One of the hottest days of the year so far in Texas: 53% of the power on peak is coming from solar & wind. Wholesale power is ~$20 per megawatt-hour or 2 cents per kilowatt-hour. No conservation calls, no energy emergencies. ~20 gigawatts of extra power just sitting around.

The deep misanthropy shown below is surprisingly common in some AI accelerationist circles, and people like this should be kept far far from any kind of power. Good on Elon for firing him.

700 Druze have been murdered by Islamists in Syria in the past 72 hours. The UN? SILENT. Francesca Albanese? SILENT. Mehdi Hasan? SILENT. Cenk Uygur? SILENT.

Wind + solar produced 40% of Texas' power for the first half of 2025. Not one conservation call or energy emergency in 2024 or 2025. Wholesale costs are 15% below national average. But sure, keep trying to convince the public that coal is "beautiful." Good luck with that.

What a speech. I don’t agree with all of its specifics, but its general sentiment speaks to a deep truth. A country severed from the roots which built it cannot remain for long.

idk and this is probably somewhat controversial, but I think the cure for human loneliness is probably just not literally being alone... in your bedroom... going on virtual dates inside a video game

Humanity after five years of AI girlfriends (Sound 🔉on)

Humanity after five years of AI girlfriends

Now that I think about it, yes it would be a terrible experience for the recipient

🔴 BREAKING: Massive protests and encampments happening now at Harvard, Columbia and UC Berkeley, in response to the massacre of Druze by the Syrian regime!