Blobb
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Or they could just ban AI-created content...
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November 1, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Or they could just ban AI-created content...
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it can (so far) be turned off by turning off Instant Answers in the browser-saved settings, it's part of the Wikipedia Instant Answers thing: duckduckgo.com/settings
April 26, 2024 at 1:42 AM
it can (so far) be turned off by turning off Instant Answers in the browser-saved settings, it's part of the Wikipedia Instant Answers thing: duckduckgo.com/settings
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Brutal
"These escalations against students are a choice. Police can be patient, even passive. The Texas DPS proved that when they loitered outside the ongoing slaughter of grade-schoolers."
www.momleft.com/p/the-kids-t...
www.momleft.com/p/the-kids-t...
The Kids The Guns Are For
The same police force that failed Uvalde children is arresting peaceful student protesters at UT Austin. It's not about safety. It's about order.
www.momleft.com
April 26, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Brutal
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This!!!
Of all the things I dislike about the modern age of Discourse, the projection of intent might be first and foremost.
You know what the text did, how it affected you personally, and what trends it may reflect or reinforce. You likely have *no fucking clue* as to creative intent based on text alone.
You know what the text did, how it affected you personally, and what trends it may reflect or reinforce. You likely have *no fucking clue* as to creative intent based on text alone.
March 16, 2024 at 6:07 PM
This!!!
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They didn't call the trillion-dollar
Wall St. Bailouts 'Socialism'.
They don't call nearly one-trillion
in oil & gas subsidies 'Socialism'.
They don't call the billions in
farmer bailouts 'Socialism'.
But, health care, wages, food
for poor people? 'SOCIALISM!'
~Justin Kanew
Wall St. Bailouts 'Socialism'.
They don't call nearly one-trillion
in oil & gas subsidies 'Socialism'.
They don't call the billions in
farmer bailouts 'Socialism'.
But, health care, wages, food
for poor people? 'SOCIALISM!'
~Justin Kanew
March 17, 2024 at 2:18 AM
They didn't call the trillion-dollar
Wall St. Bailouts 'Socialism'.
They don't call nearly one-trillion
in oil & gas subsidies 'Socialism'.
They don't call the billions in
farmer bailouts 'Socialism'.
But, health care, wages, food
for poor people? 'SOCIALISM!'
~Justin Kanew
Wall St. Bailouts 'Socialism'.
They don't call nearly one-trillion
in oil & gas subsidies 'Socialism'.
They don't call the billions in
farmer bailouts 'Socialism'.
But, health care, wages, food
for poor people? 'SOCIALISM!'
~Justin Kanew
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This cannot be real.
"The Dwight D. Opperman Foundation will present the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award to four men and Martha Stewart. Among the winners are two convicted felons, the founder of right-wing Fox News, and Elon Musk"
"The Dwight D. Opperman Foundation will present the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award to four men and Martha Stewart. Among the winners are two convicted felons, the founder of right-wing Fox News, and Elon Musk"
The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award was created to honor women who have created positive change in society. RBG's family says this year's change in selection criteria betrays her legacy.
RBG's family condemns the selection of recipients of an award named in her honor
The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award was created to honor women who have created positive change in society. RBG's family says this year's change in selection criteria betrays her legacy.
www.npr.org
March 16, 2024 at 10:07 PM
This cannot be real.
"The Dwight D. Opperman Foundation will present the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award to four men and Martha Stewart. Among the winners are two convicted felons, the founder of right-wing Fox News, and Elon Musk"
"The Dwight D. Opperman Foundation will present the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award to four men and Martha Stewart. Among the winners are two convicted felons, the founder of right-wing Fox News, and Elon Musk"
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"The message is clear," says Dan Froomkin about A.G. Sulzberger's recent speech.
"One: You will earn my displeasure if you warn people too forcefully about the possible end to democracy at the hands of a deranged insurrectionist. And two: You prove your value to me by trolling our liberal readers."
"One: You will earn my displeasure if you warn people too forcefully about the possible end to democracy at the hands of a deranged insurrectionist. And two: You prove your value to me by trolling our liberal readers."
Why is New York Times campaign coverage so bad? Because that’s what the publisher wants. | Press Watch
Encouraging better, more responsible political press coverage before the 2020 election.
presswatchers.org
March 7, 2024 at 5:31 PM
"The message is clear," says Dan Froomkin about A.G. Sulzberger's recent speech.
"One: You will earn my displeasure if you warn people too forcefully about the possible end to democracy at the hands of a deranged insurrectionist. And two: You prove your value to me by trolling our liberal readers."
"One: You will earn my displeasure if you warn people too forcefully about the possible end to democracy at the hands of a deranged insurrectionist. And two: You prove your value to me by trolling our liberal readers."
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4 years ago today John Ioannidis published an article in STAT warning against Covid countermeasures because he believe it was plausible only 1% people would be infected and 10K would die. (1/2)
sciencebasedmedicine.org/10000-deaths/
sciencebasedmedicine.org/10000-deaths/
“This Would Translate to About 10,000 Deaths” Reflections From the Start of the Pandemic
"This would translate to about 10,000 deaths" Two years ago, Dr. John Ioannidis wrote an essay in STAT titled “A Fiasco in The Making? As The Coronavirus Pandemic Takes Hold, We Are Making Decisions W...
sciencebasedmedicine.org
March 17, 2024 at 5:29 PM
4 years ago today John Ioannidis published an article in STAT warning against Covid countermeasures because he believe it was plausible only 1% people would be infected and 10K would die. (1/2)
sciencebasedmedicine.org/10000-deaths/
sciencebasedmedicine.org/10000-deaths/
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Good lord, this is pure, unvarnished truth.
