“On giant piles of cash, and their origins - by Dave Karpf”
"The trouble with venture capital is that it has gotten too big." https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/on-giant-piles-of-cash-and-their
NEW: Victoria & Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Walt Disney World has been awarded a MICHELIN star.
The announcement was made Thursday evening during the 2024 Michelin Guide Ceremony in Tampa. https://t.co/7snwqrgkb7
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in those comments she is actually describing the free speech protections afforded by Section 230 (although Rufo et al have ignored where she said those protections were "very important" and instead spun her comments as though she was criticizing it)
slashing or repealing 230 is the real anti-free speech issue here; certainly not Maher's comments supporting it
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Kids don't need to get sick to be healthy
We have forgotten how many children used to die before their fifth birthdayKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD (Your Local Epidemiologist)
It’s an example of how a sensible small idea (limited exposure to benign bugs might help with allergic reactions) became wrapped up in the American no pharma, only natural cult.
I think it’s fair to say American given their aggressive pharmaceutical approach and terrible food naturally created the backlash, but threw the baby out with the bathwater.
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Trump’s covid response was even worse than you remember
In a sane country, it would disqualify him from ever again holding office.Stephen Robinson (Public Notice)
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Truth. Note 'deliberately', which is correct. Malignant narcissists feel no shame or empathy, and are sadistic.
"We can focus so much on Trump’s outright stupidity, though, that we forget how deliberately evil he is."
WaPo Gives Bill Barr Platform to Attack Joe Biden without Mentioning Barr's Role in Framing Biden
WaPo Gives Bill Barr Platform to Attack Joe Biden without Mentioning Barr's Role in Framing Biden - emptywheel
If you're going to make a big deal about Bill Barr supporting Trump in this year's election, at least mention that the side channel Barr set up for Russian disinformation on Hunter Biden in 2020 ended up framing Joe Biden.emptywheel
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Complete exchange between Sen. Kamala Harris and Attorney General William Barr (C-SPAN)
https://youtu.be/bHd_UlebyoM?si=-vYCXNax5sQz2yuC
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Complete exchange between Sen. Kamala Harris and Attorney General William Barr (C-SPAN)
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) questions Attorney General William Barr regarding the Mueller Report. Full video here: https://cs.pn/2XFOL1PDiscover the C-SPAN Vid...YouTube
The Hunting of the President
When Hillary Clinton spoke of "a vast right-wing conspiracy" determined to bring down the president, many people dismissed the idea.Google Books
Here we go, the dire consequences are already being rolled out in the UK.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/04/18/the-proof-is-in-the-damnable-pudding/
The proof is in the damnable pudding
There are many ways to assess the utility of a policy. One way is to simply ask who favors the policy. There are many known bad actors who wear their bigotry on their sleeve, so if you find them fa…Pharyngula
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The largest marine reptile ever could match blue whales in size
Bones from the head of a reptile suggest a body that was well over 20 meters long.
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The first ichthyosaur, BTW, was discovered by 12 year old Mary Anning in 1811.
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mary-anning-unsung-hero.html.
Mary Anning: the unsung hero of fossil discovery
Mary was a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector. Her lifetime was a constellation of firsts.www.nhm.ac.uk
Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°
Study tracks the past costs of climate events and projects them into the future.
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The big problem is that the people who are paying the costs are not the same who make money by keeping things as they are.
We're asking a transfer of money from rich people to poor people, and we can't have that.
This is why little will be done.
Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2°
Study tracks the past costs of climate events and projects them into the future.Ars Technica
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Sometimes, .sit just happens!
New shirt now available on the shop! 🎉
https://shop.mac84.net/products/sit-happens
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This shirt (and the sticker) makes me smile in the way only 68k Mac users will understand. So good.
This error was infuriating back in the 90s when 68k “retro Macs” were just “Macs”.
I was just browsing this page about the update to Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing project in 2012 https://news.microsoft.com/2012/01/12/at-10-year-milestone-microsofts-trustworthy-computing-initiative-more-important-than-ever/ and noticed the link to the Trustworthy website: http://www.microsoft.com/twc
I saw that link doesn’t work, so I put it in the Wayback Machine and found out the Trustworthy Computing website broke many years ago, and MS just left it broke.
At 10-Year Milestone, Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Initiative More Important than Ever - Stories
Industry collaboration critical to helping businesses, governments and citizens realize safer computing experiences.Stories
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I think what happened here is the Trustworthy Computing website was hijacked inside MS to become the “Trust Centre” website, as it has the same layout - except security was removed as a category from navigation (entire menu shown) and link broke.
Instead it’s essentially a marketing page about product upsell.
I feel bad for Charlie and Bret as they have a boulder to move up a cliff. There is a link to Microsoft Secure Future Initiative blog, at least, if you can find the site.
