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I just want to say that a human brain uses about 12 watts. It's an astonishing product of evolution and still unparalleled by any human technology.
✨queer commie terrorist✨saying they don't add to heat generation via any level of pollution is also dishonest; we look at where & how the data centers do get concentrated, they're popping up in areas already vulnerable to heat islands i do think it is fair that we all continue discussing the ethical implications of these
Wait—spiders?
Helen KennedyI remember this insane story from a few years ago. Ebay employees trying to shut down this couple's little newsletter that was criticizing the company went completely batshit: sending them live spiders, posting ads for sex parties at their address, tailing their car, sending them death threats.
Ted Chiang's story "Liking What You See: A Documentary" doing some heavy lifting in this consideration of lookism:
Should We Do More to Fight Looks-Based Discrimination?Discrimination against the unattractive is widespread—and widely tolerated.www.newyorker.comWishing for some Hendrix, but this is a definite piece of space exploration just as it is—
For Sale: Rusty Schweickart's Apollo 9 Flown Musical Cassette TapeThis is a musical cassette tape that belonged to NASA astronaut and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart, who took it with him aboard Apollo 9 - a 10-daysilodrome.comSome if not all of this is attributable to the huge swing in US policy from the prior administration to this one. Just look at the fabulous EVs we could have had! (And just look at the huge-ass write-downs companies took while abandoning EV sales in the USA!)
All The EVs That Got Canceled Or Delayed In 2025 And 2026 (Updated)The list of paused, canceled, or delayed EVs keeps growing as car companies adjust to this year's policy whiplash.insideevs.comI love my town, and I love the Baltimore Banner!
Kyle GoonIn February, USA Rugby banned trans women from all levels of one of the world’s most inclusive sports. What happened next was telling. Across the country, teams refused to comply. The story of the Baltimore Ferals, who are pushing back: www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby...
Just to say, the science fiction community has been creating work for decades specifically to warn people what an insanely bad idea this is. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Silicon Valley is embracing armed robots. Washington is making room.The administration is pushing the military to use AI, testing long-standing opposition to weapons systems that can pick and attack targets on their own.www.washingtonpost.comThinking today of Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of Fountains of Wayne, taken from us too early by COVID, and one of the most brilliant lyricists of his generation. www.google.com/search?q=lyr...
Google Searchwww.google.comFinding all kinds of joy reading the comments in this thread—
kimyour baseball pitcher name is your grandfather’s first name and the last thing you bought i’ll go first mine’s Dominic Sandals