Microsoft joins Mozilla in backing down on its AI push, after being yelled at for 2 years straight So much money wasted on ignoring something they already knew

Pam Bondi could protect her staff by not making them do unethical shit that might get them disbarred. But that would make Trump mad, so instead she's planning to take over the state bars. www.lawandchaospod.com/p/bondi-says...

Please stop snorting cocaine off toilet seats.

Possibly using Alto? alto.so

"This blog is authored in Apple Notes..." I'd like to hear more about this, @aresluna.org! unsung.aresluna.org/a-more-eager...

Americans: we live in a fallen state—embroiled by sin, cheating, lying, and evil. You cannot trust anyone, not even those who claim to know you best Canadians: I love my neighbors and my friends!

The War Powers Resolution sets a 60-day clock for the end of hostilities that runs out on May 1

this deal really is going to be a bloodbath that makes previous Warner Brothers mergers look competent and adorable

The US and Iran have obviously not been at war for 47 years, as regime propagandists tell us. What has been going on for 47 years is the Saudi-Iranian regional proxy war. So the propaganda defines us as a Saudi proxy state.

The use of AI to identify targets (without subsequent specific human confirmation) should be considered a war crime. And by that I don't mean "we should make a rule" I mean that straightforward application of the existing rules would tell you that it is a war crime.

Wrote something at the other place ko-fi.com/post/What-Am...

The team that canceled the EPA and did away with regs to keep the air, water clean really cares about keeping the waterways safe from [checks notes] abortion runoff grease.

Because SUPREMACY!

Skip down to the "what's the authority for this?" section and it's pretty hilarious. tl;dr Congress said that DOJ attorneys had to follow state bar rules but because they didn't say state bars could MAKE them then the only person who can punish them is their boss who told them to violate the rules.

A lot of people say AI isn't very good for the world and its outputs are routinely unreliable, but these haters fail to see how it's revolutionizing how we incinerate schoolchildren.

The VC community though it could do a better version of Wired/the tech press. It was called Future, founded by a16z. It was boring, impenetrable bullshit that nobody read and was soon shut down. www.businessinsider.com/a16z-future-...

It is very funny that the DOJ had to drop their "autopen" investigation into Biden because the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have immunity from prosecution.

This is a good response.

To me, the NY redistricting case feels like a constitutional crisis in miniature. The Supreme Court is issuing orders it "cannot" issue, Sotomayor explains in her dissent. Yet it did so anyway. So how should the NY courts react to an order that should never have issued?

I am perfectly content to admit I am sceptical of the position that Iran flinging shaheds at countries that literally are not the two countries that attacked it is part of a legitimate act of self-defence.

I agree, quite apart from the merits of the case. Alito could only defend the Supreme Court's authority to intervene by grievously misrepresenting the facts. The reality is that there's no plausible argument SCOTUS had the power to do what it did. Why didn't that matter to six justices?

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House says Spain has agreed to cooperate with US operations in Mideast after Trump threatened financial penalties. MADRID (AP) — Spain's government denies cooperation with US operations in the Middle East, contradicting White House.

It’s pretty crazy that Ohio media has just ignored Ohio-based Strategy Group’s role in this heist.

Ay, Dios mio. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/iran...

Timothy Snyder on strongmen. “Once you accept that Trump is strong, you are accepting that you are weaker than Trump. And once you accept the strongman form of politics, you no longer have recourse to laws, or norms, or even basic ideas of decency.” [snyder.substack.com]

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#BREAKING Iraqi government says working to restore power after nationwide blackout due to unknown cause

missed this incredible journalism news: @liberalcurrents.com reached their $500k fundraising goal!! that means full time staff, further building out the site, and funding for good people doing important work without billionaires. hell yea.

It is an absolute non-starter to provide any funding for another forever war. Congress has already appropriated a trillion dollars for military spending and now you want more? With some Senate democrats already hedging, where does the rest of Dem leadership stand?

Giving her a spin off show could cure my depression.

Again, this is not a problem that can be solved either with new laws or more court orders. There is only one solution, & everyone knows this, & it would be better if we could focus on the two dozen people in America who can actually make it happen: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

Consequences - #8 And Trump is a liar.

The guy is literally orgasming as he speaks. Since his military career was essentially cosplay, he gets to make up for it now from behind the safety of a lecturn. This is the opposite of the professionalism democracies should expect from their militaries (including their civilian leadership).

The footage is horrific and reminds me of WW2. I’m old enough to remember when there was wringing of hands when HMS Conqueror sank an Argentine cruiser in a UN-sanctioned war against an aggressor in which the ship was operating near the battle zone. This? Overkill.

(WSJ) - Spiking prices at the pump are frustrating farmers, long-haul truckers and other big consumers of diesel fuel. In futures markets, diesel-fuel prices climbed 23% in the first two days of the week to $3.19 a gallon, the highest since October 2023 .. @wsj.com www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

"For in those realms machines are made to behave in wondrous ways, often sufficient to dazzle even the most experienced observer. But once a particular program is unmasked, once its inner workings are explained in language sufficiently plain to induce understanding, its magic crumbles away." 2/2

Without looking it up, guess where this qoute is from! "It is said that to explain is to explain away. This maxim is nowhere so well fulfilled as in the area of computer programming, especially in what is called heuristic programming and artificial intelligence." 1/2

We’re regressing full on to 1960s programming. Waterfall model to develop software on rented time on mainframes, using proprietary programming environments from a handful of monopolistic manufacturers.

When Mike Bloomberg tried to ban Big Gulp sodas for the same reason - heart-stopping amounts of sugar - the right wing lost their damn minds. Same people will no doubt nod sagely at this.

⚠️ Update: #Iran has now been offline for 100 hours. Metrics show internet connectivity flatlining at 1% of ordinary levels as the regional conflict escalates. The regime-imposed blackout is the second this year and follows the shutdown in January when thousands were killed.

ℹ️ Note: As Iran threatens to declare war on Northern Iraq amid reports of a Kurdish military buildup, network data show connectivity in the area has been diminished since conflict onset on 28 February, corresponding to power issues after gas field closures for staff safety.

Autism Scientists Form Independent Committee to Counter RFK Jr. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...

After remaining silent for almost a year about the U.S. measles outbreak, NIH/CDC poseur Jay Bhattacharya is now recommending measles vaccines. And this is where he gets to see the impact of the destruction of trust in public health and vaccines, for which he is partially responsible.

The insane output expectation is the reason I no longer work for a Valnet outlet, despite the fact that I had a great team and all of us wanted me to stay.

United we bargain divided we beg

For reference: that’s more than $30k less than my Kotaku role, A SALARY NEGOTIATED BY A UNION

Valnet wanted me as “freelance” editor at CBR for what would amount to ~$50k a year with an insanely high output expectation. They tried to dangle Polygon, too.