You learn so much new vocabulary when you read books that set in different times, especially books written about growing up analog: lunatic fringe, ecru, perambulator, and what it feels like to wear wool underwear under your ballet tights (anything in the wonderful Beverly Cleary universe).

Honestly ready for the downfall of @npr.org. Listening to aired lies stating "Isr*el is continuing their offensive on Hezbollah." reminds me of their complicity in the deaths of children, families, medics, communities. They've ignored Isr*el publicly gloating that they are *occupying* S. Lebanon.

All of the popular, widely used LLMs were trained on /unfiltered/ data. The datasets are so immense that human filtering is impossible. It's not "hallucinations" or "unexpected". These are artefacts of bad data. You can't code exceptions, because the scale of the problem is insurmountable.

I've ranted about LLM "AI" elsewhere, and in replies, but to reiterate it in a thread that I can pin now: One of the fundamentals of computer science is "Garbage In, Garbage Out". I learned this as a child, learning to program, over 40 years ago. You cannot put bad data in, and get good data out.

Elon Musk isn’t an idiot, not the way yall joke . Because he’s getting what he wants. He knows Lupita is gorgeous He also knows if he complains enough , and he’s loud about it you listen to HIM And not her Where she is TELLING YOU ITS HARD FOR HER TO GET CAST

hey so lots going on i know but this right here is a whole fucking slow motion ongoing tragedy

Pre-Covid, Airborne "immune support supplement" made a killing selling Vitamin C tablets using a commercial showing people getting sick on planes. You know what else protects your immune system? Wearing a mask and not getting sick in the first place (if you know you are sick, please wear a mask!)

If you're shocked Mallory McMorrow launched a bizarre false attack against Dr. Abdul El Sayed that he's "not a real doctor," don't be. The woman running her comms is Liz Smith—the same Liz Smith who Cuomo hired to smear the women accusing him of sexual assault. www.qasimrashid.com/p/mallory-mc...

lotta ppl sayin wild things rn

Hi. Not really sure how to promote this story...but it is about AI and the overwhelming feeling of it bleeding into everything with no concrete articulation for what a good version of that future looks like. It's about feeling like every 8th person is living on another planet. Hope you'll read it

i have many justifications for hating AI but ultimately don't think i need any besides "they stole the book it was my life's dream to write without compensation, and did not get punished." their hands are literally in my pocket and they can fuck off

One of the best things you can do as an adult is realize that you didn’t actually have to stop drawing, coloring, painting, playing with clay, doing whatever else you loved as a kid. Even if you’re bad at it. Maybe especially if you’re bad at it

Counterpoint: Yes they are, and that is good

If you did not sign the Michiganders For Money Out Of Politics petition, there are several last chance events happening across the state TODAY (5/20)! If you have a petition, please turn in your signatures today so they can be counted!

In healthcare, their working conditions are our treatment conditions. As a patient, this would not give me any faith in my local hospital. As long as we have a for-profit system, we will continue to see greed win out over safety.

Yes.

monday again is it

Also, I'm almost certain that BCBSM customer service is using GenAI to write responses to members, and that includes responses about specific medical access issues (which they have no business being involved in in the first place). I am SO FUCKING OVER THIS.

A.i. news is putting me in a really bad mood. My question about this is always, "If they aren't hiring for entry level positions now, who are they planning to hire for senior level positions in a few years?" And, I think the answer is quickly becoming *nobody*. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

There’s a house three doors down from us that has free wood pallets, and my adhd brain is like “fuck yes! I can repurpose those!” Partner is not nearly as excited, so I guess it’s going to be me and a rolling chair.

Today, the University of Maine's Vice Chancellor for Finance and Strategic AI Integration (who made $243,000 last year) sent UMaine campuses an announcement that we have partnered with OpenAI with a contract for ChatGPT Edu. I sent him the following questions:

So Instructure paid the ransom, or some part of it, and now we're just supposed to... assume the data was actually deleted rather than stored or sold. 📚 www.highereddive.com/news/canvas-...

