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In these latter days everybody is familiar with concepts like the carbon footprint, sustainability, and the like. Measures of the ecological cost of the things we do. One of the most irksome problems bedeviling Earth's biosphere at present is the outrageous cost of many aspects of many human lifestyles. Society is gradually and too late awakening... See more
Albert Burneko • Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars
Unsparing commentary on where we are, from the article “Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars”
Helene’s floodwaters have abated, but the risk of more potentially deadly landslides persists in the region, scientists say • Asheville Watchdog
PETER LEWISavlwatchdog.org
Good summary of landslide danger and reasons for it in WNC
‘We don’t know where the tipping point is’: climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation
Jonathan Wattstheguardian.com
3. GT saying 113: His disciples said to him, "When will the kingdom come?" Jesus said, "It will not come by waiting for it. It will not be a matter of saying 'Here it is' or 'There it is'. Rather, the kingdom of the father is spread out upon the earth, and people do not see it."
Luke 12:20-21: Once, Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom... See more
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Steve Jobs energy transference was so strong it was labelled a Reality Distortion Field. He could bend other people's perception of reality with one interaction. I don't think this is some mystical woo-woo energy. It's a combination of intensity, frame, belief, body language, optimism and vocal tonality.
It is worth living long enough to outlast whatever sense of grievance you may acquire. Another reason why you must be careful of your health.
Marilynne Robinson • Gilead (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
Ok, so the rumor about OpenAI Orion is that it's "100 times more powerful than GPT-4".
Let's forget that this is ill-defined, and a rumor. It implies gruesomely superhuman generalist ability.
The tech media describes this potentiality like so:
"The model’s development builds on lessons from OpenAI’s past efforts to make interactions with AI more
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