I want a discussion on how or if AI can be used to solve if or how it can solve its own energy problems and design ways to power data centers that won’t deprive society of the energy needed by all of the other sectors of an economy…
Doesn’t Elon want to put data centers in orbit, because the environment of space would inherently solve the potential problems (solar for energy; extremely cold temperatures for cooling the systems without water)? On the surface, it sounds crazy, but Elon has already made some crazy stuff happen…
For the future: will AI live up to the hype, endgame in Iran; more future of NATO. Fun topics: favorite ice creams, summer vacation spots, airlines and hotels chains…
If not great, then the terrible, for example, five passes at Sao Paulo airport (from Porto Allegre) in a thunderstorm before diverting to Rio. which was actually our next leg. I was 9, and got a lifetime excuse for fear of flying!
The airline, a Brazilian internal carrier called Cruzeiro do Sul, had such a bad safety record that my Porto Allegre cousins joked that you got absolution when they took your boarding pass. If true that was little consolation for me, my mother, and zayde (my father stayed in NYC). That flight certainly encouraged prayers ('shema yisroel,' often said when doomed): when you see flight attendants (visible in their jump seats) looking frightened it's reason to worry. Our next flight was Rio to Miami on Pan Am, and I was devoted to that airline until it went out of business.
Regine: your comment reminds me of a hair-raising flight I had about 53 years ago:
Back in the spring of 1973 I was returning to the USA from a month in Europe. We were supposed to fly non-stop from Rome, Italy, to Chicago, but Alitalia was on strike so we flew TWA from Rome to New York with a connecting flight to Chicago. Most of the trip across the Atlantic was uneventful, and we were fed (twice I think) and shown movies to keep us occupied. In retrospect, feeding us was not such a great idea, but of course we didn't know that at the time.
As we approached the U.S. east coast, our plane was engulfed in an enormous thunderstorm, with lots of turbulence. The turbulence went on for a full hour straight, during which a large fraction of the passengers, about half at any one time I estimate, were busy using their barf bags. I didn't, because it takes a lot to make me toss my cookies, but I was feeling pretty nauseous. Planes were stacked up waiting to land, presumably because of the storm, but why they couldn't have found a calmer patch of sky to park us in I never found out. At one point the captain announced something like "I understand that many of you are feeling pretty uncomfortable back there, but I assure you we are doing our best to try to get out of this situation, so hang in there."
After half an hour of this we had spiraled down to the bottom of the stack and it was our turn to land. The storm was still in full force close to the ground and visibility was poor. As we were almost on the runway something went wrong and the pilot had to abort the landing and pull back up into the air. As a result we were put in the "penalty box" at the top of the stack and had to wait another half hour to try to land again. By now we were really starting to get worried, and the cabin attendants were putting on the kind of calm brave faces you see in airplane disaster movies while inside they are "scared out of their gourds".
At some point during the hour (I forget whether it was before the aborted landing or after), something quite frightening happened. I was luckier than most of the people on the plane because I was looking out the window and actually saw the lightning bolt hit the wing, which I noted did not fall off, which blunted my reaction somewhat. But all that most of the passengers and crew experienced, including those using their barf bags, was a gigantic explosive noise in the cabin. It was the kind of noise you might hear if you're at home during a big thunderstorm and happen to be at an open window when lightning strikes the tree right outside, just a few feet away. When this happens in the sky on an airplane that you already know is in trouble, it's doubly unnerving. This flight was really starting to feel like one of those airplane disaster movies, and I could imagine that someone in the control tower was giving orders to foam the runway.
After the second half hour of this mess, we had spiraled down to the ground and it was our turn to try to land again. This time the pilot actually succeeded, and as soon as we touched down and were rolling, rather than shaking violently, my stomach suddenly felt much better. Also, virtually everyone in the cabin, including me, spontaneously burst into a round of polite applause.
When we finally got to the gate and were exiting through the front of the aircraft, I overheard the co-pilot talking. He said that in twenty years of flying, lightning had only struck his plane three times, and that such an event can damage the electrical system of the aircraft, possibly putting the plane in real trouble, but fortunately that did not happen to us.
