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Can AI write a good novel?

1 year 4 months ago
If you're interested in such things, novelist Curtis Suttenfeld wrote a few days ago in the New York Times about a writing competition with ChatGPT. Based on reader input, he chose a few themes (lust, regret, kissing) and details (middle-aged protagonist, flip-flops) and then set out to write a short story. A Times editor worked ...continue reading "Can AI write a good novel?"
Kevin Drum

Fatal Collision on Meramec Station Road: Police Seek Driver

1 year 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police Department Bureau of Crimes Against Persons detectives are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on Meramec Station Road near Crescent Avenue that resulted in the death of an adult female. On Friday, August 23, 2024, just before 10:30 p.m., St. Louis County police officers from the West County Precinct responded to a call for service for a person struck near the intersection of Meramec Station Road and Crescent Avenue. Officers located an adult female who had been struck by a vehicle. The striking vehicle left the scene. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment but was pronounced deceased. The victim has been identified as Julisa Cannon, 31 years of age, of the sixtieth block of Cheryl Lane, Valley Park, MO, 63088. Preliminary investigation reveal the victim was walking eastbound on Meramec Station Road when she was struck by an unknown vehicle. This is an active investigation. Any additional

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Raw data: Who’s the most militaristic president? Who’s the least?

1 year 4 months ago
Here's an interesting tidbit you might not know: who is the least warlike recent US president? In the following list you get one point added for each war you started and one point subtracted for ending someone else's war. I've included only sizeable wars that featured either American boots on the ground or substantial air ...continue reading "Raw data: Who’s the most militaristic president? Who’s the least?"
Kevin Drum

St. Louis autonomous railcar startup Intramotev raises $14M

1 year 4 months ago

The original article comes from The Business Journal on August 25, 2024 Intramotev, a St. Louis-based company developing what it describes as a self-propelled, battery-powered railcar, has raised $14 million from investors as it plans to grow its staff in preparation for making several new deployments of its technology globally.

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Kelle Sutton