Engels and Housing

 For those of the Marxist bent the housing problem was "solved" by Engels, the capitalist protege of Marx. In his work, The Housing Question, he indicated that housing could only be solved by a total elimination of the capitalists, and society controlled by the proletariat. This is truly worth a read, especially if you ever have an interest in the decline and fall of New York City.

EU Nonsense!

 Science published a paper by EU "Experts" regarding the oversight and control of AI. The authors note:

 A global challenge in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation lies in achieving effective risk management without compromising innovation and technical progress. The European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act represents the first regulatory attempt worldwide to navigate this tension in the form of a binding, risk-based framework. In August 2025, obligations for providers of general-purpose AI (GPAI) models under the EU AI Act entered into application. They require providers of the most advanced GPAI models to evaluate possible systemic risks stemming from their models. This raises the regulatory challenge of ensuring that the evaluations provide meaningful risk information without imposing excessive burden on providers. The principle of proportionality, a binding requirement under EU law, requires the regulator to calibrate its actions to their intended objectives. The application of proportionality to model evaluations for AI risk opens opportunities to develop scientific methods that operationalize such calibration within concrete evaluation practices.

 Nowhere is AI defined! Furthermore the terms they use lack specific definitions. The document is nearly incomprehensible. This is now classic EU blather. Luddites more more advanced!

 

 

Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance

 I have lived for a short or long period in over twenty countries. Some advanced and some not so much. I had become an expert on the Moscow subways as well as London, Paris, Rome (well kind of, it s bad but not as much as NYC). I have taken the TGV from Paris to multiple places in France and a train from Warsaw to Prague, kind of rickety.

But the NJ Transit is clearly the worst anywhere in this galaxy, if not in the entire Universe! Management, a real misnomer, has relentlessly managed to mess up everything.

The NY Times reports on the latest fiasco! The Bridge. It is like a Dante Journey to the Inferno. Cerberus awaits. You cannot get there from here. Now they did not get to tell you this until 48 hours before the collapse. You have to go to Hoboken, then a ferry of Path, then the subway, then walk. Hours later if you are lucky you may arrive at work. NJ Transit's management suggests you stay at home. The new Governor seems grossly unaware and lacking in any sympathy.

Management of the project is totally unaware that people must work to get money to pay them for the job. This clearly needs a reboot!  This is a classic example of no one in charge and no one responsible. It is New Jersey at its best!

As a side note, in the NYT there is video of a NJT worker on a bull horn yelling at the passengers. First. no one can understand her. Second, it just raise the level of angst. Third, it is just a nasty addition depicting the gross incompetence of management. It appears as a last minute addition. Just stop it! 

Race to the Bottom!

 For years Amazon was a reliable deliverer. Not so much anymore. The last 8-10 packages were delayed, lost, or otherwise sent elsewhere. One wonders if Amazon is trying to out do the USPS. It appears as if they are succeeding superbly. If this were a truly competitive vendor the head of distribution would be applying to McDonald's at this point. 

The Earth is Flat

 The fatal flaw of AI is that it relies solely upon masses of prior information. It takes everything as truth with no balance or fact checking. Thus if one does a simple thought experiment the fault would become clear. Consider if AI existed in 1300 AD. Fear not, just AI nothing else new. I then ask the AI engine if the earth is flat. The answer clearly is yes because all of the documents it relied upon says so. 

Thus the fatal flaw of any AI system is the "fact base" it relies upon. As someone once relayed to me, "There was a young boy whose father placed him on a high table. He opened his arms and said jump. The boy jumped, the father withdrew his arms and splat! The father then said to the boy: Trust no one not even your father" 

Cancer Cell Plasticity

 

This Note examines cancer cell plasticity. Namely the ability of cancer cells to change phenotypes as an aid to metastatic behavior. Benign structure adhere to the mantra; “A place for everything, and everything in its place.” Plasticity in cells may result in a violation of this mantra, thus allowing clutter, and ultimately cellular hoarding, or metastasis.

Namely the ability of cancer cells tochange phenotypes as an aid to metastaticbehavior. Benign structure adhere to themantra; “A place for everything, andeverything in its place.” Plasticity in cellsmay result in a violation of this mantra,thus allowing clutter, and ultimatelycellular hoarding, or metastasis.Terrence McGartyTGL 219