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There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.

  • What are the Most Popular Examples of Psionics in Sci-Fi?

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  • The Foundation book series doesn't really start into psychic stuff until the second book, Foundation and Empire, with the Mule. Big turning point of the overall plot because of him. I wouldn't classify the Second Foundation as psychics as much as having the ability to predict patterns mathematically and socially influence populations. The fourth book gets into some other psychic influencers.

    I'm okay with the TV show parts I've seen, but it is vastly different in its approach (and so more psychic type things going on). I knew a visual version would have to take a lot of liberties as the books just don't translate well in the way they're written.

  • 3 Cybertrucks Caught Fire After Underbody Strikes. Tesla Now Sells a $3,500 Battery Shield Upgrade.

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  • I'm going to propose that they already had this fix in mind, they just didn't make it standard equipment because they tried to save money raise profits by not putting it on them. Didn't Teslas have this issue before and they designed a retrofit for them?

  • "Tell her ...I feel fine." - Spock

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  • ST IV was the first Star Trek movie geared for fans and mainstream audiences.

    TMP was a Star Trek episode expanded to a movie time frame. There wasn't a lot of action and was a lot of talking as well as flashy new special effects for the fan, so not a great movie for someone not already into Trek. But even the haters of the movie have to love the long beauty shot of the Enterprise, and the opening. Otherwise you're not a Trek fan.

  • Pentagon refuses payout for soldiers who died in Iran conflict ‘because it isn’t a war’

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  • But we can build ballrooms and arches and multiple attempts at a blue pool. Odd.

  • If there was one, what division would that be?

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  • Should be "There is, no pink."

  • Pentagon temporarily rescinds its mandatory testosterone screening guidance for troops one day after issuing it

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  • I know it's not his line, but it fits. "Nobody knew this would be so complicated. Nobody."

  • 😦 [Adam Tots]

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  • Well, you've messed up my claim. Yes, some cats are totally like that, and would never survive on their own. Others wouldn't give their past human servants a second thought if they found themselves outside. Still, they are not right wing.

  • 😦 [Adam Tots]

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  • Not true. All cats are members of the same anarchy organization. He just duped them into thinking he is in alignment with them.

  • Americans have grown more skeptical that a woman will be president in their lifetime

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  • Maybe not even competently. The bar is so low even a badly run admin by her would be better than what we have now. Simply because the narcissism and ability to act on it wouldn't be there.

  • Americans have grown more skeptical that a woman will be president in their lifetime

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  • You forgot the classic one, "she'll be too emotional", while voting in what we have now.

  • OpenAI announces new slop generator GPT-6 Astra: Unfortunately not any better than the last one

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  • The different LLMs do vary in abilities. What I find amazing is how bad Copilot is compared to any of the others. Not just on complex stuff, but basic requests. I've had local models do better, years ago.

  • Bill Gates calls for ‘human-reserved’ jobs in face of AI takeover

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  • Not developing AI. We've been working on and with ANI for a very long time, and constant research on what might make AGI possible. What side railed everything is some companies found out they can do lots of amazing things with LLMs, a subset of AI science, and investors will pay them to make better versions. They talk a lot about how what they're doing will lead to AGI, but these people (or the scientists doing the actual work) know better than that. LLMs can possibly be part of what AGI uses, but it's on the wrong branch. And they've given up following the other branches because this one is paying off.

    So in short, we could have done better (both ethically and core results), but once again money got in the way.

  • Removed

    Should've banned it all the way through high school, but it's better than most.

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  • The schools don't care. A lot of the teachers do, but jesus, what a system to try and do your underpaid job in. Actually, now that I think about it, it's much like most work environments. Asked to do tasks in not enough time to do it, not given the resources to do it, criticized if there's any complaints about the work or the pay. Oh, and it's got that retail mix in where you are customer-facing and take the heat for what the school is making you do.

  • “Catastrophic Failure”: Postal Service Whistleblower Warns Mail-In Voting Rules Could Derail Election

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  • "Stupid Post Office. Anyway, we counted what we did get in, and we're sure they're valid, and turns out we won with 110% for us."

  • Trump’s first midterm ads are heavy on ‘me’ | CNN Politics

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  • Theirs to lose. Just like it always is. Amazing how close they come sometimes and just... give it up.

  • Why is the Internet reverting to the 90s?

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  • Web rings would be far better than internet searching now. Give me back HotBot and Altavista (which I know are buried under Google's evil now). Hell, give me the OG Google.

  • US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material: »it is critical for the United States to ‘retain global leadership in artificial intelligence.«

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  • But paying and asking for permission first would have been costly at the start and slow. They made a decision, maybe at the beginning, maybe as they realized ethical would mean lost time and placement in the race, and they said screw it, let's go. They also sidelined any AI safety research they were doing (some were making an effort on a difficult problem, but again, $$$ wins).

  • Democrats shocked after 2 members cross aisle to help Republicans | CNN Politics

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  • They probably feel their vote was forced by a choice of two and unfortunately the blue wasn't that blue. But they wouldn't have changed it to red if they had known. In a two choice system where you get three choices (no vote being one) and two result in red, what do you want them to do exactly?

  • Good Boy

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  • Ah, the CATCHA, that makes sure you're a cat.

  • Sen. Ed Markey, 80, wins Mass. Democratic primary over opponent who called for generational change

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  • Ranked choice type voting needs to be pushed more at the state levels. Some have changed. It's the only way to ever change the higher voting system. The ones in power certainly aren't going to open the door for losing their job.

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