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E z r a @bruit.bsky.social · 7h

she has so little inherited world war 2 trauma, it's charming

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nathan kim @nathanckim.bsky.social · 7h

Did you know that the university of Michigan is building the world’s largest supercomputer for Los Alamos National Labs’ nuclear weapons production programs, and paying for $830 million of it despite not being able to use >90% of it?

I wrote about it here:

www.michigandaily.com/opinion/umic...

UMich says the Ypsi Data Center won’t “manufacture nuclear weapons.” What does Los Alamos think?

University administration must make a choice: Will it side with the public and live up to its stated ideals of serving the public good and public interest? Or will it side with LANL and spend hundreds...

www.michigandaily.com

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E z r a @bruit.bsky.social · 7h

I'm so close to just asking her if i can eat stuff before it goes bad. Maybe she's playing a long game to get me to eat more veggies

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E z r a @bruit.bsky.social · 7h

Chat is there something ironic about my vegan roommate being the one who always forgets her veggies in the fridge way past when they'll be any fun to eat

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 7h

Orange building
Alligator, MS

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E z r a @bruit.bsky.social · 9h

When i feel like pouring gasoline on the leftist infighting fire i remember at least none of them have tried to get me to vote

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E z r a @bruit.bsky.social · 9h

Lets check in on how the police policing itself has worked out in this area. What's thar record looking like

Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 10h

University of Texas admins are confronting the collapse of academic freedom by creating a working group of people hand-picked by the administration to, at some point, craft a statement about "academic integrity".

Dear UT Faculty and Staff,
I am pleased to announce a new initiative, inspired by conversations with faculty, that reaffirms our commitment to the enduring values of academic freedom and responsibility, and our shared calling to present our students with intellectually honest discussions of broad and varied perspectives in the classroom. Today, we are establishing a Faculty Working Group on Academic Integrity at The University of Texas at Austin.
The group’s charge is to develop a statement on academic integrity that affirms both the importance of academic freedom and its responsible exercise in teaching at UT.
We all recognize that higher education in general is under scrutiny. Some question whether our University has strayed from our duty to steward curiosity, open inquiry, and productive debate, while others worry that we have narrowed or even excluded opportunities for dialogue or dissent. This is not the Texas way.
We must define our character, or it will be defined by others. And how we live out that character in our classrooms will reveal our commitment. As the flagship university of our state and one of the world’s greatest universities, UT holds a critical position of public trust. That trust can be earned and sustained through a renewed commitment to academic integrity.
To guide this effort, I have invited a select group of faculty leaders, representing a broad range of academic units, to serve on the Working Group:

The Working Group will be chaired by Provost William Inboden.
I want to express my gratitude to the members of this Working Group for offering their time and expertise to this important initiative. The future of our University is incredibly bright, and the establishment of our statement on academic integrity will serve our academic mission well for years to come.
Sincerely,
Jim Davis
President

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 10h

The Butlerian Jihad must have sucked for guys who just bought a new computer

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E z r a @bruit.bsky.social · 10h

Korpus Kristi Knoem

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 10h

OTTAWA – The Liberal government has given its new AI “task force” until the end of the month to fast-track changes to the national artificial intelligence strategy — a plan that critics say leans too much on the perspective of industry and the tech sector.

Experts say Ottawa’s new AI task force is skewed towards industry

OTTAWA – The Liberal government has given its new AI “task force” until the end of the month to fast-track changes to the national artificial intelligence strategy — a plan that critics say leans too much on the perspective of industry and the tech sector.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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E z r a @bruit.bsky.social · 10h

(Reading news abt carney) oh they made a banker pokemon?

E z r a @bruit.bsky.social · 10h

The only video game i wish to discuss is the original hardware arcade pong

E z r a @bruit.bsky.social · 10h

Amazing to watch the shit machine ruthlessly grind down anyone that isnt shit

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 15h

Forget reading sci-fi and thinking it's good, these guys read about how IBM counting machines helped facilitate the Holocaust and thought "and look, 80 years later it's still a major profitable corporation!"

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 15h

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

migrantinsider.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 14h

We know more about the massive military-style raid on a Chicago housing complex thanks to the reporting of @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @blockclubchi.bsky.social, and neighborhood resident Eboni Watson who chronicled the event. Among the emerging questions: what's real estate's role in this?