke the all-time attendance record at the State Fair!!) Eugene, Oregon, here we come!
I SAID WHAT I SAID PHIL
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Lots of whales up there. Alaska's really nice.
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I'd be interested to see how this matches up with views that he is authentic. Asking people if he's honest and trustworthy is a more loaded question than it appears. A lot of his supporters would likely say he lies a lot, but is still honest.
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This is a very complicated issue. I recommend we create some sort of large classification model that can determine how closely related the generated and original work are. It can then work as a discriminator, rejecting anything that falls within a certain degree of separation.
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Only bad for the humans.
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This is easily avoided by experiencing it in its original Klingon.
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LotR has no cultural decay. If a society moves away from LotR, it is that society which is decaying. LotR is eternal and will outlast any language in which it is written. I liked the movies too.
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Well, they do say Attention is All You Need.
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Saying LLMs are simple math isn't a negative outlook on their capability, it's saying the possibilities are limitless, with the right inputs.
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LLMs are just simple math being done on a massive scale. Calling them smart or dumb is just an evaluation of how the model you're talking about was trained and prompted. It really doesn't say anything about the potential.
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Only if you don't consider that those 2s were really rounded 2.4s originally. Five is actually the more accurate answer, for sufficient values of 2s. I'll go now.
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The fact they don't have a reasonable card to play against a Russia-friendly U.S. is the danger. If it comes to it, they'll play the unreasonable one and move closer to China.
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I'm hoping that even if they still think "he has so many eggs, he must be so smart", they'll at least start calling him 'The Egg King' or something close to it.
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We're just setting up the egg thing, you see. People will become so focused on how expensive they are, then someone pivots and shows Musk with his 400+ billion eggs, all stacked up.
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Jackson Lamb's rightful artifacts. That Christmas movie guy stole them.
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I remember when unions fought for their workers. It was a thing and it can be again.
This is the actual supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (Saggitrarius A*), observed by JWST (NIRCam) for over 9 hours. The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space. webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
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If this cozying up to Russia continues, it will force the EU towards China. The implications of this are hard to overstate.
Let’s be honest. Does anyone think that this president would honour Article Five? Presence of US military & nuclear sharing still has value to Europe, but its deterrent value is significantly reduced & falling. This is reckless, dangerous behaviour by the Trump administration.
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There is a rule for every conceivable situation, including this.
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Forcing them to declare a stance on where they think their authority extends from is a step forward.
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As I understand it, either about 800k, or the price of eggs rises a few more dollars. It's an odd system.
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Tusk. Time for Poland to be recognized for the strategic place it holds.
I just heard the sad news that the historian of chemistry Bill Brock has died. Bill was a giant in this field, and his massive Fontana History of Chemistry remains a definitive text. Here's my review of one of Bill's books, which combined scholarship with readability. www.nature.com/articles/nch...
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And speak like your words are intended for human consumption. Ultra-processed is bad for more than just food.
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It would be nice if they could also realize they're up against a myth. The man doesn't matter as much, you have to counter the myth to win people over.
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Sincere views is the key. Stop waiting for polling data and stand for something. These aren't issues that should require weeks of reflection.
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Their polling data can't keep up with the current pace of destruction. In order to effectively oppose the agenda, they'll need to come out for doing the right thing, even if it polls poorly.
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There's a very dangerous game being played right now. Russia is not a superpower. Using them as a scare tactic will result in the EU moving towards China. This would be the blunder of the century.
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"...it's not the ones we lose that bother me, Leo. It's the ones we don't suit up for." Toby's great.
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It's an outrageous liberal plot. What's next, letting the people see the actual wording of The Constitution? Bypassing The President as sole interpreter of The Founders??
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Top 1% votes to be immune from prosecution. Top 1% will determine who is the Top 1% indefinitely. Bottom 1%, as determined by Top 1% will be removed.
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Guy who is violating all the laws gives opinion on removing judges. Critics say this could be cause for concern.
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But... why would I ever listen to someone who dislikes two movies I like! The other guy posted all movies I like.
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The Big Lebowski and Elf??
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I've always gotten a Londo Mollari-type vibe from him. Not sure what that's all about.
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If you're not going to optimize something, why even get the pHD? #besteducatedbeverage
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Now I really want to have a proper LLM-powered robot read a dead tree encyclopedia set. I think it would actually get something out of it.
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Treating money as speech and allowing crypto currencies is a recipe for disaster.
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True, need some of that big sanity energy.
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Congrats!!
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... and that was the end of DOGE.
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An ounce of soft power is worth a pound of military hardware.
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Don't look at them! You're collapsing the waveform!
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We must be certain about something; this is something. Therefore, we are certain.
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There definitely needs to be some sort of line drawn. Some would say it should be around here, not further.
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You've never heard of Orange Fusion?
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Not happening, but being attempted. Nobody here seems to have any faith in the American people. You have a very large country full of different interests, dynamic businesses, state governments, and more patriots than you realize. The United States of America will be OK.
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Incorrect, we're still BFFs. We are a bit confused with your choices on a few occasions though.
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He can see 75% of his shadow still, but he won't feel good about it.
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If they're going to rename anything, it should probably be Stockholm Syndrome.
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The separation of powers was a neat idea.
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February has interpreted the lack of commitment as weakness.
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Weird coincidence, I was just talking to my well and I asked it how did we get here?
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One shouldn't make empathy a disadvantage, it is an ally when used properly. If you're doing the right thing and becoming discouraged, look carefully at how you're using it.
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Teaching good government in schools is a great idea, it can only strengthen American democracy further.
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Policies are more inspired by the 8-track era.
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Can you have $400 Billion and not find your way to power in a Citizens United world?
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What Would Colin Robinson Do?
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Often done by going after the amendment process and modifying the voting entities. Democracy requires constant vigilance, there are no rules that will save it from a complacent population.
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Same as crypto. Now what can we use all that excess electricity and computing power for...
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Agreed, lots of top tier journalists on here.
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That break is so short that people will think you're working for Amazon.
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Only fools have no fear.
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This is an important point. There are powers beyond Russia that will wish to play up this division. An honest discussion is needed.
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Jon Meacham still isn't here??
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Wearing a hat with an obvious slogan on it isn't very Canadian. We generally prefer a more subtle approach.
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Don't disturb the ocean and it won't disturb you. We signed a treaty, few remember.
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Reminds me a bit of a character in Bad Monkey.
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Rewatching The West Wing. Love the idealism, integrity, and competence in American politics. Never change, friends!
Our 2025 national team jersey has been selling very well so far. You have until 5th February 2025 in which to pre-order.
In February 1925, Wolfgang Pauli published a paper outlining what became known as the exclusion principle. His work enabled us to understand the stability of matter, something @philipcball.bsky.social thinks is 'well worth celebrating'. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/cele...
I keep asking, "What's the business use of crypto if you're not a criminal?" And I never get a convincing answer.
One of the cool things about the computing industry is that many of its pioneers are still around to share their knowledge and stories. I'm beyond excited that Vint Cerf is going to speak at SharkFest again.
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Does this mean they can now inherit mineral rights?
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"I get to be on offense all game!" might get people to buy your jersey, but it's not going to win you the Superbowl.
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Book quote of the day "... democracy is more than a word or even a system; it is a way of life that both trusts human nature and makes demands on it." - Hell and Other Destinations, Albright. This is also the book quote of the week, and possibly month, since I don't read fast.
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Yeah, I can't believe I had both Leafs winning the cup and that on my bingo card!
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A lot of people are asking me for my 2025 prediction, so here it is: 2025 will be the year that I stop defining "a lot" to mean zero or more.
Today is the day, the global release of the documentary, Beyond the Game - Cricket in Iceland: Chasing the Dream Will you be tuning in?