I just watched a video where the watchlist was referenced. Since I hadn't paid much attention to him before, I may be influenced by some post-death whitewashing.
Hollywood star or celebrity (Robin Williams seemed to have been a favorite) took time out of their schedule and ‘outside the glare of the spotlights’, carried out some profoundly charitable action.
I've encountered such "just so" stories on YouTube. Recently, there's been a spate of AI-narrated videos on the Axis prisoners of war experiences in POW camps in the U.S. during and after WWII.
I hadn't paid much attention to Charlie Kirk. While I didn't agree with many of his ideas and policies, he seemed to be an open and honest advocate for them. He appeared to be all in on freedom of speech, unlike the many freedom of speech hypocrites on the Right.
I've been seeing stories of people using local electric grids being overwhelmed because someone set up an AI (LLM) data center in the area. They are incredible users of electricity. "HighYield x SemiAnalysis deep-dive into AI Datacenters, Gigawatt Megaclusters and the Hyperscaler race to AGI. How AI Datacenters Eat the World." How AI Datacenters Eat the World
..., and it does not provide any transparency for the sources of its information...
It usually provides links to its sources. I'll have to add a source links requirement to the prompt.
Bubble or not, the current LLMs and other types of "AI" will have a massive impact even if development hits a wall.
I'm currently using Grok for most things because it seems to have more horsepower behind it than the free versions of other LLMs.
The wordsmiths among you may find much to criticize, but this review of the TV drama series, Veronica Mars, by Grok seems very good to me. Veronica Mars: Noir, Trauma, and Justice
Besides being a general warmonger, he was a primary cheerleader for the Iraq War. About a year before the US entered Iraq, he wanted to go to war with Cuba for WMDs they didn't have. He stood for about everything bad in Bush's foreign policy.
It's hard to have much sympathy for John Bolton. After his role in the Bush administration, he should have been pushed into obscurity and never heard from again.
And yet, you have somehow absorbed his talking points and have brought them here to share with all of us.
He can't be wrong about everything all the time... :)
Gotta cite? Either way, "activists" don't sound like people weilding sanctioned government power.
These days, telling the difference can be difficult. Gotta cite?
Here's a list of books. Arguments can be made about which books for which student age ranges, if at all. Controversial Books in US Schools
This is a mad Vance trope.
I don't listen to Vance and care very little about anything he has to say. Here's hoping that in 2028, there are better candidates for president than Vance and the possible Republican and Democratic candidates I know about. PA recently did tens of millions of pounds worth of damage when they broke into an RAF base and sprayed gallons of paint on planes and into their engines.
They had to work hard to overcome the two-tier policing.
Is there a playbook for this, because it’s the same tired thing I’ve seen too many times?
There are activists on the left bringing books into schools that are, at best, not age-appropriate or shouldn't be in schools at all. Then there are the idiots on the right who want to ban any book that slightly offends them.
ICE is currently arresting tens of thousands of people a month. Perhaps they are all extraordinary.
You're right. I was thinking about free speech problems in the UK.
The ICE is arresting and deporting far too many low-priority illegal immigrants. The UK is arresting and deporting far too few high-priority ones. Trump promised to deport criminals. Then set quotas so high that ICE and other LE started grabbing anyone they could lay their hands on.
Hopefully, future presidents will be averse to doing anything that can be called Trump-like.
Worried though we are by much of it, I can't think of a single thing which compares in any way with what is happening in the States.
From here, democracy in the UK isn't looking so great either. Here, as far as I know, hundreds of ordinary people are not being arrested, and some are spending time in prison for participating in peaceful protests or for things they posted on X or other social media platforms. Charles, your LLMs are (not for the first time) letting you down badly.
The LLMs often seem to lean left. Or perhaps you have been paying too much attention to e.g Vance and co.
My sentiment is more of "Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right of me..." I intensely dislike the public faces of both the left and the right in the US. I see that in at least 65 US school districts, among the banned books is The Handmaid's Tale.
Removing books from school libraries isn't the same as banning them. They're still available for anyone who wants them. They may even benefit from the Streisand effect. Your "facetiousness" does nothing but parrot the idiotic, ignorant and dangerous talking points of the people who are driving your country's democracy to its destruction.
