My understanding is that MRIs don't consume helium, in the same way air conditioning units don't consume refrigerant, so helium is only needed for making new MRI machines.
There is a Jira ticket (ID-240) for Atlassian requesting the ability to merge Atlassian accounts that is over 10 years old. I'm one of the 1,450 watchers. This news does not bode well for this ticket ever getting implemented.
My understanding is, no, congressional action is not required. Legislation would be required to completely de-schedule (legalize) it, but the DEA and HHS can re-schedule drugs without congress.
I never thought forcing Google to sell Chrome was a good idea. Most of the companies lining up to buy it were AI companies flushed with private equity money. Does anyone really think those companies would do a better job at protecting user privacy and avoiding monopolistic practices?
I don't disagree with the criticisms of American cars -- overpriced, uninspired, unreliable, over-engineered, etc. -- but to everyone saying "we should just compete", do you realize the realities that Chinese workers experience? Have you heard of 996? It's shorthand for a common work schedule in China: 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week. Benefits that are common in the U.S., even in non-union shops, like retirement plans, PTO, worker's comp, and overtime pay are rare. So, yeah, things can be made much cheaper if you are willing to feed your workforce into the grinder.
The article isn't clear about the mechanism by which the data center is supposedly affecting the woman's well. Is the data center using well water, depleting the supply of ground water in the area? Or is the claim that the construction disturbed the geology enough to cause problems with flow and sediment in a well 366 meters away? Does anyone know or have theories?
They might be using browser fingerprinting to tie you back to your banned account. Also, if you haven't cleared all cookies and data (local storage, cache, etc.), then they might be using that. Try waiting until you get a new IP from your ISP and then use a different browser. Don't use a VPN.
Thought experiment: What if AI companies were allowed to use copyrighted material for free as long as they release their models to the public? Want to keep your model private? Pay up. Similar to the GPL.
I get that it's trendy to bash Elon, but he has always said that X would attempt to follow local laws:
By “free speech”, I simply mean that which matches the law.
I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law.
If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect.
Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people.
He has pushed back on countries who attempt to push their censorship dictates on the world -- hence, why many of the account suspensions are only in effect within Turkey:
Some accounts appear to be suspended only in Turkey and not in the rest of the world.
Larger question: Why is Elon/X getting more flak than the authoritarian douchebag -- Erdoğan -- and his cronies in the judiciary who are censoring and jailing political opponents?
Thinking about this from a technical standpoint, it would be interesting and useful if the platforms that host online articles provided some mechanisms to (1) explicitly recognize when an article is making predictions and (2) allow/remind the author or readers to follow-up and rate the accuracy of the predictions over time. This would allow all sorts of meta analysis on the accuracy of a particular author's predictions, on particular types of predictions, on trends in positive or negative predictions, etc.
My understanding is that MRIs don't consume helium, in the same way air conditioning units don't consume refrigerant, so helium is only needed for making new MRI machines.
There is a Jira ticket (ID-240) for Atlassian requesting the ability to merge Atlassian accounts that is over 10 years old. I'm one of the 1,450 watchers. This news does not bode well for this ticket ever getting implemented.
Here's an OpenAI page that allows you to enter text and see how it gets tokenized:
https://platform.openai.com/tokenizer
SpaceX has opened up access for Iranians (source). What are you complaining about exactly?
My understanding is, no, congressional action is not required. Legislation would be required to completely de-schedule (legalize) it, but the DEA and HHS can re-schedule drugs without congress.
I never thought forcing Google to sell Chrome was a good idea. Most of the companies lining up to buy it were AI companies flushed with private equity money. Does anyone really think those companies would do a better job at protecting user privacy and avoiding monopolistic practices?
This is why companies like Perplexity and OpenAI are creating browsers.
Okay, I'll concede that point to you. U.S. carmakers suck at software. And, even on the hardware, they're resistant to change and slow to innovate.
I don't disagree with the criticisms of American cars -- overpriced, uninspired, unreliable, over-engineered, etc. -- but to everyone saying "we should just compete", do you realize the realities that Chinese workers experience? Have you heard of 996? It's shorthand for a common work schedule in China: 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week. Benefits that are common in the U.S., even in non-union shops, like retirement plans, PTO, worker's comp, and overtime pay are rare. So, yeah, things can be made much cheaper if you are willing to feed your workforce into the grinder.
The article isn't clear about the mechanism by which the data center is supposedly affecting the woman's well. Is the data center using well water, depleting the supply of ground water in the area? Or is the claim that the construction disturbed the geology enough to cause problems with flow and sediment in a well 366 meters away? Does anyone know or have theories?
They might be using browser fingerprinting to tie you back to your banned account. Also, if you haven't cleared all cookies and data (local storage, cache, etc.), then they might be using that. Try waiting until you get a new IP from your ISP and then use a different browser. Don't use a VPN.
Thought experiment: What if AI companies were allowed to use copyrighted material for free as long as they release their models to the public? Want to keep your model private? Pay up. Similar to the GPL.
Trump did end the de minimis rule. The executive order was made April 2nd; the loophole closes May 2nd. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/de-minimis-trade-loophole-to-end-may-2-white-house-says.html
I get that it's trendy to bash Elon, but he has always said that X would attempt to follow local laws:
He has pushed back on countries who attempt to push their censorship dictates on the world -- hence, why many of the account suspensions are only in effect within Turkey:
Larger question: Why is Elon/X getting more flak than the authoritarian douchebag -- Erdoğan -- and his cronies in the judiciary who are censoring and jailing political opponents?
Thinking about this from a technical standpoint, it would be interesting and useful if the platforms that host online articles provided some mechanisms to (1) explicitly recognize when an article is making predictions and (2) allow/remind the author or readers to follow-up and rate the accuracy of the predictions over time. This would allow all sorts of meta analysis on the accuracy of a particular author's predictions, on particular types of predictions, on trends in positive or negative predictions, etc.
You are proving the parent's point and you don't even realize it.
And what if 50% of people want to read what you consider hateful drivel?
In what I'm sure is totally unrelated news, South Korea's work force is predicted to shrink by half in the next 50 years.
I suspect there is at least one engineer who voiced concerns months or years ago, was not listened to, and is now having an "I told you so" moment.
They should re-make Episodes 1-3 and do what they should have done the first time -- reveal Jar Jar as a Sith Lord at the end of the trilogy.