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I gave up on bike computers years ago after a couple of tries to find one that would survive New England winter. Then I realized I didn't really need to give a crap about anything a bike computer was telling me.

Even commodity markets recognize different grades of product. The oil market separately prices different grades of oil, different refined products. All that really matters is that when you go to the market to buy, you can say, "I need X amount of this grade of this product" and that is what you will get. If AI models can be sold that way, you basically have a commodity market.

Apparently the article was, in fact, trolling with inaccurate speculative 'information.'

The deleted post was a "Dear Colleagues" letter written by an MIT chemistry faculty member. It's the same letter posted here:

https://old.reddit.com/r/labrats/comments/1w1ukrv/mit_studen... ("A message sent out from the chair of the department of chemistry...")


Sadly old.reddit.com has started requiring a login now. It worked for me up until today. Another site off the reading list, unless someone knows a workaround (I tried deleting cookies).

Ahh, that was thoughtless of me!

> "A message sent out from the chair of the department of chemistry at the school identifying the substance in question:"

> "“Dear Chemistry Colleagues,"

> "I am writing to provide an update on efforts to reopen Building 18 safely."

> "A specialized team from Triumvirate Environmental worked overnight on decontamination efforts in the building. This work includes wipe-downs of relevant surfaces in the lab and common areas, as well as the safe disposal of items that may have been contaminated. Decontamination work will continue throughout the day, and the building will remain closed until the work is complete."

> "In addition to our health and safety experts, we have been working continuously with staff and colleagues from departments across the Institute. Our highest priority is community safety, and we continue to make decisions accordingly and gather as much information as we can."

> "It remains the case that, based on the information available, this was a localized issue with only one student directly exposed, and this student was the individual working with the compound. Their reported use of dimethyl mercury was unauthorized. MIT does not allow the purchase or synthesis of dimethyl mercury."

> "I want to reiterate that, based on the information available to me, our industrial hygienists, MIT Health medical experts, and other resources we've consulted, the risk of secondary or tertiary exposures remains low, given the compound's characteristics and the information available to us."

> "Please feel free to reach out with questions. I will continue to provide regular updates as we learn and have more to share."

> "With care and regards,"

> "Matt Shoulders”"


"Old reddit redirect" extension for firefox. If you use chrome, don't.

>Log in to use old Reddit

>To keep Reddit safe, accounts are required to access old Reddit.

God, I hate that horrible website. How does this keep people "safe"


Legend has it that shareholders are people. None can prove it though.

"Old reddit redirect" extension for firefox.

Which isn't exactly a new problem, just going to get scaled up.

Not everyone has a garage or driveway. Where I live, I couldn't plug in at my house. I also don't need a car every day (in fact, right now we don't have one). Being able to charge on the street would reduce the need to find charging spots all the time.

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness

Sure, but the goal is to drive away foreign students and hurt university research programs. It's a stupid goal, but that is what they want. What can't be controlled must be destroyed.


Politicians have been doing this for a while now. I think the idea is to project more of a 'one of us' vibe and not stand on formality, which creates a vibe of being part of a separate class.



Those old York's Peppermint Patty ads were on to something.


Maybe we should close a few golf courses.


People have long overlooked the fact that for growing grass at any scale in the desert, there is a little-known technical concept that comes into play, known as "amusing, but a complete waste".

How closely that concept applies to data centers could be at the heart of a number of disagreements surrounding their proliferation.


Roebourne Golf Course easily uses less water than any data centre.

https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/courses/20303-roebou...

( 2nd photo shows one of the 18 tee offs )


That doesn't make it not a waste of resources.


How about you have a look at the course photo and list a few of the resources wasted?


It's a golf course.


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