absamma

@absamma@toolsforthought.rocks

Doctor, learner & software developer. Special interest in knowledge tools. Building http://oneplaybook.app, a knowledge assistant tool. Child of three continents 🌍.

I toot about intelligent subjects 📚 all day, and food 😋 and awesome vistas 📸 on occasion.

Comments, corrections and conversations always welcomed 🤗

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carnage4life, to random
@carnage4life@mas.to avatar

AI image detectors are labeling real images from the conflict between Israel and Hamas as faked which some people are calling a second layer of disinformation.

This cuts across two of my regular themes. First of all, systems that claim to detect AI generated text or images are snake oil. They are guessing and will often guess wrong.

Secondly, it’s difficult to figure out what the facts are in the middle of a war. Treating it as a tech or moderation problem isn’t enough

https://www.404media.co/ai-images-detectors-are-being-used-to-discredit-the-real-horrors-of-war/

absamma,

@carnage4life 😱

absamma, to Israel

There are lots of folks online prattling about being Jewish, condemning Hamas' killings (a first for them) yet not standing with Israel, then saying one can hold both views. IMHO that's like a colleague of mine telling me one can be a medical doctor and not believe in vaccinations. These arguments can only exist based on bad faith premises. Once the premises are defeated, they cannot stand anymore. Israel's legitimacy is ironclad. These arguments are not.

absamma,

Indeed, it is similar to the argument that one can be a pacifist and support 's surrender to Russia. It's a bad faith argument. It assumes that Ukraine establishing it's legitimacy through war is unsound. It is very much sound despite the misery of war. That's why defence forces exist. What the mouth cannot establish through treaties and laws, the sword and shield will as a last resort. So here we are.

carnage4life, to random
@carnage4life@mas.to avatar

The EU’s position of fining companies if people lie on social media is bumping into the messy reality that no one knows what the truth is in the middle of a war.

If they actually follow through on fines, the only reasonable solution would be to block anyone from talking about Israel & Hamas. Even a sitting US congressperson has posted images from a different event claiming they were from Gaza over the past week.

You can’t trust any breaking news from a war zone.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/14/propaganda-misinformation-israel-hamas-war-social-media/

absamma,

@chkuendig @carnage4life if that's the case then the EU and eurozone should forget about nurturing European social media brands due to the regulatory burden as they sometimes claim these laws should in theory do.

absamma, to Israel

People are moving South in Gaza and as a result, water is now flowing through to southern Gaza. Meanwhile, Fatah is being prepared to become the new authorities in Gaza (which is why they're cooperating so well with everyone else). This can all end sooner rather than later. The region will see a vast improvement once Hamas and its allies are removed.

absamma,

@railmeat it's either that or Israel goes back to pre 2005 and I don't think that'll sit well with anyone.

absamma, to Israel

European news outlets have been claiming a strike on a civilian convoy moving to South Gaza. Here's the video of the attack. No missile strike seen up close. It looks more like a roadside bomb, which is Hamas' speciality. They have every incentive to stop the convoy. They need those human shields. BBC Verify is really trying hard to pin this on the IDF (who weren't operating there at the time) but don't directly attribute it to IDF. They're hedging their hunch.

https://twitter.com/TheMossadIL/status/1713224556758880269?t=vDUI860DgzeYS9rUH7g3bA&s=19

absamma,

@falcennial I agree 💯. I don't envy the IDF leadership though. Despite their advantages, this is going to be tricky nonetheless. Let's see. If they can pull this off, no more rockets from the South, perhaps ever. And maybe, Fatah can be asked to govern a little more responsibly to prevent another extremist group from seizing power again.

J12t, to random
@J12t@social.coop avatar

“Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues”

The world is in short supply of cooler heads, on all sides. I’m not liking where this is going at warp speed.

https://www.axios.com/2023/10/14/iran-warning-israel-hezbollah-hamas-war-gaza

absamma,

@J12t their plan was to use Hezbollah to attack the Northern frontier but chatter on the ground indicates that the presence of two US warships off the coast has killed that plan in its crib. Hamas is on its own, and it will be dismantled. They're panicking at the moment which is great for the IDF. It'll make things easier.

flancian, to random
@flancian@social.coop avatar

[[the buddha and einstein touring the louvre]]

absamma,

@flancian the Buddha has three arms in the last one 😅

AkaSci, (edited ) to Israel
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org avatar

A man-made humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza:

Israel calls for 1.1 million civilians in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south within 24 hours - https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/13/middleeast/israel-gaza-hamas-war-friday-intl-hnk/index.html

Israeli forces dropped about 6,000 bombs on Gaza between October 7 and 12.