My "facetiousness" is based on what I'm hearing from UK citizens.
I'm assuming this is a joke, Charles. If not, do expound.
I was being a bit facetious. However, the US isn't the only Western country with numerous political and social problems. Other countries, including the UK, have their own sets of often overlapping problems.
How the "general welfare" clause's interpretation has changed since the Constitution was written, and the impacts those changes have had on the country. Evolution of "General Welfare" Clause
How the interpretation of the "general welfare" clause has changed since the Constitution was written, and how those changes have impacted the country. Evolution of "General Welfare" Clause
In this interview, an urban warfare expert, who has frequently been in Gaza, describes the current situation as unprecedented. One reason is that, unlike most urban warfare scenarios, where civilians can evacuate combat zones, in Gaza, civilians are compelled to remain in the heart of the fighting. "John Spencer is a retired U.S. Army Major and leading expert on urban warfare, known for his frontline experience, strategic insights, and influential writing on modern combat in cities." War Expert Debunks Gaza Lies - John Spencer
I used to have good handwriting. In my early teens, I read a book on handwriting analysis. I then made a conscious effort to change my handwriting to reflect the characteristics I wished to have as defined by the book. In the process, my handwriting improved. Not so much my character.
It's been so many decades since I've done much handwriting that I now struggle to make my block character writing legible.
This YouTuber seems to be honest and appears to have the chops to evaluate other YouTubers' claims and medical studies. He has several videos on creatine. Physionic
They're a starting point. LLMs are much better, but can still make mistakes or make stuff up. YouTube videos vary from overhyped BS to good sources on what is currently known about a subject.
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On “Kuzushi and Charlie Kirk”
I just watched a video where the watchlist was referenced. Since I hadn't paid much attention to him before, I may be influenced by some post-death whitewashing.
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Hollywood star or celebrity (Robin Williams seemed to have been a favorite) took time out of their schedule and ‘outside the glare of the spotlights’, carried out some profoundly charitable action.
I've encountered such "just so" stories on YouTube. Recently, there's been a spate of AI-narrated videos on the Axis prisoners of war experiences in POW camps in the U.S. during and after WWII.
I hadn't paid much attention to Charlie Kirk. While I didn't agree with many of his ideas and policies, he seemed to be an open and honest advocate for them. He appeared to be all in on freedom of speech, unlike the many freedom of speech hypocrites on the Right.
On “I’m forever blowing bubbles”
I've been seeing stories of people using local electric grids being overwhelmed because someone set up an AI (LLM) data center in the area. They are incredible users of electricity.
"HighYield x SemiAnalysis deep-dive into AI Datacenters, Gigawatt Megaclusters and the Hyperscaler race to AGI. How AI Datacenters Eat the World."
How AI Datacenters Eat the World
On “What to do?”
Michael is the go-to person, but...
Porting Typepad to WordPress Easily
On “I’m forever blowing bubbles”
..., and it does not provide any transparency for the sources of its information...
It usually provides links to its sources. I'll have to add a source links requirement to the prompt.
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Seems like Trump could be replaced with that one, with little observable difference.
Or a monkey that flings tariffs instead of shit.
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Bubble or not, the current LLMs and other types of "AI" will have a massive impact even if development hits a wall.
I'm currently using Grok for most things because it seems to have more horsepower behind it than the free versions of other LLMs.
The wordsmiths among you may find much to criticize, but this review of the TV drama series, Veronica Mars, by Grok seems very good to me.
Veronica Mars: Noir, Trauma, and Justice
On “The Schadenfreude Express”
Besides being a general warmonger, he was a primary cheerleader for the Iraq War. About a year before the US entered Iraq, he wanted to go to war with Cuba for WMDs they didn't have. He stood for about everything bad in Bush's foreign policy.
"
It's hard to have much sympathy for John Bolton. After his role in the Bush administration, he should have been pushed into obscurity and never heard from again.
"
And yet, you have somehow absorbed his talking points and have brought them here to share with all of us.
He can't be wrong about everything all the time... :)
"
Gotta cite? Either way, "activists" don't sound like people weilding sanctioned government power.
These days, telling the difference can be difficult.
Gotta cite?
