We passed by the MASSIVE data center construction site adjacent to I-71 near Exit 65 in Ohio. I was gobsmacked. The photos don't properly convey this monster.
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
NBC: 15 wildfires were burning across Washington state yesterday, consuming 250,000 acres. In Spokane, more than 600 structures were destroyed and 60,000 people were forced to evacuate. I wonder how many of those facing the fires' wrath voted for Donald Trump. His latest post:
The SC senate seat was like a big lovely piece of cake for the GOP and Trump, who is sitting before an enormous banquet of cakes, decided to take it from them and place it on his own table. As ol' Lindsey said, in the hands of Trump, "we will get destroyed ... and we will deserve it."
"Many A.I. tools are trained through the process of reinforcement learning. When A.I. does something right, it gets what can be thought of as a 'thumbs-up and a pat on the head.' "When it’s wrong? 'It gets bopped on the head.' The models want to get the pat and avoid the bop." ~~~ Wait ... WHAT?
Is A.I. ‘Scheming’ Against Us? (Gift Article)
Researchers are sounding the alarm on sneaky artificial intelligence models that stray from humans’ directions to do their own thing.
nytimes.com
Absolute SUPER FUN at the Halloween Garage Sale in Wellington, OH, today.
Behold the latest from your "no new wars" president.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last wk.A fresh round of reported strikes this morning between: 1. US & Iran. 2. Saudis & Iraq. 3. Israel & Hezbollah * ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS HEZBOLLAH LAUNCHED DRONE TOWARD VEHICLE IN AREA OF ALI AL-TAHER RIDGE WITHIN 'SECURITY ZONE' IN LEBANON @reuters.com
Podcast rec: "This Is Actually Happening" is running a series on AI. The first two installments were outstanding and terrifying. Get 'em in the queue.
Ohio Repubs like John Husted, their senatorial candidate, and the GOP pick for governor, Vivek Ramaswamy fight for this vision of the Buckeye State every day.
Cbusguy@cbusguy.bsky.social · last wk.A better article on the proposed mega-DC at Piketon's old nuke fuel plant is for at Tom's Hardware. I'm most intrigued by the idea of building gas turbines 'around the region' to support the project; goodbye any spare natgas capacity in the Eastern US if they do. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
AP: "Pentagon’s official Iran war death toll no longer lists four troops killed during renewed fighting" Just like we normalized Trump bombing civilian boats, we have begun the normalization of hiding troop casualties.
Images from a lazy day at the Ottawa County Fair here in the Buckeye State.
To everyone who insists Trump's demise is imminent, citing presumed bad health or bad polling, the real indication will be when his supporting cast starts leaving the show.
CNBC: Boom in tech wealth is fueling record prices for dinosaur bones, art and watches, auction houses say Erin: *groan*
That Loomer has scratched her way into national news headlines indicates just how inevitable our impending doom has become.
NYT: Stocks and the Economy Are Increasingly Relying on the A.I. Boom Translation: Force Americans into supporting something they detest and make them complicit in their own subjugation.
Episode 415: "AI: A New Kind of Being #1: What if you married your AI?" from /This Is Actually Happening/ is as good as podcasting gets. My commentary does not fit into this silly little box,so just get this one in the queue, friends, and decide for yourself.
Forbes: FIFA Crops Trump Out Of World Cup Photo—White House Adds Him Back In Erin: I got nothin'
WaPo: The death of the stick shift is almost here Erin: Aw baby, I ain't dead yet. ~~~~~ Shown: Your humble hostess in 1981 with my first car, a 1972 VW Beetle w/standard transmission; and current vehicle, a 2013 VW Beetle turbo 6-speed
The AQI has dipped below 60 in my neck of the woods and I've never been so happy to take a deep breath in all my life.