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Should We Be Worried About Artificial Intelligence? What Does History Say?
From ancient times, mankind has envisioned automation in the form of machines being trained to save labor. According to the Lie Zi text, in the 10th century BCE, a mechanical engineer known as Yan Shi presented King Mu of Zhou with a mechanical humanoid figure that could sing in tune, posture and much to King Mu’s displeasure, attempt to woo a lady.
I Went to the Tulare “Ghost Lake” So You Don’t Have To
After the last “atmospheric river” dumped feet of snow and inches of rain in California, national media attention focused on the the return of Tulare Lake, a “ghost” lake not seen in more than 100 years! As if snow on Mt. Diablo, Mt. Hamilton, Mt. Tam, and East Bay hills
Failed SF Comedian, Elon Musk, Paints Over The W On Twitter Sign At Twitter HQ
You know what’s worse than a billionaire? A billionaire that desperately wants you to think he’s funny. And Elon Musk is exactly that billionaire. While Elon’s trolling is usually contained on Twitter feeds, his most recent attempt at levity has now come to Market Street. He, being the comedic genius
Tech Founder Appears To Advocate For Public Lynchings In San Francisco
Bro, what the fuck? I regularly make jokes about San Francisco being a dystopian nightmare and a lot of them go viral because there’s some truth to my jokes. Don’t get me wrong, San Francisco is very pretty and I like it more than I admit, but it’s also pretty
What it’s Like Coming Out as Non-Binary in My Hometown
The lump in my throat grew bigger, the longer I kept my secret. I’ve come out once before, and really every time I’ve met someone new. Why is this any different? I moved away from Sonoma to live in San Francisco as soon as I could. I was 18, going
SF Drag Legend Heklina Found Dead in London
San Francisco-based drag performer Heklina, co-founder of SoMa drag club Oasis and star of numerous shows including Trannyshack (later called Mother), was found dead in London. The San Francisco Standard reports co-star and friend Peaches Christ found Heklina on the morning of April 3 where the artist was staying while
The KFC Double Down is the Most Horrifying Thing I’ve Ever Eaten
It started as all things do in my life: an impulse. Having genetic predispositions to heavy alcohol consumption, a paradigm of “no risk, no reward,” and good old bad friends who know I’ll do almost anything if it comes to a dare (we won’t get into psycho-analyzing that today), the
California Wants Medicaid to Cover 6 Months of Rent
Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing their housing.