Money wins, every time. They’re not concerned with accidentally destroying humanity with an out-of-control and dangerous AI who has decided “humans are the problem.” (I mean, that’s a little sci-fi anyway, an AGI couldn’t “infect” the entire internet as it currently exists.)...
Upon their arrival in China, 25-year-old Mei Xiang and 26-year-old Tian Tian will enjoy “a luxurious retirement,” while their son Xiao Qi Ji will have the opportunity to find a mate of his own, NZCBI’s director, Brandie Smith, tells NBC Washington’s Maggie More.
I loved going to see them (well, their predecessors) as a kid. Sad to think that they might not be replaced. Best part of the DC zoo from the perspective of a 7 year old.
I’m in the really smart category with an IQ of 157. That has a frequency of about 10 in a million. I’ve met one other person in that range. He’s even smarter than I am, with a 1600 on his SATs which translates to a 160+ IQ.
In practice that translates to about a 3x clock speed in my brain. As when you overclock your computer, you reach a point where you get glitches and artifacting. This happens in my amygdala leading to treatment resistant depression. I have to get my brain hard rebooted once a month with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). I lose some recent memories like tv shows I’ve watched. I’d gladly trade a bunch of IQ points for feeling better consistently. I’m basically Marvin from HHGTTG.
In the years following the 2013 debut of Adult Swim’s cartoon phenomenon “Rick and Morty,” its star and co-creator Justin Roiland became a titan of the animation and video game industry and a rock star of youth counterculture. His artistic style and caricatures became ubiquitous in cannabis culture, and his career expanded...
It used to be illegal. Part of anti-trust was forcing IP owners to license their technology to everyone at a reasonable price. That means that reddit’s API price gouging would also have been illegal and tesla and apple would have had to license their FSD and OS to other hardware manufacturers. This ability to control other companies through abusive pricing and licensing lock-in is classic monopoly violation that the govt has stopped policing.
Russia’s Luna-25 probe likely left a 33-foot-wide crater on the surface of the moon last month when it lost control and crashed down, NASA said Thursday, revealing images that show the suspected impact site....
A leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison – among the longest sentence handed down yet for a convicted rioter....
I’m right-handed but I mostly use my left for things like opening doors, picking up stuff, using phone, holding food… and my right hand for things that requires fined dexterity like writing, using utensils, using keys… My friends see me using my left-hand most of the time and kept asking me why I barely use my right hand....
And it can be acquired through practice. I’m a lefty but I’m way more comfortable using a mouse with my right hand from years of practice. I worked in IT so it wasn’t feasible to always move the mouse to the other side when working on other people’s computers or on server KVMs.
Edit: this also applies to all handed devices like scissors, beveled knives, etc.
Manufacturing giant 3M on Tuesday said it will pay $6 billion to resolve legal claims over its Combat Arms Earplug products, which some military veterans claimed left them with hearing loss and tinnitus....
Dial Up. Yeah I know the sound and I know the time it took to load anything with. But it’s something I won’t ever miss having. I would much rather be on a 1MB connection if I had to choose between that or dial up ever again. I also hated how easy it was to be kicked off, if anyone called the phone, you were off it in...
I completely get it. I missed the watermark on this photoshopped meme and posted it without attribution and was like “hurr durr, I couldn’t find the artist” until another user pointed out it was in the image. We’re all at our limits these days with the state of the world.
For sure. Can’t spend anything before the IPO, gotta make the books look good. They can hire more cannon fodder newbie admins to take the mod complaints though, because more employees signals more success and they can always be laid off right before the S1 for a final profitability boost. Can’t get that swag money back though.
As authorities revealed that a new Covid-19 variant has been detected in the US, medical experts are emphasizing that high-risk persons resume masking to prevent potentially deadly infection. Warnings from these physicians come amid an ongoing increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations....
Did you test for flu and get positive? I’ve been hearing a lot about false negatives with the newer strains. They’ve mutated enough that they don’t trigger the antibodies in the test, is the theory.
This article is a double edged sword. On the one hand we need awareness of how fucked up things are, but on the other we’re advertising an easy target right when Trump is being arrested.
This house is really amazing, but this bathroom is a little much: www.oldhousedreams.com/…/1960-lambertville-nj/(Last sold in 2015 for $630K: longandfoster.com/…/315-Goat-Hill-Road-Lambertvil…)
I think we might be on the brink. I just saw an article about someone getting in a shootout with the sheriff trying to evict him. It’ll start with individual acts like that and snowball.
Just no (lemmy.ml)
Connection [beetlemoses] (startrek.website)
Is it just me, or has the BS with OpenAI shown that nobody in the AI space actually cares about "safeguarding AGI?"
Money wins, every time. They’re not concerned with accidentally destroying humanity with an out-of-control and dangerous AI who has decided “humans are the problem.” (I mean, that’s a little sci-fi anyway, an AGI couldn’t “infect” the entire internet as it currently exists.)...
