Éric Platon
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Palantir's Alex Karp offers a full-throated embrace of war crimes, which he considers to be the way all modern military forces should operate. No one who follows Palantir and its dealings around the world would be surprised. gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Palantir's Alex Karp offers a full-throated embrace of war crimes, which he considers to be the way all modern military forces should operate. No one who follows Palantir and its dealings around the world would be surprised. gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
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“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“But the Trump administration cut the money, claiming it fell under DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion.”
@ceperez.bsky.social looking forward to reading The Incompleteness of Being. Any release date for an ePub and paper?
September 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
@ceperez.bsky.social looking forward to reading The Incompleteness of Being. Any release date for an ePub and paper?
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Please do NOT confuse #ScienceUnderSiege with the similarly-titled “The War On Science”. We beg of you!
Please come out (or participate via livestream) for our #ScienceUnderSiege event at the storied DC bookstore @politicsprose.bsky.social, featuring my co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly,
Thursday Oct 2: politics-prose.com/mann-hotez
Thursday Oct 2: politics-prose.com/mann-hotez
September 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Please do NOT confuse #ScienceUnderSiege with the similarly-titled “The War On Science”. We beg of you!
If you’re nearby Sapporo this week, please come and talk about consciousness. amcs-community.org/events/moc6-...
Models of Consciousness 2025 – AMCS
amcs-community.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
If you’re nearby Sapporo this week, please come and talk about consciousness. amcs-community.org/events/moc6-...
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A powerful new documentary from Al-Jazeera’s Fault Lines documentary challenges us to see the Israeli genocide in Gaza through the eyes of one of the tens of thousands of children who have suffered life-changing injuries. This is a hard watch, but we must bear witness.
'The Doctor Told Us We Had To Choose Between The Girl And Her Leg'
Another shattering documentary from al-Jazeera's Fault Lines challenges us to experience Israel's genocide in Gaza through the eyes of a wounded child
www.forever-wars.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:19 PM
A powerful new documentary from Al-Jazeera’s Fault Lines documentary challenges us to see the Israeli genocide in Gaza through the eyes of one of the tens of thousands of children who have suffered life-changing injuries. This is a hard watch, but we must bear witness.
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"CNN Defends Decision to Not Do a Journalism"
June 30, 2024 at 3:52 AM
"CNN Defends Decision to Not Do a Journalism"
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Publishing News locusmag.com/2024/06...
Publishing News
Arnaud Lagardère, CEO of Lagardère SA (parent company of Hachette Book Group), was required to step down from his position after being charged with ‘‘vote buying, abuse of power and breach of trus…
locusmag.com
June 3, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Publishing News locusmag.com/2024/06...
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Went on the Gradient podcast last week with Daniel Bashir (a must-read newsletter+podcast for keeping up with AI btw) for an extended 2-hour conversation on AI. We also talked protocols+AI in the last 20 minutes or so. open.substack.com/pub/thegradi...
Venkatesh Rao: Protocolized Paths to Intelligence
On abstractions for AI, why monolithic scaling will stall, LLMs and experiential age, protocols, and value systems.
open.substack.com
March 12, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Went on the Gradient podcast last week with Daniel Bashir (a must-read newsletter+podcast for keeping up with AI btw) for an extended 2-hour conversation on AI. We also talked protocols+AI in the last 20 minutes or so. open.substack.com/pub/thegradi...
Is there any serious “system thinking” study of cities vs. individual housing in suburbs and beyond, from an ecological perspective?
March 10, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Is there any serious “system thinking” study of cities vs. individual housing in suburbs and beyond, from an ecological perspective?
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Terrific piece on a dangerous, deeply cynical phenomenon at the intersection of police militarization and the growing appetite for political violence.
A man sets himself on fire. The first responder orders him to the ground. The second pulld a gun on him. Only the third tries to put out the fire. This is a sign of a broken society. prospect.org/justice/2024...
The Spectacle of Policing
‘Swatting’ innocent people is the latest incarnation of the decades-long gestation of an infrastructure of fear.
prospect.org
March 9, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Terrific piece on a dangerous, deeply cynical phenomenon at the intersection of police militarization and the growing appetite for political violence.
