Joel Gross's Blog

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Everyone needs to hear this. Each dollar represents a favor exchanged between people. A billion dollars is a billion favors. A billionaire is someone who did a ton of favors for others.

I asked my friend Ryan, who serves in the Air Force and used to fly F16s, to explain Grandpa’s service records I obtained. Grandpa had volunteered to be a Forward Air Controller, one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam and flew 125 missions and received 4 Air Medals for his courageous work. Pretty interesting read!… read more “Grandpa’s Service”

Welcome to the terror dome… AI has surpassed humans.

https://koenvangilst.nl/lab/claude-fable-shepherds-dog

The model that built this, Fable, has now had all access to it blocked by the US government as a national security risk.

https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access

Government’s will begin nationalizing AI models and using them for their own purposes. History shows those purposes are mostly against their own citizens and occasionally against other countries.… read more “Welcome to the new world order”

Washington state just agreed to pay $80 million to two children who had been severely injured when left in their biological parents care due to negligence by DYCF caseworkers. 40% ($32 million) of that went to the law firm who represented them. Link in the comments.

The injuries the children suffered are tragic and should never have happened.… read more “Washington state Gargantuan Settlement by Bob Ferguson”

Bill Gates has become a very polarizing figure. But I think he is a genuinely good guy and always has been. He certainly has made many mistakes, but he has done more good for humanity than most anyone else. He just willingly testified under oath about his Epstein association, and he did nothing wrong other than his infidelities to his wife.… read more “Bill Gates: Is he Good or Evil?”

 

Slavery existed in every single nation and culture (Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, etc, etc) throughout history UNTIL the Industrial Revolution and free markets set all slaves free with a massive increase in productivity per person.

Cardi B defends a convicted murderer who stabbed a 17 year old boy in broad daylight at a track event.

What a world we live in now… Huge pop stars can be blatantly racist without repercussions.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/cardi-b-reaction-karmelo-anthony-verdict-draws-millions-views-fierce-criticism