This is an objectively good thing. It’s sad that it’s been marred in the way that it has. Imagine how this would’ve been hailed if they hadn’t leant into red-neck policies around bonuses and naming of govt departments. It makes me both sad and optimistic. “I think that would make me [Luxon] a better prime…
More Chibi wonderfulness Today we’re going we are going to light up a Valentine’s themed love card with some pretty pink LED Light Stickers and also one of our cool Animating Rainbow Fade Stickers. https://chibitronics.com/2023/12/18/glowing-hearts-card-featuring-the-animating-rainbow-fade-pink-led-light-stickers/
You can’t solve new problems with old thinking Carbon capture also means it’s just business as usual for fossil fuel companies, whose so-called carbon mitigation efforts are being incentivized by various world governments. And business as usual ain’t gonna cut it in the fight to combat climate change. https://futurism.com/the-byte/billions-facilities-carbon-removal
I’m endlessly amused by the concept of one of Musks creations biting the hand that feeds it, but there is a much more important lesson here. LLMs are pretty easy to stand up these days, but their creators need to be hyper vigilant about the shit-in, shit-out problem. Still, it’s particularly goofy, to borrow a…
A very humanist approach to “the best way to predict the future is to create it” Reflecting on these historical events and predictions, I am reminded of the importance of envisioning a future — preferably a hopeful one. However, accurately predicting the timeline and eventual impact of these innovations is challenging. This perspective has consistently…
I can’t write about Gaza without making fine and careful distinctions, the absence of which may be taken down and used in evidence. I can’t write about Gaza. But stop.
More than 16 million people in the contiguous US — roughly 5 percent of the population — live in a place with heightening flood risk and a shrinking population, according to new research. It makes the case that “climate abandonment areas” are becoming a more prevalent phenomenon in the US as people avoid places particularly…
Oooooh it has been a very very very long road for this team. The Dream Chaser spaceplane, designed by Colorado-based Sierra Space, is an uncrewed cargo spacecraft that is expected to carry out its first demonstration mission next year, NASA said in a news release. Currently the only commercial runway-capable spaceplane, the reusable cargo system comprises two…