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Let's call an artificially intelligent system a person (in the ethical, not the legal sense) if it deserves moral consideration similar to that of a human being.    (I assume…

J’ai apprécié ma lecture du rapport Communs numériques, vers un modèle souverain et durable publié en novembre 2023 par la commission supérieure du numérique et des postes. Je l’ai résumé…

1. This robot arm can do your tidying up. TidyBot, a research “mobile manipulator” from Princeton, successfully puts away 85.0% of objects in real-world test scenarios. It uses large language…

At work recently, I was alerted to the presence of an odd wasp, with a ‘sac’ under its body, trying to get into a small hole in the window frame.…

It's 10:49 Friday morning and I am once again in the office. I like being here on Fridays. Nobody comes in on Mondays or Fridays so I can usually get…

Matt Birchler on the 99% of people lie: People have a terrible habit of assuming “everyone” does something, when that’s simply not the case. Everyone thinks that their perception of…

I usually don’t make art specifically for the newsletter, but I needed a top image for today’s edition, so I cut out Words from ads in the April 1935 issue…

Described by Harry Kappen as a "road song", the track speaks about leaving his home country in pursuit of happiness and freedom as he embarks on a life-altering adventure.

going to court with words that are sworn I surrender to the law all I believe cannot be less than open and pig-ignorant

If you search for “why don’t we build beautiful buildings any more” or any similar combination of terms you’ll get a great many articles, essays, blog posts, and YouTube videos…

Making Orbit Animations with CSS Custom Properties[jshwlkr]

So I just finished the first week of Liz Steel’s SketchingNow Travel Sketching course. I wrote about my material list for this course here and about the beginning of the…

I departed a total of about 260 miles from my Route 30 / Lincoln Highway running route to come down to Salt Lake City for a few perduring reasons. 1.…

Sharing my favorite images from the early days of photography... The post Early photography: Untitled (ravine) first appeared on Cendrine Marrouat - Artist.

Sipeed NanoKVM: A RISC-V stick-on This is the Sipeed NanoKVM. You stick it on your computer, plug in HDMI, USB, and the power button, and you get full remote control…

It’s supposed to be a mild and pleasant weekend after a blustery and cooling Saturday. After a few false starts, it feels like fall will take this time around and…

var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; You'd think that people would've had enough of silly love songsBut I look around me and I see it isn't soSome people want to fill the…

Found excerpt: “I still plod along with books. Instant information is not for me. I prefer to search library stacks because when I work to learn something, I remember it.”…

Today's links Tech monopolists use their market power to invade your privacy: The FTC shows that privacy is a competition issue. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day…

Every time I mention a Brian Aldiss novel, I have to be careful to check the original title against the one published in the US. The terrific novel Non-Stop (1958)…