Well you see, there’s a simple explanation for this. When we do it, it’s good, and when you do it, it’s bad.

Everyone except for the people who get sent to El Salvador…

It’s possible to have a poor opinion of the Chinese government without having a bigoted opinion about the Chinese people.

Yup! Totally plausible - just more expensive and less repeatable. And harder to use against moving targets.

Although you are correct, this destroys the engine.

A good, efficient fusion engine just needs to point the exhaust end towards the enemy and the hyper-accelerated particles will punch a hole through the target for you. And then you point at the next target, etc. etc.

Also, it’s a butchered quote from Larry Niven’s Known Space books, referred to as the “Kzinti Lesson” - because the Kzinti thought humanity was unarmed and helpless until they discovered that humans are really good at improvising weapons.

Sigh. Yet another article assuming Mangione’s guilt. Ben Burgis didn’t even bother to say ‘allegedly’ anywhere.

The usefulness of a fusion engine as a weapon is directly correlated to its efficiency.

Agreed. I’m not likely to say it to their face… but here, I’m preaching to the choir and I can be a bit salty about it.

A lot of people actively avoid learning new things in general, which includes learning about current events and politics.

it is not the voters fault.

Sooooooo intentional ignorance isn’t their fault? Whose is it then? edit: Sorry, that was snarky. I know people are encouraged to maintain their ignorance in this day and age. In my opinion, it amounts to shirking responsibility, but I’m aware that other opinions are also valid.

Well, then the problem would be solved anyways!

Oh, it’s completely the fault of the voters. It’s also the fault of the DNC’s messaging. The crappy economy (job markets and inflation/unchecked price gouging) meant that the uninformed were just voting for “Not the Party that’s Currently In Power” because the cost of groceries and rent was outstripping their paychecks, and the messaging coming from the DNC was completely tangential to that.

Regular everyday Joes don’t follow politics. Just because we do doesn’t make us representative of the general population. That sort of thinking is what made Trump’s victory a surprise - both times.

From the linked article - yes, hate speech is protected, however harassment isn’t.

The judge in OP’s case ruled that it was harassment, so the school was well within its rights to eject the parents.

I’m pretty sure astronauts are trained on the usage of garbage receptacles.

The air filters would capture it eventually. It’s not like the ISS has dead air.

I want to get off Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride…

I mean, the same goes for a login. People share Steam accounts too.

That implementation of NFTs was a total scam, yes. There are some cool potential applications for NFTs … but mostly it was a solution looking for a problem. Even situations where it could be useful - like tracking ownership of things like concert tickets - weren’t going to fly, because the companies don’t want to relinquish control of the second-hand marketplace. They don’t get their cut that way.

Give a man an LLM that can churn out poor-quality fish day after day for free until he gets used to not having to think for himself, then start charging for the privilege, and you’ll make money for a lifetime.

Sure it is. If it’s a program that is meant to make decisions in the same way an intelligent actor would, then it’s AI. By definition. It may not be AGI, but in the same way that enemies in a video game run on AI, this does too.

Oh, he’s acting rationally from the perspective of someone who thinks he has all the answers and wants to throw his weight around. He’s trying to be a tough business guy to China and is only backing off when someone finally manages to explain to him that it’s a bad idea in terms simple enough that he can sit through them.