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And so it begins… Yulia Galyamina, the first Russian professor who got fired because “she is a foreign agent”. And here’s Dmitry Vasilets, a Real Russian Hero. Also, while we’re talking about Russia: Please consider supporting Meduza. Russians must have access to free press, just like all of us – and after it got banned, […]
Capitalism's working great.
for each one to individually call scheduling to tell them where they are. Their phone lines are swamped and I’ve seen screenshots of crew on hold for 23+ hours trying to get through to scheduling.
— Ben (@JustAnother_Ben) December 27, 2022
Our 14th most-read article of the 2022.
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Originally published February 8, 2022.
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Downstairs to Downstairs
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: I’m worried about Rich Lady.
OTHER HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Don’t be. She’s rich, ain’t she?
HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Being rich doesn’t mean her horse can’t die/ her husband can’t die/ she can’t die/ she can wear a hat well.
BUTLER: Stop arguing, you two! Someone needs to take this duck liver blancmange up to the dining room on the double!
OTHER HOUSEHOLD SERVANT: Humph! (Exits to the kitchen)
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A patreon subscriber points out that I've repeatedly done Daniel Dennett-related comics on Boxing Day, and that is the most wonderful coincidence I can image.
Today's News:
I continue to feel that everyone out to be freaking out more about developments in AI during the last 5 years.
I know this is mostly on the anti-vaxxers, but the move to take the "public" out of "public health" was not limited to them.
A rapidly growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio — largely involving unvaccinated children — is fueling concerns among health officials that more parent resistance to routine childhood immunizations will intensify a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases.
Most of the 81 children infected so far are old enough to get the shots, but their parents chose not to do so, officials said, resulting in the country’s largest outbreak of the highly infectious pathogen this year.
As 2022 draws to a close, amongst the last-minute hustle before the New Year, there’s...
Hypocrite former MP condemned by postal workers union Right-wing former Labour MP Chuka Umunna has been slammed by the postal workers’ union for advising privatisers on their potential bid to take over Royal Mail – after originally condemning the privatisation of the iconic UK institution. Umunna is reportedly advising Czech firm Vesa Equity on its […]
I was informed by a guy at Vox whose salary was paid by money from SBF that all of this was just "profound failures of judgment."
So many Effective Altruism marks. And why not? It paid their bills!!!Prosecutors have alleged, and two of SBF's closest associates have admitted, that much of Alameda's money was stolen from the FTX crypto exchange.
— kadhim (＾ｰ^)ノ (@kadhim) December 27, 2022
In turn, Alameda extended huge sums to SBF personally. Here's one 'promissory note' for $316mn: https://t.co/bO1gJMHly6 pic.twitter.com/qAo222KtpQ
Our 15th most-read article of the 2022.
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Originally published February 3, 2022.
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6 a.m. Wake up and put on knit cardigan, slacks, and sensible shoes. Feed my cat, Mr. Foibles. Have tea and English muffin while I read Shakespeare and listen to symphonies.
7 a.m. Get into twenty-year-old Corolla, turn on NPR, get rattled by news and switch to listening to a Charles Dickens book on tape read by Alistair Cooke.
7:15 a.m. Arrive to an exact replica of your hometown library, or what you imagine a library to look like, basically where Giles from Buffy works.
People in the Belgian town of Balen noticed more young people getting drunk, so they invented the "sobercoin". It encourages people to arrive at parties sober - by rewarding them with free drinks. (Thanks to Steve Bradford)
All around the world, women are better empathizers than men, study finds (Thanks to GJ) Half of all Americans (51%) hide out in their bathroom when they want some much-needed peace and quiet, a recent survey of 2,000 respondents says....
World's Biggest Santa Claus Of Tomato With Sand Created By Renowned Sand Artist In Odisha (Thanks to pharmaross)
Florida man busted after trying to pick up Christmas card filled with cocaine and fentanyl at police station (Thanks to pharmaross)
Another fun day at Elmo's ranch.
When it comes to Henry Cavill's departure, Netflix's The Witcher: Blood Origin star Minnie Driver views it through a Doctor Who perspective.
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In 1979, Marvel UK began publishing the Doctor Who Weekly comic book magazine, later Doctor Who Monthly, featuring a continuing comic book strip. One of
Chris Hedges on how Democrats sold their souls to corporate donors, and, by extension, to powerful weapons makers and war hawks.
The post Chris Hedges: The Democrats Are Now the War Party appeared first on MintPress News.
Steven Rieber, a former philosopher who is now a program manager at Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), a part of the United States government’s Office of the Director of National Intelligence, is heading up a new research program that might be of interest to philosophers. The program, “Rapid Explanation, Analysis, and Sourcing Online” (REASON) aims to “develop novel technologies that will enable intelligence analysts to substantially improve the evidence and reasoning in draft analytic reports.” It is seeking research teams to fund that will build systems to help “analysts discover valuable evidence, identify strengths and weaknesses in reasoning, and produce higher quality reports.” Here is some more information about the project: Intelligence analysts sort through huge amounts of often uncertain and conflicting information as they strive to answer intelligence questions. REASON will assist and enhance analysts’ work by pointing them to key pieces of evidence beyond what they have already considered and by helping them determine which alternative explanations have the strongest support.
Our 16th most-read article of the 2022.
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Originally published May 2, 2022.
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Welcome to the Middle-Aged Restaurant, a place designed around a Gen-Xer’s current lifestyle or lack thereof. Our often-overlooked establishment offers you respect, acknowledgment, and a menu that adapts to what your stomach can no longer tolerate these days.
Features of our hot spot (perimenopause joke intentional) include:
No small-font menus. Put away the readers and flashlight app, and any worries about accidentally ordering “filet chignon” with a side of “mostatoes” here, because everything is in forty-eight-point type, which also may be your age.
The latest additions to the heap… “I have a no-laptop, no phone policy in all my classes, and have yet to hear good reasons to give that up. Maybe you can give me some” — Harry Brighouse (Wisconsin) explains “How does the death spiral of one or more social media platforms impact philosophy?” — reflections from Helen de Cruz (SLU) “ChatGPT has no interest in you whatsoever. It isn’t curious about your goals or motivated to help you meet them. It lacks the good faith to tell you when your goals are misplaced” — today’s AI doesn’t care about you, and that limits its utility, argues Evan Selinger (RIT) “In one way or another, you are moved to imitate and share the things that speak to you, that seem, in one way or another, to be alive with beauty in a way that makes you feel alive” — Nick Riggle (San Diego) on beauty “The use of AI in science presents novel opportunities and challenges. One principle challenge has been how to determine when a given AI model is trustworthy” — Eamon Duede (Chicago) on why scientific trust in AI is different from its trust in experts, instruments, or methods “It’s not the pace of life I mind.
There was a time when companies preferred vertical integration: they wanted to own their supply chain. Then, for a long time, the mantra was to concentrate on one’s core business and let other specialists take care of all the non-core parts of your business.
Well…
The reason vertical farming failed is that if you want to do it you also need to control your power source. In a world where civilization is slowly collapsing, you need vertical integration.https://t.co/jXtY1GOKg5
— Ian Welsh (@iwelsh) December 25, 2022
South Korea lifts ban on imported sex dolls (Thanks to Jim Kenaston)
It was a holiday behind bars for a man who allegedly struck his girlfriend in the head with an “angel figurine” during a Christmas morning confrontation in the couple’s Florida residence, police report. (Thanks to pharmaross)