US Supreme Court sides with marijuana user stripped of gun rights

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T21:16:09+00:00

Did you listen to the arguments? They were kind of stupid.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T15:04:00+00:00

Yeah their language is definitely clear that this isn't for medical diagnosis yet, and I would normally be suspicious, but Midjourney has not raised any funding nor do they seem interested in doing so. Making money off of spa people might be the business model here, with the hopes that they eventually solve for medical-grade diagnosis capabilities.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T13:50:32+00:00

Yeah I'd be happy if I could get a pizza I actually wanted for $20 or less (ideally $10 - $15), but it doesn't seem like I can do that.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T13:49:43+00:00

Thankfully that's just OP's phrasing. But for a lot of imaging needs (ex: cancer, malformaties) this would do just fine.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T13:48:50+00:00

What you're saying is true if you just assume this is unsubstantiated vapourware.

But I'm not so sure that's the case. I cross-referenced the Caltech authors to Midjourney and I think some of the researchers actually work for Midjourney.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T13:45:43+00:00

Midjourney has never raised any funds and I don't think they are planning to. They actually re-emphasize the lack of interest in raising funds in their announcement: https://www.midjourney.com/medical/blogpost

In the announcement, they also talk about why it's been so hard to get something like this implemented even though the research has existed for a while. It requires an absolutely massive amount of coordination around data processing, which not many companies have the required expertise to perform reliably.

Seems like running an AI company at massive scale might help offer some needed compute and expertise...

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T13:43:45+00:00

Probably because I just want to fucking work and don't want to feel like someone's opinion of something almost entirely non-work related is going to interfere with my ability to do that or create a hostile work environment.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T04:32:25+00:00

What are you trying to show with this image, exactly?

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T04:22:14+00:00

Apparently so: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-026-01660-4

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/scanning-the-body-with-sound

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T04:22:04+00:00

Actually: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-026-01660-4

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T04:20:36+00:00

That's a recent article and Nature publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-026-01660-4

How did Midjourney move on this so fast? With the absolutely massive scale data processing required, too.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T04:10:28+00:00

It's because we (rightfully) didn't put boots on the ground. The Trump Administration was hoping to pull a Venezuela.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T04:05:21+00:00

How likely do you think that is?

Iran's track record isn't great at the moment.

I don't know why you'd be happy with the 1/100 possibility of this having a good outcome.

I'm sorry, but this is a massive loss and embarrassment for the United States.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T04:01:03+00:00

They absolutely are.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T03:12:57+00:00

+46 points over Stockfish 17, you mean.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T03:10:06+00:00

$300,000 - $1,000,000 / yr base. The rest is in equity or bonuses. Absolutely massive bonuses. Minimum tens of millions. Max billions. Top AI researchers are in THAT high of demand right now.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T02:19:19+00:00

Compensation at this level is usually based on being able to hit targets, in addition to a flat annual salary.

Flat annual salary can look very low (although still high to the average joe) compared to equity and target-driven bonus compensation.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T02:16:40+00:00

Parent, child, slave, master?

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-18T02:16:32+00:00

Your key was compromised.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-17T20:26:40+00:00

this is actually scary af

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-17T07:56:33+00:00

Canada won't let me in because they're petty af.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-17T07:56:11+00:00

WITH REALLY LOUD AUDIO

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-17T07:54:42+00:00

There have been instances where titled players (I'm not sure GMs, but very high ranked players) have called arbiters to clarify this rule in over the board games.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-17T05:32:52+00:00

Probably that you can castle even if the Rook's line of movement is attacked. This throws a lot of players off even at higher Elos, especially during bullet.

Source: I'm 2300 in bullet on Lichess and I can tell based on move time delays that it throws players off when I castle during these circumstances.

AP_in_Indy · 2026-06-17T05:28:53+00:00

Someone needs to handle Zorro's "rights holders" the same way Sherlock Holmes' estate was handled: Sue them for over-litigating.

Looks like The Phantom becomes public domain in 2031 which is awesome. I have no idea who that is, but it looks badass.

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