That’s pretty much my thinking too. I mean, what’s the less biased alternative to get to the truth here? The law firm has an incentive to satisfy the people paying them, but they also have their own reputation to maintain.

So I guess I’d be inclined to skeptically believe their findings. Although, it would be better if the firm released their own summary (or endorsed this one).

I would have thought so too, but they’re working on at least one. Although you’re right about a lot of places being unfeasible–anything more than dirt/gravel in a very limited number of communities would be cost prohibitive.

Suno is a bit more active (just because it’s been around longer) and there are some hilarious songs there too. I Glued My Balls to My Butthole is one of my favorites.

I feel exactly the same way. I can now be creative in ways I couldn’t before. Sometimes I’ll use my own lyrics, sometimes I’ll use ChatGPT to write lyrics and I’ll edit. It’s really fun to play with the same lyrics in different genres too.

Those are the exact things I’m looking for (just waiting for a few more roads to connect towns). I’m glad to hear it’s living up to the expectations I’ve heard of!

I went to Iceland a couple years ago and the landscapes are amazing, but there are definitely areas where you run into a lot of tourists, busses, etc.

I’m visiting the Faroe Islands later this year and I’m hoping to experience some rugged landscapes in relative isolation there too.

No worries, I just wanted to share a couple cool AI tools. Figured this sub was as good as any to post about Suno and Udio in.

I thought so too. It’s really fun to mess around with as someone who isn’t very musically inclined. I did a quick search on Lemmy and was surprised to see neither has really been posted about.

I’d definitely like to go there someday too–it’s just a bit too remote for me at the moment.

I can see its tourism becoming what Iceland was like 15-20 years ago.

I think Greenland will fit the premise of your question in a few years.

There’s not a ton of tourism infrastructure yet, but there are currently a lot of subsidies going into roads, airports, lodging, etc. to induce more tourism.

https://traveltrade.visitgreenland.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Strategi-EN-feb2021.pdf

Here’s a really good podcast episode from 99% Invisible about this exact topic.

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/wickedest-sound/

Alas, Babylon. Earth Abides. On The Beach. The Road. One Second After (this one is meh).

If you want some other good collapse survival books similar to Lucifer’s Hammer.

I stand corrected. There is literally no functional difference between “currency” and (at least some) crypto.

You literally just defined the attributes of a currency. The only difference is that crypto isn’t backed by a government.

Edited. See below. Apparently some crypto is government backed. There is no functional difference between traditional currency and (at least some) crypto.

It’s a high crime neighborhood because criminals live there. Or more precisely, because it’s a poor, gang infested neighborhood.

What you’ve said makes no sense. There are high crime neighborhoods like this all over the country independently of what Google maps does. There are also neighborhoods full of tourists that aren’t high crime areas.

Particular conditions, in this particular neighborhood, lead to these particular crimes occurring.

That’s what it seems like to me. I don’t see China executing a cyber attack without being willing and able to follow up with military action. Preparation, as you said.

Tensions don’t seem high enough currently for that to be the case, but perhaps someday they will be. At that point we’d be facing an all out war.

I understand that the US is likely vulnerable to cyber attack, but is a widespread attack by China likely in the immediate future?

I mean, let’s say China does disable infrastructure, banking, etc in a coordinated and widespread attack. But then what? An attack on that scale is an act of war, and I doubt China would be willing to follow up with military action at this time.

Perhaps this is more of a preventive MAD type strategy? Essentially a warning to the US to not mess with China, or else these are the consequences.

It’s not the exact same way, but it’s still essentially the same outcome. Your pitching machine example doesn’t make sense because AI doesn’t do anything with pinpoint control.

This objection is similar to saying photography isn’t an art form; all you do is point and press a button. In reality there is a lot more to it than that.

You’re completely right. The framing, which is what this 3D printing replaces, is one of the fastest parts of home construction.

The site preparation, utilities, and interior finishing work are what take the longest. Modular homes can significantly speed up all of those components.

I’m reading that currently too! So far I’m really liking it.

I haven’t read Theory of Moral Sentiments yet, but Freakonomics did a fantastic podcast series on Adam Smith. They spend a lot of time on the Theory of Moral Sentiments and how what he actually wrote doesn’t match the current “perception” of him.