Here's a list of books. Arguments can be made about which books for which student age ranges, if at all.
Controversial Books in US Schools
"
This is a mad Vance trope.
I don't listen to Vance and care very little about anything he has to say. Here's hoping that in 2028, there are better candidates for president than Vance and the possible Republican and Democratic candidates I know about.
PA recently did tens of millions of pounds worth of damage when they broke into an RAF base and sprayed gallons of paint on planes and into their engines.
They had to work hard to overcome the two-tier policing.
"
Is there a playbook for this, because it’s the same tired thing I’ve seen too many times?
There are activists on the left bringing books into schools that are, at best, not age-appropriate or shouldn't be in schools at all. Then there are the idiots on the right who want to ban any book that slightly offends them.
"
ICE is currently arresting tens of thousands of people a month. Perhaps they are all extraordinary.
You're right. I was thinking about free speech problems in the UK.
The ICE is arresting and deporting far too many low-priority illegal immigrants. The UK is arresting and deporting far too few high-priority ones. Trump promised to deport criminals. Then set quotas so high that ICE and other LE started grabbing anyone they could lay their hands on.
Hopefully, future presidents will be averse to doing anything that can be called Trump-like.
"
Worried though we are by much of it, I can't think of a single thing which compares in any way with what is happening in the States.
From here, democracy in the UK isn't looking so great either. Here, as far as I know, hundreds of ordinary people are not being arrested, and some are spending time in prison for participating in peaceful protests or for things they posted on X or other social media platforms.
Charles, your LLMs are (not for the first time) letting you down badly.
The LLMs often seem to lean left.
Or perhaps you have been paying too much attention to e.g Vance and co.
My sentiment is more of "Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right of me..." I intensely dislike the public faces of both the left and the right in the US.
I see that in at least 65 US school districts, among the banned books is The Handmaid's Tale.
Removing books from school libraries isn't the same as banning them. They're still available for anyone who wants them. They may even benefit from the Streisand effect.
Your "facetiousness" does nothing but parrot the idiotic, ignorant and dangerous talking points of the people who are driving your country's democracy to its destruction.
My "facetiousness" is based on what I'm hearing from UK citizens.
"
I feel like you are thinking of countries in the neighborhood of Israel...
I was being facetious about the UK's growing Islamic immigrant population.
"
I'm assuming this is a joke, Charles. If not, do expound.
I was being a bit facetious. However, the US isn't the only Western country with numerous political and social problems. Other countries, including the UK, have their own sets of often overlapping problems.
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If any readers here need some help when you emigrate to England, let me know.
I don't think I want to live in an Islamic country...
On “Giving Away the Store”
An interview with Netanyahu.
Asking Benjamin Netanyahu The Tough Questions
On “David Brooks in Laodicea”
How the "general welfare" clause's interpretation has changed since the Constitution was written, and the impacts those changes have had on the country.
Evolution of "General Welfare" Clause
"
How the interpretation of the "general welfare" clause has changed since the Constitution was written, and how those changes have impacted the country.
Evolution of "General Welfare" Clause
On “Giving Away the Store”
In this interview, an urban warfare expert, who has frequently been in Gaza, describes the current situation as unprecedented. One reason is that, unlike most urban warfare scenarios, where civilians can evacuate combat zones, in Gaza, civilians are compelled to remain in the heart of the fighting.
"John Spencer is a retired U.S. Army Major and leading expert on urban warfare, known for his frontline experience, strategic insights, and influential writing on modern combat in cities."
War Expert Debunks Gaza Lies - John Spencer
On “An open thread”
I used to have good handwriting. In my early teens, I read a book on handwriting analysis. I then made a conscious effort to change my handwriting to reflect the characteristics I wished to have as defined by the book. In the process, my handwriting improved. Not so much my character.
It's been so many decades since I've done much handwriting that I now struggle to make my block character writing legible.
"
This YouTuber seems to be honest and appears to have the chops to evaluate other YouTubers' claims and medical studies. He has several videos on creatine.
Physionic
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They're a starting point. LLMs are much better, but can still make mistakes or make stuff up. YouTube videos vary from overhyped BS to good sources on what is currently known about a subject.
*Comment archive for non-registered commenters assembled by email address as provided.