March, 2024 archive
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
AI CTO goes all “I don’t know” when asked what data was used to “train” her company’s software. Emma and the crew discuss the potential licensing and copyright issues. (Warning: Mild language.)
Know Them by the Company They Keep 0
At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Peter Gariepy suggests that, instead of going to court to block a KKK member who wants to run for the Republican nomination for governor of Missouri, perhaps, instead, the Republican Party should ask itself why a KKK member feels at home running for the Republican Party’s nomination.
The Rule of Flaw 0
At the Hartford Courant, attorneys Kenneth Laska and Michael Jainchill argue that Donald Trump poses a clear and present danger to the concept of the rule of law. A snippet:
Imagine any other civil or criminal litigant making the slanderous and dangerous public statements that Donald Trump has made about the judges and court personnel involved in the civil and criminal cases brought against him. Anyone else would be reprimanded, chastised or found in contempt of court. Donald Trump’s unwarranted assault on the court system gives others permission to disregard and disrespect the courts in future matters. This cannot be allowed to continue.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” discharges his responsibility.
Yet another news writer demonstrates his or her ignorance of the meanings of the words “accidentally” and “negligently.”
QOTD 0
Ronald Howard, in the voice of Sherlock Holmes:
When dealing with the occult, Watson, it is best to remember the natural phenomena come first.
By the way, if you can find Ronald Howard’s Sherlock Holmes television show on your streaming service, give it a look. It is indeed rather amusing, especially if you are a Sherlockian.
The Eastman Codex 0
Farron looks at a California judge’s ruling that Trump lawyer John Eastman should be disbarred. He starts by noting that the ruling does not disbar John Eastman; rather, that is up the the Bar Association. Nevertheless, the ruling has implications for Donald Trump, as Farron explains.
Oink! Oink! 0
As much as the thought displeases me, methinks a convincing case can be made that (at least some) men are pigs, especially when you can hear them oinking in their own words.
A Bridge To Fall 0
Keeping on the theme of debunking de bunk, Rebecca Watson takes on some the ludicrous conspiracy theories that have sprung up regarding the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge.
Or you can read the transcript.
The Privatization Scam 0
At the Inky, Joshua M. Cowen debunks the school voucher bunk. A snippet:
As I testified to Pennsylvania lawmakers last fall, however, vouchers are the education equivalent of predatory lending.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
At SFgate, Olivia Harden reports on a technique for making the less fiendly:
Along the same lines, Atrios links to a report on how they got so fiendly.
It’s Bubblelicious 0
Seth takes a closer look at the Truth Social stock bubble.
The Blame Gamer 0
Afterthought:
“Woke” is worn out; “DEI” is the new proxy for “n-word.”
The Lake Effect 0
The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini explains how Trumpette election denier Kari Lake has hoisted herself on her own petard.
By the Numbers 0
Thom talks with New Republic Editor Michael Tomasky about the actual state of the economy and about how and why it’s not reported accurately.
