David Mayer
@localboson.bsky.social
Noob (Twitter refugee). Here for science, arts, laughs.
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This amp goes to 11.
FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This amp goes to 11.
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As fine an actor as he was, Isiah was an even better spirit and the greatest gentleman.
‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. dies at 71
"The Wire" actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. died on Tuesday at age 71.
www.thebanner.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
As fine an actor as he was, Isiah was an even better spirit and the greatest gentleman.
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Never mind all the charm and talent. That much of Isiah is always onscreen and utterly obvious.
Instead, a last word to let everyone know what isn't evidenced on film: He was an even better person than he was an actor; a warm and gracious delight of a man. Goodbye, friend.
Instead, a last word to let everyone know what isn't evidenced on film: He was an even better person than he was an actor; a warm and gracious delight of a man. Goodbye, friend.
"Whitlock didn’t steal scenes as much as he elevated them, becoming a part of the fabric of storytellers like David Simon and Spike Lee, who knew exactly how to use this stealthy genius,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social in his tribute to the late Isiah Whitlock Jr.
A Brilliant Actor and Even Better Person: Isiah Whitlock Jr. (1954-2025) | Tributes | Roger Ebert
A tribute to the star of The Wire and several Spike Lee joints.
www.rogerebert.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Never mind all the charm and talent. That much of Isiah is always onscreen and utterly obvious.
Instead, a last word to let everyone know what isn't evidenced on film: He was an even better person than he was an actor; a warm and gracious delight of a man. Goodbye, friend.
Instead, a last word to let everyone know what isn't evidenced on film: He was an even better person than he was an actor; a warm and gracious delight of a man. Goodbye, friend.
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Incredible stuff entering the public domain in January 1! The latest from my friends at the Duke Law School Center for the Study of the Public Domain: web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
Public Domain Day 2025 | Duke University School of Law
Tweet January 1, 2025 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1929 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1924! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle Directors, Duke Center for the Study of the Public D...
web.law.duke.edu
December 19, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Incredible stuff entering the public domain in January 1! The latest from my friends at the Duke Law School Center for the Study of the Public Domain: web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
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Brandon Ogbunu @cbo.bsky.social and I have a new piece on AI coming out in Scientific American next week.
In the meantime, this piece from last year remains evergreen.
undark.org/2023/04/06/c...
In the meantime, this piece from last year remains evergreen.
undark.org/2023/04/06/c...
ChatGPT Isn’t ‘Hallucinating.’ It’s Bullshitting.
Opinion | Artificial Intelligence models will make mistakes. We need more accurate language to describe them.
undark.org
December 9, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Brandon Ogbunu @cbo.bsky.social and I have a new piece on AI coming out in Scientific American next week.
In the meantime, this piece from last year remains evergreen.
undark.org/2023/04/06/c...
In the meantime, this piece from last year remains evergreen.
undark.org/2023/04/06/c...
