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Comment 65 years later... (Score 3, Insightful) 72

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20...

Comment Re:Why is this a big deal? (Score 2) 23

The equipment they used is a bit bigger than a drill. It's about the size of a medium backpack. Also, under microgravity, stillness isn't only about hand tremors, but the constant "floating" movement of both the scanner and the patient. Anyway, the tests just showed how everything works as intended.

Comment This already exists (kind of) (Score 2) 176

In Guarulhos International Airport (São Paulo, Brazil), there's an exclusive terminal for super rich clients of a bank, so they don't need to mingle with the riffraff at the ordinary terminal.

It even provides helicopters transfers between the airport and the city and private suites for prolonged waiting times.

https://terminal.btgpactual.co...

Comment Truth behind doublespeak (Score 5, Insightful) 97

I understand Ford is trying to gloss over this story, like they're some sort of humble and benevolent company, but the reality is transparent:

"We fired senior, experienced engineers, tried to substitute them with AI and it didn't work. Now we're rehired some of them to train AI more, so we can fire them again in the near future."

Comment Re:Well, we already got screwworms. (Score 2) 69

This!

I find appalling how many Americans think US foreign agencies and international aid was done purely on compassion.

In their heads it's always "ooh, we're so kind helping those poor shitholes!"

All of US money spent abroad has the objective of a) preventing shit to hit the country, b) projecting soft power or c) both.

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