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Uncertain about position and momentum

[Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz]

Thank you for explaining this in a way that everybody can understand, @dwarkesh_sp. As you appreciate, it's much bigger than the Hugging Face incident. These events are terrifying harbingers of what AI agents can do through self-organization and collective behavior.

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

@SydneyNSWAust I loved The Curiosity Show when I was a kid, probably why I'm a physics teacher now.

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

@HdizzyDizzle Your future self is awesome ☺️

[Eric Betzig @Eric_Betzig]

As much as I admire Feynman, he did not "Instantly prove(s) the O-rings failed due to the cold, cracking the case single-handedly". Engineers at Morton Thiokol (suppliers of the solid rocket boosters) were well aware of the problem with the o-rings not sealing properly in cold temperatures, particularly after finding evidence of significant escape of hot gases past the seals in the previously coldest launch (53 deg F) a year earlier. They strongly recommended that the launch be postponed on account of cold weather (forecast 30 deg F), but management overruled them under pressure by NASA.
Sally Ride, who as an astronaut had extensive contacts with engineers across NASA and its suppliers, was the first Commissioner in the inquiry to become aware of these issues. She relayed them to Commissioner General Kutyna, who had formed a bond with Feynman. According to Feynman himself in his book, Kutyna discreetly addressed the issue by asking him what would be the effect of cold weather on the o-rings in his carburetor -- showing how difficult it was to share sensitive information, even within the Commission itself. Feynman immediately got the point. As the obvious loose cannon on the Commission, Ride and Kutyna used Feynman as the means to point the finger publicly, without leaving a trail back to the original sources, who might have otherwise faced retaliation. Very slick work by all three of them.

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

Sore thumb? Swap hands.

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

@HdizzyDizzle I've thrown a few dead chooks into the rubbish too, you've eased my guilt.

[𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 @Matt_Pinner]

Can you name one thing Germany gave to the world.

[What is Zak Crawley doing? @ZakCrawleyFan]

Zak Crawley might be the worst person to use a bat since that Chinese bloke who started Covid

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

That was thicker than Stokes' tickle! #ashes25

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

Got every door and window open right now.

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

This would be like walking on soft sand, so would suck.

[Interesting AF @interesting_aIl]

Japan is revolutionizing the way it generates electricity by harnessing the power of footsteps. The country has installed piezoelectric tiles in high-traffic areas, such as Shibuya Crossing and Tokyo Station, which capture the mechanical pressure from footsteps and convert it into electricity

[Bishontherockz @BishOnTheRockx]

In Bazball, you live by the sword and then you shove the sword straight into your ass.

[@BrettLee_58 @BrettLee_58]

Hey @piersmorgan Seeing if you need a cuddle mate! How’s that ashes prediction going ? #Ashes #5-0 @FoxCricket

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

This is the colour of the sky above me

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

@SamFaff You Faffed that, Sam.

[FischerKing @FischerKing64]

Stanley Kubrick gave an interview to Playboy Magazine after the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey. They asked him about chess, knowing that as a young man he spent countless hours in Washington Square Park playing compulsively - from noon to midnight. Here is what Kubrick said:

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

@LewSOS With a great selection of craft beers on tap 🍺

[CricBlog ✍ @cric_blog]

99.94
https://t.co/3T3hRtYSb1

[Chentomology @czbugsart]

We love jumping spiders because they are smol, cute, active, friendly and always looking around curiously with their huge eyes. But do you know they’re also masters of mimicry? Check out the bugs they pretend to be (and some of those are really good)!💚💚

[wrybill @BillMcGeoch1]

What a mad butcher!