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@historyinmemes

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Mustache cups from the Victorian era (1837-1901) in the United Kingdom were devices that sat inside the cup and allowed one to drink from it while keeping their mustache dry. They were invented in the 1860s by British potter Harvey Adams. Mustaches were incredibly popular during the Victorian era, to the extent that the British military mandated all its soldiers to grow one from 1860 to 1916. These soldiers would often apply mustache wax to keep their facial hairs tidy and in place. However, drinking hot liquids such as tea or coffee would often cause the wax to melt, resulting in it slowly dripping into the cup. Mustache stains were also a significant concern for coffee/tea drinkers during this time.

In the 1860 book "Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness," it was declared that mustaches must "never be curled, nor pulled out to an absurd length. Still worse is it to cut them close with the scissors. The mustache should be neat and not too large."

French writer Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) once said, "A man without a mustache is no longer a man" and noted that their kisses "have no flavor, none whatever!"

Starting in World War 1, soldiers began to shave their mustaches instead of trying to groom them while living in the trenches. Production for these cups continued to decline after the war as mustaches began to go out of fashion.

 
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@MattWallace888

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R to @MattWallace888: Worth noting:

For Easter they put up cheap decorations for a few hours to do a photo op then took it down.

For Veterans Day THEY DID NOT EVEN PUT HANG UP THE AMERICAN FLAGS

For Christmas they put up nice decorations inside… but no Jesus related decorations!

MESSAGE IS CLEAR!

 
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@MattWallace888

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White House During Easter

White House Durung Veterans Day

White House During Christmas

White House During Pride Month

 
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@geoffreyhinton

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R to @AndrewYNg: I used to talk to Andrew a lot and it was great to catch up again and get his take on the various risks posed by recent developments in AI. We agreed on a lot of things, especially on the need for the researchers to arrive at a consensus view of the risks to inform policy makers.

 
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@AndrewYNg

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Had an insightful conversation with @geoffreyhinton about AI and catastrophic risks. Two thoughts we want to share:
(i) It's important that AI scientists reach consensus on risks-similar to climate scientists, who have rough consensus on climate change-to shape good policy.
(ii) Do AI models understand the world? We think they do. If we list out and develop a shared view on key technical questions like this, it will help move us toward consensus on risks.

I learned a lot speaking with Geoff. Let’s all of us in AI keep having conversations to learn from each other!

 
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@iamharaldur

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A lot of people on the left don’t seem to realize that the US is living in a post-truth, post-reason, post-ethics world.

Reality doesn’t matter anymore, right and wrong don’t matter, facts are no longer a thing.

It’s all gone. Act accordingly.

 
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@george__mack

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R to @george__mack: 1. China's Global Exports Growth

1990: $44.9 billion

2021: $3.6 trillion

80x in 21 years

 
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@elonmusk

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R to @DavidSacks: The truth is always more complex and nuanced than what is reported.

This platform now cares about the truth, even if we don’t like the truth.

 
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@DavidSacks

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This is exactly right: “In the information war both sides use propaganda, but in the west everything said from Russians are seen as propaganda and everything from Ukraine as truth.” If in the process of seeking the truth, you question Ukrainian propaganda, then you’re immediately accused of being pro-Russian, “vatnik”, etc. The NAFO dogs are so rabid that only the most abject pro-Ukrainian coverage is allowed. There is no such thing as neutral. You must either slavishly repeat their propaganda or you’re “pro Russian.”

 
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