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An updated fable for 2017
https://archive.ph/JRatV
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/18/oregon-idaho-border-vote
Proponents of the Greater Idaho movement have argued Democrats in Portland don’t understand their way of life
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/paul-krugmans-right-about-the-economy-the-polls-are-wrong.html
Sometimes experts get it wrong, but not this time.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/18/mark-zuckerberg-indicates-meta-is-spending-billions-on-nvidia-ai-chips.html
Meta appears poised to spend billions of dollars by the end of this year on Nvidia's popular computer chips that are widely used for AI projects
I'm working on a prototype application, and for my use-case DeepFloyd IF gives me the best results by far. I was using replicate.ai, but the reliability and cold start times are unacceptable for my purposes (and DeepFloyd IF cannot be used in commercial products).
I think what made IF so good for my use-case is that it starts by generating a very small image. I need images generated with a single subject taking up most of the image and minimal background. I think IF is biased to these kinds of images since it starts with a very small image.
Currently using Dall-E 2, which is ok, but not nearly as good as IF. Stable Diffusion sometimes produces very weird images (haven't tried SD XL yet).
I recently read an article about OPEC, and how oil prices will likely rise for the next year or two. The article said this will cause a significant uptick in inflation indicators, so the Fed will likely raise rates.
I can understand raising rates in response to monetary inflation, but it doesn't make much sense to me to raise rates in response to supply-side shocks. It also seems cruel since the goal seems to be to raise rates so more people become unemployed or underemployed so that can't afford to buy gas.
I'm seeing strange behavior when I click on a post, then click the "back button" in my browser. Sometimes if I'm on the "subscribed" tab, click on an article, then press back, it seems to show me "all" or "local" posts. Sometimes it shows me a different list if I'm on the "all" tab, click on a post, then press back. Same behavior on Firefox mobile and desktop version.
Haven't went into in-depth testing, but I can't be the only one seeing this right?
Guessing it's something to do with browser, CDN, or server-side cache?
Trying to gauge if I'm going crazy or a little too much "online."
I currently live in Texas, and moving has been on my mind a lot lately as the Republican party and Texas itself seems to be slowly moving toward fascism. I don't know when the slide toward fascism will stop, and how much more authoritarian the state will get. I do not feel very good about my tax dollars going to support this state.
I am a middle-aged cishet white man; middle to upper middle class software engineer. I have leftist opinions (libsoc/ansoc), but I'm not an activist (I am very introverted, probably a little bit on the autism spectrum, and pretty much a hermit right now). I do seldom indulge in marijuana consumption, which is illegal here.
I really don't have much tying me down here. I have no close friends, no family in the state, and no current romantic partners. Last year, I moved within the state for a job, but the company was bought out, and everyone was layed off. I have very high autonomy at my current job, and could probably work fully remote if I wanted. Moving would be expensive (I am in an upside-down mortgage), but I have enough savings to take the hit.
I am personally feeling very isolated here (Texas suburb), at this point in my life, and am thinking about moving into some sort of intentional community (eco-village, cohousing, or land trust; not a commune) in a blue state (or even in Canada if I could pull that off).
Also, the weather in the last 2 years has been absolutely oppressive, and I have a hard time keeping anything alive in my veggie garden :)
Am I being over dramatic? Should I just stick it out here, and try to rebuild my life in a state that doesn't align with my beliefs?
Also, I've heard arguments that libs should stay or even move to red states, but I'm not convinced. The state rules with an iron fist, and pre-empts anything progressive Texas cities try to do. And the district I live in is already pretty solidly blue. Not to mention, red states put families that contain females or lbgt people in danger.