Can a robot do housework for you? Absolutely not, but you're more likely to believe one can if it has arms and walks around on two legs like a person

It's like with LLMs generally, they take advantage of our tendency to project our own sense of self and personhood, something that produces output that looks like human speech must have a human intellect, etc. It's a deliberate trick

It means a huge percentage of the thing's mass has to be devoted to staying upright at all times, at the expense of doing stuff that's actually useful

The insistence on making these robots bipedal is probably the most obvious giveaway that it's all a big carny gimmick

Newsom's latest troll 😆

How tf could an question about math be mixed?!

I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world? Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)

ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy

I appreciate that folks who don't work in an ed school are discovering or re-discovering the reading wars today on the skies (complimentary). It's my big example of why higher ed scholar fights have nothing on k12. That and the math wars out in northern California.

when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale

People arguing to make *fantasy* make believe worlds racist are a special kind of loser.

This is a great piece

The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.

Given all the cap ex spent on AI, for the industry to see just a 10% return on investment, between now and 2030, they would need to earn $750 billion per year in revenue. That's about $200 per month from every Netflix subscriber or $40 per month from every iPhone user.

He just need to jump ship already and spare us this nonsense.

And none of it is true.

One of the primary issues for humanoid robots is power. Humans can run without sleep and function for 2-3 days. Robots can only function at most 4 hours doing a fraction of all the things a human is capable of.

The entire premise of the AI "revolution" is that an AI would be cheaper than humans at performing a job. That does not seem to be the case.

this specific schumer shit might not be remembered in detail but schumer will not stop being schumer, right up until midterms.

what if the firehose of fascist shit isn't wiping out the memory of the electorate? what if it's just hitting different things? and idk it seems like a persisting problem to me that dems aren't in lockstep with and fully tied to no kings, possibly the biggest social movement in american history

that one I found especially striking because dems are barely acknowledging that issue, and even on bluesky, the supposed deranged leftwing bubble, it is maybe a b-tier issue for people to post about, very much eclipsed by ice raids

things take time to percolate but truly the weirdest shit keeps percolating and resonating. I interviewed a super normie at no kings last time and he had a sign joking about being antifa and the number one thing he was mad about off the top of his head was venezuelan boat strikes

I think voters at large will very likely have trouble remembering details of chuck schumer selling out the aca by nov 2026. also I think in the next three months you're gonna see a lot of unlikely folks stopping by the dsa table at various no kings events

The number one rule of power: Use the fuck out of it when you have it no matter how much it is.

Buffett’s children are now ages 72, 70 and 67.

Im watching this new PBS documentary abour Henry Kissinger.

California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie. But let’s break down the food produced by the red states: Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?

Everything *doesnt* happen for a reason. A lot of the suffering in the world is inherently meaningless and random. Any meaning it has comes from how people choose to respond to it.

Q: So Dr Oz said that-- JEFFRIES: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr Oz seriously.

i find every story about costco's brand strategy and overall approach completely fascinating.

Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004. Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.

My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.

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An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??

In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.

Jeffries is whipping NO votes in the House on the shutdown deal. From Jake Sherman at Punchbowl:

I'ma commit to making one short video per week talking about something. I've resisted long enough.

The debate how we decide how energy is spent is my least favorite part of the energy conversation.

Energy efficiency is just as important as energy generation. Not as sexy to talk about though because a lot of self-righteous people screaming about the environment and climate change only loud because they think its someone else fault and responsibility.

Hungary’s surging opposition is demanding Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explain a “bailout package” he hinted at securing from US President Donald Trump.

The January 30 CR date gives appropriators time to do that, and the three little bills in the CR get that started.

2. We need to move big appropriations bills that restore spending with strong guardrails to curtail Trump/Vought mischief. Boring but very real.

That December vote is a huge moment we can turn into a victory. People are watching. Good bill, we win; they cheat, they will lose. If we fight united.

1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.

No one’s feelings are wrong. That’s not my point. We’re in a real battle, against a corrupt and malevolent foe, with huge stakes. We must win.

The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.