Somewhat Competent Podcast

Somewhat Competent Podcast

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  • EP 34 Sorry to offend... I guess.

    Show Notes ep 34

    After an AI bot wrote a scientific paper on itself, the researcher behind the experiment says she hopes

    she didn't open a 'Pandora's box'

    https://www.insider.com/artificial-intelligence-bot-wrote-scientific-paper-on-itself-2-hours-2022-7

    Amazon's Ring has provided doorbell footage to police without owners' consent 11 times so far this

    year

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/tech/amazon-ring-police-footage/index.html

    Minnesota man indicted after staging arson as politically-motivated attack

    https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/minnesota-man-indicted-after-staging-arson-as-politicallymotivated-

    attack-brooklyn-center/

    Man arrested for killing noodling partner, claims “Bigfoot defense”

    https://www.fox23.com/news/man-arrested-killing-noodling-partner-claims-bigfoot-defense/

    AIULXSG5EVHKVMC67JMMBGDS4E/

    China crushes mass protest by bank depositors demanding their life savings back

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/10/china/china-henan-bank-depositors-protest-mic-intl-hnk/index.html

    The 'worst variant' is here

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/world/coronavirus-newsletter-intl-07-13-22/index.html

    Elon Musk’s dad, 76, confirms secret second child — with his stepdaughter

    https://nypost.com/2022/07/14/elon-musks-dad-76-confirms-secret-child-with-stepdaughter/

    PSA on nuclear attack leaves New Yorkers worried, baffled

    https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/psa-on-nuclear-attack-leaves-new-yorkers-worried-baffled-1.5985776

    Google’s Chrome OS Flex is now available for old PCs and Macs

    https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23215019/google-chrome-os-flex-operating-system-pc-macavailable

    57 min
  • EP 31, What’s it got to do with the price of tampons in America?

    Show Notes EP 31, What’s it got to do with the price of tampons
    in America?


    ‘They put

    tampons in men’s bathrooms’: Marjorie Taylor Greene
    blames shortage on transgender people

    https://news.yahoo.com/put-tampons-men-bathrooms-marjorie-095820186.html

    She

    said: “I’m telling you the truth. You can look it up.
    Look it up on the internet. Everything’s true on the internet.”


    Lauren Boebert said

    Jesus didn’t have enough AR-15s to prevent crucifixion

    https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/06/lauren-boebert-said-jesus-didnt-enough-ar-15s-prevent-crucifixion/

    “I

    do want you to know I pray for our president,” Boebert said.
    “Psalm 109:8 says, ‘May his days be few and another take
    his office.'”


    Juneau children

    given floor sealant instead of milk at summer school program, parents
    say

    https://www.ktoo.org/2022/06/14/juneau-children-given-floor-sealant-instead-of-milk-at-summer-school-program-parents-say/


    Happy the elephant

    is not a person, New York’s highest court rules

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/happy-the-elephant-is-not-a-person-new-yorks-highest-court-rules?utm_source=reddit.com

    ...happy

    is a “depressed elephant,” adding that “elephants
    are evolved to move—Happy just stands there.” He argues
    that Happy should be sent to an accredited sanctuary to be with other
    elephants in a larger, more natural-setting than her current one-acre
    enclosure, where she lives alone.


    Tesla

    Autopilot and Other Driver-Assist Systems Linked to Hundreds of
    Crashes

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/business/self-driving-car-nhtsa-crash-data.html?auth=login-google

    Automakers

    were allowed to redact descriptions of what happened during the
    accidents, an option that Tesla as well as Ford and others used
    routinely, making it harder to interpret the data.


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    1 hr 14 min
  • EP 30 Science News.

    Show Notes for EP 30.

    1. Artemis 1
      2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_1#Launch_campaign
      https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/artemisi_missionavailability_may2022.pdf
    2. This lunar robot prototype looks like a centaur meant for the moon
      3. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/tech/lunar-robot-demonstration-jaxa-gitai-scn/index.html
    3. Mothballed Uranium Mines Get New Lease on Life as Energy Prices Soar
      4. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mothballed-uranium-mines-get-new-lease-on-life-as-energy-prices-soar-11654689780
    4. Venus Probe Unsuccessfully Launched by Soviet Union in 1972 Is Losing Altitude; To Crash Land on Earth Between 2024-2027
      5. https://weather.com/en-IN/india/space/news/2022-06-07-venus-probe-launched-by-soviet-union-to-crash-land-on-earth
    5. New NASA spacecraft could survive a hellish descent on Venus
      6. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/world/nasa-davinci-venus-launch-date-scn/index.html
    6. NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Has a Pet Rock!
      7. https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-mars-perseverance-rover-has-a-pet-rock/
    7. Webb telescope's massive mirror hit by micrometeoroid
      8. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/08/world/webb-telescope-mirror-impact-scn/index.html
    8. Swarms of Crab-Like Creatures Found in River 1,600ft Beneath Antarctic Ice
      9. https://www.newsweek.com/swams-crab-creatures-river-antarctic-ice-1713441
    9. A US Supercomputer Just Broke The Exascale Barrier, Ranking Fastest in The World
      10. https://www.sciencealert.com/us-supercomputer-is-ranked-fastest-in-the-world-after-breaking-exascale-barrier
    10. Artificial General Intelligence Is Not as Imminent as You Might Think
      11. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artificial-general-intelligence-is-not-as-imminent-as-you-might-think1/
      1 hr 21 min

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