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cosmoboton Semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recording

Imagine the possible benefits such technology could allow to those suffering from Locked-in syndrome or similar conditions making regular speech impossible.

cosmoboton Building a PS1 style retro 3D renderer

Valheim is an indie game with a PS1-style aesthetic built using Unity.

https://www.valheimgame.com/home/#anchor4

cosmoboton Timeline of the Human Condition

Don't forget a correlating exponential growth in human population.

cosmoboton 15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete

It's worth noting that the same thing happened to the Democrats in 2000, and hadn't happened in the US at that point for over 100 years. Looked at from the perspective of the Democratic party: they have won the popular vote 4 out of the last 5 elections, but only won the presidency twice. It's not surprising the party's frustration with the Electoral College would continue to grow.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_ele...

cosmoboton Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. Project

"the world is a dangerous place and becoming more so."

Are you basing this statement on a general feeling or on a specific data-based metric? The military industrial complex greatly benefits from this common sentiment, but by most all quantitative measurements the world continues growing slowly safer, average lifespans increase, etc. While years-long aberrations exist (e.g. civil wars), the overall trend is very clearly antithetical to your statement.