Finally got a first infusion scheduled.That same day, they called to cancel because the manufacturer of my approved biosimilar is having “warehouse issues”, with no timeline for availability. I can’t get over the bureaucracy & lack of control and transparency patients are subject to in our system.

NEW: Seattle might declare a civil emergency to help LGBTQ (mostly trans) people fleeing red states, so I looked for a Texas angle. An organizer told me that Texas is #1 among trans people looking to relocate: "The baseline hostility to their existence is unbearable." www.chron.com/culture/arti...

I don't know how to resolve my disbelief in hell with this. Because these fuckers deserve eternal hell.

Nothing makes you feel older than trying to figure out how to send your niece birthday money through her tween savings app that keeps denying your debit card and directing you to Google pay. 🫠

Join me in writing a letter! UM Labor Demands Fair Blue Cross Settlement to Preserve In-Network Access. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/um-h...

Study aside, one of the biggest red flags is that use of ChatGPT by several young people has resulted in their deaths by suicide.

Just for context, in the last ten days, it has been reported: - IDF killed hostages as part of a “kill all men in Gaza” rule - Microsoft is beginning to cut ties with Israel over use of targeting software - Sexual abuse is a key component to Israel’s oppression of Palestinians, going back decades

Detroit area people!! 🌸 If you want to sign the Michigan Money Out of Politics petition, they have it at Walking Lightly in Ferndale until the 13th! This is an effort to stop DTE Energy from buying politicians!! More opportunities to sign by the 13th here: mopupmichigan.org/action/find-...

With Detroit joining the @thepwhl.com I hope we’ll see not only a statement in defense of trans athletes, but also inclusion in the sport.

"Again, this ruling allows Republicans in states to disenfranchise Black voters under the guise of following “colorblind” law."

The 1980 tax rate of 70% for incomes over 216K.

"What happened?!" I am amazed at the number of administrators who are not reading the room, and are shocked when people express anger and disgust at A.i. encroachment and embrace of techno-fascist technology. They drank the Kool-aid while we're watching our jobs & communities dissolve.

My first Michigan red-breasted grosbeak! I used to see these all the time in NJ. Memory unlocked. Such a happy fellow.

Widow’s Bay is genuinely scary, and absolutely hilarious.

I like to believe in people changing for the better, and it’s entirely possible I’m wrong, but I don’t trust this guy as far as I can throw him. He says the right things, he deleted the tattoo, and yet…

Black people are giving it these Confederates raw and uncut. This is how it’s gonna be now. You wonder what we’re thinking? It’s this. I believe this is activist Gary Chambers again in Louisiana.

Happy John Brown Day!

Just checking in with friends about prescriptions cost your noticing. With my same pharmacy coverage, a one month supply of generic Adderall has more than doubled in price for me in the last year. ~$10 to now $25.86.

Love it when science backs my hypotheses. LLMs are not intelligent; they are just probability engines. Apophenia rules apply.

U-M cancelled DEI, dismantled our nationally renowned program, and fired staff, but they want to talk about discrimination toward inanimate objects.

Sometimes my very unfortunate mental stim is just Mitt Romney saying, “Corporations are people, my friend.”

Wait, this breach happened before 5/1 and we're just getting frantic emails about it from university IT today??

Ugh this Canvas/Instructure hack! At least I'm off until Tuesday, but I feel for anyone wrapping up the semester, or trying to prep summer courses. What a mess.

No comment. Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid ‘Unprecedented Disruption’ www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b...

gotta say one of the weirdest transitions of my life has been the rise of young people who have absolutely no idea how to use a computer because everything's been an app for their whole life

You do not have to respect this court. You do not. In fact, respect = enabling. This is an ILLEGITIMATE institution. Full stop.

Women's pro hockey has just added their ninth team in Detroit!