Trump’s Lawless Narco-War

Trump’s Lawless Narco-War

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Brandan P. Buck “We’ve been told for decades the US military must go everywhere and do the impossible all over the world. But the red line for permanent Washington is using the military to destroy narco-terrorists in our own hemisphere.” So declared Vice President JD Vance in response to mounting criticism of the Trump administration’s operations against alleged drug-traffickers in the waters off Venezuela. , Much of the criticism has centred on the role of Secretary of Defense […]

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Teaching robots to map large environments

Teaching robots to map large environments

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A robot searching for workers trapped in a partially collapsed mine shaft must rapidly generate a map of the scene and identify its location within that scene as it navigates the treacherous terrain. Researchers have recently started building powerful machine-learning models to perform this complex task using only images from the robot’s onboard cameras, but even the best models can only process a few images at a time. In a real-world disaster where every second counts, a search-and-rescue […]

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To David Owen on Free Spirits, the Liberal Temperament, and Liberal Education

To David Owen on Free Spirits, the Liberal Temperament, and Liberal Education

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Steven Pittz In his response essay, David Owen presents a counterargument to the question of whether society needs free spirits, as well as offering insights into how spiritual freedom might be cultivated in a liberal society. On the whole, there seems to be more agreement than disagreement between myself and Owen, but I will take this opportunity to address some of the issues he raises. First, the argument that liberal society already promotes value pluralism, and that voluntary associations […]

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The Case Against ‘Good Character’ Provisions

The Case Against ‘Good Character’ Provisions

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Stephen Slivinski Earlier this year, the Palisade and Eaton wildfires near Los Angeles were fought by an army of over 4,000 California state firefighters, alongside thousands of other support personnel. Within that number were more than 780 inmates from state prisons enrolled in the state’s “fire camp” program, which has been operational since World War II. , This program provides essential assistance to frontline wildfire containment efforts, as well as providing valuable training to inmates looking for skills […]

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Misusing Trade Agreements

Misusing Trade Agreements

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Beginning on July 1, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) superseded the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as the trade deal among the three countries.1 Unlike NAFTA, which only included a transparency provision, the USMCA contains specific measures aimed at fighting corruption. This addition demonstrates a shared commitment among the participating nations to enhance efforts to prevent bribery and corruption within their borders. Including provisions in trade agreements unrelated to trade that address issues such as corruption, […]

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Uncovering new physics in metals manufacturing

Uncovering new physics in metals manufacturing

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For decades, it’s been known that subtle chemical patterns exist in metal alloys, but researchers thought they were too minor to matter — or that they got erased during manufacturing. However, recent studies have shown that in laboratory settings, these patterns can change a metal’s properties, including its mechanical strength, durability, heat capacity, radiation tolerance, and more. Now, researchers at MIT have found that these chemical patterns also exist in conventionally manufactured metals. The surprising finding revealed a […]

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Microsoft AI Releases VibeVoice-Realtime: A Lightweight Real‑Time Text-to-Speech Model Supporting Streaming Text Input and Robust Long-Form Speech Generation

Microsoft AI Releases VibeVoice-Realtime: A Lightweight Real‑Time Text-to-Speech Model Supporting Streaming Text Input and Robust Long-Form Speech Generation

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Microsoft has released VibeVoice-Realtime-0.5B, a real time text to speech model that works with streaming text input and long form speech output, aimed at agent style applications and live data narration. The model can start producing audible speech in about 300 ms, which is critical when a language model is still generating the rest of its answer. Where VibeVoice Realtime Fits in the VibeVoice Stack? VibeVoice is a broader framework that focuses on next token diffusion over continuous […]

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