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I WISH the reporters would show some solidarity and respond to Trump evasions by continuing to ask, one after another, "Yes, but I'd still like an answer to the question..."
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I WISH the reporters would show some solidarity and respond to Trump evasions by continuing to ask, one after another, "Yes, but I'd still like an answer to the question..."
I'd prefer to "throw away my shot" by RE-asking a question that Trump had refused to answer. Like "Your DOJ IG just reported this year that there was thorough vetting by DHS and by the FBI of these Afghans who were brought into the U.S., so why do you blame the Biden administration?"
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'd prefer to "throw away my shot" by RE-asking a question that Trump had refused to answer. Like "Your DOJ IG just reported this year that there was thorough vetting by DHS and by the FBI of these Afghans who were brought into the U.S., so why do you blame the Biden administration?"
York City, so after 9/11, it became the tallest.
November 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
York City, so after 9/11, it became the tallest.
It's not the first time he's said this. Either nobody has been willing to risk their job by telling him, or his "oppositional defiant disorder" extends to arithmetic. Mathematical exaggeration is a hallmark, as when he claimed that before 9/11, 40 Wall Street was the second tallest building in New
November 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It's not the first time he's said this. Either nobody has been willing to risk their job by telling him, or his "oppositional defiant disorder" extends to arithmetic. Mathematical exaggeration is a hallmark, as when he claimed that before 9/11, 40 Wall Street was the second tallest building in New
Always a question. I don't think it's impossible for there to be a collaborative situation. UNLESS it's fraudulent and forged after the fact, the famous drawing of a phonograph with Edison's writing, "Kreusi--Make this--Edison" is reasonable evidence Edison had ideas of his own.
November 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Always a question. I don't think it's impossible for there to be a collaborative situation. UNLESS it's fraudulent and forged after the fact, the famous drawing of a phonograph with Edison's writing, "Kreusi--Make this--Edison" is reasonable evidence Edison had ideas of his own.
I want to use them for ESL tutoring, but I keep getting hung up on what, to me, is a problem: they almost all print all the words in uppercase. Does that bother you at all? It doesn't seem to bother kids. And I've always believed the important thing is for kids to read what THEY want to read.
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I want to use them for ESL tutoring, but I keep getting hung up on what, to me, is a problem: they almost all print all the words in uppercase. Does that bother you at all? It doesn't seem to bother kids. And I've always believed the important thing is for kids to read what THEY want to read.
"Falling at rates never seen, 500%, 600%, 700% and more." Yet, oddly, the CMS factsheet show reductions ranging from 38% to 85%. And to state the obvious, the reductions, while wonderful, are only on fifteen drugs. I don't take any of them, it won't save ME a dime.
www.cms.gov/files/docume...
www.cms.gov/files/docume...
www.cms.gov
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Falling at rates never seen, 500%, 600%, 700% and more." Yet, oddly, the CMS factsheet show reductions ranging from 38% to 85%. And to state the obvious, the reductions, while wonderful, are only on fifteen drugs. I don't take any of them, it won't save ME a dime.
www.cms.gov/files/docume...
www.cms.gov/files/docume...
Edison (& his lab) did legitimate industrial research. He really did test a lot of filament material. His people developed some significant math to figure out how to configure and size a (DC) electric power network, to minimize cost and transmission losses. Edison was far from being just a marketer.
November 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Edison (& his lab) did legitimate industrial research. He really did test a lot of filament material. His people developed some significant math to figure out how to configure and size a (DC) electric power network, to minimize cost and transmission losses. Edison was far from being just a marketer.
He doesn't know when exaggeration goes too far. Like saying that before 9/11 40 Wall Street had been the second tallest building in New York, and after 9/11 it became the tallest. A lot of people actually HAVE heard of the Empire State Building.
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
He doesn't know when exaggeration goes too far. Like saying that before 9/11 40 Wall Street had been the second tallest building in New York, and after 9/11 it became the tallest. A lot of people actually HAVE heard of the Empire State Building.
I don't, it's not going to save ME a dime. And, no, they are not reducing the prices 500%, reductions range from 40% to 85%. And no, reducing prices on fifteen selected drugs is not "the answer" to health care affordability.
www.cms.gov/files/docume...
www.cms.gov/files/docume...
www.cms.gov
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I don't, it's not going to save ME a dime. And, no, they are not reducing the prices 500%, reductions range from 40% to 85%. And no, reducing prices on fifteen selected drugs is not "the answer" to health care affordability.
www.cms.gov/files/docume...
www.cms.gov/files/docume...
It is only 15 drugs whose prices are being reduced--some are sold under several names but they are Ozempic; Trelegy Ellipta; Xtandi; Pomalyst; Ofev; Ibrance; Linzess; Calquence; Austedo; Breo Elipta; Xifaxan; Vraylar; Tradjenta; Janamet; and Otezla. Terrific if you take any of them.
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It is only 15 drugs whose prices are being reduced--some are sold under several names but they are Ozempic; Trelegy Ellipta; Xtandi; Pomalyst; Ofev; Ibrance; Linzess; Calquence; Austedo; Breo Elipta; Xifaxan; Vraylar; Tradjenta; Janamet; and Otezla. Terrific if you take any of them.
This shouldn't be complicated. Donald Trump (oddly) posted this himself, personally, on Truth Social. It's a plaque at West Point and the red underlining was in his post: "OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW."
