Google settles lawsuit that says people who were not White or Asian got paid more. One shouldh't discriminate on the basis of race, but should race alone necessarily guarantee equal pay? No, it shouldn't. I think Google just wanted to get this out of the way and move on.
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Some frank discussion about what Artificial General Intelligence will mean for the world. We aren't talking about it much, partly because it's hard to imagine, and we don't want to waste time and energy discussing a scenario that may not happen. Nothing has even been truly smarter than humans before, so this has never been a problem. But what if it were?
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Wow, this is incredible.Greenpeace tried to block Trump's efforts to revive the Dakota Access Pipeline. Not only did they lose today, but as a result, they will go bankrupt and face financial ruin. FAFO, man.
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What best predicted mortality in old age? Not episodic memory, verbal fluency, verbal knowledge, or one's general composite intelligence score. The best predictor was verbal fluency. Being able to communicate well and fluidly was the best sign that the rest of you is healthy, too.
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Boy, the EU is really being a tyrant when it comes to technology. They are screwing over their population's ability to obtain the latest technology. They want "interoperability" with all other tech. They have a list of demands that Apple must follow to access their market. I guess Europe isn't going to see the latest tech then. Too bad.
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Well this isn't good. Employment for computer programmers in the U.S. has plummeted to its lowest level since 1980. This is really bad news for those just graduating with CS degrees. It depends on what will happen with the H-1B visa situation. I would have thought that a CS program would teach AI, but that's not the case, apparently.
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Mastodon is doomed. This surprised me, especially as it has been trendy lately to leave X/Twitter. But Mastodon is kinda clumsy to use. I've tried it, and there is very little quality content on the platform. Lots of stuff only of interest to teenagers and neurodivergents.
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Harvard study says seed oils are healthier than butter. Who funded the study??? I can't find this information. It matters! Studies like this are usually sponsored.
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