My day is booked (startrek.website)
The National Zoo's Giant Pandas Bid Washington, D.C. Farewell (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Upon their arrival in China, 25-year-old Mei Xiang and 26-year-old Tian Tian will enjoy “a luxurious retirement,” while their son Xiao Qi Ji will have the opportunity to find a mate of his own, NZCBI’s director, Brandie Smith, tells NBC Washington’s Maggie More.
Dan Harmon’s ‘Krapopolis’ Debuts as Most-Watched Animated Series of the Decade With 3.6 Million Viewers (www.thewrap.com)
Are you really smart? Are you really dumb? Are you average? How did you come to your conclusion?
Justin Roiland used his ‘Rick and Morty’ fame to pursue young fans, text messages show (www.nbcnews.com)
In the years following the 2013 debut of Adult Swim’s cartoon phenomenon “Rick and Morty,” its star and co-creator Justin Roiland became a titan of the animation and video game industry and a rock star of youth counterculture. His artistic style and caricatures became ubiquitous in cannabis culture, and his career expanded...
Unity adding a fee for devs for each time a game is installed, after certain thresholds (www.gamesindustry.biz)
The bloody labor crackdown Paramount didn't want America to see (www.motherjones.com)
I wish humans could get firmware upgrades
-bug fix: anxiety has been reduced by 50% -bug fix: memory has been buffed by 50% -bug fix: removed reoccurring memories of past failures
What movies had trailers so good that the actual movie ended up being disappointing ?
Russia moon probe crash likely left 33-foot-wide crater on the lunar surface, NASA images show (www.cbsnews.com)
Russia’s Luna-25 probe likely left a 33-foot-wide crater on the surface of the moon last month when it lost control and crashed down, NASA said Thursday, revealing images that show the suspected impact site....
Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case (www.cnn.com)
A leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison – among the longest sentence handed down yet for a convicted rioter....
Is it strange to use your off-hand more often than your dominant hand?
I’m right-handed but I mostly use my left for things like opening doors, picking up stuff, using phone, holding food… and my right hand for things that requires fined dexterity like writing, using utensils, using keys… My friends see me using my left-hand most of the time and kept asking me why I barely use my right hand....
Chess World's 'Anal Bead' Cheating Saga Quietly Comes To An End (kotaku.com)
3M to pay $6 billion to settle claims it sold defective earplugs to U.S. military (www.cbsnews.com)
Manufacturing giant 3M on Tuesday said it will pay $6 billion to resolve legal claims over its Combat Arms Earplug products, which some military veterans claimed left them with hearing loss and tinnitus....
Any sci-fi with aliens where humans are not the less advanced race?
What the title says, I’m tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe....
What are you not nostalgic about?
Dial Up. Yeah I know the sound and I know the time it took to load anything with. But it’s something I won’t ever miss having. I would much rather be on a 1MB connection if I had to choose between that or dial up ever again. I also hated how easy it was to be kicked off, if anyone called the phone, you were off it in...
What's a book you read in school that you actually enjoyed quite a lot?
I really liked To Kill a Mockingbird even though I barely remember it.
Alberta woman dies after being denied transplant for refusing to get COVID vaccine (nationalpost.com)
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could've been me (media.kbin.social)
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Americans at high risk advised to wear masks as new Covid variant detected (www.theguardian.com)
As authorities revealed that a new Covid-19 variant has been detected in the US, medical experts are emphasizing that high-risk persons resume masking to prevent potentially deadly infection. Warnings from these physicians come amid an ongoing increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations....
Enjoy it while it lasts. (startrek.website)
Gamers. What was the game that got you into the hobby?
The real perpetrators of Jan 6 (i.imgur.com)
Kentucky school district cancels classes less than two weeks into year due to Covid, flu and strep (www.nbcnews.com)
Attendance in the Lee County School District dropped to 81% just nine days after the first day of school....
Recent Outages
Hey everyone, so as I’m sure everyone is aware Lemmy.World has been experiencing several outages throughout the last few days....
Federal judge rejects bids to halt Georgia prosecution of Trump aides over 2020 election (www.politico.com)
Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark had both pleaded with the judge to prohibit District Attorney Fani Willis from arresting them by a Friday deadline.
US Agency No Longer Knows Who is Visiting Potentially Dangerous Chemicals Plants (www.bloomberg.com)
Sorry for the shitty article. It’s the only one I found.
I can feel this bathroom just looking at it (lemm.ee)
This house is really amazing, but this bathroom is a little much: www.oldhousedreams.com/…/1960-lambertville-nj/(Last sold in 2015 for $630K: longandfoster.com/…/315-Goat-Hill-Road-Lambertvil…)
The kids are not all right: How young people are dealing with increasing climate anxiety (www.cbc.ca)
With climate concerns on the rise, experts warn existing mental health resources won’t be able to keep up. By Brishti Basu · CBC News
‘Condensation Death' Is Breaking $550 AirPods Max and Driving Users Nuts (www.404media.co)