If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
Presidents of both parties have muddied the water on unilateral presidential military action, but an attack on a sovereign nation with barely even a pretext of a lawful reason, no congressional involvement or even interest, and no UN involvement would be a new low for “checks and balances.”
“They make a desert and call it peace.”
100%
Surveillance is never a good data privacy strategy.
From skincare to dating apps, age verification bills are creeping into unexpected places, and the privacy risks are growing.
18F, the federal government’s technology shop, was just demolished by Musk’s team. It was a cost-recoverable org, charging agencies for their expertise, using a consulting model. Its cost to government was negligible, its benefits huge. My team there once saved DoD $500 million.
A thread about 18F:
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
If you watch only one short video today, make it this one. Remarkable bravery, and the looks on the various faces could be material for a dissertation on gender, the family, and authoritarianism. youtu.be/gVInX42IQD8?...
Law? LOL
This is what's so baffling about so many suggestions for AI in the humanities classroom: they mistake the product for the point. Writing outlines and essays is important not because you need to make outlines and essays but because that's how you learn to think with/through complex ideas.
It's #humanrightsday commemorating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. My thoughts are also on the European Convention on Human Rights adopted by the @coe.int in 1950 & its role in promoting & safeguarding human rights esp wrt to the processing of personal data
100% Jake Gyllenhaal, though
Infographic showing levels of governance under the EU AI Act, from supranational to national to private parties level
Here’s a Birdseye view of it! Oh boy!
At last, there's a searchable directory of Bluesky starter packs, courtesy of @mubashariqbal.com! Just one more way third-party developers are helping to make this place better.
Search starter packs by keyword, and sort by "Uses" to see which ones people are finding the most helpful
Check out the details in these newly unsealed court documents in the #whatsapp vs #NSOGroup litigation case. Some surprising findings ... some of which validate what we and others have been saying for years
Privacy Law Starter Pack
Check back from time to time, as I will plan to keep this updated. And ping me if you want to be added.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
An example of Acción Ortográfica Quito doing the Lord's work (graffiti on a wall corrected with red spray paint)
Many commentators say that vigilante groups are never the answer. But they clearly don't know about the masked Ecuadorian trio named “Acción Ortográfica Quito,” who roam the streets at night with a singular purpose: to correct all the spelling and grammar mistakes they find in graffiti.
Director Adam McKay, wearing a light blue button down collared shirt and black round glasses. He rests his head in his left hand.
NEW! "Cars Are Done" with Adam McKay."
The Oscar–winner talks about the existential anxiety that led him to write and direct "Don’t Look Up" and why comedy is good for tackling big problems. Plus, why the age of the car is over… even if people don’t know it yet.
thewaroncars.org/2024/11/12/1...
I’d like to be added.
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