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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 26 minutes ago (1 children)

My high school classes spent a lot more time than that on WWII, but most definitely did not cover Hitler's tariff policy.

 

Not the greatest source, but the only one covering this particular story right now.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/21081043

No, you can't replace diplomacy and consular services with AI. What you'll get instead is dominance over the region by Russia and China

 

No, you can't replace diplomacy and consular services with AI. What you'll get instead is dominance over the region by Russia and China

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 11 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

A lot of engineers don't realize that there is earned expertise and skill in other fields...or that the consent of the governed matters.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Guiding drones to a target is the killer app for VR headsets

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 6 points 13 hours ago

Losing is what scares him.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Democrats respond to public pressure. Create enough, and they will do the right thing.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 23 hours ago

It's supposed to. And it might actually affect things; the deportations seem to be paused for now

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

It's not just Harvard though, even if they're taking the lead and getting the headlines

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

If the Trump/Musk administration actually folded, they'd:

  • Restore all funding
  • Continue with additional grants for research on the basis of merit, per historical practice
  • Stop trying to deport students, staff, and faculty

I don't see any of those happening yet; just trying to pass blame to lower-ranking officials.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

"Nobody" is a very strong word, and simply false

In any case, it's not the DNC that's the barrier here; it's who is actually elected to office

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 day ago (7 children)

It's on us to push to make it happen

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago

Not that I am aware of

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