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Law and legal tech

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@AstroJoeB @AstroTibs I explained the jet fuel hoax to my 9 year old who loves planes. I thought he’d point out the technical issues with the conspiracy. Nope - he says: “then why would airlines go bankrupt when jet fuel is expensive?” Such an impressive observation that has no nutjob response!

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@Ojeda4America Be careful! The letter is from White House lawyer Will Snarf!

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@RhodesHugh57007 @PatrickHeizer Your point re allowing data centers to be built in the middle of nowhere is important. I think that’s where most will eventually end up. Only where latency is critically important will data centers be built near people.

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@RhodesHugh57007 @PatrickHeizer The article is about both turbines and reciprocating generators. Here is another - https://t.co/LCePq9IARX. The point is that turbines are NOT used only for emergency backup power. Obv most want to replace local turbines w grid power but that could be years down the road.

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@ryanjmccomb Smarty pants laughing at the voters, but what big brain put these IN TWO SEPARATE PROPOSITIONS??

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That’s not true. Colossus 1 and 2 used turbines as a temporary power source, but full time for several years. And now, probably encouraged by xai’s use of gas turbines as a prime power sources, others are using them 24/7 as well. Does that info change your mind at all? https://t.co/CZrGmlbrJU

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@RhodesHugh57007 @PatrickHeizer Yeah there are a lot of cool ways to make them clean and quiet - but there are enough bad actors, esp in the past, that I can easily see the frustration and lack of trust. I would not want 8 engines off of a 747 running at full takeoff throttle 24/7 a few blocks from my house!

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@AlexPet97483945 @evilduck92 @PatrickHeizer I suspect ultimately we’ll start building most of these much farther from population centers - latency isn’t as critical as many other applications. eventually people will just bite the bullet and lay new cables to central nevada, north-central PA, west texas etc.

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@henrymancer @BarackO59493 @warus85 @PatrickHeizer Turbines as well. Colossus 2 had over 400 MW of installed turbines, with emissions absolutely dwarfing I495. These things can be built to be low impact, but xAI’s shitty behavior screwed it up for responsible developers.

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the people hurt most by xAI’s shitty behavior obviously are the folks in Memphis. But other developers trying to build new centers responsibly should be absolutely livid with xAI for giving people real reasons to be worried that someone is going to park 8 747 jet engines in the neighborhood and run them at takeoff throttle 24 hours a day.

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I’m very pro ai relative to most people, but the way xAI handled colossus 2, repeatedly flouting regulations, and the scale of the turbines involved there - more than 400 MW - explains residents pushing back and refusing to believe assurances of people trying to build new centers in their neighborhoods. Colossus 2 emissions dwarf I-495.

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@mattyglesias Yeah, there are two separate issues - intent is certainly relevant wrt whether Huang committed a crime. Far less relevant to whether his role at the company he started, but which now has many investors and strategic importance, should change.

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@anthonyperasso When I first saw this, I just noticed that (even apart from the great message), it felt visually compelling. The dolly (or pull?) was subtle enough to not distract, but powerful enough to be distinctive and engrossing. Really well done.

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@itsukaes I live in Brooklyn with a dog. I have NEVER heard or seen anything like these stories. 100% of interactions have been positive. Maybe these specific people are not-so-responsible dog owners?

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I had a case for a group of hedge funds that collectively managed >$200B. There was some legislation we helped draft that was relevant to the investment. The clients had to go lobby junior representatives who slept on cots in the Capitol bc they couldn’t afford to rent their own DC homes.

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@amandalitman “Instead, ‘if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.’” Romans 12:20.

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Oh shoot! Was Dario in the MR comment threads 20 years ago? Do you know, @tylercowen ?

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One fun nugget: Amodei and Elon Musk began corresponding in the late 2000's as the SpaceX CEO was building his rocket startup. Amodei admired Musk and considered working for SpaceX, but never did.

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@esjesjesj Kind of wild - NY has 62 counties. Kings County, Brooklyn, has about 2.6 million residents. If you add up the population of the 40 smallest counties, Kings County is STILL LARGER!

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