“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Michael in Norfolk listens to the Trump maladministration and hears a rhyme:
All of this . . . traces back to Richard Nixon and his “Southern Strategy” . . . .
Follow the link for his parsing of the poesy.
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*Mark Twain.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
At Above the Law, Joe Patrice looks at the Virginia Supreme Supremacist Court’s overturning of Virginia’s attempt to gerrymander House districts in response to Republican’s own gerrymander and concludes that it means only one thing. From the title of his article:
Redistricting Isn’t Legal Unless It Disenfranchises Black Voters
Follow the link for his reasoning.
It’s All about the Algorithm 0
David talks about how the algorithm squelched one of his videos and the implications thereof for dis coarse discourse.
Aside:
If you click to “watch on Youtube,” you will find a link the video that David argues was squelched.
Here We Go Round the Merry-Go-Round 0
Methinks my old Philly DL friend Noz has pretty much nailed it.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A co-conspirator? Per ABC News,
Online resellers using AI to pretend to be mom-and-pop stores
Afterthought:
I recently bought a new cell phone, because my old one, after many years of faithful service, had reached EOL. Its battery was no longer holding a charge. It was a damned fine phone, but stuff does wear out.
The new one will not stop nagging me to use its AI bot, and I can’t make the nagbot go away.
Maybe I’m just old-fashioned, but I prefer real intelligence to the artificial fake.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
There’s nothing like a little brotherly politeness.
Indoctrination Nation, Republican Thought Police Dept. 0
If you don’t like historical fact, why, just teach students historical fiction.
Establishmentarians 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers reads the honor roll.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A learning aid? Not when it “thinks” for you: At the Psychology Today website, Joe Pierre reports (emphasis added) that “(s)everal studies suggest that while using AI can help get work done faster, longer-term learning is impaired.”
Droning On 0
Florida man redefines DWI.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
At AL.com, John Archibald hears a rhyme from a long ago time. Here’s how he opens his article:
The words of the notorious John B. Knox come to mind.
“And what is it that we do want to do?” he asked. “Why, it is, within the limits imposed by the Federal Constitution, to establish white supremacy in this State.”
It was May of 1901, 125 years ago this month if it sounds like yesterday . . . .
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*Mark Twain.
Vaccine Nation 0
The Republican thought police are now coming for scientific research about vaccines.
We are a society of stupid.