John
@johntreynolds.bsky.social
Retired.
My wife and I live near Santa Fe, New Mexico USA.
My wife and I live near Santa Fe, New Mexico USA.
Using artificial intelligence to identify Congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system. n.pr/48mmSlu
An independent effort says AI is the secret to topple 2-party power in Congress
Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"The Post reported that after an initial strike showed two survivors, the commander overseeing the attack reportedly ordered a second strike to kill them"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
House and Senate committees launch inquiries into reported second strike on alleged drug boat
Both the House and Senate armed services committees said separately that they would conduct "oversight" into the circumstances around the strikes.
www.nbcnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"The Post reported that after an initial strike showed two survivors, the commander overseeing the attack reportedly ordered a second strike to kill them"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Capitalism has evolved into Short-Term-Profitism...
We're doomed
We're doomed
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Capitalism has evolved into Short-Term-Profitism...
We're doomed
We're doomed
The rush to make money off AI is killing people...
"Waymo spent 15 years with safety drivers before removing them; AI therapy apps skipped this phase entirely."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
"Waymo spent 15 years with safety drivers before removing them; AI therapy apps skipped this phase entirely."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
AI Therapy Skipped the Most Important Step
Tessa, the NEDA chatbot, gave problematic eating disorder advice to someone in recovery. AI therapy needs safety measures.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The rush to make money off AI is killing people...
"Waymo spent 15 years with safety drivers before removing them; AI therapy apps skipped this phase entirely."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
"Waymo spent 15 years with safety drivers before removing them; AI therapy apps skipped this phase entirely."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Bluesky needs a similar geolocation tool
Twitter's new geolocation tool reveals not only how many men are interacting with fake accounts pretending to be attractive women, but highlights a disturbing and persistent issue that has long plagued the site:
Coordinated inauthentic behavior.
Coordinated inauthentic behavior.
Twitter's foreign influence problem is nothing new
The platform's just-debuted geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Bluesky needs a similar geolocation tool
50 States with equal populations
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
50 States with equal populations
It's absurd to think that any "question answering service" that gives wrong answers is worth paying for.
studyfinds.org/chatgpts-hal...
studyfinds.org/chatgpts-hal...
ChatGPT's Hallucination Problem: Study Finds More Than Half Of AI's References Are Fabricated Or Contain Errors In Model GPT-4o
New study finds ChatGPT fabricates 20% of academic citations and introduces errors in 45% of real references, posing risks for researchers.
studyfinds.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's absurd to think that any "question answering service" that gives wrong answers is worth paying for.
studyfinds.org/chatgpts-hal...
studyfinds.org/chatgpts-hal...
Cryptocurrency makes stuffing cash in my mattress seem like a great idea
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/b...
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/b...
Crypto plunge wipes out nearly $400 billion in a week
Bitcoin has lost a third of its value since setting an all-time high in early October.
www.axios.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Cryptocurrency makes stuffing cash in my mattress seem like a great idea
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/b...
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/b...
I voted for Al Gore and was furious when the Supreme Court stopped his challenge.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 live: ‘literally insane’ that we are letting global heating happen, says Al Gore
Former US vice-president also critical of Donald Trump and Bill Gates as negotiations begin in earnest
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I voted for Al Gore and was furious when the Supreme Court stopped his challenge.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If you doubt the health hazards, take a trip through the Permian Basin oil fields.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If you doubt the health hazards, take a trip through the Permian Basin oil fields.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Open season on Trump's enemies
An immigration enforcement officer who shot a US citizen in Chicago last month bragged about the incident in texts afterwards, according to court documents filed in federal court.
A Border Patrol agent bragged about shooting someone, texts show
"Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao."
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Open season on Trump's enemies
It's hard to imagine a future that isn't dominated by a few billionaires
fortune.com/2025/11/04/a...
fortune.com/2025/11/04/a...
America’s wealthiest billionaires got $698 billion richer this year, while the average home earned $83,000—and the gap's set to get wider under Trump | Fortune
The top 10 richest U.S. billionaires took home 833,631x more money than the typical American home, and inequality could get worse thanks to President Donald Trump’s tax changes, job scarcity, and a lo...
fortune.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It's hard to imagine a future that isn't dominated by a few billionaires
fortune.com/2025/11/04/a...
fortune.com/2025/11/04/a...
Trump's erratic behavior could lead to his removal by his VP and Cabinet.
That seems unlikely given their loyalty to the man, but surely they'll act if he gets angry and tries to start a nuclear war.
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
That seems unlikely given their loyalty to the man, but surely they'll act if he gets angry and tries to start a nuclear war.
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
www.congress.gov
November 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Trump's erratic behavior could lead to his removal by his VP and Cabinet.
That seems unlikely given their loyalty to the man, but surely they'll act if he gets angry and tries to start a nuclear war.
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
That seems unlikely given their loyalty to the man, but surely they'll act if he gets angry and tries to start a nuclear war.
www.congress.gov/crs-product/...
MegaBillionareTechBros back Trump because Biden's policies were constraining AI...
Profits mattered more than the technology being ready.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Profits mattered more than the technology being ready.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
When an LLM Adds 2 Plus 2
To an LLM, 2 + 2 = 4 isn’t arithmetic, it’s how math itself becomes mimicry.
www.psychologytoday.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
MegaBillionareTechBros back Trump because Biden's policies were constraining AI...
Profits mattered more than the technology being ready.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Profits mattered more than the technology being ready.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
The arrogance of changing our clocks rather than changing our schedules is outlandish.
Noon is when the Sun is overhead. As Sunrise and Sunset change, adapt your schedule accordingly.
theconversation.com/an-indigenou...
Noon is when the Sun is overhead. As Sunrise and Sunset change, adapt your schedule accordingly.
theconversation.com/an-indigenou...
An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial clocks.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The arrogance of changing our clocks rather than changing our schedules is outlandish.
Noon is when the Sun is overhead. As Sunrise and Sunset change, adapt your schedule accordingly.
theconversation.com/an-indigenou...
Noon is when the Sun is overhead. As Sunrise and Sunset change, adapt your schedule accordingly.
theconversation.com/an-indigenou...