The really inconvenient thing about being a writer is your brain does not respect business hours.
March 17, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Good lord, this is pure, unvarnished truth.
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Good advice
Remove dates of when you graduated college, and remove dates on jobs that go back more than 10-15 years. Summarize those as "other previous positions include..." and just list the titles and companies.
Again: did this with my mom's resumes and she started getting calls again. I also do it on mine
Again: did this with my mom's resumes and she started getting calls again. I also do it on mine
My wife (early 40s) is job hunting and it seems to be an issue already. Do you have any suggestions? Many thanks.
March 19, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Good advice
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One of the best comments that came out of retreat last week was “remember that social media is like chemo: necessary but also poison. Monitor not just your intake but how it’s making you feel. Take negative side effects seriously.”
March 19, 2024 at 5:30 PM
One of the best comments that came out of retreat last week was “remember that social media is like chemo: necessary but also poison. Monitor not just your intake but how it’s making you feel. Take negative side effects seriously.”
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oh yeah I forgot about this. interesting times
Dozens of major companies, including General Motors, commit to manufacturing ventilators, distributing supplies and creating a contact tracing system - they only need the administration to invoke the Defense Production Act. Kushner refuses. (2/2)
Here is a horrifying account of that meeting:
Here is a horrifying account of that meeting:
“That’s Their Problem”: How Jared Kushner Let the Markets Decide America’s COVID-19 Fate
First-person accounts of a tense meeting at the White House in late March suggest that President Trump’s son-in-law resisted taking federal action to alleviate shortages and help Democratic-led New Yo...
www.vanityfair.com
March 20, 2024 at 12:24 PM
oh yeah I forgot about this. interesting times
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Like please don't just write, "company will do X." Instead write, "company CEO, who has frequently made promises he did not keep, claims company will do X."
March 20, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Like please don't just write, "company will do X." Instead write, "company CEO, who has frequently made promises he did not keep, claims company will do X."
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This is Sylvia Gonzalez. At age 72, she won an upset victory for city council after campaigning to oust the city manager. The mayor didn't like that.
So he had her arrested & jailed.
The Supreme Court is about to hear her case, which has largely gone unnoticed. A thread.
So he had her arrested & jailed.
The Supreme Court is about to hear her case, which has largely gone unnoticed. A thread.
March 20, 2024 at 1:24 PM
This is Sylvia Gonzalez. At age 72, she won an upset victory for city council after campaigning to oust the city manager. The mayor didn't like that.
So he had her arrested & jailed.
The Supreme Court is about to hear her case, which has largely gone unnoticed. A thread.
So he had her arrested & jailed.
The Supreme Court is about to hear her case, which has largely gone unnoticed. A thread.
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reminder that "femme fatale" just means "deadly woman". so if you want to be one you dont even need to dress fancy, you can just run someone over with a forklift
March 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
reminder that "femme fatale" just means "deadly woman". so if you want to be one you dont even need to dress fancy, you can just run someone over with a forklift
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"You can only strip the wires and pipes from a structure once, and it makes the place uninhabitable, but also the belief that all that copper might just grow back or turn to gold, or just that the kids would find a way to do their shit regardless, was fundamental to the enterprise."
I wrote about a sad barfing coffee machine I've been thinking about a lot, and the people pulling the wires out of the walls everywhere you look. defector.com/the-coffee-m...
The Coffee Machine That Explained Vice Media | Defector
Even before the fog machines were turned off due to unpaid electrical bills and the people on the first floor became aware that the walls of the executive offices upstairs had been torn open by their ...
defector.com
March 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
"You can only strip the wires and pipes from a structure once, and it makes the place uninhabitable, but also the belief that all that copper might just grow back or turn to gold, or just that the kids would find a way to do their shit regardless, was fundamental to the enterprise."
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The best thing about this planet is that every few days I'll learn about an animal I've literally never seen or heard of before, like the Nilgai which is just a stupidly massive antelope
March 22, 2024 at 1:16 PM
The best thing about this planet is that every few days I'll learn about an animal I've literally never seen or heard of before, like the Nilgai which is just a stupidly massive antelope
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Ac-c-c-cumulation ceisis
This is basically the current historical sequence we are living in. Someone produces a product or service that makes a profit; finance or hedge funds take notice and take over with the idea that they could make more money; things gets worse; and then DEI is blamed as the most immediate scapegoat.
March 22, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Ac-c-c-cumulation ceisis
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Good Guy Swen Vincke, head of Larian Studios, talking at GDC yesterday after receiving awards for Baldur's Gate 3:
March 22, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Good Guy Swen Vincke, head of Larian Studios, talking at GDC yesterday after receiving awards for Baldur's Gate 3:
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Posting my X thread on Three Body Problem here. Upshot is Chinese version is way better.
1) Half hour in to Netflix Three Body Problem, the godless, heathen Chinee hate old things. No sense of history or science. Only the West has a sense of God.
To get a snog, give a girl a book about pesticides.
1) Half hour in to Netflix Three Body Problem, the godless, heathen Chinee hate old things. No sense of history or science. Only the West has a sense of God.
To get a snog, give a girl a book about pesticides.
March 23, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Posting my X thread on Three Body Problem here. Upshot is Chinese version is way better.
1) Half hour in to Netflix Three Body Problem, the godless, heathen Chinee hate old things. No sense of history or science. Only the West has a sense of God.
To get a snog, give a girl a book about pesticides.
1) Half hour in to Netflix Three Body Problem, the godless, heathen Chinee hate old things. No sense of history or science. Only the West has a sense of God.
To get a snog, give a girl a book about pesticides.