This AI data center says it is in Memphis but it appears to be in Mississippi south of Memphis. It currently uses dozens of unpermitted gas turbines for power. The US Department of Justice has blocked lawsuits because it is now a matter of national security. NAACP is involved in the lawsuit so it would seem this is in a predominantly black neighborhood.
Bob Dylan Shares Pros and Cons of Turning 80 in Rare Op-Ed
The interview is with the New York Times and behind a paywall. Quotes from the article from Rolling Stone (UK)
Bob Dylan Shares Pros and Cons of Turning 80 in Rare Op-Ed
Anthropic Is Still at Odds With the White House Over Claude Fable 5
A popular AI model, accused by the Trump administration of being “woke“, is currently blocked for alleged security reasons.
Anthropic Is Still at Odds With the White House Over Claude Fable 5
FIFA’s Haiti jersey ban echoes the long campaign to discredit and downplay the Haitian Revolution
Haiti had perhaps the only successful slave revolution in history, and the first country ever to ban slavery. Not mentioned in the article is that in 1820 Haiti was forced to pay the French the equivalent of about a half a billion dollars adjusted for inflation. This was for lost property, including slaves themselves. The debt was finally repaid fully in 1947. This Haitian independence debt was a major factor in the lack of development in Haiti over the last century.
FIFA’s Haiti jersey ban echoes the long campaign to discredit and downplay the Haitian Revolution
Port Huron Statement
On this date in 1962 the Port Huron Statement was released.
Port Huron Statement
Long Live Beans
I grew up eating red beans and rice, lentils, black beans, and hummus (does that count?). From Space Daily
People in the longest living populations on Earth tend to eat roughly four to five times as many beans as the average Westerner
Why Gruet Partnered with an Indigenous American Tribe to Grow Grapes
A local story. Very local. This vineyard is next door to Placitas, just to the north. We found some wine made by Gruet from this vineyard and it was very good. An article from 2018 that explains the arrangement with the Santa Ana pueblo.
Why Gruet Partnered with an Indigenous American Tribe to Grow Grapes
Russia Confiscates $7.6Bln in Assets in Largest Nationalization Yet
Russia is paying off its debts by nationalizing the businesses owned by its oligarchs. Not a bad idea I suppose. But ironic because most of the great post-Soviet Russian fortunes were made by “privatizing” state-owned enterprises. From The Moscow Times (published in Amsterdam).
Russia Confiscates $7.6Bln in Assets in Largest Nationalization Yet
Body Language
A good essay on how communication changes humans, physically. I think he misses the final point by not going far enough. The changes caused by future communication technologies will make real and at least semi-permanent change your brain, if that hasn’t happened already. By Terry Goodier.
Body Language
More About Project Jupiter
Been seeing the TV ads here for months. Finally admitting it’s an Oracle data center. Does anyone else find it bizarre that this one data center will consume pretty much as much electricity as the rest of the state? I keep wondering who is paying for all of this.
Steven A. Guccione 