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More layoffs at Mozilla :( fosstodon.org/@gabrielesve...
February 13, 2024 at 10:55 PM
More layoffs at Mozilla :( fosstodon.org/@gabrielesve...
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The Messenger, a website that launched with $50 million in funding eight months ago, is now dead. What are we doing here guys
Remember, leading up to the launch of The Messenger, Finkelstein predicted they would make $100 million in 2023 and be larger than the NY Times in a few short years. www.axios.com/2024/01/31/m...
The Messenger is shutting down
The startup blew through its $50 million funding after less than a year of operations.
www.axios.com
January 31, 2024 at 11:39 PM
The Messenger, a website that launched with $50 million in funding eight months ago, is now dead. What are we doing here guys
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New post, can robots whittle? www.ribbonfarm.com/2024/01/23/c...
Can Robots Whittle?
Continuing my descent into a middle-aged cliche, I bought myself a cheap beginner whittling kit. The impulse was born of wondering whether a robot powered by modern AI and equipped with appropriate…
www.ribbonfarm.com
January 24, 2024 at 4:52 AM
New post, can robots whittle? www.ribbonfarm.com/2024/01/23/c...
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ROTW on the summer of protocols forum: Capital and enclosure in software commons by Trent Van Epps
Post your reactions and thoughts. forum.summerofprotocols.com/t/rotw-capit...
Post your reactions and thoughts. forum.summerofprotocols.com/t/rotw-capit...
ROTW: Capital and enclosure in software commons: Linux & Ethereum
An essay by Trent van Epps. Link " In the common mode of production, the benefits/assurances/surplus value are under the domain of involved peers. Because commons are suited for producing unmonetize...
forum.summerofprotocols.com
January 23, 2024 at 6:22 AM
ROTW on the summer of protocols forum: Capital and enclosure in software commons by Trent Van Epps
Post your reactions and thoughts. forum.summerofprotocols.com/t/rotw-capit...
Post your reactions and thoughts. forum.summerofprotocols.com/t/rotw-capit...
Reposting the exact same text, just removing US (and one space).
Not a broad net here, but across like four country news outlets, about the same indifference.
Not a broad net here, but across like four country news outlets, about the same indifference.
On a day when Motaz Azaiza has finally had to evacuate Gaza, read this piece from @jackmirkinson.bsky.social about the absence of solidarity from US media concerning the slaughter of our Palestinian colleagues.
The US Media Is Ignoring Israel’s Campaign to Kill Palestinian Journalists
Israel is trying to snuff out journalism in Gaza. This should be a sound-the-alarm, all-hands-on-deck moment for anyone who professes to support reporters and the work that they do.
www.thenation.com
January 23, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Reposting the exact same text, just removing US (and one space).
Not a broad net here, but across like four country news outlets, about the same indifference.
Not a broad net here, but across like four country news outlets, about the same indifference.
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Shein & Temu are now the leading online-only clothing platforms. They exploit a loophole to ship direct from China without tariffs or inspections. As a result, 8 U.S. textile plants have closed since September.
From me on the de minimis debate:
prospect.org/economy/2024...
From me on the de minimis debate:
prospect.org/economy/2024...
Domestic Textile Industry Crashing Because of Trade Loophole
The ‘de minimis’ exemption allows Chinese e-commerce companies Shein and Temu to deliver hundreds of millions of packages of cheap clothing without tariffs or inspections.
prospect.org
January 23, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Shein & Temu are now the leading online-only clothing platforms. They exploit a loophole to ship direct from China without tariffs or inspections. As a result, 8 U.S. textile plants have closed since September.
From me on the de minimis debate:
prospect.org/economy/2024...
From me on the de minimis debate:
prospect.org/economy/2024...
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48H après les faits, toujours aucune communication de Darmanin ou du gouvernement pour cet acte de terrorisme.
On imagine le traitement médiatique si cela avait été réalisé par un activiste climat ou une personne d'une certaine religion..
On imagine le traitement médiatique si cela avait été réalisé par un activiste climat ou une personne d'une certaine religion..
