These examples are becoming too common to notice. For those who write, using AI is perhaps the greatest temptation since the concept of plagiarism. It may sometimes be banal or insipid or just flat-out wrong, but it can deliver like a fire hose. And there seems to be no stopping it. I would be willing to bet that any legislation drafted to regulate AI content was partly or wholly created by AI.

Certainly, most of the old school money - banks, federal reserves, bond markets - saw a net positive of the crypto collapse. It would not be surprising to learn they had a role in exacerbating the failure.

Ever since I used my first compiler, I sensed that computer languages were a continuing effort to help programmers communicate with computers. We seem to be reaching a point where computers spend most of their time talking to other computers, and we design them to do so. So, it would be natural for them to get better at 'talking amongst themselves' than talking with us. Most people do not understand how this works and never did. We just learn to live with it.

In a way, Mark's plight sends a very negative message about capitalism and wealth. Mark certainly is not the first with this dilemma, as John D. Rockefeller is the first that comes to my mind. Thomas Watson, Howard Hughes, Bill Gates - there are many Richard Corys that people hate and aspire to replace. At least Richard was personable, see https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.poetryfoundation.o... .

The real issue is whether the government can punish you for something they cannot prove. There is a rule about this regarding income taxes, putting the onus on a taxpayer to prove they did not earn something that the government suspects. The logic involves control of information. In the tax case, the taxpayer has control of the information, and the IRS cannot get access to it. So, the burden of proof shifts to the accused. It may be applied here, too. How do you prove you forgot your password?

Computers have become more complex. One could effectively hide an 8086's circuitry into an i9 and not be able to find it. As anything becomes more complex, it becomes harder to deal with; most parents might agree. Eventually, children become adults, and parents no longer need to raise them. Like parents that will not let go, we cling to ways that worked well in the 1970s on 8-bit machines. Computer languages, IDEs, and development processes are designed for people to use rather than for computers to evolve. Of course, it could be argued that today's computers are more like infants than adults. That said, there is little effort being made toward maturation, largely because it lacks a tactical business case. At some point, it will become profitable to create systems that develop themselves. Once that happens, Unix will be a fond memory.

This Zillow news is just an example of how homeownership is diverging from owner occupancy. More properties are being owned by people who do not reside in them. Some of this comes from wealthy people who own multiple homes and seldom reside in any. Mostly, there are people, often 'foreigners', who buy homes through investment vehicles like Section 8 properties, which rent out the homes. Traditionally, rental properties are undesirable in a neighborhood because renters do not invest in their upkeep, and landlords minimize maintenance costs. Some homeowners' associates prohibit them. A single-family home is not like an apartment building, where standard configurations, higher densities, and common resources make maintenance more cost-effective. While buying single-family homes on speculation may not cause a bubble, it will expand the gap between halves and have-nots. Eventually, most of the country becomes owned by people who do not live there. That is the essence of dystopia.

Given the cost of opening a new fab, there is an inelasticity in supply that is unmanageable in the short run. However, given the growth of fabless semiconductor companies, it is surprising that at least a few fabs did not bet on this growth. I think that might be explained by China, which has been aggressive in building fabs but poor in its execution. If China had succeeded, this supply problem may not have materialized. It does show how much the world has now grown dependent upon China.

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Trying to get funding for her trial. Trump is on board for 51%.

Yes, it seems like a nit, but I always thought that flying meant unassisted upward momentum. However, I grew up with Rocky the Flying Squirrel. Since that cartoon, everyone seems to take liberties. They might use aerogels and float them, too.

Set aside for the moment that Israel has come one small step closer to building a Terminator. If another country gets 'the bomb,' it makes the world a little more like America, where there are more guns than people. Unlike firearms, which can only kill at a rate of one bullet at a time, nukes can kill thousands or millions plus start a nuclear war chain reaction. Of course, every country builds a nuclear arsenal as a deterrent, just as Americans buy guns for self-defense. However, once you reach a critical mass of gun owners, you get shootings every hour, many from stolen guns. Nuclear proliferation has been a fear because it will wind up just like guns in America. Back to Israel and their Terminator project, since America has more guns than people, it seems insane but logical that we would find ways to use them just like Israel, e.g., https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FOKldy2YNAHk and https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_3lEXj4qOxE .