So how would I create such an “Open Source” model? They don’t share the data used to create them do they? Let’s not even get started on how much computing power I would need to train one of those things. These selfhosted models solve nothing except some data privacy issues. Sure you no longer send all your code to a shady AI company but you are still 100% dependent on them sharing their models.

Thatcher had to be genuinely talked down from using Nukes

There are only two source I could find for any such claims. One is an interview with Michael Quinlan, former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, who claims that after the war ended Thatcher suggested to him that she would have considered using nuclear weapons if the war went badly enough. The other is this book by Mitterrands psychiatrist written ~20 years after the conflict. I only really think the interview is a credible source, and it sure doesn’t sound like they genuinely had to talk her out of using nukes at any point.

If Wikipedia is to be believed these people aren’t following Islamic rules. I’d wager that this is once again an issue that stems from traditions made for people of a different time. I assume slaughtering animals used to be a common skill but today expecting the average untrained city dwelling man to correctly slaughter a goat once a year inevitably leads to a lot of needlessly suffering animals.

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Banks can track each banknotes serial number when you receive them from the ATM and when they are returned from the store you spent them at. This data could then be used to create a complete profile of your spending habits.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Bill-tracking-Increasing-cash-tracking-worries-data-protectionists-10481696.html