Absolutely awful result in the "antifa terrorism" trial against the Prairieland noise demonstrators. Innocent people convicted under conspiracy statutes because they had zines at home, or wore black, or were in a Signal chat — even those who did not actually participate in the demonstration.
“Any mail that’s getting dropped into a blue box is not getting postmarked on the same day, and likely not on the day after either,” says the leader of a postal workers’ union.
This could have tremendous implications for voting:
the fuck
(I mean I do know why)
This is the pt where victim-blaming comes in smugly - but fr, this is why it's hard. And no one is above it. Want better for us.
Still not sure why everyone in the country (media esp leadership etc) hasn't already read all the literature on dealing with abusers/abusive tactics by now, but instead just jerking around by the admin.
Hot off the press! I wrote an article that got published in the Journal of American History. It explores how abolitionists used runaway slave advertisements to ridicule slaveowners and slaveowners' northern allies. 🗃
academic.oup.com/jah/article/...
This article took me a long time to research, think about, and write. A lot of colleagues read and commented on earlier drafts, and there was an extensive peer review process that greatly improved the final version. That's how academic scholarship works. It requires time and a generous community.
I'm currently co-organizing an event here in NYC focused on grassroots public history. If you're someone for example doing community-based oral history projects, making local walking tours, etc... and you live in NYC, please feel free to reach out for registration info. The event is on April 11.
“Grassroots public history refers to public history initiatives that are driven by community members themselves, rather than by institutions or established historians. It emphasizes bottom-up approaches and shared authority in shaping historical narratives and engaging with the past.+
"I got my PhD by writing prompts instead of doing research, I'm winning"
got some bad news, there still no jobs and now you also know nothing
@TheChiefNerd SAM ALTMAN: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter."
i don’t know how this is supposed to work in terms of intelligence but whatever these guys do is taking stuff that is not theirs to take and then sell it for the highest possible price
electricity water clean air knowledge
you name it
they should be treated like the common thieves they are
Not being snarky there - it's based on experience, and just stated as fact.
Additional facts include that I really enjoyed and was challenged in great ways by your initial argument, so thank you for sharing it.
Fine if humans want to destroy ourselves - but we have no right to make that decision for other species, or mineral or plant life.
So you see why my reply was short. A divergence on these basic approaches would reasonably imply an inability or unwillingness to meet with consideration.
The suffering that this "tech" will cause & is causing is uncnscionable - & that's without even touching on the environmental cost - which alone is more than sufficient reason to ban this forever. That damage done to life that we *cannot afford to lose* - & that is an understatement - will end us.
this also blithely ignores the deep damage done to society(/ies) by removing these contributors to the living, roiling amagalm of creativity and discovery.
... not even to mention that this "ai" is built on stolen work - it is. stolen. - which massively damages those already most vulnerable, the effects of which we are only beginning to see, & which will continue to be ignored by those who feel they won't be affected by it (privilege). Long-term,
* "time savings" has long been aimed at women - w/ an "only beefits!" message - but the result consistently is not actually beneficial to the individual or to society, but only monetary gain for particular individuals.
idoes massive damage to our abilities to communicate or hold healthy or balanced regard for ourselves/our communities - and the full damage will be ignored for a long while b/c of its money-making capabilities).
And my reply was short b/c these things were skipped over as you argued that there are successful use cases, that certain people are capable of using this thing with only gain - but the loss (not even mentioning the biggest - that engaging with this toxic mouth - and it is, deeply dangerously so -
more than problematic - and engenders a lack of value in the "small" tasks that we as a culture have accepted as a baseline, as "wasteful," and their loss as benefit.
These are not things specifically mentioned as you spoke of this centaur theory, but they are critical.
which also allows for accidental discoveries or new connections in the brain - *all* of which contribute to growth and creativity - and also allow for actual human connection, which is beyond vital. Accepting that some folks do use "ai" successfully without exploring these critical losses is
misses the point that we are living beings in need of rhythm & balance, that "optimal efficiency" actually does need these small tasks to solve problems in that "down time." Or that using "ai" for ideating has benefit beyond the now - while learning by research - inc the time required for such,
The base of the concept is erroneous. "ai" is inherantly harmful - and the legions of posts of folks saying how they use it in pieces, responsibly - infers an ethical use for it, which is not true - or that its usage or "time savings" has actual benefit - when efficiency as a goal is misleading &
This is an erroneous belief, and dangerous. It's just wrong.
I think he kind of excels at this?
“Underground”
Large march in Tehran with an explosion evident in the sky
Btw, there was a US-Israeli bombing DURING the pictured march earlier today, and the crowd just started chanting even more loudly and putting fists in the air.
we shouldn't just solarize the country because it's the coolest fucking technology on earth. there are practical benefits too
