jeffjarvis

jeffjarvis, 6 days ago to random

"Both Israelis and Palestinians are owed it." by David Kaye
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With I.C.C. Arrest Warrants, Let Justice Take Its Course
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/opinion/palestinians-israel-international-criminal-court-justice.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk0.tuoX.uMiqwzqthNtg&smid=tw-share

jeffjarvis, 6 days ago to random

"In a large part of American political discourse, overt cynicism is the currency of sophistication....The disturbing truth is that there’s probably more sincerity than not in American politics. We may not want to believe it, but most of the people in charge say what they mean and mean what they say." - @jbouie
Justice Alito Is a True Believer https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/opinion/alito-flag-stop-the-steal.html?smid=tw-share

jeffjarvis, 6 days ago to random

Report on the Trump move from Cannes says that if it had premiered in America, "one imagines there might have been protests and police in riot gear."
What?
Controversial Donald Trump movie ‘The Apprentice’ depicts him as rapist https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/05/20/donald-trump-the-apprentice-cannes/

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

Finally, coverage of the GOP and right-wing around the globe:
How cockroaches came to rule the world https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/20/cockroach-spread-habitat-humans/

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

I was told to write between 3-4,000 words. I spent much time wondering whether I'd hit 3k. In the end, I go to the count: 3,945.

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

This is frightening. What separates New York from Texas or Florida?
Inside CUNY's antisemitism probe: Campus talks, professors, students under scrutiny https://gothamist.com/news/inside-cunys-antisemitism-probe-campus-talks-professors-students-under-scrutiny?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=shared_twitter via @gothamist

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

Wall Street Journal against everything left.
Let’s Get Rid of Left Turns on Downtown Streets
https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/left-turn-dangers-city-streets-4cbde78f?mod=Threads

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

You have a computer with unprecedented power and what are you going to use it to do? Assign airport gates?
Quantum Computing Gets Real: It Could Even Shorten Your Airport Connection
https://www.wsj.com/tech/quantum-computing-technology-optimizations-2e3db5dd?mod=tech_lead_pos1

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Requests Warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas Leaders https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/world/middleeast/icc-hamas-netanyahu.html?smid=tw-share

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to Cybersecurity

Fascinating #cybersecurity & #RighttoRepair story: Train manufacturer allegedly built kill-switch if locomotives repaired elsewhere; MacGyver hackers found the workaround just in time:
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Their Trains Were Stalled. These Hackers Brought Them Back to Life.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/hackers-trains-disabled-poland-1b1f501a?st=nqsmoey6ktrsg14&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

Live by hype...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he can no longer eat in public in S.F.
https://sfchronicle.com/tech/article/sam-altman-openai-ceo-19463889.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

It wasn't the safety team. It was the doom team. AI is a h all of mirrors....
OpenAI Reportedly Dissolves Its Existential AI Risk Team
https://gizmodo.com/openai-reportedly-dissolves-its-existential-ai-risk-tea-1851484827

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

No, Grift, Inc. “It’s almost like a Silicon Valley venture capitalist model of church growth." That's a marriage made in....
God Inc.—Church Startups Spread Franchise Model Across U.S.
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/church-startups-entrepreneurship-religion-49891861?mod=hp_trending_now_article_pos3

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

Revenge of the liberal arts major...
Computer-Science Majors Graduate Into a World of Fewer Opportunities
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/computer-science-majors-job-market-7ad443bf?mod=hp_lead_pos10

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

The rich get too rich, with Elon leading the way...
Musk Effect Drives Spread of Supersize CEO Pay Packages
https://www.wsj.com/business/ceo-pay-packages-charts-3e7b1624?st=0i5utt2ie8hibad

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

Trump and Putin there in spirit...
European far-right leaders gather ahead of EU elections
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/19/european-far-right-leaders-gather-ahead-of-eu-elections

jeffjarvis, 7 days ago to random

Guardrails are futile, like suggesting a printing press can be prevented from publishing lies. Generative AI is a general machine that will do what it is told. The issue is the actor. Get used to it.
AI chatbots’ safeguards can be easily bypassed, say UK researchers
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/20/ai-chatbots-safeguards-can-be-easily-bypassed-say-uk-researchers

jeffjarvis, 8 days ago to random

One theory why polls, pollsters, and pundits should be ignored and citizens should be the first to speak in an election...
Seven Theories for Why Biden Is Losing (and What He Should Do About It) https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/19/opinion/biden-trump-polls-debates.html?smid=tw-share

jeffjarvis, 8 days ago to random

I think I just finished a draft of an afterword for an academic book about the formation of the role of publisher in the early modern period. Many fascinating chapters and lessons. I pray my contribution will be worthy.

lauren, 8 days ago to random

The way things are going, @jeffjarvis may need to write another book as a followup to his classic, "What Would Google Do?" to be entitled "What Did Google Do?"