The problem isn’t the data center, but rather that the data center is being wasted on running AI. AI is a uniquely wasteful application, like crypto mining. If the data center does something actually useful, then it might provide utility greater than its expenses and externalities.

It’s peer mediation for nations. Obviously, that only works as long as people are reasonable.

This could use some context, like where was this comment removed from? Who was yanks replying to? What comment did they reply to?

People claim to be effective altruists when they can’t claim that they’re altruists.

Not so fun fact: Gun suicides are far more common than any other type of gun related death. Having a gun in the house is a big risk factor for suicide.

If it really were a once in a lifetime career opportunity, then the salary would reflect that.

If that’s the plan, then it’s not a very good plan. You simply don’t need a high end PC for gaming anymore.

They are quite useful, actually. They predate on various vermin that are attracted by humans. They’re kind of like cats.

So, suppose all of this is true, why did they always win with >99% of the vote?

Sees article about a new and innovative embezzlement method. Concludes that they’re out of ideas.

the bourgeoisie or the proletariat.

There’s more than just those two options, e.g. the nobility (which we don’t have anymore). If you had done some research on the topic, you’d know that a class is a group that shares a common relationship to the means of production. You could perhaps argue that career politicians constitute a sort of “political class”.

The USSR had democracy - there were voting structures up and down the entire structure of the union.

In their worst election (1946), the Bloc of Communists and Non-Partisans received 99.19% of the vote. I don’t know who their opponents were, the other 0.81% of the vote simply went to “against”. Results like this are impossible in a free and fair election.

The communist party of the soviet union was in control of the country, with absolutely no accountability to the proletariat they were supposed to be representing. Were they working class? No, because they did not work. They were a new kind of nobility, with the head of state effectively being a new Tsar.

Without democracy, you simply create a new ruling class. Workers had no say in the Soviet Union, even less than they had in the US back then.

Does it come with immunity from extradition?

Eh, the problem is inherent to how this particular market works. Once a game is developed, the cost to distribute it further are negligible compared to the development costs. This also means that a single game can, theoretically, satisfy the entire market. Hence, at any given time, only small percentage of games are successful.

What’s that, and why should it be destroyed?

Wikipedia has quite stringent standards for citations and style. Just enforcing those should be enough to keep slop out.

Cocktails are just various spirits mixed together. And this is beverage mixing. Not usually thought about, but deserving of respect nonetheless.

Million dollar company sounds impressive, but I don’t think that is impressive. Like twenty employees already imply a million or more in expenses annually, and require corresponding revenue to sustain.

Except that cars are genuinely useful.

1940 was 85 years ago, so unless said 👵 is over a 💯 years old, she was only a child back then.