@grumpybozo@toad.social2025-06-03 17:33:37
Wolfers’ point here is deeper than most.
We get a lot of specific single or limited-source manufacturing inputs from Europe. Inputs like precision machinery and pharma precursors. Inputs that Europe sells to everyone at the same price. If US businesses need to pay 50% more for those inputs, their US production will cost them more than it costs their overseas competition. Or their overseas divisions. Tariffs cripple our exporters who rely on imported supplies.
@karlauerbach@sfba.social2025-06-01 21:49:15
I consider these kinds of events to be nearly useless symbolism, preaching to the choir.
I do accept that these events are useful as means to meet others, but one should not expect these events to have even the slightest impact on the maga/white-nationalist/musk-ites... Nor do I think they have much impact on those who are in "the middle" and do not particularly engage in politics.
"Nearly 1,000 gather at Main Beach to create ‘Resist!’ human banner protesting Trum…
@aredridel@kolektiva.social2025-05-02 17:52:29
On top of all of this there's a meta-effect: a certain class of their best engineers want no part of this and have left. The people with the peak insight that simplify things and unify products into cohesive, useful systems are leaving.
@rasterweb@mastodon.social2025-05-31 01:20:01
Saw a computer (desktop tower PC) on the side of the road today and stopped to see if there were any useful parts I could pull from it because I thought it would be hilarious to have parts in my NAS from a literal garbage PC on the side of the road.
@gray17@mastodon.social2025-05-29 00:43:46
I'm baffled that this guy is a respected analyst. Yeah, an infinite number of AI agents will spend their money on content from human creators, making those humans infinitely rich. I see no flaws in this model.
@jrm4@mastodon.social2025-05-27 20:14:55
(this might piss off both sides but hey)
One of the weirder parts of the AI debate for me is the "destroying the environment" bit.
Love it or hate it - my $500 graphics card with open source downloaded models is absolutely keeping up with the big boys for anything remotely useful and my electric bill is the same
#AI
@jby@ecoevo.social2025-03-07 20:37:21
California State University Northridge #StandUpForScience2025 at our iconic University Library
#USpolitics #California
@kidehen@mastodon.social2025-04-05 16:23:16
This week’s edition of my @… newsletter shines a light on the impact of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) across multiple computing eras—leading right up to today.
We’ve arrived at a moment where loose coupling principles are cool (and super useful) again.
Naturally, there are some live demo nuggets in the post to help bring it all to life:
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@jby@ecoevo.social2025-03-05 18:51:02
Officially putting together plans for a #StandUpForScience2025 walkout here at CSUN — Friday at noon we'll be on the University Library steps, with signs to share!
#science #USpolitics
