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6 months agoWhat about treadmill-based walking? It’s too freaking hot out during the summer.
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5·6 months agoThe US is not the only country that has enacted laws governing jurisdiction in cases of genocide that has occurred outside their borders. Many of these countries also have laws that are automatically in force when a determination of genocide has been made by the UN. These laws generally cover sanctions and doing business with “those who perpetrate or support genocide”.
Many other States have adopted statutes pursuant to Article VI, which explicitly provide not only for territorial jurisdiction, but also for universal jurisdiction over genocide. Examples of such statutes include: the 2002 German Code of Crimes Against International Law (Völkerstrafgesetzbuch) Section 1 of which recognizes the jurisdiction of German courts over genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed outside the German territory and to which Germany has no specific link. Likewise, Section 2, § 1(a) of the Dutch International Crimes Act of 19 June 2003 makes provision for universal jurisdiction over genocide provided that the alleged perpetrator is physically present in the Netherlands. Moreover, the Canadian’s Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes Act, adopted on 24 June 2000 sets the basis for universal jurisdiction for genocide; Section 6, §1 of this Act reads as follows:
Every person who, either before or after the coming into force of this section, commits outside Canada (a) genocide […] is guilty of an indictable offence and may be prosecuted for that offence in accordance with section 8.
Many other countries, including France, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, and Austria, have adopted national legislation, as required under Genocide Convention Article VI, that allow for the prosecution of genocide committed outside their territories.
The political question of the US’ position on genocide rulings can be better understood by reading what it has done with previous atrocities.
This repost was done during Bush Sr’s presidency by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. It goes through the US’ response in the past to quite a few incidents and describes the decisions that were made and the thinking behind them.
https://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/Todd_Buchwald_Report_031819.pdf
52·6 months agoUnder-shaved, brown-robed and jovial, Benanti is adept at explaining how technology can change the world, “with humans ceding the power of choice to an algorithm that knows us too well. Some people treat AIs like idols, like oracles, like demigods. The risk is that they delegate critical thinking and decisional power to these machines.”
AI is about choices. He points out: “Already a few tens of thousands of years ago, the club could have been a very useful tool or a weapon to destroy others …”
The Italians, not pioneers in the technology, warn that AI prefigures a world in which progress does not optimise human capabilities, but replaces them.
While I certainly do not side with the Catholic Church and their moralistic dogma, it is valuable to pay attention to a group that has made it their mission to think about how humanity is affected by various things. Never mind that they have their own bias in how humanity should be conducting itself. If instead, you treat them as a think tank with a relatively narrow focus, then we can make use of their work in this area.
I’m relieved to see at least one world leader though listening to an expert on technology. The US Congress had a department just for interpreting and researching various high technology concepts, but in their infinite wisdom they decided they knew better and disbanded the department.
One may disagree with the Catholic churches interpretation of their explanations of how AI technology can affect humans, but we would be fools to completely disregard their reports and findings.
Can’t we just declare the entire Trump crime family to be an enemy of the state?
Ok, first, it only applies to Type 2 diabetes.
In a remarkable medical breakthrough, Chinese scientists have successfully cured a patient of type 2 diabetes through an innovative cell therapy approach.
Second, it was done on a case-by-case basis. Each person has their own therapy tailored for them. This does not appear to be a mass-solution.
The groundbreaking treatment involved transplanting lab-grown replicas of the patient’s own insulin-producing islet cells into their body. This ingenious approach effectively restored the patient’s pancreatic islet function, enabling the body to regulate blood sugar levels naturally without external intervention.
From the linked article:
According to a South China Morning Post report, the patient underwent the cell transplant in July 2021.
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The new therapy involves programming the patient’s peripheral blood mononuclear cells, transforming them into “seed cells” to recreate pancreatic islet tissue in an artificial environment. This approach leverages the body’s regenerative capabilities, an emerging field known as regenerative medicine.
It also covers those who are not biologically fit to be mates. Various conditions can appear as physical traits.
Shocked! Shocked, I tell you. /s
The California Community College I went to allowed you to filter classes in the schedule by whether they offered ZTC - Zero Textbook Cost or OER - Open Educational Resource.
