That makes no sense at all.

ChatGPT is built using Google technology (transformers) and was trained by crawling the same sorts of public data sources that Google has direct access to.

People think Google is playing catch-up but the situation is very much reversed. ChatGPT just jumped ahead on monetization.

A 7900xtx already pushes 500-600 fps in Valorant (and other similar games). People are getting 300+ on a 3060ti.

One more generation of GPUs and some popular eSports games will hit 1,000 fps.

So it makes sense to work on displays now.

This is the problem with fossil fuels and their centralized nature. The poorest people and nations are the most dependent and therefore the most vulnerable to price shocks.

Rich people can install solar, batteries, heavily insulate their homes, retrofit boilers and heaters. They can switch to EVs. They can absorb higher energy costs but they can also afford to avoid them together.

It really highlights how we made a mess of this transition. We should have pulled subsidies from fossil fuel companies and used the money to build out a green economy from the ground up and we should have started decades ago.

> basically said that some people blamed renewables for the Texas power outage issues

"Some people" here being elected officials, including the state's governor, which I think is quite an important distinction.

> Second article has a paywall

That's what 12ft ladder is for.

> Texas generates more renewable energy than any other state

No doubt. There's a lot of potential there and enterprising folk are trying to take advantage of it.

> and Texas invests a hell of a lot of money into renewables

Does "Texas", or do a range of private groups (including from outside Texas) invest this money?

What's the breakdown of subsidies for fossil fuel projects vs renewable projects?

You can't pat Texas officials who are staunchly anti-renewables and anti-climate science for the private groups who are investing in renewables.

Oh and while we are here:

• https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/23577512/texas-clean-energy-wind-solar-natural-gas-ercot-blackout

Doesn't mean lawmakers there aren't constantly attacking renewables and trying to stymie adoption.

• https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/19/texas-renewable-energy-oil-gas/
• https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/texas-republicans-hate-clean-energy-17736911.php
• https://txses.org/rooftop-solar-under-attack/

Teaches a fundamentally important skill set.

https://finland.fi/life-society/educated-decisions-finnish-media-literacy-deters-disinformation/

It's not tricky you just need a few things: relative income equality, social stability, and mandatory media literacy classes.

It's just sad how rare that combination is.

I’m giving this comment an upvote and I want assurances that this upvote will get to Ruby. Make sure she knows she’s been upvoted.

The reaction lasted for 5 microseconds.

And the power required to get it was 300-400 megajoules of grid power to create a 2.05-megajoule laser shot which yielded 3.15 megajoules of energy output.

Getting 0.9% the energy returned for a small fraction of a second is a breakthrough, of sorts, but fusion power remains many decades away from being a reality and even then it'll only be a reality in niche (military, space) applications.

It's complex, expensive, and produces massive amounts of waste heat, so it's just not really compelling when it goes up against dirt cheap renewables.

The second "study" was by a supplement company and used self reporting of pain (WOMAC). Zero evidence to suggest the collagen supplements drove that outcome.

Are the others any better?

Eating collagen, smearing it on your face, rubbing it into your hands, does absolutely nothing. When you eat it your digestive system breaks it down into amino acids as with any other protein.

Your body (fibroblasts) synthesizes collagen from amino acids, primarily glycine-proline-X or glycine-X-hydroxyproline. It makes as much as it needs or as much as it can. You don't push more into your cells through consumption or osmosis.

There is as much science behind collagen supplements or cremes as there is behind eating a bear's gall bladder for sexual potency.

It’s not that radial is it. I thought this was largely accepted.

It can also be very effective when used sparingly. An example being in the movie "Signs" when the news report shows the home footage of the child's birthday party.

You like telling people you have an art history degree but "art history" gives you little insight into tax law or modern financial vehicles, does it.

I'll come to you if I want to know which lacquers were popular in 15th century East Asian art or to get your thoughts on Civil War marine paintings.

If you can't explain something then you probably don't understand it. If you did you'd be able to explain and defend your stance.

I'd quite like to know why you think so.

Given it was last sold for 25 million pounds to a Japanese insurance company at the peak of the 80s bubble when Japanese mega-corporations were all trying to outdo each other in displays of corporate excess I wonder how you might argue your case.

I'd like to point out "fine art" such as this really only has value due to money laundering, speculation, and tax evasion.

Without those factors pumping up prices so the ultra rich can profit, nobody would think twice about a 19th century painting of some flowers. Van Gogh certainly couldn't have sold it for tens of millions. He was a commercial failure and only sold two paintings when he was alive.

Other important things to note is this stunt did not damage the painting at all and has likely increased its value.