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Some personal thoughts on the meaning of Trump’s depraved bill. @karaswisher.bsky.social @pivotpod.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Some personal thoughts on the meaning of Trump’s depraved bill. @karaswisher.bsky.social @pivotpod.bsky.social
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Because I feel the need to repeat this since so many people don’t seem to get it
He did not simply do a “hand gesture” twice he did it then immediately referenced the 14 words. He TRIPLED down to make sure the “dog whistle” landed, denial of this is Nazi apologia
He did not simply do a “hand gesture” twice he did it then immediately referenced the 14 words. He TRIPLED down to make sure the “dog whistle” landed, denial of this is Nazi apologia
July 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Because I feel the need to repeat this since so many people don’t seem to get it
He did not simply do a “hand gesture” twice he did it then immediately referenced the 14 words. He TRIPLED down to make sure the “dog whistle” landed, denial of this is Nazi apologia
He did not simply do a “hand gesture” twice he did it then immediately referenced the 14 words. He TRIPLED down to make sure the “dog whistle” landed, denial of this is Nazi apologia
To break the insidious hold of my fascination on new #photography gear announcements I spent some time with ChatGPT asking it to help me build a set of monthly photography challenges to help me focus on composition and storytelling and you know what - it did really well.
July 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
To break the insidious hold of my fascination on new #photography gear announcements I spent some time with ChatGPT asking it to help me build a set of monthly photography challenges to help me focus on composition and storytelling and you know what - it did really well.
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Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17
June 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Why am I so unimpressed by these strikes? Israel and the US have failed to target significant elements of Iran's nuclear materials and production infrastructure. RISING LION and MIDNIGHT HAMMER are tactically brilliant, but may turn out to be strategic failures. 🧵 1/17
We will never forgot this
Narrator: they were not considering the offer
May 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We will never forgot this
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Over on X, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is glitching out and inserting information about “white genocide” in South Africa in response to hundreds of completely unrelated user queries about everything from sports to Medicaid cuts.
Elon Musk's Grok AI Can't Stop Talking About 'White Genocide'
In response to X user queries about everything from sports to Medicaid cuts, the xAI chatbot inserted unrelated information about “white genocide” in South Africa.
www.wired.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Over on X, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is glitching out and inserting information about “white genocide” in South Africa in response to hundreds of completely unrelated user queries about everything from sports to Medicaid cuts.
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They are talking like it will be a natural progression from LLMs and such to artificial general intelligence but that is equivalent to saying "based on current trends in HVAC technology we predict that faster-than-light travel will be commonplace by 2037"
May 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
They are talking like it will be a natural progression from LLMs and such to artificial general intelligence but that is equivalent to saying "based on current trends in HVAC technology we predict that faster-than-light travel will be commonplace by 2037"
This is wild
For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever. www.wired.com/story/north-...
Your Favorite New Coworker Is an AI-Enhanced Operative From North Korea
For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now more devious—and effective—than ever.
www.wired.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is wild
Imagine saying this without hearing what you’re saying
Lutnick: "It's time to train people not to do the jobs of the past, but to do the great jobs of the future. This is the new model where you work in these kinds of plants for the rest of your life and your kids work here and your grandkids work here. We let the auto plants go overseas."
April 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Imagine saying this without hearing what you’re saying
Election day here in Canada! If you haven't taken the time to read through all the party platforms, there are a few summary pages to read. Don't vote like it's a team sport, review the platforms! There are some genuine surprises in this election.
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April 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Election day here in Canada! If you haven't taken the time to read through all the party platforms, there are a few summary pages to read. Don't vote like it's a team sport, review the platforms! There are some genuine surprises in this election.
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If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
April 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
Ballot cast - it was about a 10 minute wait here. Feels good.
April 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Ballot cast - it was about a 10 minute wait here. Feels good.
A sunnier day, but fewer birds tonight
April 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
A sunnier day, but fewer birds tonight
The "X Party didn't give me a reason to vote" line is absolute bullshit. You have one job as a citizen in a democracy. Hint: it's not sit on the couch and doomscrolling. The hard work of our job as citizens is reading platforms, listening to debates and making the best choice based on we see.
April 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The "X Party didn't give me a reason to vote" line is absolute bullshit. You have one job as a citizen in a democracy. Hint: it's not sit on the couch and doomscrolling. The hard work of our job as citizens is reading platforms, listening to debates and making the best choice based on we see.
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I'm often intrigued by questions from strangers. Yesterday on the train, for example, someone recognized me as "that economist" and asked why "America, as the most powerful economy, doesn't run balanced trade or surpluses with all other countries?"
"Good question," I replied, continuing ...
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"Good question," I replied, continuing ...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I'm often intrigued by questions from strangers. Yesterday on the train, for example, someone recognized me as "that economist" and asked why "America, as the most powerful economy, doesn't run balanced trade or surpluses with all other countries?"
"Good question," I replied, continuing ...
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"Good question," I replied, continuing ...
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First time out looking for birds in awhile! Flat grey light but some nice poses from this feathered friends.
April 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
First time out looking for birds in awhile! Flat grey light but some nice poses from this feathered friends.
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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
LLMs hallucinating nonexistent software packages with plausible names leads to a new malware vulnerability: "slopsquatting."
LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
: Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting'
www.theregister.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
History doesn’t always repeat but gosh it sure does rhyme if you’re paying attention.
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
michiganadvance.com
April 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
History doesn’t always repeat but gosh it sure does rhyme if you’re paying attention.
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Not sure where your Elections Canada office is, or have other questions about voting?
www.elections.ca
#CanPoli
#Election2025
www.elections.ca
#CanPoli
#Election2025
Elections Canada - Home page for the 2025 Federal Election
Find all the information you need to know to vote in the 2025 federal election. You will learn whether you are registered to vote, where to vote, what your riding is, who the candidates in your ridin...
www.elections.ca
April 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Not sure where your Elections Canada office is, or have other questions about voting?
www.elections.ca
#CanPoli
#Election2025
www.elections.ca
#CanPoli
#Election2025
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April 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Okay lets game this out: You are a Nintendo employee given unlimited funds and authority to move Switch 2 production to the US. No new factories, that's going to take way too long, you need to work with existing American Contract Manufacturing capacity. How fast can you do it?
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April 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Okay lets game this out: You are a Nintendo employee given unlimited funds and authority to move Switch 2 production to the US. No new factories, that's going to take way too long, you need to work with existing American Contract Manufacturing capacity. How fast can you do it?
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