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Headline from nypost.com: “Over 500 jurisdictions ban data center construction, threatening US’ pole position in AI race.” China’s leaders and their allies in the USA must be pleased.
From 25 Interesting Images from Our Fascinating World by Daniel Bonfiglio, msm.com. The phenomenon of “Crown Shyness,” where trees avoid touching:
Government overreach 101. Headline from foxnews.com: “Babylon Bee sues New Mexico officials over law requiring AI disclaimers on political satire.” Of all the fears regarding AI, this isn’t even a blip on the radar.
From FN: “100 Kodiak driverless trucks are headed for public roads.” According to the article by Kurt Knutsson: “The expansion gives us a clearer look at how driverless trucking could move from private industrial roads onto highways.” The target is 2027. I’m not a fan. I can’t imagine myself in one of those taxis.
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Another from the article above: Isaac Asimov sitting on a throne of every book he ever wrote. Over the course of his life, he published more than 500 and 380 short stories. He passed away at 72 in ’92.
It was one of those sessions where the Anti-Inflation Book Shop resembled an actual business. Two patrons I hadn’t seen in a while showed. The Maga Lady pulled to the curb and unloaded three bags of books in pristine condition. Her five-month-old son, Dylan, was in the back seat. He gave me a smile. His mom self-consciously confessed to being 43, although she doesn’t look it. I told her my mom was 41 when I was born. As I was packing up, the Latino restaurant worker rolled up on his bike and pounced on music, movies and Muhammad Ali Unfiltered, a pictorial — and grossly overcompensated me. My thanks to both benefactors, and to all the other buyers. Here’s what else sold: Gift from the Sea: 70th Anniversary Edition by Anne Morrow Lindbergh; Hillbilly Elegy by VP J.D. Vance; On the Roof: New York in Quarantine by Joel Katz; Full Dress Gray by Lucian K. Truscott; How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates; CDs by Sinatra, Yanni and Mozart; and The Scorpion King (2002) on DVD. I am blessed.
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