Nick Williams (@noncist) header
Nick Williams (@noncist) profile picture

Statements on this feed are my own and not necessarily serious.

Location Variable
Joined March 2013
Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)Photo by Nick Williams (@noncist)
Nick Williams retweeted
Under-discussed point. Flock cameras will make it plausible to have video of you doing anything at any time. With AI getting as good as it is, that means you can be framed for anything at any time.
Replying to @Cyael
Wait till they use AI to generate images of you committing a crime.
4
7
1
49
861
16
32
1
778
25,758
Nick Williams retweeted
Everyone on earth takes a poll by pressing either a red or a blue option. If more than half the population presses red, everyone survives. If less than half of people press the red option, only people who pressed the blue option survive. Which button do you push?
67%🔴
33%🔵
957 votes • Final results
54
14
6
105
30,658
Nick Williams retweeted
ok actually insane paper published yesterday a research group in Korea built a gene switch you can control wirelessly using electromagnetic fields they exposed mice to 60 hz EMF (same frequency as your wall outlet) using a pair of large coils that generate a uniform magnetic field around the animal, for cyclic 3-day on / 4-day off pulses they showed this could: - activate OSK to do epigenetic reprogramming in progeroid and aged mice, extending lifespan and reversing aging markers across multiple tissues - conditionally switch on mutant amyloid genes only in aged mouse brains, letting them separate aging effects from amyloid effects to study AD biology in a way previous models couldn't no drugs, no impacts, just a magnetic field from outside the body
260
837
430
6,948
2,285,792
Pre-2022 software and content is the low-background steel of the information era.
43
1,179
31
15,208
276,749
Nick Williams retweeted
33
386
11
5,784
158,280
Nick Williams retweeted
Asked the AI to make a fun slide about potential de-skilling from AI use. Need to specify more clearly what I mean by "fun".
49
108
22
1,114
59,854
Nick Williams retweeted
Never could have imagined 25 years ago that “Victory for Afroman over the Sheriff’s department” would be such a crucially important symbolic statement for our nation
13
348
6
4,181
33,629
Nick Williams retweeted
God bless America. Congratulations Afroman.
2
15
449
10,688
Some people don’t realize how huge this is. His case was a huge example of cops raiding someone with no evidence or even probable cause. Than said cops trying to act like victims who actually broke the law.
Verdict is in: Afroman FULL victory, with no claims going to any of the Adams County Sheriff plaintiffs, total courtroom W for @ogafroman Solid news for First Amendment protections of free speech, parody, artistic creation and fans of Lemon Pound Cake.
55
3,022
13
20,724
250,874
Nick Williams retweeted
Replying to @BoudreauxsGhost
You can’t have freedom without privacy.
318
1,682
122
11,057
327,557
Nick Williams retweeted
If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.
63
550
26
3,059
54,541
Nick Williams retweeted
There’s only one place where code must be flawless, and unreadable. The International Obfuscated C Code Contest. Every year the entries are absurdly good…and there’s still room for more! You’ve got until March 13th to enter.
19
108
9
2,661
121,796
Nick Williams retweeted
We @wiz_io responsibly disclosed this to @AWSSecurityInfo, who promptly fixed the issue in under 48 hours! They also implemented new safeguards in CodeBuild to prevent similar attacks. For the full story, check out our blog >>> wiz.io/blog/wiz-research-cod…
19
42
3
1,262
89,728
Remember when Donald Trump’s ex wife died falling down the stars a few days before she was to be deposed and then he buried her at his golf course in an area with no groundskeeping
268
3,938
70
38,458
846,151
Nick Williams retweeted
jetlag might not be why you feel awful after flying
Should bring an AQI meter on my next flight.
412
1,143
244
28,978
7,085,283
Nick Williams retweeted
i think having small friendly interactions with strangers is so important for humanity.
345
18,983
914
123,350
2,620,882
Nick Williams retweeted
kindness toward beginners when you are an expert is a sign of good character
148
12,423
384
79,787
1,494,150
For those keeping track at home, Trump has cancelled the release of: - Jobs Report. - GDP Report. - Inflation Report. I’m sure everything is fine.
551
10,610
259
57,001
732,039
Replying to @archaeologyart
No way Romans were calling jewelry ice, they truly were ahead of their time
5
40
1
2,140
31,061