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by wjfox
Sat May 18, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Fictional Future
Topic: General sci-fi thread
Replies: 27
Views: 17467

Re: General sci-fi thread

by wjfox
Sat May 18, 2024 10:15 am
Forum: Computers & the Internet
Topic: Supercomputing News and Discussions
Replies: 71
Views: 95492

Re: Supercomputing News and Discussions

NVIDIA Grace Hopper Ignites New Era of AI Supercomputing May 12, 2024 Driving a fundamental shift in the high-performance computing industry toward AI-powered systems, NVIDIA today announced nine new supercomputers worldwide are using NVIDIA Grace Hopper™ Superchips to speed scientific research and...
by wjfox
Sat May 18, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: Science & Technology of the Future
Topic: I want to genetically engineer a snake and other animals and make a worlds zoo!
Replies: 4
Views: 1324

Re: I want to genetically engineer a snake and other animals and make a worlds zoo!

The square-cube law will kill your hopes and dreams. A 15 foot high ape is probably possible, and would be impressive to see. Gigantopithecus blacki was the nearest thing we had to this – it reached 3 m (9.8 ft) during the Pleistocene. No genetic samples have been recovered, but perhaps a super-AI ...
by wjfox
Fri May 17, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
Topic: Personal chat thread
Replies: 342
Views: 320479

Re: Personal chat thread

A friend and I went to Bill's Hammersmith Restaurant this evening. This was our dessert. "Bill's Flower Pot" –– edible pot, soil, flower... all made of chocolate. :) With strawberries. :) https://www.futuretimeline.net/images/misc/london/11.jpg https://www.futuretimeline.net/images/misc/lo...
by wjfox
Fri May 17, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
Topic: Cringe
Replies: 160
Views: 170979

Re: Cringe

Congress Suddenly Erupts Into Chaos Amid Hearing Published May 17, 2024 at 12:04 AM EDT Chaos reigned during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday after Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked a Democratic lawmaker over her eyelashes. The personal attack, which was directed at Texas...
by wjfox
Fri May 17, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: AI & Robotics
Topic: AI & Robotics News and Discussions
Replies: 915
Views: 972591

Re: AI & Robotics News and Discussions

by wjfox
Fri May 17, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Images, Podcasts & Videos
Topic: Dystopian images and videos
Replies: 109
Views: 167144

Re: Dystopian images and videos

by wjfox
Thu May 16, 2024 5:36 pm
Forum: Energy & the Environment
Topic: Climate Change News & Discussions
Replies: 1078
Views: 897815

Re: Climate Change News & Discussions

DeSantis signs bill wiping climate change references from Florida law 14 hours ago Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) declared on X Wednesday that a bill he signed that removes climate change as a priority in state energy policy would restore "sanity" and reject "the agenda of the radical...
by wjfox
Thu May 16, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: Cultured & Alternative Foods News and Discussions
Replies: 92
Views: 133100

Re: Cultured & Alternative Foods News and Discussions

Alabama bans lab-grown meat, joining Florida among US states outlawing alternative proteins Alabama became the second U.S. state to ban lab-grown meat, joining Florida which earlier this month outlawed the alternative protein. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Alabama Bill, which the prohibits "the man...