What a terrific story! I used to enjoy flying and even bouts of turbulence. Now that I'm old, though, that sort of excitement (and mode of transportation) leaves me cold.
At some point I realized that a lot of de-carceral criminal justice is based on a belief of lack of free will, popularly outlined in Robert Sapolsky's almost-unreadable 'Determined' (which seems to come with glib arguments to use on skeptics). It's one thing to discuss lack of free will in a dormitory bull session, another to base public policy on it. I'm not the least bit philosophical and believe that everyone should pay for shampoo at CVS. It's my belief that many of the 'determined' group have not had personal or close second-hand encounters with evil, making that a 'luxury belief.' It might make an interesting discussion.
It was interesting this weekend how many people here seemed to enjoy talking about food. In a slow week of news and controversy (if there occurs such a week anymore), maybe topics about food. Examples: favorite cookbook, the last new recipe or homecooked dish made, etc. Completely frivolous, I know, but a good diversion from serious topics.
Yes all federal districts are elected for a single six or eight year term are subject to recall and can’t hold any judgeship for two years after. Judge shopping is pissing on the Constitution
Activist judges are the stain on America as a republic. The examples are endless and SCOTUS will not be voting in favor of 'birthright' citizenship opposition. Brace yourself for that and it will be an end to this country.
1) how do the Progs get away with releasing criminals- even violent ones- without charges? I get that the media won’t bother them, but still… surely the locals know what’s happening?
2) As a Trump supporter, I am wondering: is there a limit to this incivility and vulgarity? I don’t want fake-civil RINOs, but, really, is this stuff necessary? What is it doing internationally- not among the elites, but among the decent folk who otherwise are inclined to favor Trump?
I want a discussion on how or if AI can be used to solve if or how it can solve its own energy problems and design ways to power data centers that won’t deprive society of the energy needed by all of the other sectors of an economy…
Happy to have a discussion, but I'm pretty sure the answer is nuclear.
🛎️🔨
Doesn’t Elon want to put data centers in orbit, because the environment of space would inherently solve the potential problems (solar for energy; extremely cold temperatures for cooling the systems without water)? On the surface, it sounds crazy, but Elon has already made some crazy stuff happen…
I read that the other day. It makes perfect sense!
Agree, also its use of water.
For the future: will AI live up to the hype, endgame in Iran; more future of NATO. Fun topics: favorite ice creams, summer vacation spots, airlines and hotels chains…
If not great, then the terrible, for example, five passes at Sao Paulo airport (from Porto Allegre) in a thunderstorm before diverting to Rio. which was actually our next leg. I was 9, and got a lifetime excuse for fear of flying!
The airline, a Brazilian internal carrier called Cruzeiro do Sul, had such a bad safety record that my Porto Allegre cousins joked that you got absolution when they took your boarding pass. If true that was little consolation for me, my mother, and zayde (my father stayed in NYC). That flight certainly encouraged prayers ('shema yisroel,' often said when doomed): when you see flight attendants (visible in their jump seats) looking frightened it's reason to worry. Our next flight was Rio to Miami on Pan Am, and I was devoted to that airline until it went out of business.
Mary Cook has probably been through worse.
Regine: your comment reminds me of a hair-raising flight I had about 53 years ago:
Back in the spring of 1973 I was returning to the USA from a month in Europe. We were supposed to fly non-stop from Rome, Italy, to Chicago, but Alitalia was on strike so we flew TWA from Rome to New York with a connecting flight to Chicago. Most of the trip across the Atlantic was uneventful, and we were fed (twice I think) and shown movies to keep us occupied. In retrospect, feeding us was not such a great idea, but of course we didn't know that at the time.
