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The rules are selectively enforced intentionally because the moderation desires it to be this way. It’s a feature not a bug. The mods are creating the echo chamber that the mods wa…

You use arbitrary temps to prove at some temps it’s not as efficient. Ok? What about at the actual temps it will be operating in? We’re talking about space here. Why use 20 degC as…

Yes, I mean in all elections not just for president. Votes do matter. What if Kamala had gotten no votes at all, would that be the same real effect? Yes and no

I’m not saying many parties would fix human nature I’m saying it would break this specific cycle

The problem with extreme polarization in a 2 party system is that each party doesn’t police itself, doesn’t rein itself in, and when the other finally gets back in power, it pushes…

Fact- China is the number 2 bitcoin miner, and cares a great deal about AI and is only constrained by chip import restrictions

It seems odd to me to try to redefine Y/NIMBY depending on the individual project. I wouldn’t want a sewage plant or a datacenter in my neighborhood, absolutely no one would. Why w…

Bad reading on my part. It is much lower than Biden’s

These figures are not proof of an anti-science administration (I’m not disputing that the administration is anti-science, just disputing that this budget is evidence of that) If yo…

“The idea” is that (the only) megaconstellation sat internet provider is investing in and partnering with an AI company. On its face that seems to make sense to me. If it does not …

You are exactly right that the underlying premise is a dislike of Musk, who has famously made mistakes, I too am critical of all of the things you listed. So, if a very contentious…

Ah, so your premise is SX is unprofitable without federal contracts! and that the SOTA model, which was released before this investment, can’t “compete”

Are you aware that many companies receive billions in government contracts, and why are you concerned about this and not others e.g. amazon, MSFT, etc

Is there any opportunity to integrate or leverage starlink with AI?

Size for size they’re heavier. Maybe someday not but they are.

This thread seems like a good example of how to subtly be negative and breed cynicism. Nitpick (see pedantic and mostly irrelevant replies to the excellent top comment. Who cares, …

Parent comment is nearly diametrically opposed to “intellectual curiosity” and is the top comment. the one-sidedness of this site is quite a big problem. Both the community and the…

Exactly! Why can’t LLMs run their own code?

Any organization that seemingly operates poorly typically just has bad incentives. Congressional funding for space became a feedback loop of pork for states (jobs program) from Apo…

“It’s only good as a thought experiment”. Framed as an argument. Did you notice you’ve switched sides? The Theseus ship paradox has at least 2 perfectly good answers, Is it dumb? A…

Your statements are framed as arguments, like in a debate. But it’s clear to most, at least clear to the down voters and the other responders, that you haven’t thought about or inv…

Yes, in a historic war of civilization versus the opposite, against a foe that uses your humanity as a weakness, it becomes very confusing who is right and who is wrong.

let’s all be diplomats instead. That will save our allies!

“past performance is a poor indicator of future performance” is quite a weak statement. It’s the one of the best predictors there is. There are very few exceptions. When you were c…