"Company Abandons Plans to Give AI Workers "Rights" and Add Them to Org Chart After Outcry From Human Employees" - Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 15JUL2024
>As experts continue to predict that AI will lead to the abolishing of millions of jobs, one company is taking the matter to its logical conclusion by giving its "digital workers" — AI algorithms that were essentially assigned a job — "rights," as Fortune reports.
>"Treating AI agents as employees disrespects the humanity of your real employees. Worse, it implies that you view humans simply as 'resources' to be optimized and measured against machines."
>For quite some time now, companies have cited AI as a reason for mass layoffs. Just last week, TurboTax maker Intuit laid off 1,800 workers in an apparent effort to cash in on the AI hype. Last month, Microsoft blamed an "AI wave" after laying off 1,500 workers.
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>As experts continue to predict that AI will lead to the abolishing of millions of jobs, one company is taking the matter to its logical conclusion by giving its "digital workers" — AI algorithms that were essentially assigned a job — "rights," as Fortune reports.
>"Treating AI agents as employees disrespects the humanity of your real employees. Worse, it implies that you view humans simply as 'resources' to be optimized and measured against machines."
>For quite some time now, companies have cited AI as a reason for mass layoffs. Just last week, TurboTax maker Intuit laid off 1,800 workers in an apparent effort to cash in on the AI hype. Last month, Microsoft blamed an "AI wave" after laying off 1,500 workers.
https://archive.ph/K0Juq
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"West risks a Third World War unless it improves weapons, says ex-Ukraine army chief" - Roland Oliphant, The Telegraph, 22JUL24
>General says democratic nations must beat the ‘world of tyranny’ in the race to develop game-changing battlefield technology
>Gen Zaluzhny, wearing civilian clothes, did not specify what kind of weapons would be needed but said more development was needed to prevent Ukraine losing the war.
>He was credited with masterminding the successful defence of Kyiv and the shock counter-offensives that drove the Russians out of Kharkiv and Kherson in the autumn of that year.
>But he quarrelled with president Volodymyr Zelensky after he described the war as a “stalemate” following the failure of the 2023 counter-offensive.
https://archive.ph/RIaaH
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>General says democratic nations must beat the ‘world of tyranny’ in the race to develop game-changing battlefield technology
>Gen Zaluzhny, wearing civilian clothes, did not specify what kind of weapons would be needed but said more development was needed to prevent Ukraine losing the war.
>He was credited with masterminding the successful defence of Kyiv and the shock counter-offensives that drove the Russians out of Kharkiv and Kherson in the autumn of that year.
>But he quarrelled with president Volodymyr Zelensky after he described the war as a “stalemate” following the failure of the 2023 counter-offensive.
https://archive.ph/RIaaH
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"How the (PR) war was won: Carefully constructed propaganda pictures of British troops 'fighting' that were used to drum up support for the First World War back in Blighty" - Chris Pleasance, Daily Mail, 20MAY2019
>Initially producing propaganda for the India Office, Charles Girdwood was allowed to work with British soldiers
>With limited access to trenches, Girdwood's images were staged to simulate battle and the aftermath
>He tried to sell footage and pictures of the war, but was undercut by the War Office and driven into debt
>In September 1915, using 2nd Leicestershire Regiment, Girdwood built an elaborate series of defensive positions and staged a battle, even dressing some of the men in German uniforms and having them play dead. The aim of the images was to drum up support for the war in Britain
>While the technique of staging photographs was uncontroversial at the time, Girdwood represented his images as genuine after the war and attempted to make money out of them
https://archive.is/TBlSK
>Initially producing propaganda for the India Office, Charles Girdwood was allowed to work with British soldiers
>With limited access to trenches, Girdwood's images were staged to simulate battle and the aftermath
>He tried to sell footage and pictures of the war, but was undercut by the War Office and driven into debt
>In September 1915, using 2nd Leicestershire Regiment, Girdwood built an elaborate series of defensive positions and staged a battle, even dressing some of the men in German uniforms and having them play dead. The aim of the images was to drum up support for the war in Britain
>While the technique of staging photographs was uncontroversial at the time, Girdwood represented his images as genuine after the war and attempted to make money out of them
https://archive.is/TBlSK
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"'Pulled from Service': Russia's T-14 Armata Tank Nightmare Is No Joke Anymore" - Harrison Kass, The National Interest, 03JUL2024
>Summary and Key Points: The T-14 Armata tank, once touted as Russia's future battlefield asset, has faced numerous delays and issues. Initially, Russia planned to deliver 2,300 T-14s by 2020, but as of 2024, this target remains unmet. The tank's deployment in Ukraine revealed performance problems, leading to its withdrawal from frontline service.
