There is a good side to that. As long as they keep the price reasonable, it will be a place of respite. Away from all the noise and immersed in a well thought out article that deep dives into various subjects. Wired, The Atlantic, The Guardian, and others. High quality content with minimal ads is worth paying for. Not what we are used to but change is inevitable.

It's all about FOMO. I can think of a couple of companies that failed to jump on the bandwagon of "new things" and are no longer around. Sears? Radio Shack?

I think Mozilla is just hedging their bets.

"... the increased precipitation drowns all the farmers burning stubble."

I don't know where you live but in rice country Arkansas it's bad. The sun turns everything a sickly yellow color. I wish these folks would measure Arkansas in October.

https://climatetrace.org/air-p...

The problem is that sense of community has broken down. I don't wish to be recorded with any type of device and I think most people don't. In a world that prioritizes self over community, this type of behavior is not surprising. We think we our wants, feelings, and needs are more important than the community at large. Easy to see where this leads.

Maybe during protests or other gatherings where instant, anonymous communications about threats and conditions would help save lives?

Not being afraid of one is not the same as wanting one.

I believe that all indications are that they are willing to go to war over Taiwan.

You don't spend much time outside do you?

Ctrl A, Ctrl C. Ctrl V, Ctrl A,Ctrl C. CtrlV

A great washing machine. I hope we don't lose it.

What he said.

And the fact that Ms. Perry and her friends probably did not arrive at the airport in a VW and fly in a hydrogen powered plane to the launch site as well as what I am sure is a multitude of crew/staff from around the country. One thing for the purpose of developing a vaccine or national emergency, quite another for a 15 minute joy ride. Morally at least. Where is Randall Munroe when you need him?

You sneaky little devil!

"It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything other than what is described in the Privacy Notice." IS NOT "It does NOT give us ownership of your data or a right to use it for anything."

OR

Rich women user X number of Libraries of Congress and Football fields worth of pollution to get a short joy ride on a rocket.

Actually it would be cool to calculate how many cars worth of greenhouse gases the trip produces.

It's called "hope". The real fuel for progress. Give up on it at your folly.

"Both AI systems were given an "agent scaffolding" comprising tools, system prompts and a thinking model that enabled the LLM to interact with the operating system." is the key sentence I believe.

Or the compute stick?