@claudette-b.bsky.social
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If there was any doubt about Google's commitment to move fast and break things, its new policy position should put that to rest.
Google agrees with OpenAI that copyright has no place in AI development
Google says regulators are too worried about risk.
arstechnica.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
If there was any doubt about Google's commitment to move fast and break things, its new policy position should put that to rest.
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I think everyone should read this piece. Not to agree with it, or for some takeaway, nor even one of the myriad bon mots, but because it helps you think about what it is you truly believe. In its own terms, it’s the opposite of mediocre.
Would love to hear @montanaskeptic.bsky.social’s take.
Would love to hear @montanaskeptic.bsky.social’s take.
My Kind of Conservatism
“L’orgueil de la victoire m’est insupportable.” —Chateaubriand, Mémoires d’outre-tombe (1848-50)
substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I think everyone should read this piece. Not to agree with it, or for some takeaway, nor even one of the myriad bon mots, but because it helps you think about what it is you truly believe. In its own terms, it’s the opposite of mediocre.
Would love to hear @montanaskeptic.bsky.social’s take.
Would love to hear @montanaskeptic.bsky.social’s take.
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One impact of the NSF freeze: They fund the small nonprofit, EarthScope, that manages seismic and GPS stations used worldwide to detect and warn of earthquakes and navigate autonomous vehicles.
EarthScope can maybe make payroll this week. A prolonged freeze could see stations fail.
EarthScope can maybe make payroll this week. A prolonged freeze could see stations fail.
Earthquake warning system among projects threatened by NSF funding freeze
Small nonprofit that helps manage network could soon run out of money
www.science.org
January 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
One impact of the NSF freeze: They fund the small nonprofit, EarthScope, that manages seismic and GPS stations used worldwide to detect and warn of earthquakes and navigate autonomous vehicles.
EarthScope can maybe make payroll this week. A prolonged freeze could see stations fail.
EarthScope can maybe make payroll this week. A prolonged freeze could see stations fail.
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Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
January 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
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If people knew how often health corporations overcharged taxpayers, their heads would spin. I worked on one case where they were gouging active duty service members by overcharging for breast pumps. Just one of thousands of examples media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/...
January 17, 2025 at 4:12 AM
If people knew how often health corporations overcharged taxpayers, their heads would spin. I worked on one case where they were gouging active duty service members by overcharging for breast pumps. Just one of thousands of examples media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/...
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Another wrinkle is that the property values themselves changes the math significantly. Increased fire risk, yes, of course, but bad policy lead to inflated property values with things like Prop 13 effectively preventing the market or govt planning from adapting
easy to read "insurers stopped covering homes in California right before these fires" as something sinister, but from covering this industry, I gotta say I think it's the opposite: no one is more aware of increased risk due to climate change than insurers
www.businessinsider.com/california-f...
www.businessinsider.com/california-f...
Insurers dropped fire coverage for California homes months ago. Now, wildfires are claiming more houses in Los Angeles.
Some insurers have scaled back their coverage in California because of wildfires over the past few years, creating a challenge for rebuilding.
www.businessinsider.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Another wrinkle is that the property values themselves changes the math significantly. Increased fire risk, yes, of course, but bad policy lead to inflated property values with things like Prop 13 effectively preventing the market or govt planning from adapting
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Not what I thought I'd be writing about when I picked the name Torched.
Thanks to everyone for checking in. We're fine. Many of our friends are not fine. I tried my best to describe what's happening with the fires and what LA needs to do now
www.torched.la/zero-percent...
Thanks to everyone for checking in. We're fine. Many of our friends are not fine. I tried my best to describe what's happening with the fires and what LA needs to do now
www.torched.la/zero-percent...
Zero percent containment
Reporting from a city, torched
www.torched.la
January 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Not what I thought I'd be writing about when I picked the name Torched.
Thanks to everyone for checking in. We're fine. Many of our friends are not fine. I tried my best to describe what's happening with the fires and what LA needs to do now
www.torched.la/zero-percent...
Thanks to everyone for checking in. We're fine. Many of our friends are not fine. I tried my best to describe what's happening with the fires and what LA needs to do now
www.torched.la/zero-percent...
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Newest video just went live on YouTube: youtu.be/5fvDfDDZ4Ms?...
Can Elon Musk Cut Two Trillion Dollars From the US Budget?
YouTube video by Patrick Boyle
youtu.be
November 23, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Newest video just went live on YouTube: youtu.be/5fvDfDDZ4Ms?...