Gaza is running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies after total blockade. https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/10/1142232

Israel uses white phosphorus in Gaza - https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/12/israel-white-phosphorus-used-gaza-lebanon

Is there hope that some cooler heads will prevail?

absamma,

@AkaSci unfortunately no. Everyone on the ground is hell bent on dismantling Hamas (and allies have signalled their blessings). Until then, no one in Israel will feel safe. Recruitment for the IDF is the highest it's ever been.

absamma, to Israel

Is a siege automatically illegal under international law? No, it's more complicated than that. There are exceptions where it can be done. It really depends on what you're trying to achieve i.e. the intention of the siege: https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2023/10/international-law-supports-israel.html

absamma, (edited ) to random

I should probably say "self incriminate" here instead of self declare 😂

https://toolsforthought.rocks/@absamma/111231745582651604

absamma, to random

The UK's medical training bodies using convoluted and undocumented Excel sheets to match trainees with institutions explains so much of the dysfunction in their processes. Rotten culture plays a role too, but this is probably the other half of the problem.

https://www-theregister-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.theregister.com/AMP/2023/10/12/excel_anesthetist_recruitment_blunder/?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16971325081813&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theregister.com%2F2023%2F10%2F12%2Fexcel_anesthetist_recruitment_blunder%2F

absamma, to Israel

It's absolutely laughable to hear Hamas' leaders tell Gazans not to leave Gaza via the Southern border with Egypt (which has refused them entry except for foreigners/Palestinians with foreign passports) when they are comfortably living out their lives in Doha, Qatar with the finest luxuries that money and diplomatic relations can buy. Utterly depraved, farcical people. Behold the "heroes" of the "resistance".

https://youtu.be/ZFnUu9Bx7a8

absamma, to Israel

Our fellow Tanzanians are still listed as missing or killed in . I cannot imagine what their families are going through right now. What's worse, mosques at home were busy supporting and justifying Hamas' actions during Friday prayers. It's shameful. The country is evenly divided between Muslims and Christians so I can only imagine the arguments happening in bars across the nation right now over this conflict. Oh well.

absamma, to Israel

There is no such thing as a "clean" war. Only whether or not it was a necessary and objective war with objective results. When my home country invaded Uganda after it invaded and attempted to annex one of our provinces in 1978 (where my father and his family lived), there were civilian casualties on both sides. We committed to invading, occupying & reforming Uganda to make sure it could never endanger us again. No one argues the war's merits on both sides. Now we're partners & at peace.

absamma, to LLMs

Does the entity do something just for experiencing the sensation i.e. the fun of it on its own without external prompting? If yes, it's probably sentient, else it's not.

don't do things for the heck of it on their own. Therefore they're not sentient. There, settled the debate. Mike drop

For more info: https://youtu.be/9QWaZp_2I1k

absamma, to Israel

Just as there are medical professional groups who advocate against COVID-19 vaccination & mitigation, there are Jewish groups who are sympathetic to Hamas, including Jewish Voice for Peace & B'Tselem. They offer nothing but guilt laced misinformation. You can safely ignore them.

absamma, to Israel

Well here we are. Hamas is holding Palestinian civilians hostage with roadblocks satellite images show.

https://twitter.com/TheMossadIL/status/1713246750436168045?t=aBwG8aixZTH1JQ0_IBLKbg&s=19

absamma, (edited ) to Israel

The Israeli defence forces (IDF) is hosting a Twitter space for journalists. Lots of people and the conversation is very civil. I don't think this has happened before, but radical transparency is important to counteract Hamas' shady narrative and information warfare.

absamma, to Ukraine

It is absolutely laughable that Putin is warning of unacceptable casualties in the Israeli-Hamas war in the midst of him pummeling . Then again, he is helping Hamas so there you go.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/putin-gaza-incursion-would-lead-to-unacceptable-casualties/

absamma, (edited ) to random

Qassam Brigades leader said on Aljazeera that Gazan civilians "tagged along" with Hamas forces, and they were the ones who did the kidnapping and the rape which are "against Hamas principles." Hamas is throwing Gaza civilians under the bus in every way possible.

https://x.com/HusseinAboubak/status/1712790832305053960?t=M2enIYp0L5d1DdPiBUvWfg&s=09

absamma, to Israel

The chap in charge of Uganda in 1976-78 was just as bad as Hamas today. He even assisted in holding hostage Israeli civilians during the infamous Entebbe raid. Imagine what would have happened to the region if we hadn't removed him. Israel's goal in this war: to remove Hamas, are completely understandable and arguably necessary for lasting peace and security in the region.

https://toolsforthought.rocks/@absamma/111237488467241056

absamma, to random

NYC Club advertises an "Intifada fundraver" with videos of Hamas' attack used in its advertising. What is this if not the glorification of violence against Jews and Israel? They also say the money will go to a Palestinian Children's fund but rest assured some if not all of the money will be channelled to Hamas terrorist activities. That's their playbook: co-opting funds & humanitarian aid.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/nyc-club-advertises-intifada-fundraver-with-video-of-hamas-assault/

absamma, to uk

Just to illustrate how repressive governments can be really stupid, in my home country, circumventing content blocks using VPNs is illegal and now citizens and organisations have to self declare their use and their IP address (?!) before the end of the month or be jailed or fined or both. Here's the self declaration form 4 ur amusement. Feel free to spam it 😜.

https://www.tcra.go.tz/vpn-details-form

Now while this is funny, even western countries can enact stupid laws like this. Looking at you & .

absamma, to random

The funny thing about the Islamic world is that it is almost completely disinterested in what's happening in wrt to the recent earthquakes (with aftershocks and new quakes continuing to occur as we speak). All eyes and ears are on the Middle East because it speaks to their innermost convictions. Which is a shame to say the least, but not surprising. Been there done that. Priorities 🙄

absamma, to Israel

The Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK's reply to the BBC when asked about Gaza's support for Hamas:

"Pressed repeatedly over support for Hamas in Gaza, Zomlot says most people don't ally with a particular political faction. For those who do, he claims the majority align with Fatah, which runs the PA."

A very subtle lie. Yes Fatah is the majority in the West Bank, but not in Gaza. In fact, they don't exist there. Hamas violently removed them in 2007.

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