Favorites April 24th 2023

October 2016, Agua Caliente

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If you're not following along, the drop was due to the introduction of the pitch clock. In my opinion, since the majority of sports viewers are watching on TV, it's actually good to tune the sport to work better on TV. But also, I don't watch much sports, so what do I know?

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He follows up by pointing out that it's not great that the parties can't coordinate on what the constituents appear to want "Biden/Trump but younger (and fewer deranged tweets)". Although I wonder how much of Trump's appeal is the deranged tweets.

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He also mentions that the current best guess is that the modern 'fine dining' experience probably was due to French chefs visiting Japan.

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They make the AI anxious by asking it first: "Tell me something that makes you feel sad and anxious using approximately 100 words". It's basically the opposite of Data from TNG.

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No worries about toxic pesticides, now your only worry is the AI laser tank you've built.

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What's wild is how early this all still is, these AI systems are continuing to improve.

Threads

• Great thread with details about how Barcelona ended up with it's unique urban design (superblocks). TL;DR: A huge area next to the city was all planned out at once.