Since airlines know exactly how much revenue each mile generated, they can control how much money they make on each redemption and easily change the price of a ticket at any time. High demand routes as well as high load factors allow them to bump up the miles they demand for a seat; and let them have sales where there is excess capacity. In addition, many never get redeemed so they get essentially free money for them; plus they can also sell thngs like lounge access, drinks on flights and in the lounge, etc. that have large profit margins as well..

Yea, and TFA didn't have details on the discount. It seems like a move to grab at a chance to lock in the feds on AWS. The big playersa re making moves to stifle competition. Oracle and OpenAI made similars move with chatGPT:

The GSA announced a similar deal last month with cloud rival Oracle . The agency also reached an agreement with OpenAI on Wednesday that will give federal agencies access to ChatGPT for $1 through the next year.

From what I see, it's a big announcement but not a whole lot of change; I suspect as you do that it only involves FedRamp due to Federal security requirements. As for AWS, this could also be the tech equivalent of the drug dealer giving you your first hit for free. Once agencies are tied tightly to AWS it will be harder for competitors to gain traction, and after 2028 AWS can start raising prices as a result.

Would be considered a radical lefty today and no doubt appalled by what the Republican Party has become: Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth. And let me remind you, they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyrannies. Absolute power does corrupt, and those who seek it must be suspect and must be opposed. Their mistaken course stems from false notions of equality, ladies and gentlemen. Equality, rightly understood, as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences. Wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism.

He also warned them about letting religion intrude into politics: Republicans are selling their soul to win elections. Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. The government won't work without it. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.

It is interesting apparently in France while ships are masculine, they can be given a feminine name, Germany a ship is general neutral, but is often referred to in the masculine. It was interesting to do a little research and discover how ships are referred to in different cultures. As for submarines in English, they are generally referred to by the feminine, even if they have a masculine name so the USS Pulaski, for example, would still be referred to as she. However, submarines are generally just referred to submarines as boats.

Thanks, I did not know that.

He clearly ordered a large course of stupid with hubris as the dessert.

Referring to ships, or in the case of submarines, boats, she is traditionally used; at least by sailors.

I'm not so sure it won't make a big dent financially. If an indie (or a studio, for that matter), doesn't meet the 'notable post-processing' standard, no one has to pay to show or sell the film. I doubt a theater will give a percentage of the box to the indie out of the goodness of a theater's heart and because it is the right thing. If it's a hit they'll gladly take the money and congratulate the creators on winning an award. Beyond court fights over what is the 'notable post-processing' standard, I suspect those making films will use existing copyright laws to protect dialogue, music, etc. that is not AI generated to retain control of their films. You might be able to use the AI generated visuals and sounds but can't just freely use the movie or parts of it.

Yea, I copy and pasted the wrong number. Namath signed a $427,000 contract in '65. Thanks

Pretty much yes. Repetitive work has been automated or years and replacing those workers with people who oversea the system. As you point out, you will lose the knowledge of why things are done that way, unless you train them properly, because AI will simply have the answer. What you lose is that "WTF This makes no sense" voice in the back of your head.

Exactly. And the people referenced were in it for much more than just money. However, it is valid to point out that salaries in high profile jobs have jumped faster than inflation. Joe Namath signed a $4,414,536.76 3 year contract as a quarterback that would be a paltry $4,414,536.76 today; which would just be the signing bonus for a 5 or 6 round player in the draft.

The fees used to be mandatory government imposed fees taht were outside a telco's control; then telcos discovered they could use them to hide stealth rate increases.

Yea. Everyone seems to focus on 'white collar' jobs and feel the 'blue collar' ones will be safe. I personally think one overlooked area is jobs that are repetitive so that automation can do them with AI providing oversight for those done outside a stable, consistent environment like a factory floor. Special trained AI that recognize environmental clues an expert would can then guide robots doing the task. Generalized AI tools are a mess because while they know many answers they may not know the right one, which is why specialized models will be the key to AI's adoption. Take floor sanders as an example. We already have robots that can navigate and vacuum a room, it's not a big stretch to see a floor sander with sensor that can detect pre and post sanding conditions and based on analysis sand a floor. Rather than individual operators you have one overseeing the work; the jobs migrating to oversight or where very unique skills are needed a human who has the depth of experience. The front line follow a script call centers and sales clerks? Yea, those are prime targets. Someone who solves edge cases, not so much.

True, but you can copyright art, music, etc. Certain elements that are common to the genre may not be copyrightable, if they are a common form in the genre; but unique items are.