melecia.bsky.social
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If you don't love your neighbor, you're not a Christian. Doesn't matter if you wear a cross and clutch a Bible.

If you don't believe all men are created equal, you're not a patriot. Doesn't matter how much you wave the flag.
May 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This seems right to me, but what do we do about the massive apparatus that’s lock step with him? He’s not operating alone.
“It’s true that narcissism is associated with more impulsive, error-prone decision-making. But … [w]hether consciously or not, narcissists hold power by keeping others in a state of psychological whiplash.“

www.huffpost.com/entry/psycho...
May 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Le sigh
May 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I learned that my top match (62%) was a candidate I only heard about through this quiz, and the person I expected to match highest with was far behind at 46%. My second choice was actually not that far behind at 38%--though they were in fourth place. I want to see more engagement in my neighborhood.
We built this for you, the NYC voter. Because elections are about your views and your opportunity to express them.

Who should you rank on your ballot to be the next mayor of New York City? Take the same quiz the candidates did and find your closest match.

projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-ma...
Take the Quiz: Meet Your Mayor 2025
Candidates for NYC mayor told us where they stand on issues. Which is the top match for you? Find out before heading to the polls.
projects.thecity.nyc
May 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Karen Hao’s calling out of the colonial nature of this AI age is so necessary. It’s so appropriate for the exploitation at the foundations of these LLMs and the subsequent hegemony they enable. Can’t wait to read the full book.
I couldn’t have asked for a better intro from @kevinroose.com & @caseynewton.bsky.social to EMPIRE OF AI:

"This is a very buzzy book. People in Silicon Valley & at the AI companies have been sort of nervously waiting for it...It's got a lot of people talking."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=042N...
Exploring the OpenAI "Empire" with Karen Hao | Interview
YouTube video by Hard Fork
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May 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I really appreciate this deep dive, I don’t see oral history takes like this often enough. The denouement of how our lives started to change with generative AI. Would love to read one about those of us not embedded in building/studying this technology. www.quantamagazine.org/when-chatgpt...
When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field: An Oral History | Quanta Magazine
Researchers in “natural language processing” tried to tame human language. Then came the transformer.
www.quantamagazine.org
May 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I had plenty of chances in college, but couldn’t differ through a complete conversation between these two, I found Dr West unnecessarily inaccessible and Dr George frustratingly problematic. Now here I am many years later, agreeing with them a lot re truth …on Charlie Kirk. #signsofthetimes
May 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
disappointed to hear Secretary of USDA, Brooke Rollins tie the department to the wellbeing of farmers instead of the nutritional wellbeing of the American people. This is how we got to our chronic disease epidemic. Mind blowing that she wouldn’t drive towards US health explicitly. #MAHA
Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture | All-In in DC!
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
So engrossed in this deep dive into the religious extremism underlying MAGA. When the wolves came is a
@ruthbraunstein.bsky.social podcast that was introduced to me by the Straight white American Jesus podcast. Finally shedding light on disposable Christian values and what might be won in turn.
April 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM