2023 archive
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
William Pounstone, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, explains why AI lies. Given all the who shot john about AI, it is a valuable read. A nugget:
Follow the link for context.
And, in more news of the not as smart as they think they are . . . .
Foxy Shady 0
Emma and the crew dissect the misdirection play.
In related news, PoliticalProf looks at some numbers.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
. . . and another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner” exposes children to his politeness (and then tries to get them to lie about it).
Aside:
Yeah. I know these posts probably get repetitive.
So too do the recurring rituals of obeisance by the devotees of the portable phallus.
The Coronation 0
Dick Polman is less that taken with the Republicans’ choice for Speaker of the House. Here’s a bit of what he has to say:
Follow the link to find out what he really thinks.
A Tune for the Times 0
Mangy comments at the Youtube page:
Donald Trump was complaining at one of his rallies recently that the TV networks and press never give him credit for being such an outstanding orator. Few Rotary Club secretaries reading the minutes of the past month’s meeting can come close to him in terms of whipping a crowd into a frenzy. Very few PTA treasurers reading their financial report aloud to parents can rival him when it comes to inspiring folks to violence. What more proof does one need? Trump is kind of the Mark Twain, Julius Caesar, Will Rogers, Bernie Madoff, and Adolph Hitler of public speaking, all in one package, equal in size to the lot of them as well.
Mangy Fetlocks has a great reverence for those who can command a crowd by sheer force of will. He’s heard more than his share of braying asses, and Trump is up there with the best of them.
The Law’s Belay 0
At Above the Law, Kathryn Rubino reports.Donald Trump’s legal team tries to go viral, citing fear of COVID.
The judge belayed their scheme:
David Pakman notes the irony.
Sweat Shops 0
In an article at The Roanoke Times, Hayleigh Colombo takes does a deep dive into the supply chain for college-branded apparel. The article contends that colleges and universities who profit from the sales could and should do more to ensure that workers are fairly treated.
It’s not a pretty picture. Here’s a tiny bit:
The Core of Today’s Republican Party 0
Seth parses the perfidy.
Afterthought:
To the best of my recollection, Congresspersons take an oath to support the Constitution, not to subvert it.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
Aside:
You can listen to the threatening phone call for the Congressman’s wife.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” shows his politeness in a parking lot.
“Rated R for Ridiculous,” Squeaker of the House Dept. 0
Republicans are no longer a party.
They are a parody.
A pernicious parody of poisonous perfidy proffering peril to the polity.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
It seems to me that, if someone is too stupid to realize that he or she is packing heat, he or she is too stupid to be packing heat.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Motion Sickness 0
At Above the Law, Liz Dye catalogs the crazy in three motions Donald Trump’s attorneys filed with the D. C. federal court in his election interference case.