Streetwise Professor, Hood Elvis, Cambodian Easy Rider. Jewish Johnny Yuma? Science Kenny Powers. Friend to the Friendless. John Brown set the tone, he was a meteor in a guilty land.
These "we have made an AI so powerful" warnings are straight-up advertisements, btw. No different than "we have made an Oreo so delicious all other snack artists must relent."
FinTwitterOPENAI, ANTHROPIC STAFF CIRCULATE PETITION URGING US TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO 'DELIBERATELY PACE' FRONTIER AI DEVELOPMENT, WARNING OF RISK IT ADVANCES FASTER THAN HUMANS CAN CONTROL; LETTER ALSO SHARED WITH GOOGLE DEEPMIND STAFF, EXPECTED PUBLIC THIS WEEK
everybody's talking about the odyssey, but america has a meaty epic poem with countless interpretations all its own: john henry www.dontrocktheinbox.com/on-john-henr...
On John Henry, American Epic PoemIt's a nice idea that "This Land Is Your Land" should be our national anthem, a wonderful song full of generous and idealistic sentiment that's actually easy to sing. (That the Star-Spangled Banner sh...www.dontrocktheinbox.com
No, No, no. Look, are there lessons to learn from this debacle? Sure. Drone warfare, mag depth, etc. But the solution here is not 'yet more tactical excellence or tech.' It is 'the president asked the impossible of the military and they should have said so.' www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke.America has to rethink how it moves resources, fights wars, and deters adversaries.www.theatlantic.com
The removal of the apex predator will collapse the Maryland I-95 ecosystem
DexertoThe Nissan Altima is being discontinued after 2026 The popular sedan will be discontinued after nearly three decades on the market
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
“The left is going to lose these elections for us,” say the people who lost 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2024 — often because they were fixated on the “winning” strategy of punching left and wooing center right voters
It's the dumbest thing I've ever purchased. I want to be buried with it.
Libertarians could be part of an anti-fascist supermajority the same way Shohei Ohtani and I could hit a combined 40 home runs this year.
Daniel DreznerAllen asks an interesting question: is there a supermajority coalition that could fight illiberalism that could include both libertarians and the American Federation of Teachers?