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It's rather frustrating that a lot of people treat changing ones mind while in leadership, regardless of the context surrounding the decision, as some kind of unforgivable sin.

AI is such a tricky one. On the one hand, it is the bleeding edge of tech and so many other nations are pouring resources into it, it seems obvious to follow the lead. On the other, it's likely the one area of tech development which is an utter Pandoras Box for me - the outcome of AI development in the way it's being done will both be highly consequential to every human alive and (almost absolutely) massively unpredictable. It's a roulette wheel where the stakes are near-absolute IMO, and I'm not sure at all whether that level of risk is necessary.

There's a lot of bot accounts on there these days that have their accounts locked too. Meta doesn't care because engagement with the ones spewing bigoted bollocks gets clicks, which gets ad revenue, which gets profit. As far as I know, their entire moderation process is automated these days.

I do, but I also know how quickly things can change given political will. And also... This. Exporting to a place that can or will use it for power generation is as bad as causing the emissions ourselves. Worse, probably.

Hopefully.

As long as the use for power generation is both minimal and very shortlived from this point in time.

Or throwing a bone to areas of the base that might otherwise give him trouble from the start. It's a bit frustrating that he and a couple of previous leaders have been put in this position in the first place by a consistent lack of policy decisions from decades ago resulting in not investing in both renewables and fission properly.

Well, that's not exactly encouraging news. If we can get in someone like Pep then, fair enough. Not sure the Howe suggestion above really does much for me - he's likely the best English manager about but right now that's a really low bar to clear.

Ugh. Not the most auspicious of starts, but it's very early in such decision-making process so there is time to change his mind. Hopefully some other folks around him might be persuasive.

Personally, I would give Tuchel one more chance at Euro 28 to show that he's learned from the tactical and mentality errors shown in that match, but expectation must be high and anything short of that means he goes.

But very on brand.

I would agree that the best hands to keep such things in still belong to the UK. Other matters requiring international cooperation, however, may require a differing approach.

Nothing more American than thinking their rules have the divine right to apply to the rest of the world.

Soft power, driven by economics, was what the British Empire did mostly rely upon - except on those occasions where an expeditionary force or gunboat fleet was needed. It wasn't always fluffy, as history clearly states. In any case, semantics over one particular term of that point being made hardly invalidates or renders irrelevant the rest of it.

I don't admire them so much as think the way they are preparing for the future and a changing world is our best and perhaps only opportunity to maintain continuity of civilisation through it. It's entirely possible that they are utilising soft power for entirely nefarious purposes and should they gain supremacy the world of 1984 will come about (mostly) for real. And if that is true, everyone else will have to make the rather dark choice between that and the US's Mad Max ending - where what is left of civilisation is defined only by violence and the most physically brutal have the right to do absolutely anything and everything they want to everyone else. I guess that choice is entirely down to the beholder.

As per above, let me know when that's happening as blatantly as is happening now with the Americans. I do agree however that the Chinese are best prepared for the coming future of our species and therefore will likely end up with the most ability to make decisions. That does differentiate them though from the other big global players at the present time by virtue of them actually considering the future of the planet and their place on it at all, rather than treating it as a free for all bar before the drinks run out and everyone dies fighting over what's left.

Kallis was more prolific with bat and ball, but Sobers was the most talented all round cricketer of all time imo. RIP.

Fair, most of the people there, then. I don't think anyone can or is about to argue that a plurality of the Venezuelan population actively wants their country to become a direct American satrapy. In any case, the above being said, the point about the horrific hypocrisy of it all stands - but then given that people like Rubio don't understand the concepts of shame or contrition, simply pointing out that they are hypocrites obviously isn't enough by itself.

Do let me know when a partisan member of the Chinese government is directly running the resource based economy of any African nation directly from Beijing without any kind of consideration of the consent of the people there.

I don't think he's Test captaincy material either - the same way that KP wasn't. But he is one guy in the team that I would back to just play "his way" because I honestly believe if you try to put fetters on him you get a lesser player - again, the same as with someone like KP.

It really wasn't (far too dry), but I appreciate the compliment anyway. Anyhow, back on topic, it's tragic that the area under discussion is being concreted over when rewilding it is an entirely viable option.

Right. And just to be clear, my initial reply was intended to be as facetious as your own.

Never understood the appeal myself tbh.

As well as being one of the largest sporting consumers of the most vital resource on the planet - fresh water.

Reading the history of people abusing such trust based systems in that article is... depressing.