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jeffjarvis, 1 year ago to random

Oh, for God's sake, @SenSchumer, Musk is the last person you should be listening to...
Elon Musk discusses AI regulation with Schumer https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/26/elon-musk-capitol-hill-ai/

uastronomer, 1 year ago to random

"... that nobody asked for"

I mean. pinches brow I know what this is supposed to mean, but.

Look. Nobody asked for antibiotics either. Nobody knew they existed, that such a thing even COULD exist. It was a lab accident, it turned out to be amazing, they developed it, productized it, and saved billions of lives. Same for the semiconductor transistor. Nobody was asking for them, what people actually wanted was better vacuum tubes that were smaller, used less power, lasted longer.

"...that nobody asked for" is a nice catchy phrase that really made a certain point very clearly and succinctly. It has punch. It works. And unfortunately human beings are generally extremely unimaginative in our use of language - it's much, MUCH easier to just pull out stock phrases, repeat cliches, copy the good bits from that article we read. Which is fine, that's honestly just how language works in practice, it's just another of the many shortcuts our brains need to get their jobs done, but like...

I mean, sometimes we should actually think about that stock phrase we're about to use, check if it actually fits or makes sense? If you're putting it into words and publishing it somewhere, maybe it would be best if you put more effort into writing it than your reader put into reading?

jeffjarvis, 1 year ago to random

Folks who say Biden should call McCarthy are like folks who say Zelensky should negotiate with Putin...
It’s time for Biden to call McCarthy. A lot. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/27/debt-limit-default-consequences/

foo, 1 year ago to random

This is probably a terrible idea, but you can now print to the thermal receipt printer in my office by mentioning @lpd in your posts.

I'm sure it'll be fine.

https://github.com/rfinnie/mastodon-apps

Pwnallthethings, 1 year ago to random

I have some, uh, ... questions about the .... diligence ... of this leaker's clearance process

https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/1651511991381508096

TechConnectify, 1 year ago to random

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So, GM is killing the Chevy Bolt later this year. A lotta folks are upset about that, but as someone who knows a lot about the car and how it fits into the broader EV landscape, I'm not actually too bothered by this news.

There's a /different/ bit of news from GM that I'm much more upset about but honestly the Bolt's time has come.

malwaretech, 1 year ago to random

Browser extension for hiding tweets from Twitter Blue users is now available on the extension store.

Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/blueliteblocker/gimbefnamedicgajjballjjhanhnpjce
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/blueliteblocker/

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dell, 1 year ago to random

My grandmother was watching Perry Mason & the man he's defending in the show is named "Harry Potter"

Jdreben, 1 year ago to random

I definitely may just be another "overpromising techno-uptopian", but I'm sharing this article because I concur so strongly with the author - the benefits outweigh the risks of nuclear technology.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/04/nuclear-power-clean-energy-renewable-safe/

We have this scientific miracle and we push renewables instead as though they are a realistic solution like electric cars instead of transportation infrastructure. I don't think we use or appreciate how nuclear safety and how it’s relative benefits outweigh the risks because we have let ourselves be emotionally overwhelmed by history. Too fearful to consider the facts, willfully or woefully ignorant, and propagandized as to the true risks.

Even before we achieve fusion, which we will, nuclear power plants are a better way than renewables to not just save our planet but also build more robust and equitable economies.

"Strip away the fear and look at the facts, and we’d see that #NuclearEnergy has always been relatively safe, while #ClimateChange is very dangerous."

JesseF8693, 1 year ago to random

If you use #AltText, I have one thing to say to you.
Thank you. You may not get commentary on a post every time you write it out acknowledging that you did, but as someone who's #Blind, trust me. We notice.
If you don't write AltText on your photos, we notice that too. Please give it a try. Imagine how you'd feel if you came across picture after picture that looks like a blank screen to you. You'd be frustrated, right?
If you don't know where to start, check out my pinned thread on AltText.

stux, 1 year ago to random

20 years of pickup truck design progress in one photo

liztai, 1 year ago to Malaysians

#Malaysians have a different relationship with #Twitter
This was where we shouted out abuses & injustices. This was where we got ourselves heard, & got the govt to take action. During the Bersih movement, tips were shared, live, on what to do when you get caught, tear gassed, need legal help.

So, no, Twitter isn't useless. It's powerful for nations where the media is not totally free.

#MYToots #Malaysia #BirdSite