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The basics of modern AI—how does it work and will it destroy society this year?
Today's AI is technically "weak"—but it's complex and can have a great societal impact.
AI, or artificial intelligence, is huge right now. “Unsolvable” problems are being solved, billions of dollars are being invested, and Microsoft even hired Common to tell you how great its AI is with spoken word poetry. Yikes. -
US prepares for intense storm
Millions will be affected by a major storm about to hit central USA. It threatens blizzards, high winds, severe thunderstorms, and a risk of wildfires
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US prepares for intense storm
Millions will be affected by a major storm about to hit central USA. It threatens blizzards, high winds, severe thunderstorms, and a risk of wildfires
I am prepared!
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US prepares for intense storm
Millions will be affected by a major storm about to hit central USA. It threatens blizzards, high winds, severe thunderstorms, and a risk of wildfires
I am prepared!
Great, the day I need to go grocery shopping. No bread for me tonight.
Always wondered why people buy bread before a storm, why not canned goods that'll be good in a week even without power?
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@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US prepares for intense storm
Millions will be affected by a major storm about to hit central USA. It threatens blizzards, high winds, severe thunderstorms, and a risk of wildfires
I am prepared!
Great, the day I need to go grocery shopping. No bread for me tonight.
Always wondered why people buy bread before a storm, why not canned goods that'll be good in a week even without power?
my theory is pbjs are tasty and dont require heating up. some canned goods have to be heated up.
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@LilAng said in Non-IT News Thread:
@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US prepares for intense storm
Millions will be affected by a major storm about to hit central USA. It threatens blizzards, high winds, severe thunderstorms, and a risk of wildfires
I am prepared!
Great, the day I need to go grocery shopping. No bread for me tonight.
Always wondered why people buy bread before a storm, why not canned goods that'll be good in a week even without power?
my theory is pbjs are tasty and dont require heating up. some canned goods have to be heated up.
I was never a boy scout, but I can **** well start a fire to cook with only materials on-hand if I have to. If something really bad happens and we loose power for an extended period, what are those people going to do? (We had a 3 week long power outage here back in 2007.)
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@LilAng said in Non-IT News Thread:
@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US prepares for intense storm
Millions will be affected by a major storm about to hit central USA. It threatens blizzards, high winds, severe thunderstorms, and a risk of wildfires
I am prepared!
Great, the day I need to go grocery shopping. No bread for me tonight.
Always wondered why people buy bread before a storm, why not canned goods that'll be good in a week even without power?
my theory is pbjs are tasty and dont require heating up. some canned goods have to be heated up.
True story.
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Dutch F-16 flies into its own bullets, scores self-inflicted hits
Fighter safely lands after accelerating through cloud of its own shells.
*The incident reflects why guns on a high-performance jet are perhaps a less than ideal weapon. *
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New human species found in Philippines
There's a new addition to the family tree: an extinct species of human that's been found in the Philippines.
It's known as Homo luzonensis, after the site of its discovery on the country's largest island Luzon.
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Brexit: UK and EU agree Brexit delay to 31 October
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@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US prepares for intense storm
Millions will be affected by a major storm about to hit central USA. It threatens blizzards, high winds, severe thunderstorms, and a risk of wildfires
I am prepared!
Great, the day I need to go grocery shopping. No bread for me tonight.
Always wondered why people buy bread before a storm, why not canned goods that'll be good in a week even without power?
But... but... We ALWAYS buy bread before a storm! Milk, not so much, lol.
If you're not flooded in, starting a fire with stuff on hand isn't terrible (Never actually had to do that though). I'd eat uncooked canned foods if it was a choice between starving or eating and I had no fire. But I usually keep some stuff that doesn't require cooking at hand too -- at least a day or two worth. Otherwise, I have to break out the squirrely rifle and go hunting -- and would still need fire, ha ha.
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
But... but... We ALWAYS buy bread before a storm! Milk, not so much, lol.
We just keep the house stocked with the food we need.
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US prepares for intense storm
Millions will be affected by a major storm about to hit central USA. It threatens blizzards, high winds, severe thunderstorms, and a risk of wildfires
I am prepared!
Great, the day I need to go grocery shopping. No bread for me tonight.
Always wondered why people buy bread before a storm, why not canned goods that'll be good in a week even without power?
But... but... We ALWAYS buy bread before a storm! Milk, not so much, lol.
If you're not flooded in, starting a fire with stuff on hand isn't terrible (Never actually had to do that though). I'd eat uncooked canned foods if it was a choice between starving or eating and I had no fire. But I usually keep some stuff that doesn't require cooking at hand too -- at least a day or two worth. Otherwise, I have to break out the squirrely rifle and go hunting -- and would still need fire, ha ha.
Last big power outage, I was glad to discover that my gas stove works without electricity. But all we cooked was a pot of coffee.
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Omar al-Bashir: Sudan military coup topples ruler after protests
After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, the defence minister says.
Speaking on state TV, Awad Ibn Ouf said the army had decided to oversee a two-year transitional period followed by elections.
He also said a three-month state of emergency was being put in place. -
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@travisdh1 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
US prepares for intense storm
Millions will be affected by a major storm about to hit central USA. It threatens blizzards, high winds, severe thunderstorms, and a risk of wildfires
I am prepared!
Great, the day I need to go grocery shopping. No bread for me tonight.
Always wondered why people buy bread before a storm, why not canned goods that'll be good in a week even without power?
But... but... We ALWAYS buy bread before a storm! Milk, not so much, lol.
If you're not flooded in, starting a fire with stuff on hand isn't terrible (Never actually had to do that though). I'd eat uncooked canned foods if it was a choice between starving or eating and I had no fire. But I usually keep some stuff that doesn't require cooking at hand too -- at least a day or two worth. Otherwise, I have to break out the squirrely rifle and go hunting -- and would still need fire, ha ha.
Last big power outage, I was glad to discover that my gas stove works without electricity. But all we cooked was a pot of coffee.
That's a legit use right there!
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Illinois bill banning eavesdropping by IoT devices defanged by tech lobby
Lobbyists: Bill would punish even if failure to disclose was "accidental."
On April 10, the Illinois State Senate passed the "Keep Internet Devices Safe Act," a bill that would ban Internet device manufacturers from collecting audio from Internet-connected devices without disclosing it to consumers. But the bill was substantially neutered after a fierce lobbying effort by an industry association backed by Amazon and Google. -
A private spacecraft from Israel will attempt a Moon landing Thursday
No private company has ever achieved what SpaceIL is trying to do.
It has been 48 days since the Beresheet spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket and began a spiraling series of orbits to raise itself toward the Moon. Last week, the 180kg vehicle fired its engines to enter into lunar orbit, and now the time has come for it to attempt a soft landing on the Moon. -
Yahoo tries to settle 3-billion-account data breach with $118 million payout
Verizon-owned Yahoo boosted offer after judge rejected first settlement.
Yahoo and plaintiffs, in a case over a data breach affecting three billion user accounts, have agreed to a settlement that would require Yahoo to pay $117.5 million. -
Europe is about to get its first bitcoin debit card
A popular cryptocurrency exchange is launching a Visa card in the United Kingdom that will let users pay with bitcoin, etherum and litecoin.
Coinbase said Thursday that the card, which will convert crypto coins to pounds, can also be used to withdraw money from ATMs. A related app will let customers decide which digital currency to use.
