[–] 1 point 1 week ago

I believe the 'harm' here is that the USPS isn't allowed to set internal policies for how to operate. Such as the USPS being allowed to set policies on what they can/can't mail. This might mean that their rules around refusing to ship some items (e.g. explosives, hazmat, air bags, mercury, etc.) might be blocked as that's not an 'illegal' substance or whatever.

To be clear, I don't agree with this ruling, since I think this blocks a state's ability to operate their elections as they see fit. There's also no reason to block the mail as it's not dangerous or illegal. So, I think the court missed the mark here.

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Cringe…

    AI slop?

    Plutonium-238's half-life is 87.7 years, Americium-241 is 432.6 years. Which... is almost 5 times longer, so... not sure why that's cringe?

    With an atomic number of 241, it’s hardly small.

    I believe they're referring to the fact that it's not an element of major topic. This is the first time I've ever heard of it.

    I think this could be compelling given that tech continues to get more power efficient. I don't know the numbers, but if we were to launch the same tech that's on Voyager 1/2 today, would we be able to do that with 1/5 the power? If so, those probes could likely still have all their instruments running if they used Americium.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I live next to a park and saw a fire underneath some pine trees, after putting it out, it was started by one of these stupid vapes. Pretty sure some asshole littered that thing there, the impact on the ground punctured the battery and it started a fire. These disposable vapes need to be illegal.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Why is it ok for America to drop two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end their existential threat war, why was it ok for us to do that? I thought it was ok. So Israel, do whatever you have to do to survive as a Jewish state.

    The journalist didn't even mention nuclear bombs, Senator Graham brought it up themselves and then suggested it would be 'ok' to nuke Gaza if it ends the conflict. Yeah, the article is shit, it's The Daily Beast... watch the actual interview.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    There are some universities looking at AI from this perspective, finding ways to teach proper usage of AI. Then building testing methods around the knowledge of students using it.

    Your point on checking for accuracy is on point. AI doesn't always puke out good information, and ensuring students don't just blindly believe it NEEDS to be taught. Otherwise wise you end up being these guys... https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-chatgpt-courts-e15023d7e6fdf4f099aa122437dbb59b

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