AI Anxiety Won’t Be Eased by Universal Basic Income. Of course it won't. Every time we have a technological paradigm shift, the answer is not universal basic income. It's finding out where you fit in the new world, and adjust accordingly. There will always be work – the issue will be whether you are willing to do it and how hard you are willing to work.
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New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers, associating devices with identifiable cars. The tech is called SignalTrace. I don't mind using tech to catch criminals, but I'm not pleased about being dragged into an investigation I have nothing to do with, and have my own affairs probed. There's a Black Mirror episode that this reminds me of. What will it take to defeat this geofencing risk? Satellite phones? Faraday bags when you go into the city?
The UK’s War on Anonymity Has Come to America. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
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Frequent cannabis users wake up with their “stress hormone” already elevated. Messing with your brain for an easy stress fix or momentary escape is always fraught with hidden risk.
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Never bet against Elon. Nice summary of the times people told Elon that something couldn't be done, and Elon did it anyway and succeeded. Just because YOU can't do it, doesn't mean someone else can't.
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Google Search Is Dying. What Comes Next Is Worse. And that is bad AI retrieval and resynthesis. Do people really want Google to show you its version of what you wanted to see?
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Oh yes it can! Portland can’t let Centennial Mills’ charred husk be a metaphor. It will. See Gordon's Fireplace Shop, if you don't believe me.
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Portland State Univ. requests $44M from city ahead of approval of new Broadway venue plan. Yeah, no money for policing. But money for Broadway play theater? Sure, why not.
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