Thursday, November 21, 2024

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Musk On AI

Elon Musk predicts upcoming AI developments, per @amitisinvesting on Twitter/X:


 

Long Chile

"Chile: The Ridiculously Long Country with Unique Geography and Natural Beauty"

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Crypto-Friendly Government

Cryptocurrency supporters and traders will have a much friendlier administration to deal with in a couple of months. Per the WSJ, "Exclusive: Trump to Meet Privately With Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong"

School Deepfake Scandal

"Explicit deepfake scandal shuts down Pennsylvania school"

An AI-generated nude photo scandal has shut down a Pennsylvania private school. On Monday, classes were canceled after parents forced leaders to either resign or face a lawsuit potentially seeking criminal penalties and accusing the school of skipping mandatory reporting of the harmful images.

Monday, November 18, 2024

Saber-Tooth Kitten

"Immaculately Preserved Saber-Tooth Cat Cub Found in Siberian Permafrost". (Via H.R.)

New Spacesuit

"SpaceX reveals new EVA suit for 1st private spacewalk on upcoming Polaris Dawn spaceflight". (Via H.R.)

Friday, November 15, 2024

Venn Diagram Of The Day

Venn Diagram Of The Day. (Via B.P.)

 

May be an image of text

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Painful Airplane Boarding

"Let's talk about airplane boarding -- and why it's so hard"

Transporting Antimatter

"Physicists May Have Figured Out How to Safely Transport Antimatter". (Via H.R.)

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

AI Birding

"I Went Birding With the World's First AI-Powered Binoculars"

Baseball Mud

"What makes baseball's 'magic mud' so special?" (Via H.R.)

Monday, November 11, 2024

Wendy's AI

"Wendy's needs AI to handle its $1 Frosty demand"

Stocks That Might Benefit Under New Administration

"Trump Wins: 3 Stocks Poised to Benefit"

One of the companies mentioned is Talkspace ($TALK) -- for helping with people's mental health needs: 

Talkspace, an online therapy platform, is well-positioned to see increased demand as a result of heightened emotions in the current political climate. With the polarizing effect of Trump’s presidency, many people who feel deeply impacted by his policies may increasingly turn to mental health resources to cope.

The others mentioned include $TSLA and $PLTR. (Note: This is #NotInvestmentAdvice.)

Friday, November 08, 2024

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Light Posting

Admin note: Posting may be lighter than usual for a few days due to external obligations.

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Arecibo Collapse

"Jaw-Dropping Report Reveals Causes of Arecibo Telescope Collapse". (Via H.R.)

Monday, November 04, 2024

"Cancelled Flight" Definied

"A 'cancelled flight' has an official definition for the first time ever".

This standardized legal definition will allow passengers to more easily receive refunds from airlines for such cancelled flights.

Curious Astronaut

"NASA's oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans". (Via H.R.)