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I think special mentions for worst propaganda go to:
… Alexander Doria, who says he is Head of research at OpSci, points out on BlueSky that a 1928 promotional poster for Mickey Mouse cartoon does feature the character’s red shorts, and even yellow gloves, putting those attributes into the public domain and available for anyone to use. A 2012 Reuters article dates this poster, depicting the mouse…
In the expansive world of cannabis, researchers are particularly interested in two highly potent compounds: tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa) and the widely popular tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). For those not well-versed in this field, it’s easy to confuse these two compounds and make the mistake of choosing something that isn’t suited to the desired effect. Understanding the distinctions…
Renewable energy capacity hit a record high of 1.45 billion kilowatts by mid-December 2023, for the first time exceeding thermal power and representing over half of China’s energy mix, with wind and solar as major drivers. https://shanghaiist.com/chinas-decarbonization-efforts-gain-momentum/
Get your thick coats now. There may be yet another AI winter, and perhaps even a full scale tech winter, just around the corner. And it is going to be cold. Rodney Brooks – https://rodneybrooks.com/predictions-scorecard-2024-january-01/ We live on a farm, we love winters coz it kills all the parasites. I love winters, coz that’s when…
I concluded my talk encouraging people to do good things with LLMs but to not believe the conceit that their existence means we are on the verge of Artificial General Intelligence.
Organizational researchers have shown, similar to the 80/20 rule, the majority of your company’s output comes from a minority of “superstar” performers: What’s known as a power-law distribution. https://www.inc-aus.com/jeff-haden/27-years-ago-steve-jobs-said-best-employees-focus-on-content-not-process-workplace-research-shows-he-was-right.html
Render source code in 3D, for macOS and iOS. https://github.com/tikimcfee/LookAtThat
The first RISC processor, although it didn’t use that name, was the IBM 801. There is a sense in which people today don’t count it since it was not a microprocessor. That was because it was developed in the 1970s, long before integrated circuits were large enough to fit a whole microprocessor. Don’t forget that…
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