>The T-14 was supposed to offer a boost for the beleaguered Russians; the tank was highly anticipated and expected to help the cause. The tank’s 125mm cannon and supposed high survivability features were long awaited. The Russians are undoubtedly keen to improve the survivability of their soldiers.
>To date, Moscow is believed to have lost 424,060 troops. In the past week alone, Russia lost 7,200 troops, 278 artillery systems, over 200 armored personnel vehicles, 100 tanks.
https://archive.ph/j8Rrp
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>Summary and Key Points: The T-14 Armata tank, once touted as Russia's future battlefield asset, has faced numerous delays and issues. Initially, Russia planned to deliver 2,300 T-14s by 2020, but as of 2024, this target remains unmet. The tank's deployment in Ukraine revealed performance problems, leading to its withdrawal from frontline service.
>The T-14 was supposed to offer a boost for the beleaguered Russians; the tank was highly anticipated and expected to help the cause. The tank’s 125mm cannon and supposed high survivability features were long awaited. The Russians are undoubtedly keen to improve the survivability of their soldiers.
>To date, Moscow is believed to have lost 424,060 troops. In the past week alone, Russia lost 7,200 troops, 278 artillery systems, over 200 armored personnel vehicles, 100 tanks.
https://archive.ph/j8Rrp
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"Plutonium pit ‘panic’ threatens America’s nuclear ambitions" - Brad Dress, The Hill, 06MAR24 tl;dr: status of US nuclear production • The US has no current nuclear production, but is looking to Build Back Better Sites: • Los Alamos "Technical Area-55" @…
"Did America Forget How to Make the H-Bomb?" - Nick Baumann, Mother Jones, 01MAY2009
>Nonproliferation experts probably didn’t consider the possibility a country with nuclear bomb-making know-how might forget how to manufacture a key atomic ingredient. That’s precisely what happened to the US recently, and national security experts say this institutional memory lapse raises serious questions about the federal government’s nuclear weapons management.
>In March 2007, the NNSA mounted an all-out effort, dubbed “Code Blue,” to remanufacture Fogbank before a September deadline to finish refurbishing the first W76 warhead. According to the GAO, that effort failed, and it took another year before the NNSA could finally produce its first refurbished warhead. Fogbank-related delays led to significant logistical problems for the Navy, the GAO reports, causing it to put off replacing old W76 warheads with refurbished ones until April—a year after its original goal.
https://archive.ph/eic4V
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>Nonproliferation experts probably didn’t consider the possibility a country with nuclear bomb-making know-how might forget how to manufacture a key atomic ingredient. That’s precisely what happened to the US recently, and national security experts say this institutional memory lapse raises serious questions about the federal government’s nuclear weapons management.
>In March 2007, the NNSA mounted an all-out effort, dubbed “Code Blue,” to remanufacture Fogbank before a September deadline to finish refurbishing the first W76 warhead. According to the GAO, that effort failed, and it took another year before the NNSA could finally produce its first refurbished warhead. Fogbank-related delays led to significant logistical problems for the Navy, the GAO reports, causing it to put off replacing old W76 warheads with refurbished ones until April—a year after its original goal.
https://archive.ph/eic4V
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"Did America Forget How to Make the H-Bomb?" - Nick Baumann, Mother Jones, 01MAY2009 >Nonproliferation experts probably didn’t consider the possibility a country with nuclear bomb-making know-how might forget how to manufacture a key atomic ingredient. That’s…
"US whistleblowers reveal UFO ‘disabled nuclear missile using laser beams’" - Katherine Fiddler, Metro, 13FEB2024
>A ‘disc-shaped UFO’ disabled a US nuclear missile over the Pacific during a routine test, according to multiple military whistleblowers.
>The craft allegedly circled the unarmed dummy warhead as it travelled at several thousands miles per hour, before firing four beams of light at the missile.
>Retired US Air Force officers Lieutenant Bob Jacobs and Major Florenze Mansmann are among two who claim the event took place, and say they have seen footage of the event, which was captured on September 15, 1964.