January 21, 2024 at 6:35 PM
48H après les faits, toujours aucune communication de Darmanin ou du gouvernement pour cet acte de terrorisme.
On imagine le traitement médiatique si cela avait été réalisé par un activiste climat ou une personne d'une certaine religion..
On imagine le traitement médiatique si cela avait été réalisé par un activiste climat ou une personne d'une certaine religion..
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Just noticed that people use “unfair” in two distinct ways in public posturing:
“Unfair” (1) as in “I should be treated the same as anyone and am being singled out for worse treatment”
“Unfair” (2) as in “I should be accorded special treatment but am being treated the same as anyone”
“Unfair” (1) as in “I should be treated the same as anyone and am being singled out for worse treatment”
“Unfair” (2) as in “I should be accorded special treatment but am being treated the same as anyone”
January 11, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Just noticed that people use “unfair” in two distinct ways in public posturing:
“Unfair” (1) as in “I should be treated the same as anyone and am being singled out for worse treatment”
“Unfair” (2) as in “I should be accorded special treatment but am being treated the same as anyone”
“Unfair” (1) as in “I should be treated the same as anyone and am being singled out for worse treatment”
“Unfair” (2) as in “I should be accorded special treatment but am being treated the same as anyone”
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This shows up in institutional behavior.
Institutionally, scientific failure is indistinguishable from rejected paper/proposal/award nomination
So most research is pressured to present positive findings where negative findings might in fact be the successful scientific finding
Institutionally, scientific failure is indistinguishable from rejected paper/proposal/award nomination
So most research is pressured to present positive findings where negative findings might in fact be the successful scientific finding
January 9, 2024 at 8:31 PM
This shows up in institutional behavior.
Institutionally, scientific failure is indistinguishable from rejected paper/proposal/award nomination
So most research is pressured to present positive findings where negative findings might in fact be the successful scientific finding
Institutionally, scientific failure is indistinguishable from rejected paper/proposal/award nomination
So most research is pressured to present positive findings where negative findings might in fact be the successful scientific finding
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New blog post, Charnel Vision www.ribbonfarm.com/2023/12/21/c...
Charnel Vision
One of my minor affectations is periodizing my writing into sardonically named 6-year eras. The first six years of this blog were the Rust Age (2007-12). The next six years were the Snowflake Age (…
www.ribbonfarm.com
December 22, 2023 at 2:56 AM
New blog post, Charnel Vision www.ribbonfarm.com/2023/12/21/c...
Nice photo of pairing viruses, apparently a first.
This kind of natural intelligence (valid definition here!) is missing in many artificial intelligence “brain in a vat” discussions.
www.livescience.com/health/virus...
This kind of natural intelligence (valid definition here!) is missing in many artificial intelligence “brain in a vat” discussions.
www.livescience.com/health/virus...
November 6, 2023 at 10:37 PM
Nice photo of pairing viruses, apparently a first.
This kind of natural intelligence (valid definition here!) is missing in many artificial intelligence “brain in a vat” discussions.
www.livescience.com/health/virus...
This kind of natural intelligence (valid definition here!) is missing in many artificial intelligence “brain in a vat” discussions.
www.livescience.com/health/virus...
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New post, The Future of the Blogosphere, based on a tricky WordPress problem that @doriantaylor.com helped me figure out and fix. www.ribbonfarm.com/2023/11/02/t...
The Future of the Blogosphere
Two weeks ago, I was trying to finish up a blog post when I noticed a bunch of weird characters showing up in posts. Here’s a sample from Worldly, Yet Carefree: It turned out to be a fairly c…
www.ribbonfarm.com
November 3, 2023 at 4:03 AM
New post, The Future of the Blogosphere, based on a tricky WordPress problem that @doriantaylor.com helped me figure out and fix. www.ribbonfarm.com/2023/11/02/t...
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Any technology that’s expressive enough that design can start with values is too mature to do inventive design with.
Invention dies when moral clarity is born.
Invention dies when moral clarity is born.
November 3, 2023 at 5:17 PM
Any technology that’s expressive enough that design can start with values is too mature to do inventive design with.
Invention dies when moral clarity is born.
Invention dies when moral clarity is born.