The real story here is the splintering of "the west". The US doesn't want to move forward, but UK, Europe, AU/NZ all do.
It's not clear to me where Canada stands on this issue. I know they're an exporter of fuel to the US, so perhaps they are more US aligned on this?
Sadly, I think this highlights the problem with Carney's middle powers idea - it's difficult to all work together when you have competing interests.
As far as anecdotal evidence from AU, in the last 12 months the number of EVs on the road has exploded. Only a year ago, maybe a bit longer, I'd specifically notice the odd BYD here or there. Now, you can't get stuck in traffic without having a couple of them within ten metres.
Tesla's have been around the place for a while, but are also increasingly present, but are a greatly decreasing percentage of EVs.
My experience running quantised models is that they look the same at first but are all noticeably worse once the context size gets beyond anything trivial.
I've tried both 2bpw and 3bpw quants for QWEN3.8 27b, and while i do notice a difference in terms of higher rates of getting stuck in loops, they are both reasonably usable.
Are they as good as opus 5.5? No.
Are they about on par with opus 4.6? Yes.
The long run tasks i run seem to be about the same level of quality, though there are obvious differences in model styles, token budgets, etc....
You might not buy any of his products, but by visiting X you are a product he's selling to advertisers. The fact you block ads is not disclosed to the advertisers he sells to, but your regular visits absolutely are.
Ok? How much value does Twitter/X give him, and how much does my occasional visit bring?
Seriously, let's go with the old rules I used to have to follow if I got a gift from a vendor as a public employee: I need to make an equal value donation to a 503c. How much should I make the check out for? Does it matter when every dumb fuck is still throwing money at Tesla and SpaceX? Am I really the one empowering that dumbass? I think not.
Had to chuckle at this when outside the US the problem with EVs is that there are so many options people find it tough to choose.
Denza or Zeekr or Genesis or Tesla? Xpeng or Leapmotor or Geely or Kia or Hyundai or Mazda? BYD or MG or GWM or Chery or Jaecoo?
Plus the various Porsche, Audi and VW electric options, Subaru and Toyota, even the new Range Rover. There are far more electric options than petrol, and a lot of them are significantly better at the same or lower price point.
You're right, I should have said "in the US". But it is the second biggest car market in the world, so it's not like we're irrelevant in the discussion.
Don't be evil -> What does "evil" really mean, anyway? -> Judgements about good and evil don't belong in business -> Evil is pretty profitable, actually
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