As we approached the U.S. east coast, our plane was engulfed in an enormous thunderstorm, with lots of turbulence. The turbulence went on for a full hour straight, during which a large fraction of the passengers, about half at any one time I estimate, were busy using their barf bags. I didn't, because it takes a lot to make me toss my cookies, but I was feeling pretty nauseous. Planes were stacked up waiting to land, presumably because of the storm, but why they couldn't have found a calmer patch of sky to park us in I never found out. At one point the captain announced something like "I understand that many of you are feeling pretty uncomfortable back there, but I assure you we are doing our best to try to get out of this situation, so hang in there."
After half an hour of this we had spiraled down to the bottom of the stack and it was our turn to land. The storm was still in full force close to the ground and visibility was poor. As we were almost on the runway something went wrong and the pilot had to abort the landing and pull back up into the air. As a result we were put in the "penalty box" at the top of the stack and had to wait another half hour to try to land again. By now we were really starting to get worried, and the cabin attendants were putting on the kind of calm brave faces you see in airplane disaster movies while inside they are "scared out of their gourds".
At some point during the hour (I forget whether it was before the aborted landing or after), something quite frightening happened. I was luckier than most of the people on the plane because I was looking out the window and actually saw the lightning bolt hit the wing, which I noted did not fall off, which blunted my reaction somewhat. But all that most of the passengers and crew experienced, including those using their barf bags, was a gigantic explosive noise in the cabin. It was the kind of noise you might hear if you're at home during a big thunderstorm and happen to be at an open window when lightning strikes the tree right outside, just a few feet away. When this happens in the sky on an airplane that you already know is in trouble, it's doubly unnerving. This flight was really starting to feel like one of those airplane disaster movies, and I could imagine that someone in the control tower was giving orders to foam the runway.
After the second half hour of this mess, we had spiraled down to the ground and it was our turn to try to land again. This time the pilot actually succeeded, and as soon as we touched down and were rolling, rather than shaking violently, my stomach suddenly felt much better. Also, virtually everyone in the cabin, including me, spontaneously burst into a round of polite applause.
When we finally got to the gate and were exiting through the front of the aircraft, I overheard the co-pilot talking. He said that in twenty years of flying, lightning had only struck his plane three times, and that such an event can damage the electrical system of the aircraft, possibly putting the plane in real trouble, but fortunately that did not happen to us.
Wow, my "caused fear of flying" incident seems so mild in comparison to these!
What a terrific story! I used to enjoy flying and even bouts of turbulence. Now that I'm old, though, that sort of excitement (and mode of transportation) leaves me cold.
Yeah, me too. I haven't been on a plane since 1997. And no more mountain climbing either (a story for another time).
At some point I realized that a lot of de-carceral criminal justice is based on a belief of lack of free will, popularly outlined in Robert Sapolsky's almost-unreadable 'Determined' (which seems to come with glib arguments to use on skeptics). It's one thing to discuss lack of free will in a dormitory bull session, another to base public policy on it. I'm not the least bit philosophical and believe that everyone should pay for shampoo at CVS. It's my belief that many of the 'determined' group have not had personal or close second-hand encounters with evil, making that a 'luxury belief.' It might make an interesting discussion.
It was interesting this weekend how many people here seemed to enjoy talking about food. In a slow week of news and controversy (if there occurs such a week anymore), maybe topics about food. Examples: favorite cookbook, the last new recipe or homecooked dish made, etc. Completely frivolous, I know, but a good diversion from serious topics.
Yes all federal districts are elected for a single six or eight year term are subject to recall and can’t hold any judgeship for two years after. Judge shopping is pissing on the Constitution
Activist judges are the stain on America as a republic. The examples are endless and SCOTUS will not be voting in favor of 'birthright' citizenship opposition. Brace yourself for that and it will be an end to this country.
A couple things:
1) how do the Progs get away with releasing criminals- even violent ones- without charges? I get that the media won’t bother them, but still… surely the locals know what’s happening?
2) As a Trump supporter, I am wondering: is there a limit to this incivility and vulgarity? I don’t want fake-civil RINOs, but, really, is this stuff necessary? What is it doing internationally- not among the elites, but among the decent folk who otherwise are inclined to favor Trump?