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Data Centers: Bigger is Not Better (opens the original)
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Bigger is not always better. Optimal size depends on the specific context, function, and individual preferences. Huge systems can be harder to run and less accurate for specific human needs. Specifically regarding technology and AI, massive artificial intelligence models do not always beat smaller ones at every task.The primary trend is to build much bigger data centers—specifically massive “hyperscale” facilities and multi-billion-dollar campuses—driven by the intense power demands of artificia
Now is the Time for Term Limits (opens the original)
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Running Out of Options in Iran (opens the original)
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After over five full months of war with Iran, over 10,000 people killed (including 18 U.S. service members), with over 1,000 Tomahawk Land Missiles fired at Iran (each missile costs over $2 million per unit), more than 1,100 JASSM Air-to-Surface missiles used (costing between $700,000 - $1 million per unit), an estimated 40-70 Precision Strike Missiles (each unit cost being between $1.6 - $3.5 million), and over 1,000 Patriot missiles used ($4 million per unit), the key U.S. goals remain unmet.
The Wrestler (opens the original)
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I seek neither sympathy nor pity. I am simply trying to be honest.The path I have chosen for my life has not been all bad. Perhaps from where I began, it was the best I could have done. Perhaps.But I do not believe that for one moment. I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to create some kind of product - a piece of writing, a painting, a sculpture, a song - something that would resonate with people. Not popular, but meaningful. Not glory, but remembrance. But instead I chose a safer path.I did som
Public Education (opens the original)
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