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ElleGray, 2 days ago to random

this morning I was out-poetried by a sidewalk that had thoughts on pain, impermanence, resilience and beauty

Noupside, 5 days ago to random

🧵 I wrote ab the “is Signal secure?” manufactroversy on X. The Guardian wanted an explainer on why Elon & Jack were “concerned” about Signal. The answer, though, has nothing to do w/Signal’s product. It was part of an extended fight over whether woke NPR should be defunded & the CEO fired. Why? Because the CEO of NPR is on the board of Signal; by the Transitive Property of Bad People, Signal is thus compromised.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/18/npr-elon-musk-signal

scott, 5 days ago to random

i'm usually against san francisco exceptionalism, both the good and bad of this city are hardly unique and are linked to what's happening everywhere. however i am happy to claim the existence of the https://fog.today website as an "only in san francisco" thing

SnoopJ, 5 days ago to random

So cool to see AEDs discussed in @brainwane 's closing keynote at #PyConUS. My brother helps maintain this infrastructure (caring for others) certifying the devices on a regular inspection schedule. Very meaningful to me that she has helped make data on AEDs more accessible :blobfoxheartcute:

ouropinions, 8 days ago to random

Big Brother is finally here! In our latest episode we talk about the rise of the surveillance dystopia, and how we can deal with always being watched. Plus we talk to Wole Talabi about his new book Convergence Problems.

https://ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/how-surveillance-dystopias-came-true-with-wole-talabi

A clip from the episode with subtitles.

chloe, 9 days ago to random

What the FUCK did I do?

taylorlorenz, 13 days ago to random

Pro-Israel counter-protesters at UCLA previously took part in anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-vaccine events across Southern California.

Some of the pro-Israel counter protesters are also associated with local Proud Boy and Three Percenter militia chapters and fundamentalist Christian churches.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/10/college-campus-protests-far-right

quartzcity, 13 days ago to random

Not having Roger Corman around is like losing an element of the periodic table. As important to culture as oxygen, carbon, and Bill Gaines. Time spent watching his movies is not subtracted from your lifespan but added to it 2x over. Rest In Power https://variety.com/2024/film/news/roger-corman-dead-producer-independent-b-movie-1235999591/

ouropinions, 22 days ago to random

How did psychological warfare go from a military tactic to the heart of our culture war? In our latest episode @annaleen.bsky.social explains the history of psyops in the United States. Plus we answer questions from our wonderful listeners!

https://ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/the-secret-weapons-transfer-program-that-changed-us-culture

An audiogram (clip from the episode) with subtitles

timnitGebru, 27 days ago to random

""What I’m really calling for is something like tech Zionism,” he said, after comparing his movement to those started by the biblical Abraham, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith (founder of Mormonism), Theodor Herzl (“spiritual father” of the state of Israel), and Lee Kuan Yew (former authoritarian ruler of Singapore).""

Nothing to see here.
https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

molly0xfff, 27 days ago to boston

silver lining: it was awfully thoughtful of all these boston college administrations to draw the attention of a group of young, energetic, politically active students to last year's "tent ordinance" that cruelly targets the unhoused and is now being used to crack down on speech

#boston #bospoli

paninid, 1 month ago to TikTok

“China doesn’t need #TikTok to collect data about Americans.

“The Chinese government can buy all the data it wants from data brokers because the U.S. has no federal data privacy laws to speak of.

“The fact that China, a country that Americans criticize for its authoritarian practices, bans social media platforms is hardly a reason for the U.S. to do the same.”

https://theconversation.com/tiktok-fears-point-to-larger-problem-poor-media-literacy-in-the-social-media-age-226667

jackdaw_ruiz, 1 month ago to random

the_etrain, 1 month ago to random

So, where do the Pornbots fit into the larger Transformers canon?

NicoleJLeBoeuf, 1 month ago to random

This is an absolutely essential episode of @ouropinions

https://ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/fascism-and-book-bans-with-maggie-tokuda-hall

Show notes: https://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/2024/4/18/fascism-and-book-bans-with-maggie-tokuda-hall

Please take a listen. This is a VITAL topic.

And I am so grateful to @charliejane and @annaleen for introducing me, with this episode, to @emteehall and Authors Against Book Bans! (https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/). You bet I'm going to get involved.

timnitGebru, 1 month ago to random

Maybe one day an article like this would be written about a company that collaborates with local artists and writers to produce these books, and a home grown machine translation company, rather than Chat GPT and Google Translate 🤔

I think of the children's stories I heard growing up in Ethiopia, & how specific they were to the context. And when my elders tell me stories about various villages in Eritrea, they are super super specific. Why not preserve that & pass it on?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/13/mali-books-artificial-intelligence-ai/

daviddlevine, 1 month ago to random

Thanks to Mary Robinette Kowal and others there's a new fundraiser in support of Lynne and Michael Thomas as they care for their daughter Caitlin who is in a bad way.

https://gofund.me/eee6983e

globalmuseum, 1 month ago to cocktails

Remembering When Cocktails Were Just Soup.
Canned beef bouillon on the rocks, anyone?

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/soup-on-the-rocks-cocktail #Cocktails #soup

jasonkoebler, 1 month ago to random

New: Best Buy quietly did mass layoffs of Geek Squad employees this week, is apparently shifting more tech support online. The Geek Squad subreddit is full of people posting their badges, talking about "going sleeper"

https://www.404media.co/mass-layoffs-at-best-buy-geek-squad-former-employees-post-going-sleeper/

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ouropinions, 1 month ago to random

People treat the Turing Test like an ironclad way of telling if a machine is intelligent. Unfortunately, the Turing Test is total nonsense, and it's easily fooled. Plus you won't believe its strange origins. To find out more, we talked to @alex and @emilymbender from the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 podcast!

https://ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/we-failed-the-turing-test-walex-hanna-and-emily-m-bender

audio clip with subtitles

Locusmag, 1 month ago to random

Both "refreshingly playful" and "a serious critique" NEBULA FINALIST @annaleen is offering a signed The Terraformers along with a super rare swag patch!
https://igg.me/at/locusmag2024

trochee, 1 month ago to random

This thread of trains driving on grassy tracks is pure solarpunk competency porn in the vein of @annaleen 's THE TERRAFORMERS

(via @blogdiva ; thx!)
https://urbanists.social/@straphanger/112168979067387415

LillyHerself, 1 month ago to random

(From birdsite: Alex Bertulis-Fernandes @alexbertanades)

Last week one of my art teachers suggested I 'dial down the feminism.'
Today I showed him my newest piece:

eff, 2 months ago to random

So that everyone understands why we continue to oppose KOSA, we break down our interpretation of the bill in more detail and compare our views to those of others—both advocates and critics. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/03/analyzing-kosas-constitutional-problems-depth

ClimateNewsNow, 2 months ago to climate

Website Realtor.com adds climate change risk features; 40% of US homes show risks of heat, wind, air quality. #ClimateChange

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/03/13/realtor-com-climate-change-risks-listings/72950284007/