Pope Leo XIV presenting his first papal encyclical (on AI and human dignity), alongside the Anthropic co-founder is God-tier PR maneuvering on Anthropic’s part.
JOSHUA TREE is special because that region is the only place on earth where the Yuca Brevifolia (the “tree”) exists.
It’s a preserve to one of the most unique plants on earth. There is no other cactus that grows like this.
Fun fact a “branch” of the Joshua tree only forms when a cold snap happens at a specific temperature.
We have not discovered how or why the Joshua Tree grows in the way it does and every Joshua tree is completely unique. Like snowflakes there are no 2 alike trees.
A thread of horrendous takes mistaking grandeur as the sole purpose of a national park. Coming from someone who probably never reads an informational plaque.
@iiiitsandrea All these comments make me realize just how bad this platform is. SF at the end of May will almost certainly have heavy fog and likely wind. You're better off staying in the South Bay near Palo Alto where it will likely be much warmer.