Worst idea ever. Use the rotation of the earth to produce power from that inertia. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This would slow the rotation of the earth, incrementally. Jevons Paradox – This states that as technological improvements make a resource more efficient to use, overall consumption of that resource increases rather than decreases. Originally applied to coal, it can extend to things like fossil fuels, plastics, or even AI—where efficiency leads to increased use, even if it’s ultimately harmful. If the idea were successful, according to Jevons Paradox, we would never decrease use of it, only increase it, and the earth would continue to slow its rotation. Dumb, dumb, dumb idea.

My dad (an electrical engineer) told me in about 1980 that fusion power was always 20 years in the future.

Hey government - I have a detailed, stapled business plan to provide fully functional fusion power (and flying pigs). It will take 20 years, and you will pay me $1 billion per year for the construction project. Impressed? Yes I know, 20 years sounds optimistic, doesn't it? The other guy said it would take him 25 - I can give it to you in 20. No peeking.

Q: "Why can't I get my AC to kick on?? It's friggin hot in here!!" A: "Because you're contributing to a cutting-edge, AI-driven solution that bolsters grid resilience and contributes to a more sustainable future!" "Rejoice!"

"Max" (no longer HBO Max) has noticeably downgraded their selection of content, with significantly fewer, worthwhile new additions. They're thinking "me too" so they can do what Netflix did, successfully, but they have much less to offer for their customers, so dream on, Max.

This article published 12 hours before this slashdot post was even made says the problem has already resolved with the company taking action due to the press generated. https://www.theverge.com/2024/...

Wrong answers... Faster!

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Q: Really? So with the SAME process you are producing the saturated fatty acids palmitic acid, stearic acid, myristic acid AND the monounsaturatid fatty acid oleic acid? You said it was 'chemically' the same, so I'm talking chemicals here. A: Well, no. But it's LIKE butter.

Volunteers formed a union? Someone please explain.

Researchers discover that parts of the brain are interconnected. In other news, link found between low intelligence and non-newsworthy posts.

The dislocated finger and the manhand should have been a dead giveaway.

Generally, testing in production is a bad idea or strictly forbidden at some companies. But the definition of Beta testing is basically just that. A week ago, on a post-rainy, sunny afternoon, I sat in the passenger seat to see the Tesla Full Self-Driving mode Beta in action, and I give it a 5 out of 10. It needs a lot of babysitting and absolutely can’t handle wet, shiny streets when there’s glare from the afternoon sun. It fully blew through a stop sign that came up too fast right after turning a corner, and surprised us with a few sudden and aborted lane changes around traffic lights and construction zones. Nearly mowed down some barricades at a merge. Nice when it works well, but that’s limited to ideal conditions.