>‘[The video] showed exactly what Dr Jacobs has maintained over the years – a UFO actually interfered with an Atlas missile in flight, as it carried a dummy nuclear warhead aloft,’ wrote Mr Hastings.
>Mr Elizondo said he stood down in protest at the Pentagon over ‘excessive secrecy’ surrounding the programme.
https://archive.ph/UNUyy
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>A ‘disc-shaped UFO’ disabled a US nuclear missile over the Pacific during a routine test, according to multiple military whistleblowers.
>The craft allegedly circled the unarmed dummy warhead as it travelled at several thousands miles per hour, before firing four beams of light at the missile.
>Retired US Air Force officers Lieutenant Bob Jacobs and Major Florenze Mansmann are among two who claim the event took place, and say they have seen footage of the event, which was captured on September 15, 1964.
>‘[The video] showed exactly what Dr Jacobs has maintained over the years – a UFO actually interfered with an Atlas missile in flight, as it carried a dummy nuclear warhead aloft,’ wrote Mr Hastings.
>Mr Elizondo said he stood down in protest at the Pentagon over ‘excessive secrecy’ surrounding the programme.
https://archive.ph/UNUyy
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"US whistleblowers reveal UFO ‘disabled nuclear missile using laser beams’" - Katherine Fiddler, Metro, 13FEB2024 >A ‘disc-shaped UFO’ disabled a US nuclear missile over the Pacific during a routine test, according to multiple military whistleblowers. >The…
"How the USSR tried to scare the U.S. with FAKE weapons - and it worked (PHOTOS)" - Yekaterina Sinelschikova, Russia Beyond, 18DEC2020
>The arms race between the two superpowers in the 1960s had them use every means at their disposal, every scare tactic in the book. However, few knew at the time that the Soviets were also expert bluffers.
>“Regularly, about once, twice or three times a year, we officially claimed to have mastered some new missile technology. Following those announcements, we’d present them on the Red Square during parades. Only a very small circle of people was aware that a number of these new missiles were simply fakes - a bit like a ‘Potemkin village’ - and that they absolutely have no ability to fly. The models being pulled by the tractors weren’t missiles - they were replicas,” he confessed.
https://archive.ph/FHZ77
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>The arms race between the two superpowers in the 1960s had them use every means at their disposal, every scare tactic in the book. However, few knew at the time that the Soviets were also expert bluffers.
>“Regularly, about once, twice or three times a year, we officially claimed to have mastered some new missile technology. Following those announcements, we’d present them on the Red Square during parades. Only a very small circle of people was aware that a number of these new missiles were simply fakes - a bit like a ‘Potemkin village’ - and that they absolutely have no ability to fly. The models being pulled by the tractors weren’t missiles - they were replicas,” he confessed.
https://archive.ph/FHZ77
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"US has regressed to developing nation status, MIT economist warns" - Chloe Farand, Independent, 21APR2017
>Peter Temin says 80 per cent of the population is burdened with debt and anxious about job security
>America is regressing to have the economic and political structure of a developing nation, an MIT economist has warned.
>Peter Temin says the world's’ largest economy has roads and bridges that look more like those in Thailand and Venezuela than those in parts of Europe.
>Mr Temin says that education is the solution to offer everyone in society better opportunities and calls for investments in public schools and public universities.
https://archive.ph/SsFdn
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>Peter Temin says 80 per cent of the population is burdened with debt and anxious about job security
>America is regressing to have the economic and political structure of a developing nation, an MIT economist has warned.
>Peter Temin says the world's’ largest economy has roads and bridges that look more like those in Thailand and Venezuela than those in parts of Europe.
>Mr Temin says that education is the solution to offer everyone in society better opportunities and calls for investments in public schools and public universities.
https://archive.ph/SsFdn
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"Oyster flatulence worries climate scientists" Sam Morgan, Euractiv, 16OCT17
>Plans to expand aquatic farming could have a serious knock-on effect on climate change, climate experts have warned after new research revealed that underwater shellfish farts produce 10% of the global-warming gases released by the Baltic Sea.
>A study published in the Scientific Reports journal shows that clams, mussels and oysters produce one-tenth of methane and nitrous oxide gases in the Baltic Sea as a result of digestion. Therefore, researchers have warned that shellfish “may play an important but overlooked role in regulating greenhouse gas production”.
