Imo it can help to just think of it as a numbers thing. There's way more random nutjobs in the world than big conspiracies. Doesn't take a large percentage of random nutjobs trying or succeeding to account for more than the big conspiracies can, just by virtue of there being so many more randos.

From what I've heard, one problem with things like 3d-prined concrete is that it produces homes that are not repairable over time. I think we have the physical technology of housing construction pretty well figured out. We need to innovate in how we think about and regulate the housing economy.

Could be wrong, but my current understanding is that a lot of the problems are policy-driven.

The use of houses as investments disincentivises policies that would bringing down prices. A lot of single-family homes are also being bought up by commercial landlords, or converted into vacation rentals.

Meanwhile in the real world, my understanding is that players are boycotting games for using AI- generated content.

I use them to prepare and eat my piece of chicken, piece of broccoli, tortilla, and one other thing

The gooner to goon pipeline

Looks like Chuck "strongly worded letter" Schumer is back at it again

If banning whistles includes dog whistles, then she'll have to take down her entire Twitter page

I sure hope "reforms" means ending qualified immunity, and not just more body cameras or other symbolic bullshit again

I also think part of what Biden did most effectively was appoint competent people to positions of power. Lina Khan, for example, ran the most pro-consumer FTC of my lifetime. We're seeing right now what happens when those subject matter experts and public servants are replaced with partisan hacks.

He has combined with others to subject us to a Jurisdiction foreign to our Constitution, and unacknowledged by our Laws...

For quartering large Bodies of Armed Troops among us

For protecting them ... from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States

I'm sorry but that one guy calling his blog "Big Think" is hilarious to me. I imagine it in the same sense as "big ag" or "big pharma." He's out to expose the nefarious and powerful industry of people who think for themselves.

Caveat here is that I am quite new to academia (phd student), so I don't speak with authority on professional norms. However, I would certainly like to go into a world where it is *not* the norm to just fire off unresearched review requests, so if ignoring them discourages the practice, I'm in favor

I don't think you owe them respect for their time if they aren't willing to respect yours. I'm generally all for extending courtesy beyond the bare minimum, but if they aren't putting in even a little effort to learn about your work, then they shouldn't expect your time and attention.

Pretty sure this happens every week on garbage pickup day?

This also applies to CS and data science researchers. Is it "AI," or are you working on convex optimization, PAC learning, dimensionality reduction, combinatorial optimization, linear/semidefinite programming, etc? If you call it "AI," my default assumption is that you're making slop machines.

They are also only willing to be "data boys" with regards to election stats. When the data are about climate change or gun violence or healthcare outcomes or racial discrimination, they suddenly seem much less interested.

Oops! I must have been tired last night. If it drains fast, grind finer. If it drains slow, grind coarser. No matter what brew method you use, your coffee grinder will be the 2nd most important part of your setup after the coffee itself, so if you're spending money, invest in a good grinder.

Also, find a nice local roaster to get your coffee beans from! Gotta use good coffee to make good coffee. Darker roasts will be more bitter and less acidic. Lighter roasts will be less bitter, and can have nice fruity notes. Oh, and water temp: 80-85C for dark, 85-90 for medium, 95+ for light.