The Internet is Crack Podcast
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AI Servers vs. The Power Grid AI data centers run nonstop and are pushing power grids to their limits. During extreme heat, storms, or outages, who gets priority—people or servers? Dr. Ben Green breaks down the hidden costs of the AI boom. Full episode: youtu.be/FftDPKHINuE #AI #DataCenters
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AI is evolving faster than regulation. Maribeth Rauh, researcher at the AI Accountability Lab and former Google DeepMind, explains why accountability is becoming harder as AI grows more powerful and increasingly shapes human judgment and decision-making. 🎧 youtu.be/Mf4TejHKXUs #AI #TechEthics
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What if a robot could test consequences before acting? Some now run internal simulations instead of relying only on trial and error. Dr. Alan Winfield on how machines learn—and what that reveals about us. 🎧 youtu.be/zmetn7sSMn4 #AI #Robotics #podcast
Smarter robots… or riskier ones? Dr. Alan Winfield warns that combining robots with LLMs may increase real-world danger. The full episode explores how machines learn through error & imitation—and what that means for intelligence itself. 👉 youtu.be/zmetn7sSMn4 #AI #Robotics #Tech #podcast
Gambling can act like a drug Gambling is the only behavioral addiction in the DSM—no substance required. Dr. Kasra Ghaharian explains why the act itself can mirror drugs or alcohol, and what that means as digital betting grows. Listen: youtu.be/4MUmOykxIrI #Addiction #Gambling #MentalHealth
Authenticity online is carefully constructed. We explore how people perform “being real” while navigating platforms built for profit. With Alice E. Marwick, we dig into how algorithms shape communication, reward bad actors, and make honest discourse harder. Listen: youtu.be/6n1fQqdu5Gw #podcast
Why communities everywhere are pushing back on AI data centers. Dr. Ben Green explains why opposition is growing across the political spectrum. The full episode explores the real costs of AI infrastructure and whether this path is sustainable. Watch: youtu.be/FftDPKHINuE?... #AI #DataCenters
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Now Trumps going to start a new war with Cuba to cover up the Screwed up war with Iran that he used to cover up the Epstein files!! I say blow Epstein Island off the map not Cuba! chips-gifs.com
People don’t get it: @mayor.nyc.gov 1.5 generation New Yorker—work hard, mind your business. Some journalists mistake restraint for weakness. But supporting @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and not @kamalaharris.com ? That opens a conversation, ‘many of those policies came from the same architects.
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@camhigby 🚨 Trans activist at Seattle City Hall just attacked me and stole my hat after I was repeatedly pushed, grabbed, and blocked. “Take it! Take it! Steal it!” Militants repeatedly told me I wasn’t safe at City Hall. Katie Wilson refuses to reign in trans violence in her city.
Serving legs for days… but who’s counting? 😉 👠 #footfetish #legs #legsfetish
We're mobilizing EVERYWHERE, to make sure that anybody in this state that cares about democracy shows up to vote." - Chris Alexander, Executive Director of the New York State Conference of the NAACP
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Don't tell me you "feel" like things are good. get proof to be able to make change if needed.
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"Todd Blanche is trying to get himself a permanent job" - Gregory Joseph of The Alliance for Gun Safety explains how the Trump DOJ and ATF are gutting our gun safety laws Listen to @MSignorile at Signorile.com
“All you see in the cipher is a man who stood for his people and his country.” The nation is proud of Imran Khan. #ReleaseKhanSaveHisHealth
#Epstein survivors will be testifying publicly in Palm Beach, FL today. It's urgent we don't stop talking about the #EpsteinFiles and the #EpsteinCoverup #Pinks #ProudBlue
📣 New #book launch 🏭️ What makes a good job in times of rapid change? 'Job Quality in a Turbulent Era' explores how #digitalisation, #AI, and the #GreenTransition are reshaping #JobQuality. 📖 Read, download, and share (open access) on Elgar Publishing: buff.ly/7fHezor
🔴 Ukrainian gymnast protests at European championships. During the European junior championships, a Ukrainian athlete covered her ears and eyes in protest as the Belarusian national anthem played, following the decision to permit Russian and Belarusian gymnasts to compete under their national flags
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Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC Desktop – AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz, NVIDIA RTX 4060, 1TB NVME SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3200, 600W Gold PSU, 11AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit,Black 🛒 Check on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9PC692K/?tag=sersart2024-20
I’m so confused… is the game that fun? Star Citizen crossed $1 billion in donations and it hasn’t been released… Game was announced in 2012. #starcitizen #starcitizenlove
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Good morning, lovelies~ Oops forgot to actually say hi! I'm extremely busy today, but i'll pull through! I hope you're all well, and please know that you're loved. 🩷🩵🤍
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He came out at one of his rallies, before being elected, and said, “I don’t care about you. I only want your vote.” What part of that didn’t you understand?
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Toretsk. Another town in Ukraine that Russia has turned to ash and ruins. Russians who claimed to have come to "liberate" Donbas are only liberating it from life itself.
ABS overturned in #Rockies at #Angels (Top 1). Los Angeles Angels challenged the ball call on Walbert Ureña's pitch to TJ Rumfield. Ball -> Called Strike. HP: Chad Fairchild | Upheld 39.7% (23/58).
Artist Jiawei Shen undertakes an ambitious artwork about the history of communism. Alongside Jiawei's effort is a portrait of his marriage, forged in the chaos of China's Cultural Revolution. Welcome to Babel: Painting Communism Watch free knowledge.ca/program/welcome-babel-painting-communism
"Kind of emblematic of their team, they're just trusting the process here." @emilymkaplan on the Hurricanes' lack of changes ahead of Game 2 🏒