>Shellfish flatulence is not the first bodily function to be blamed for having an impact on the climate. EU lawmakers in 2015 decided to exempt enteric methane, mostly found in the burps of ruminant animals like cows, from caps on methane and ammonia.
https://archive.ph/B0vOt
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>Plans to expand aquatic farming could have a serious knock-on effect on climate change, climate experts have warned after new research revealed that underwater shellfish farts produce 10% of the global-warming gases released by the Baltic Sea.
>A study published in the Scientific Reports journal shows that clams, mussels and oysters produce one-tenth of methane and nitrous oxide gases in the Baltic Sea as a result of digestion. Therefore, researchers have warned that shellfish “may play an important but overlooked role in regulating greenhouse gas production”.
>Shellfish flatulence is not the first bodily function to be blamed for having an impact on the climate. EU lawmakers in 2015 decided to exempt enteric methane, mostly found in the burps of ruminant animals like cows, from caps on methane and ammonia.
https://archive.ph/B0vOt
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"Ford Researching Tech That Snitches on Speeders to the Police" - Adam Ismail, The Drive, 26JUL2024
>The patent proposal would turn every new Ford on the road into the police's eyes and ears.
>The same company that once sought to patent self-repossessing cars, then let that application expire, has a new idea to employ tech in a manner most drivers probably won’t love. A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office submission published July 18 titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” describes a way for Ford‘s vehicles to measure the speeds of nearby cars using cameras and sensors, and then potentially report those violations to the police
https://archive.ph/Bsa44
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>The patent proposal would turn every new Ford on the road into the police's eyes and ears.
>The same company that once sought to patent self-repossessing cars, then let that application expire, has a new idea to employ tech in a manner most drivers probably won’t love. A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office submission published July 18 titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” describes a way for Ford‘s vehicles to measure the speeds of nearby cars using cameras and sensors, and then potentially report those violations to the police
https://archive.ph/Bsa44
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"'Even the cockroaches won't survive': Expert discusses Hezbollah's new EMP weapon" - Matan Wasserman, Jerusalem Post, 28JUL2024
>Rotem Mey-Tal, CEO of Asgard Systems, a company developing military technology for the defense industry discusses Hezbollah's new tactic and supply of electromagnetic ordnance.
>"The physics are the same in any way they choose to use such capability, but I suspect the model will likely be in the form of a low-flying UAV, only instead of a kinetic warhead with gunpowder, the front of the UAV can be armed with an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) activation mechanism, which is triggered during the UAV's flight and emits an EMP upon contact with the target. It's mostly speculation, as there is no documentation to date of the use of such a weapon or technology."
>"Think of the analogy from the 1960s, which describes that in a nuclear explosion. 'Cockroaches' (a nickname for electronic components in electrical circuits) will not survive this time.
https://archive.ph/5DCCf
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>Rotem Mey-Tal, CEO of Asgard Systems, a company developing military technology for the defense industry discusses Hezbollah's new tactic and supply of electromagnetic ordnance.
>"The physics are the same in any way they choose to use such capability, but I suspect the model will likely be in the form of a low-flying UAV, only instead of a kinetic warhead with gunpowder, the front of the UAV can be armed with an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) activation mechanism, which is triggered during the UAV's flight and emits an EMP upon contact with the target. It's mostly speculation, as there is no documentation to date of the use of such a weapon or technology."
>"Think of the analogy from the 1960s, which describes that in a nuclear explosion. 'Cockroaches' (a nickname for electronic components in electrical circuits) will not survive this time.
https://archive.ph/5DCCf
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"Investors Are Suddenly Getting Very Concerned That AI Isn't Making Any Serious Money" - Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 27JUL2024
>"Despite its expensive price tag, the technology is nowhere near where it needs to be in order to be useful," Goldman Sach's most senior stock analyst Jim Covello wrote in a report last month. "Overbuilding things the world doesn’t have use for, or is not ready for, typically ends badly."
>"We sense that Wall Street is growing increasingly skeptical."
>"This is precisely what happened with the Internet in 1999, autonomous driving in 2017, and now generative AI in 2024," he added
>If recent reports are to be believed, OpenAI may lose $5 billion this year and run out of cash in the next 12 months, barring further cash injections — an early warning sign that smaller companies already struggling to compete with Big Tech may be snuffed out before too long.
https://archive.ph/Ryj1c
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>"Despite its expensive price tag, the technology is nowhere near where it needs to be in order to be useful," Goldman Sach's most senior stock analyst Jim Covello wrote in a report last month. "Overbuilding things the world doesn’t have use for, or is not ready for, typically ends badly."
