Let's continue with the AC madness :-)
The main source of confusion in this debate is that when Americans talk about AC, they mean a distributed cooling system (HVAC), which is generally less aggressive.
AC installed in Europe is often based on a single unit that blows in a single direction, and often rather aggressively.
And this is the essence of the problem.
If you sleep under such an AC, it's almost certain that you will pick up a runny nose, a sore throat, a headache, or stiff muscles.
Two nights ago, I slept on the sofa under the AC while waiting for the Croatian WC game, and after a few hours, I developed a sore throat and a runny nose. The negative effect was immediate.
I jumped into the sea and spent some time under the sun, and it was gone.
Older people sleeping directly under an AC are actually risking their lives, and I'm not even joking.
So, regulatory pushback in Europe has some logic; these things, if used improperly, are dangerous. You can't have cold air blowing directly into your body, which is fighting the heat; in Europe, pretty much everybody knows this.
Cold drafts on a warm body that cause health issues are not superstitions; they're basic physics and biology, and if you deny this, it's hard to take your points seriously.
HVAC systems work differently; they distribute cold air throughout the house, so there is little risk of directional cold drafts.
But who has time for such nuances? Let's just label everybody as poor :-)
@sporadica plus anthtopic’s public reason for blocking ai research is clearly bs given Dario was saying on dwarkesh pod that they want to block competitors from using their latest and greatest models for ai research
you may start off as a normal human being with a sense of right and wrong
but jason (early uber investor btw) is proof that The Grift eventually rots you from within
@tenobrus@ctjlewis@a16z@pmarca amen. marc andreesen’s follows are a whos-who of the most vile poisonous dirtbags on the planet
see a horrific tweet > profile > followed by marc andreesen. every single time