Amazon is struggling as the cost of AI intensifies. Everyone acts like providing AI for free is so easy. The public is now conditioned to think that it's going to be like online search. But supporting those AI datacenters is not cheap. Something's gotta give. I would have thought that profits from Amazon retail would help support this, but I guess not.
Heck, even OpenAI is going to Google for support to keep their systems going. I guess Microsoft hasn't been able to deliver. What's going on?
I have not heard of New Weird fiction before. But I like it. I like Old Weird, too, but they never classified those books as such. There should just be Weird Fiction or Disturbing Fiction. I don't think Powell's Books is using this category, though.
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Nice review article on reserveratrol. It's probably not the lifespan extender everyone was hoping it would be, but that anticancer, anti-inflammatory and neuro- and cardioprotective effects are still beneficial. I didn't know resveratrol had activity against Staph aureus and rotavirus diarrhea.
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Here's an interesting fact about global life expectancy over the centuries:
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A lot of people are upset about the loss of NPR, but it's important to remember what kind of a station it had become. I got tired of hearing the left-wing propaganda, too, and hated that it was supported by tax money. I remember the Jay Leno joke about listening to the radio to get caught up with what was going on regarding the war in Iran. In the morning he'd listen to Fox News and heard how we were winning, and then going home he'd listen to NPR and heard how we were losing. We don't need paid propaganda. NPR used to be fun, with Car Talk, Thistle and Shamrock, and Prairie Home Companion. Then it slowly became politicized and all the fun shows were just ways to poke jabs at conservative thought, while ignoring liberal idiocy. Not sad to see this go down finally.
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Could it be this simple?
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The new results show that some gut bacteria, in certain states, produce imidazole propionate, a simple molecule with six carbon atoms, eight hydrogen atoms, two nitrogen atoms, and two oxygen atoms (C₆H₈N₂O₂). This compound enters the blood, interacts with immature white blood cells, and triggers an inflammatory reaction in the arteries, which promotes the buildup of fatty plaques.Well now at least we have a target. But fighting atherosclerosis may look quite different. Perhaps we can have rich food again.
Another marker of Portland decay. Well, the Broadway Tower is going back to the lender. The ground floor restaurant has closed. What will become of the empty building?
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What's behind the GenZ Stare? I've seen this look, and thought maybe it was just me. It's basically a look that says "I don't give a s**t about what happens."
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More than half of teens use chat AI for emotional support. Not only is it sad that this is happening, but think of the privacy concerns. Those companies have a treasure trove of information on these kids. Maybe it'll come back to haunt them later.
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