>"We sense that Wall Street is growing increasingly skeptical."
>"This is precisely what happened with the Internet in 1999, autonomous driving in 2017, and now generative AI in 2024," he added
>If recent reports are to be believed, OpenAI may lose $5 billion this year and run out of cash in the next 12 months, barring further cash injections — an early warning sign that smaller companies already struggling to compete with Big Tech may be snuffed out before too long.
https://archive.ph/Ryj1c
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"Investors Are Suddenly Getting Very Concerned That AI Isn't Making Any Serious Money" - Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 27JUL2024 >"Despite its expensive price tag, the technology is nowhere near where it needs to be in order to be useful," Goldman Sach's most…
"Tesla in fatal Monroe crash was using self-driving system, authorities say" - Tom Krisher, Seattle Times, 30JUL2024
>Authorities have determined a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist in Monroe in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self-Driving” system at the time of the crash.
>Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery after downloading information from the event-data recorder on the 2022 Tesla Model S, agency spokesperson Capt. Deion Glover said Tuesday.
>Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last week that Full Self-Driving should be able to run without human supervision by the end of this year. He has been promising a fleet of robotaxis for years. During the company’s earnings conference call, he acknowledged his predictions on the issue “have been overly optimistic in the past.”
>The motorcyclist, Jeffrey Nissen, 28, of Stanwood, was under the car and died at the scene, authorities reported.
https://archive.ph/llQl2
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>Authorities have determined a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist in Monroe in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self-Driving” system at the time of the crash.
>Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery after downloading information from the event-data recorder on the 2022 Tesla Model S, agency spokesperson Capt. Deion Glover said Tuesday.
>Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last week that Full Self-Driving should be able to run without human supervision by the end of this year. He has been promising a fleet of robotaxis for years. During the company’s earnings conference call, he acknowledged his predictions on the issue “have been overly optimistic in the past.”
>The motorcyclist, Jeffrey Nissen, 28, of Stanwood, was under the car and died at the scene, authorities reported.
https://archive.ph/llQl2
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"If Liberals Are More Intelligent Than Conservatives, Why Are Liberals So Stupid?" - Satoshi Kanazawa, Psychology Today, 28MAR2010
>Who are “clever sillies?"
>While it is consistent with the prediction of the Hypothesis, the conclusion in my previous post that liberals are on average more intelligent than conservatives may not resonate with most people’s daily observations and experiences. If they are more intelligent, why are liberals — especially those in Hollywood and academia — more likely than conservatives to say and do stupid things and hold incredulous beliefs and ideas that stretch credibility?
>Bruce G Charlton, Professor of Theoretical Medicine at University of Buckingham and Editor in Chief of Medical Hypotheses, may have an explanation. In editorial in December 2009 issue of Medical Hypotheses, Charlton suggests liberals and other intelligent people may be “clever sillies” who incorrectly apply abstract logical reasoning to social, interpersonal domains.
https://archive.ph/IyTQQ
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>Who are “clever sillies?"
>While it is consistent with the prediction of the Hypothesis, the conclusion in my previous post that liberals are on average more intelligent than conservatives may not resonate with most people’s daily observations and experiences. If they are more intelligent, why are liberals — especially those in Hollywood and academia — more likely than conservatives to say and do stupid things and hold incredulous beliefs and ideas that stretch credibility?
>Bruce G Charlton, Professor of Theoretical Medicine at University of Buckingham and Editor in Chief of Medical Hypotheses, may have an explanation. In editorial in December 2009 issue of Medical Hypotheses, Charlton suggests liberals and other intelligent people may be “clever sillies” who incorrectly apply abstract logical reasoning to social, interpersonal domains.
https://archive.ph/IyTQQ
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"Science Must Not Be Used to Foster White Supremacy" - Janet D. Stemwedel, Scientific American, 24MAY2022
>It’s scientists’ responsibility to reveal the inherent biases of studies used to disparage Black people and other groups
>The white supremacist who drove 200 miles to a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket and opened fire, killing 10 people, had posted a screed. Most of the people he killed were Black. The document’s 180 pages cited not only racist conspiracy theories, but also scientific research on behavioral genetics. The research focused on finding heritable differences in IQ and propensity to violence between racial groups.
