\3. Try a triple list
The first of several list suggestions on this, er, list. “Every day I list three things I must do: one annoying task (eg, post letter), one uncomfortable one (eg, attend gym class) and one painful one (eg, no sugar). Having three of varying discomfort means I am more likely to do the lesser ones as a way to productively procrastinate on the bigger one.” Fionnula, reader
Well, I liked this one. That’s not saying I will necessarily do it…
HuffPo: ‘Are You Seriously This Stupid?': Legal Minds Nail Trump After Fox News ‘Confession’
The former president’s latest defense backfires on social media.
Some of the tweets included in the article are hilarious.
NYT: James Carville: Kamala Harris’s Best Strategy to Defeat Trump
But what’s not simple: We have an incumbent vice president running against a former president in a change election. From Labor Day to Election Day, to clinch victory and drive a nail into Mr. Trump’s political career, there are three imperatives Ms. Harris must pursue successfully to become the certified fresh candidate at the ballot box in November.
Help Mr. Trump hurt himself in the debate(s). …
Break from President Biden on policy. …
Display a clear growth mind-set from the 2020 Democratic primaries. …
James Carville has an interesting perspective and was a key figure in The War Room, a documentary on Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 campaign.
New contract begins with the 2025-26 season and runs through 2033.
I hope they’ve left themselves enough wiggle room under the salary cap for upcoming negotiations. However, the NHL’s revenue has been doing well, so they are probably banking on the cap rising.
MacRumors: Apple Seeds Ninth visionOS 2 Beta to Developers
visionOS 2 is able to take the depth information from 2D photos and turn them into 3D photos using advanced machine learning. Apple says that the feature is meant to add depth to photos to make memories more immersive.
There are new hand gestures for activating the Home View and Control Center, and the Home View is also now customizable with apps able to be rearranged. Travel Mode now includes support for trains, and Guest User profiles are now saved for 30 days so guests don’t have to do the setup process every time they try out the headset.
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MacRumors: Microsoft Says Apple’s 30% Fee Makes Xbox Cloud Gaming iOS App ‘Impossible’
Microsoft’s chief complaint is that the App Store rules require subscriptions and features to be made available on iOS devices with in-app purchase, which is “not feasible.” A consumption-only situation where content is purchased on another platform and played on iOS is not allowed for cloud gaming apps.
Apple’s 30 percent commission fee “makes it impossible” for Microsoft to monetize its cloud gaming service, and it is neither “economically sustainable nor justifiable.”
Microsoft also complains about Apple’s lack of support for alternative app stores and the limitations of web apps, such as an inability to access device hardware features.
BBC: Canada’s 2023 wildfires emitted more carbon than most countries
Only China, the US and India produced more carbon emissions than the 2023 Canadian fires.
Unusually high temperatures and drought helped fuel the worst wildfire season in the country’s history, burning 15m hectares (37m acres) of land - an area roughly the size of Florida.
Scientists worry the exceptional burning of Canada’s boreal forest could affect global climate change projections, as the forests play a major role in capturing planet-warming carbon.
404Media: This Is Doom Running on a Diffusion Model
Is it possible that in the future all video game engines would just be different diffusion models? Maybe, I don’t know. As the researchers note, “important questions remain,” such as, how do you make a diffusion model version of Doom without training on an already existing version of Doom, or as is the problem with all generative AI, how do you make games that are not directly derived from existing games, and if you do, are you just stealing from all the game developers who created that training data?
Last Updated: 03.Sep.2024 23:59 EDT
