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Matthew E

@MatthewElmslie

https://nitter.cf/t.co/rLqA9IqTJ1 GenX, agender (he/she/they). Legion of Super-Heroes, Toronto Blue Jays, music, books, ttrpgs, comics, chocolate milk

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🎶'Alas, what hast thou done? Thou art a pynke ponye girle Yn the daunse at the clubbe!' 'Nay, modir! Ich do but seeke for mirthe On the stage yn myne heeles, It ys wher Ich belong downe at the Pynke Ponye Clubbe Ich shal keepe on daunsing Downe yn West Hollywoode' [lute solo]🎶
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I think it behooves us to be skeptical of stories about AI driving people to believe wrong things and commit ugly actions. Not that I like the AI slop that is filling up our social media, but when we look at the ways that AI is harming us, slop is pretty low on the list. 1/
A man lying in a hospital bed, wearing a sinister mind-control helmet. His hands are clenched into fists and he is grimacing. Through a hole in the wall we see a prancing vaudevallian, whose head has been replaced with the head of Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse avatar. Behind this figure is the giant red eye of HAL9000 from Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey.' At the end of the bed stand a trio - Mom, Dad and daughter - in Sunday best clothes, their backs to us, staring at the mind-controlled man's face. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

ALT A man lying in a hospital bed, wearing a sinister mind-control helmet. His hands are clenched into fists and he is grimacing. Through a hole in the wall we see a prancing vaudevallian, whose head has been replaced with the head of Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse avatar. Behind this figure is the giant red eye of HAL9000 from Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey.' At the end of the bed stand a trio - Mom, Dad and daughter - in Sunday best clothes, their backs to us, staring at the mind-controlled man's face. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

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Any time AI is used to predict crime - predictive policing, bail determinations, Child Protective Services red flags - they magnify the biases already present in these systems, and, even worse, they give this bias the veneer of scientific neutrality. 4/
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Van Lathan & Rachel Lindsay had one of the best takes summarizing who Trump is, what he represents, and why he’s untouchable.
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Words fail. Words fail. Today the World Meteorological Association released their annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. Carbon levels have reached a level not seen since the Pliocene Epoch 3 million years ago - when sea levels rose an astonishing 30-60 feet. We explain: 🧵 (1/14)
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I have read a lot of columns about decisions not to endorse made by owners of the LA Times and Washington Post. The most compelling argument I have come across is Karin Klein's. She's now a former member of the LA Times editorial board. Via @Jon_Allsop cjr.org/the_media_today/jeff…
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MechaPuma@MechaPuma28 Oct 2024
This needs immediate attention and action
Climate Defiance (@ClimateDefiance) profile pictureClimate Defiance
@ClimateDefiance27 Oct 2024
There is no easy way to talk about this. This week the UN announced we are on track to reach up to 3.1° Celsius of warming. We are slated to blow past the goals of the Paris Accords. Here's what this means. (1/9) 🧵
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If anyone wants to find me in the sky, I’m calling myself majael.bsky.social up there.
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Don Simon Ysidro. Genevieve Dieudonne. Becky Burdock.
Frank Goodman (@MASKEDMANIACXXX) profile pictureFrank Goodman@MASKEDMANIACXXX26 Oct 2024
Let’s See Those Vampire Names…..
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just learned about recency bias and its my favorite thing ever
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The new report from the UN environment program reiterates what many of us have been saying for years: time is of the essence, there is no more of it to waste. Anything less than a full phase-out of fossil fuels will be a betrayal to humanity and our earth. theguardian.com/environment/…
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Built in permission structure. Living out that "you knew what I was" parable in real time.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) profile pictureAaron Rupar
@atrupar26 Oct 2024
I think maybe the most notable thing about Trump's campaign this year is that he has been extremely up front and transparent about the abuses of power he intends to commit if he returns to power.
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Today is Intersex Awareness Day.
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Two decades ago, I was part of a group of nerds who got really interested in how each other managed to do what we did. The effort was kicked off by @mala, who called it "Lifehacking" and I played a small role in getting that term popularized: craphound.com/lifehacksetcon… 1/
A 1930s-era suited male figure seated at a formal desk that is mounted high with papers. His head has been replaced with that of a grinning elephant. Reaching through the papers, parting them like the Red Sea, is a giant, friendly male hand, along with a bit of shirt and suit-cuff.

ALT A 1930s-era suited male figure seated at a formal desk that is mounted high with papers. His head has been replaced with that of a grinning elephant. Reaching through the papers, parting them like the Red Sea, is a giant, friendly male hand, along with a bit of shirt and suit-cuff.

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Replying to @stuartpstevens @washingtonpost @latimes
I have told people for a year to read/listen to book "It Can't Happen Here" - from 1935. The protagonist is a newspaperman during the campaign/presidency of a dictator. Many other papers simply watched the democracy slip away ... amazon.com/Cant-Happen-Here-…
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Remember that having courage is not about not being scared. It is about what you do when scared.
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Spot on: “The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop overreacting.” ~ @DavidNeiwert
David Neiwert (@DavidNeiwert) profile pictureDavid Neiwert@DavidNeiwert25 Oct 2024
Full disclosure: I am quoted throughout this piece. thenationalnews.com/news/us/…
Is Donald Trump a fascist? His former chief of staff and Kamala Harris believe the warnings are...

Is Donald Trump a fascist? His former chief of staff and Kamala Harris believe the warnings are...

Republican presidential candidate's own former chief of staff says he has spoken positively of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler

thenationalnews.com
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Your monthly reminder: Carlos Delgado should be in the @BaseballHall. #BlueJays
Dean Ciriaco (@Deanciriaco) profile pictureDean Ciriaco
@Deanciriaco24 Oct 2024
If Giancarlo Stanton is such a “lock” to be a HOFer. Then I want to see Carlos Delgado get in also.
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