>For one thing, they must be frank and vocal about the weakness of studies that purport to find correlations between race and differences in traits like intelligence or propensity violence. This includes methodological weaknesses like treating IQ as a good proxy for intelligence, or treating “race” as something with clear genetic grounding.
https://archive.ph/nWEk8
>It’s scientists’ responsibility to reveal the inherent biases of studies used to disparage Black people and other groups
>The white supremacist who drove 200 miles to a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket and opened fire, killing 10 people, had posted a screed. Most of the people he killed were Black. The document’s 180 pages cited not only racist conspiracy theories, but also scientific research on behavioral genetics. The research focused on finding heritable differences in IQ and propensity to violence between racial groups.
>For one thing, they must be frank and vocal about the weakness of studies that purport to find correlations between race and differences in traits like intelligence or propensity violence. This includes methodological weaknesses like treating IQ as a good proxy for intelligence, or treating “race” as something with clear genetic grounding.
https://archive.ph/nWEk8
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"Why climate action is the antithesis of white supremacy" - Rebecca Solnit, The Guardian, 19MAR2019
>Climate change is based on science. But if you delve into it deeply enough it is a kind of mysticism without mystification, a recognition of the beautiful interconnection of all life and the systems – weather, water, soil, seasons, ocean pH – on which that life depends. It acknowledges that everything is connected, that to dig up the carbon that plants so helpfully sequestered in the ground over eons and burn it so that returns to the sky as carbon dioxide changes the climate, and that this changed climate isn’t just warmer, it’s more chaotic, in ways that break these elegant patterns and relationships. That chaos is a kind of violence – the violence of hurricanes, wildfires, new temperature extremes, broken weather patterns, droughts, extinctions, famines. Which is why climate action has been and must be nonviolent. It is a movement to protect life.
https://archive.ph/2VhrO
>Climate change is based on science. But if you delve into it deeply enough it is a kind of mysticism without mystification, a recognition of the beautiful interconnection of all life and the systems – weather, water, soil, seasons, ocean pH – on which that life depends. It acknowledges that everything is connected, that to dig up the carbon that plants so helpfully sequestered in the ground over eons and burn it so that returns to the sky as carbon dioxide changes the climate, and that this changed climate isn’t just warmer, it’s more chaotic, in ways that break these elegant patterns and relationships. That chaos is a kind of violence – the violence of hurricanes, wildfires, new temperature extremes, broken weather patterns, droughts, extinctions, famines. Which is why climate action has been and must be nonviolent. It is a movement to protect life.
https://archive.ph/2VhrO
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"Getting High On HIV Medication (Full Documentary)" - Hamilton Morris, Vice, 22APR2014
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Science Cringe
"Getting High On HIV Medication (Full Documentary)" - Hamilton Morris, Vice, 22APR2014
"Poppers" - Wikipedia, 04DEC2003
>Alkyl nitrites are often used as a club drug or to enhance a sexual experience. They facilitate anal intercourse by relaxing the internal and external anal sphincter muscles.
>The neutrality of this section is disputed:
Alkyl nitrites were shown to be immunosuppressive, mutagenic and carcinogenic in animals (but only when administered in doses greatly exceeding those of typical use). These results cannot be reasonably extrapolated to human beings.
https://web.archive.org/web/20031204041600/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
https://web.archive.org/web/20110917225711/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
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https://web.archive.org/web/20060831000642/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
https://archive.ph/Ws387
>Alkyl nitrites are often used as a club drug or to enhance a sexual experience. They facilitate anal intercourse by relaxing the internal and external anal sphincter muscles.
>The neutrality of this section is disputed:
Alkyl nitrites were shown to be immunosuppressive, mutagenic and carcinogenic in animals (but only when administered in doses greatly exceeding those of typical use). These results cannot be reasonably extrapolated to human beings.
https://web.archive.org/web/20031204041600/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
https://web.archive.org/web/20110917225711/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
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https://web.archive.org/web/20060831000642/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
https://archive.ph/Ws387
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"Google Illegally Acted As A Search Monopoly, Judge Rules In Major Case" - Brian Bushard, Forbes Staff, 05AUG2024
>D.C.-based Judge Amit Mehta wrote “Google is a monopolist” and “has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” in an opinion siding with the Department of Justice and 11 states.