Hoarding can start in childhood – here’s why early intervention is so crucial for all age groups
https://theconversation.com/hoarding-can-start-in-childhood-heres-why-early-intervention-is-so-crucial-for-all-age-groups-226338
Hoarding can start in childhood – here’s why early intervention is so crucial for all age groups
Hoarding can start in childhood with no trigger, or later in life after life events such as relationship changes.The Conversation
Humane’s folly and the AI hype hangover
The tech industry's overpromising about generative AI is starting to catch up with itCasey Newton (Platformer)
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Content warning: :alerta: About Hetzner :alerta:
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Content warning: :alerta: About Hetzner :alerta:
In case you need a recommendation for a free speech host that uses that term in context of feminists and LGBTQIA+ people but not neonazis, then look into 1984 Hosting.
I think they have a predefined VPS image for Mastodon even.
Disclaimer: I contract for them, so I know a thing or two about how the sausage is made there.
Proper headline
Cybertruck Deliveries Halted Due To Car Being A Big Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Work | Defector
Tesla, a future case study for securities law classes across America, had to stop delivering Cybertrucks this past weekend.defector.com
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"The accelerator pedal cover slides off and gets stuck under a panel and locks the accelerator pressed down and keeps the Cybertruck stuck at maximum velocity" I think Imperator Furiosa has the same improvement in her war truck. 🤔
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Dr. Vinay Prasad recently attacked an epidemiological study published in JAMA Open Network reporting that people in red states are more likely to report vaccine injuries, claiming that it "would not be difficult" to do a much more rigorous study.
Quoth Dr. Prasad: "It would not be difficult" to do an impossible VAERS study - RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE
Dr. Vinay Prasad attacked a study reporting that people in red states are more likely to report vaccine injuries saying a more rigorous study would "not be difficult."Orac (RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE)
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They quit liberal public schools. Now they teach kids to be anti-‘woke.’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/15/they-quit-liberal-public-schools-now-they-teach-kids-be-anti-woke/
They quit liberal public schools. Now they teach kids to be anti-‘woke.’
As right-wing claims of indoctrination in public education surge, the story of two teachers explores what happens when such claims come from inside the classroom.Hannah Natanson (The Washington Post)
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dunno. i think the 'proper perspective' would be that the far right is indoctrinating kids to think that the only perspective that matters is the one coming from rich, white people.
way worse than just a rejection of education, IMO
One of the best ways to bond with your kids is through coding! This Sunday, why not try coding up a classic game with Pygame? It's a fun and easy way to introduce your child to the world of programming. Check out this quick getting started guide and have a happy Funday! #programming #stem #python
Link: https://dominickm.com/sunday-funday-pygame-for-kids/
Sunday Funday: Pygame For Kids - dominickm.com
Hello, young coders and coding mentors / parents! Today we’re diving into an exciting first project perfect for kids based on Pygame – building a Pong clone.dominickm.com
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People don’t understand the fediverse.
Today’s exhibit: people on #Threads complain that it’s not good for news, example yesterday. We know that, because Meta has said over and over they de-emphasize news.
But that’s what the #fediverse is for! Somebody will build the worlds best news feed and you can subscribe right there from Threads (once they are done with their ActivityPub implementation) and any other fediverse application.
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The LLMentalist Effect: how chat-based Large Language Models rep…
The new era of tech seems to be built on superstitious behaviourOut of the Software Crisis
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The “ChatGPT and Friends” Collection
This page contains an annotated list of my publications/explanations about the 2023 surge of attention (hype is not always a wrong word here) society paid to Artificial Intelligence, mostly because…R&A IT Strategy & Architecture
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Blatantly stolen, but absolutely accurate.
#StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager #StarTrekLowerDecks #StarTrekProdigy
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This was the most honest and sensible analysis of the things we are seeing with this streaming service. I subscribed it to be able to watch Lower Decks and, guess what... Is one of the services that has the least loyalty to its own products, it is unbelievable (the other is Max).
@factolvictor To be fair, I think all streaming services are struggling with content loyalty. Go on any forum discussing a Netflix price hike, and you’ll find legion of complaints about all the shows cancelled after S1 or S2. HBO at least has tried to circumvent that with miniseries, explicitly targeting a single season or a set number of episodes.
I think the issue lies with the fact that streaming companies’ objectives don’t align with viewers’.
So the recent pixelfed.social outage was caused by the app server not being able to boot after a restart
I couldn't even ssh in, I had to use recovery mode and was presented with this error message
Girl, the kernel wasn't the only thing panicking...
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in reply to Rebecca Watson • • •there have been extensive discussions in some parts of Mastodon
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in reply to Rebecca Watson • • •Check out the most recent @TheWarOnCars episode on Musk and the incel exoskeleton.
https://thewaroncars.org/2024/04/16/124-tesla-cybertrash-with-ed-niedermeyer/
124. Tesla Cybertrash with Ed Niedermeyer
The War on CarsHunterrules
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"Get it up to 88MPH and it's #BackToTheFactory."
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There's a car called “El Camino”, if anyone's still stuck like I was.
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