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This shouldn't be complicated. Donald Trump (oddly) posted this himself, personally, on Truth Social. It's a plaque at West Point and the red underlining was in his post: "OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW."
His insistence that the first Mac not have cursor keys, to force developers to design applications that used the mouse properly, was probably right. I truly do not think Musk has good judgement. Jobs was "mercurial," Musk is just "erratic." But, hey... who knows?
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
His insistence that the first Mac not have cursor keys, to force developers to design applications that used the mouse properly, was probably right. I truly do not think Musk has good judgement. Jobs was "mercurial," Musk is just "erratic." But, hey... who knows?
Steve Jobs was notable for his consistent "good taste" with what personal views to impose on his enterprise, and using good judgement on how much to overpromise. The Newton was a failure but it _functioned._ His insistence on not building fans into computers that needed them was... interesting.
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Steve Jobs was notable for his consistent "good taste" with what personal views to impose on his enterprise, and using good judgement on how much to overpromise. The Newton was a failure but it _functioned._ His insistence on not building fans into computers that needed them was... interesting.
you can debate those flip remarks, and debate how "because of" versus "despite" Musk. I find the guy detestable, but I understand how someone COULD perceive him as an entrepreneurial "genius" (not an intellectual "genius.")
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
you can debate those flip remarks, and debate how "because of" versus "despite" Musk. I find the guy detestable, but I understand how someone COULD perceive him as an entrepreneurial "genius" (not an intellectual "genius.")
_changed things_ even if the device and company didn't survive. I honestly don't know where Musk fits in. But the Tesla cars themselves was modestly world-changing, they made electric cars "real." And SpaceX has been modestly world-changing, it was what made privatized space flight "real." Yeah,
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
_changed things_ even if the device and company didn't survive. I honestly don't know where Musk fits in. But the Tesla cars themselves was modestly world-changing, they made electric cars "real." And SpaceX has been modestly world-changing, it was what made privatized space flight "real." Yeah,
electric lighting--power plant, cables, electric meters, bulbs and all--even if Edison's DC lost out to AC. Ford, the Wrights, Edison... changed the world even if the specific device faded. Dunno whom to credit with the BlackBerry, but that's another example. It was the BlackBerry that
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
electric lighting--power plant, cables, electric meters, bulbs and all--even if Edison's DC lost out to AC. Ford, the Wrights, Edison... changed the world even if the specific device faded. Dunno whom to credit with the BlackBerry, but that's another example. It was the BlackBerry that
and built real, flyable, salable plains--they could say "on thus-and-such a date we will demonstrate our plane flying for fifteen minutes on a specified course"--even though modern planes owe more to Glenn Curtiss than the Wrights. I credit Edison as a success for selling and installing usable
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
and built real, flyable, salable plains--they could say "on thus-and-such a date we will demonstrate our plane flying for fifteen minutes on a specified course"--even though modern planes owe more to Glenn Curtiss than the Wrights. I credit Edison as a success for selling and installing usable
I credit innovators as successes if they make an invention "real," salable, available, reliable, etc. I credit Henry Ford as a success even though cars as we know them today trace back more to GM than to the Model T. I credit the Wright Brothers as a success because they put so many things together
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I credit innovators as successes if they make an invention "real," salable, available, reliable, etc. I credit Henry Ford as a success even though cars as we know them today trace back more to GM than to the Model T. I credit the Wright Brothers as a success because they put so many things together
"Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence." You can't pull the rabbit from the hat unless first put the rabbit in the hat. So, next question, "can LLMs curate evidence?"
November 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Not reliably—unless you give them curated evidence." You can't pull the rabbit from the hat unless first put the rabbit in the hat. So, next question, "can LLMs curate evidence?"
But it is what I actually believe is going to happen." Are we in a bubble? If we get to AGI by 2026 or 2027, no. If 2050, yes. No real way to know. But very few people would use AI if they had to pay the actual costs, and I think there will be a crisis when the AI companies need to start charging.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
But it is what I actually believe is going to happen." Are we in a bubble? If we get to AGI by 2026 or 2027, no. If 2050, yes. No real way to know. But very few people would use AI if they had to pay the actual costs, and I think there will be a crisis when the AI companies need to start charging.
"We have made a soft promise to investors that once we’ve built this sort of generally intelligent system, basically, we will ask it to figure out a way to generate an investment return for you." After they laughed, he said "You can laugh, it’s all right.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"We have made a soft promise to investors that once we’ve built this sort of generally intelligent system, basically, we will ask it to figure out a way to generate an investment return for you." After they laughed, he said "You can laugh, it’s all right.
The whole US economy is now one big bet on AGI. We are betting EVERYTHING on the belief that the AI companies alway know everything they need to know to reach develop AGI, and that the only thing missing is to hyperscale computer power. Sam Altman said in 2019,
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The whole US economy is now one big bet on AGI. We are betting EVERYTHING on the belief that the AI companies alway know everything they need to know to reach develop AGI, and that the only thing missing is to hyperscale computer power. Sam Altman said in 2019,
Forgive me, but we must never forget that they are not free at all TO THE LIBRARY, and that the publishers are price-gouging the libraries on them. It's too convenient not to use them, so I'm guilty of sustaining the system, though.
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Forgive me, but we must never forget that they are not free at all TO THE LIBRARY, and that the publishers are price-gouging the libraries on them. It's too convenient not to use them, so I'm guilty of sustaining the system, though.