Here’s his justification, so he doesn’t have to make one up out of thin air:
On 22 April 1808, during the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia, a Russian army landed on the southeastern shores of Gotland near Grötlingbo. Under command of Nikolai Andreevich Bodisko 1,800 Russians took the city of Visby without any combat or engagement, and occupied the island. A Swedish naval force rescue expedition was sent from Karlskrona under the command of admiral Rudolf Cederström with 2,000 men; the island was liberated and the Russians capitulated. Russian forces left the island on 18 May 1808.
So, you see, it was Russian territory for almost a month.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotland#Early_modern_period
Its position in the middle of the Baltic Sea and more or less off the coast of Kaliningrad would make it an excellent military outpost from which to control shipping and spy on their neighbors.
I was just rewatching Midsomer Murders and there’s a Russian Blue cat - KillMouski.
How careless do you have to be to just have ammo lying around, unknown to you? Here’s a thought, T&C says they’ll release them if they lose their right to own a gun in the US?
You give your top talent what they want. The problem is that they hired a consultant to find out what that was. The consultant, knowing on which side his bread was buttered, told the board what they wanted to hear, which is, after all, why they hired a consultant instead of just asking.
Somehow, I find it interesting he lives in Caesarea. The site of the martyrdom of Palestinian Jews. I wonder how Bibi spells irony.
During the Bar Kokhba revolt of 132–135 ce, the Romans tortured and killed the 10 greatest leaders and sages of Palestinian Jewry, including Rabbi Akiba. Caesarea was almost certainly the place of execution of Rabbi Akiba and the others according to tradition (c. 135 ce). The death of these Ten Martyrs is still commemorated in the liturgy for Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement).
https://www.snopes.com/articles/466491/ages-founding-fathers-july-4-1776/
The signers of the Declaration of Independence. Lots of young 'uns in there.
Adams, John MA 40
Adams, Samuel 53
Bartlett, Josiah 46
Braxton, Carter 39
Carroll, Charles 38
Chase, Samuel 35
Clark, Abraham 50
Clymer, George 37
Ellery, William 48
Floyd, William 41
Franklin, Benjamin 70
Gerry, Elbridge 32
Gwinnett, Button 41
Hall, Lyman 52
Hancock, John 40
Harrison, Benjamin 50
Hart, John 65
Hewes, Joseph 46
Heyward Jr., Thomas 30
Hooper, William 34
Hopkins, Stephen 69
Hopkinson, Francis 38
Huntington, Samuel 45
Jefferson, Thomas 33
Lee, Francis Lightfoot 41
Lee, Richard Henry 44
Lewis, Francis 63
Livingston, Philip 60
Lynch Jr., Thomas 26
McKean, Thomas 42
Middleton, Arthur 34
Morris, Lewis 50
Morris, Robert 42
Morton, John 52
Nelson Jr., Thomas 37
Paca, William 35
Paine, Robert Treat 45
Penn, John 36
Read, George 42
Rodney, Caesar. 47
Ross, George 46
Rush, Benjamin 30
Rutledge, Edward 26
Sherman, Roger 55
Smith, James 57
Stockton, Richard 45
Stone, Thomas MD 33
Taylor, George PA 60
Thornton, Matthew 62
Walton, George 35
Whipple, William 46
Williams, William 45
Wilson, James 33
Witherspoon, John 53
Wolcott, Oliver 49
Wythe, George VA 50
But if he ordered a member of the military to do it, they are required to refuse illegal orders
But the argument is that if the President orders it, it’s not illegal. Nixon tried that and got shot down.
Wearing a hoodie with the words “We use Math” on the front, Google search boss Prabhakar Raghavan had an important message for employees at an all-hands meeting last month. But he first wanted them to settle in and get comfortable.
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Raghavan said Google’s digital ad business had become “the envy of the world.” He noted that over the last three years, annual revenue has grown by more than $100 billion, exceeding Starbucks, Mazda and TikTok combined.
Does this mean you’ll be using math to pay them more for producing more? (have to add /s)
The Russian response is purely for their internal consumption.