A friend did pass on last year, well past average for death, and every year before that I told him that the bad news was the incurable diagnosis and no prognosis, and the good news was it was done by a VA doctor.
The most efficient way to search is to read the text. Waiting for images to download and then admire them cannot improve that. It looks like Google has lost relevance and is telling us, again.
The fallacy in the 'fair use' logic is that a person acquires a book and learns from it, but a machine incorporates the text. Copyright does not allow one to create a derivative work without permission. Only when the result of the transformation resembles the original work could it be said that it is subject to copyright. Do not regard either of those legal issues are set in concrete yet.
Both a human and a machine learn from it. You can design an LLM that doesn’t spit back the entire text after annealing. It just learns the essence like a human.
Morally maybe, but AFAIK machines "learning" and creating creative works on their own is not recognized legally, at least certainly not the same way as for people.
After a quick look at the website, see "start for free" and then OP makes a payment. Perhaps the 100 email messages per day, but anyway, now that Twilio has set its hook in, it's dragging this chum and getting personal information out to see if the sharks are interested.
This already does not sound like fair business practices.
Old-growth forests are not susceptible to fires - or being chopped down - because either will destroy the forest. My grandfather made a career of "proper forest management" - including preserving some untouched tracts.
"Selective logging" in our times means cut-clear logging, leaving nothing in its wake. Anyone who takes a hike can see the effects, including the absence of wildlife.
Some old growth forest are susceptible to fur beetles which can destroy large areas of forest. In large fur forests you can easily do small select cutting in early spring to attract the beetles, in late spring you cut the tress and haul them out and the bugs get cooked in a kiln saving many trees.
Select logging is select logging, clear cuts is clear cuts. In general you cannot clear cut anymore, there are so many restrictions that guarantee trees are left standing. Wild life tree patches are required, bird trees, zones between water ways have to have a tree buffer zone. That does not include if you find a bear den, eagle nest or other similar things. You will be required to leave a large swath of trees around those areas.
If you have ever been around clear cuts or even select logging areas you will see a lot of wild life. It is much easier to see moose and deer around logging blocks. Lazy hunters often go to those areas to specifically hunt which is why a lot of logging roads these days are deactivated back to nature.
Decades ago, a manager told me (in an interview) that it takes 5 years before Java developers are productive. I still disagree. It might take time to become a wizard but the priority in this business is to complete projects.
Do not try to go back, even though developing software is enjoyable. Perhaps a horizontal move into management is possible; I have seen that. Found a startup if you have time and can afford it. It looks like you have all the growth opportunity you need right now.
I agree about litigation. Never trust other attorneys and especially never trust a client. It is not enough to do today's work, you need to market yourself for new projects in the future. Be prepared to work in an office in order to improve your income.