>In his ruling, Mehta stated Google exercises monopoly power over product markets, uses exclusive distribution agreements and charges “supracompetitive prices for general search text ads,” which Mehta argues has led to “anticompetitive behavior.”
>Following Monday’s ruling, Mehta is now tasked with deciding what actions Google must take to remedy alleged antitrust violations, a potentially major consequence for the $2 trillion tech company that spends billions of dollars each year on its search engine.
https://archive.ph/0IJYF
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>D.C.-based Judge Amit Mehta wrote “Google is a monopolist” and “has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” in an opinion siding with the Department of Justice and 11 states.
>In his ruling, Mehta stated Google exercises monopoly power over product markets, uses exclusive distribution agreements and charges “supracompetitive prices for general search text ads,” which Mehta argues has led to “anticompetitive behavior.”
>Following Monday’s ruling, Mehta is now tasked with deciding what actions Google must take to remedy alleged antitrust violations, a potentially major consequence for the $2 trillion tech company that spends billions of dollars each year on its search engine.
https://archive.ph/0IJYF
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"NASA Scrapping Finished $450 Million Moon Rover, Will Send Dead Weight 'Simulator' to Moon in Its Place" - Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26JUL2024
>To sum it up, borrowing from Scientific American's reporting: "if VIPER fails to fly, the agency will have spent about $800 million to send literal deadweight to the Moon instead."
>The agency feared that if it didn't pull the plug, the costs would eat into the budget of other lunar missions.
>It's worth pointing out that NASA has been slammed by federal budget cuts. This year, it allocated some $2 billion short of what it hoped for: seven percent budget increase from 2023 that would give it a total of $27 billion.
>Rather than getting seven percent more, NASA got two percent less, and it's stuck with a $24.8 billion budget. That resulted in layoffs and belt-tightening across programs. It's likely that budget situation won't improve next year, leaving ambitious efforts like Mars Sample Return mission in limbo.
https://archive.ph/1DEdF
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>To sum it up, borrowing from Scientific American's reporting: "if VIPER fails to fly, the agency will have spent about $800 million to send literal deadweight to the Moon instead."
>The agency feared that if it didn't pull the plug, the costs would eat into the budget of other lunar missions.
>It's worth pointing out that NASA has been slammed by federal budget cuts. This year, it allocated some $2 billion short of what it hoped for: seven percent budget increase from 2023 that would give it a total of $27 billion.
>Rather than getting seven percent more, NASA got two percent less, and it's stuck with a $24.8 billion budget. That resulted in layoffs and belt-tightening across programs. It's likely that budget situation won't improve next year, leaving ambitious efforts like Mars Sample Return mission in limbo.
https://archive.ph/1DEdF
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"Research demonstrates genetically diverse crowds are wiser" - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Physorg, 08AUG2024
>A study led by Dr. Meir Barneron from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that genetically diverse groups make more accurate collective judgments compared to genetically homogeneous groups.
>Study involved 602 identical and fraternal twins, who made numerical judgments in pairs. Pairs consisted of co-twins (related pairs) or non-related individuals (unrelated pairs).
>The results revealed that judgments made by unrelated (i.e., heterogenous) pairs were more accurate than those made by related (i.e., homogeneous) pairs. Theoretically, however, this finding could emerge either from environmental or genetic factors.
>Research contributes to our understanding of genetic diversity as a fundamental aspect of biodiversity, highlighting crucial role in adaptation, resilience, and the long-term survival of populations in face of environmental changes.
https://archive.ph/5GYe7
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>A study led by Dr. Meir Barneron from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that genetically diverse groups make more accurate collective judgments compared to genetically homogeneous groups.
>Study involved 602 identical and fraternal twins, who made numerical judgments in pairs. Pairs consisted of co-twins (related pairs) or non-related individuals (unrelated pairs).
>The results revealed that judgments made by unrelated (i.e., heterogenous) pairs were more accurate than those made by related (i.e., homogeneous) pairs. Theoretically, however, this finding could emerge either from environmental or genetic factors.
>Research contributes to our understanding of genetic diversity as a fundamental aspect of biodiversity, highlighting crucial role in adaptation, resilience, and the long-term survival of populations in face of environmental changes.
https://archive.ph/5GYe7
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