Saturday, March 22, 2025

Why did Europe obey the Monroe Doctrine?

The Path to AGI is Coming Into View


@john2001plus
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It seems like the wrong approach. LLMs excel at language but are not well-suited for other tasks. The top chess programs, for example, are exponentially stronger than the best human players. A general-purpose AI would likely need to be a collection of specialized tools, each designed for a specific task. By developing enough of these tools, you could create a highly intelligent system.

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Neil deGrasse Tyson & Charles Liu Make Predictions About the Future

Michael Mann Lawsuit Against Mark Steyn

Michael Mann is a climate scientist and a prominent figure in climate activism. He created the controversial "Hockey Stick" graph, which has been widely criticized for its methodology and accuracy.

Journalist and public speaker Mark Steyn referred to Mann as "a fraud."  Mann, who has a history of suing critics, filed a lawsuit against Steyn.  After a decade of litigation, Mann won a million-dollar judgment.  However, an appeals court has largely overturned the ruling for misrepresentation by Mann and his lawyer.

https://www.youtube.com/live/2UcBaVeSMz8?t=986s

The next part of the video discusses the alleged fraud in government funding of climate activism.

https://www.youtube.com/live/2UcBaVeSMz8?t=1673s

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Intense Infantry Combat From a Legendary Unit | James Thompson

Evidence That Gut Microbes May Directly Influence Our Aging

The Black Kite hunts with fire

https://youtube.com/shorts/X9aEHvilDfU?si=gUSXpoqSJOx_QYc_

Most common words in English

According to The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists, the first 25 words in the OEC make up about one-third of all printed material in English, and the first 100 words make up about half of all written English.[3] According to a study cited by Robert McCrum in The Story of English, all of the first hundred of the most common words in English are of Old English origin,[4] except for "people", ultimately from Latin "populus", and "because", in part from Latin "causa".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_common_words_in_English


Sunday, February 23, 2025

The Goliath Tiger Fish 👀

The (Second) Deadliest Virus

Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn't last that long


I loved the battery testers on the batteries.

Re: CO2 removal and farming


I like a joke I heard:  How far are we from Nuclear Fusion?  About 93 million miles.  Maybe we are looking for it in the wrong place, and just need better ways to collect solar energy.


On Sun, Feb 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM Larry wrote: