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i ran into a full-on, drunk-on-koolaid AI believer the other day. i realised something striking.
the way they justified their belief in chatgpt’s sentience, agency, and intelligence was cobbled together from uprooted disparate scientific factoids stretched across category errors into something shaped very much like a plausible argument on the surface, but so substantially incoherent it was not even wrong.
it was uncannily like chatgpt output.
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Industry, not government, is getting in the way of a 'just transition' for oil and gas workers, say researchers
What comes to mind when you read the slogan "I love Canadian Oil and Gas"? Energy independence? Royalties for government coffers? Good jobs for Canadian workers?Emily Eaton (Phys.org)
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Judge orders shared custody of pet dog under new B.C. law
A golden retriever named Stella is now part of legal history in B.C. after an upper court decision based on new laws recognizing pets as family members, not just property. #press
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How is overtourism affecting local communities?
How overtourism impacts local communities and ecosystems at some of the world's most Instagrammable travel destinations. #press
How is overtourism affecting local communities?
How overtourism impacts local communities and ecosystems at some of the world’s most Instagrammable travel destinations.Al Jazeera
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House #Democrats rescue Mike Johnson to save $95bn aid bill for #Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Republican House speaker now set to push forward legislation, which had stalled in the House amid protest from rightwing GOP
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/house-democrats-mike-johnson-foreign-aid
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And the call for a vote by the #FreedomCrackers to remove #Johnson in:
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Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal
Tesla has issued a recall for effectively every Cybertruck it’s delivered to customers due to a fault that’s pinning down the vehicle’s accelerator pedals.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
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SNAP Benefits Use Expanded for Millions of Americans
Uber Eats said that EBT card recipients will now be able to use their benefits directly on the app for food delivery.Suzanne Blake (Newsweek)
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at first blush this annoyed me as a way for Uber to siphon off benefit money, and it is that.
It also might be able to combat the problem of people in the vast food deserts who have no cars.
I think that benifit could be worth it.
Artist evicted by London landlord cuts rent by commuting from Argentina
Andy Leek, creator of Notes to Strangers, made the move after finding himself unable to afford rising rents in UK capitalRobert Booth (The Guardian)
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If you think about the economics of the news business, can you think of a single incentive that an outlet would have to run with “Biden is favored to win re-election” as a top story?
Yeah, me neither. Might want to keep that in mind when looking at election coverage.
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Japanese AI tool predicts when recruits will quit jobs
Bosses worried about turnover or wondering how long a new hire will stick around can now turn to AI for a heads-up on who might be next out the door.Science X (Phys.org)
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Japan court denies fishing rights to Ainu people
It was the first court decision on Indigenous rights related to Ainu people.Tomohiro Osaki (The Japan Times)
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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/flights-divert-around-western-iran-as-one-report-claims-explosions-heard-near-isfahan/ar-AA1ngLM6
Israeli missile has struck Iran, US officials say
Two US officials confirm strike to BBC's US partner CBS News as explosions reported near Isfahan. #press
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-68830092?utm_source=press.coop
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@amiserabilist People hate me for this, but as someone who used to be less embarrassed to say "Asperger's" instead of "autistic," I speak up when I see the term.
Pre WWII, Asperger belonged to organizations with strong Pan-German and anti-Semitic leanings,. He referred to his patients as "autistic psychopaths," helped legitimize "racial hygience," and clearly collaborated with Nazis in Vienna.
We should normalize the term "autism."
Fuck Nazis.
https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-018-0208-6
Hans Asperger, National Socialism, and “race hygiene” in Nazi-era Vienna - Molecular Autism
Background Hans Asperger (1906–1980) first designated a group of children with distinct psychological characteristics as ‘autistic psychopaths’ in 1938, several years before Leo Kanner’s famous 1943 paper on autism.BioMed Central
♲ @jrsy@diasp.org:Police Arrest Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Columbia University
The arrests came a day after university leaders pledged to Congress that they would crack down on unauthorized student protests tied to the war in Gaza.Will they be arresting pro-Israeli protesters?
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'They don't have enough'—schools in England are running food banks for families
The peak of the cost-of-living crisis may have passed, but millions of families are struggling to buy enough food to feed their children.Will Baker (Phys.org)
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Oh my! The hellish possibilities we face if Trump wins
'Don't Say You Weren't Warned': What Trump's First 100 Horrific Days Would Look Like
Welcome to a chilling glimpse into a potential fascist future under a second Trump term. Join Zeteo as we explore a hypothetical scenario of the first 100 da...YouTube
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Potential hush-money juror excused for comparing Trump to corrupt prime minister
An Italian-born man was excused from Donald Trump's jury pool after telling the court that the former president reminded him too much of the scandal-plagued Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi.Law & Crime
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#CapitalismIsKillingYou https://www.brasilwire.com/brazilian-lawyer-exposes-deceit-at-heart-of-twitter-files/
Brazilian lawyer exposes deceit at heart of "Twitter Files" - BRASILWIRE
An interview with Estela Aranha, who forced Michael Shellenberger to apologize after exposing his manipulation of data to build a false narrative about “totalitarian” Brazil By Brian Mier On April 3, Michael Shellenberger tweeted a series of excerp…BRASILWIRE
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But voting, like driving, is a privilege, not a Constitutional right. Oh, wait, voting IS a Constitutional right.
But not to the #GOP. The only Constitutional right there is, as far as they're concerned, is the right to "bear arms" according to the 2nd Amendment and according to the various conservative SCOTUS justices.
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#Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Fox #Mammal #Mammals #MammalWatching
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Portland parents file $100M lawsuit against teachers union for losses during strike
A group of Portland Public Schools parents have filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million against the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) and the Oregon EducatioKATU
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President Obama killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
President Biden killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s replacement.
Donald Trump invited the Taliban to hang out at Camp David on 9/11, freed 5,000 of their elite fighters from prison, and tried to kill Mike Pence.
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Coalition to submit 900,000 signatures to put tough-on-crime initiative on California ballot
A coalition backed by some of the nation’s largest retailers has announced it has collected 900,000 signatures to put a tough-on-crime statewide ballot initiative before voters in November #press
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