They are NOT AI. They are not "self-awar". They are typeahead writ large, and so by definition, they're going to push whatever you've been asking/saying further. Personally, I can't see how they *can't* go that way.

Sorry, but all *what* manufacturing being brought back to the US? The current economy - if you exclude datacenter build-outs, the GDP went up... what was it, 0.1%, or 0.01%

I see... you did NOT understand the ambulance reference.

From regulations created after many, many people were screwed over (see "Great Depress", "tech bubble", and 2008)?

But glad that I saw this article - I need to update my blog to note that NOTHING ON IT is "written" by a chatbot.

where our reseach is being cut with a chainsaw.

... of people now working and earning a living (and, to be real, it's the US) and having medical coverage can all be put out of work, evicted, to die under bridges, while the CEOs increase their ROI.

What have I missed?

Congresscritter to security: You two - both of you are combat vets - take the lobbyists into the other room and explain things to them.

Let me know if I need to call an ambulance.

is not only not giving up some of those ill-gotten gains, by at least, say, LOWERING THE RENT, but remember 40% or so of the rental market is now owned, directly or indirectly, by VC. There's no way they will stop colluding.

So, take the supercomputing clusters from the groups using them who already have to schedule time, and make one big lump, where *every* group will have to schedule time, and waits for time will be far longer.

Next, they'll build their own small clusters to, you know, actually get work done.

Why, yes, while I was at the NIH, I built small clusters for our people.

Let's see, in the last four months, I've been to Worldcon (large), Capclave ( 300), Windycon (major regional) and weekend before this past, Philcon. We wear masks in panel rooms (well, I don't when I'm on a panel, so they audience can hear me), and the consuite (usually eating or drinking).

No COVID, or anything else. We are, of course absolutely current on our COVID updates.

Hey, asshole, "feminazi" is *so* 2010. Can't you keep up with your slurs?

Oh, that's right, you're an incel who is terrified to actually talk *with* women.

(un)Healthy Again!

Skimming the comments, the thought that was in the back of my head finally crystallized.

Drilling towards the magma.. would that not weaken the wall, and if more magma comes up, might it not find the boreholes a weaker point of exit?

Not thought this out, have you?

Do you think that existing rail lines, or all the "abandoned" rail lines that are still owned by the railroads (that haven't been given to a locality, and turned into walking trails) are as wide as a grade crossing? Hell, in '15, on my way to Spokane for Worldcon, they were laying a parallel line.

So, given that most of the railroad lines were *given* to railroads by Congress, take back enough to run another line next to existing.