2024 archive
Twits Own Twitter X Offenders
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At Above the Law, Joe Patrice savages somewhat less than taken with Elon Musk’s notion that Twitter’s AI zombie Grok should evaluate court cases.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
Dick Polman is fed up, or perhaps, more accurately, tired out. In his article bidding farewell to the political column he has written (and I have followed) for two decades he notes, almost in passing, the damage done by the disinformation superhighway:
I commend his entire piece to your attention.
Q. It’s the “Else” 0
David Hyde has question relating to someone in the news:
Follow the link for context.
“The Party of Personal Responsibility” 0
Despite what some pundits appear to (want us to) believe, Democrats are not to blame for what Republicans choose to do.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Thom hears some rhymes.
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*Mark Twain.
Fee for Servile 0
Paul Krugman gazes into his crystal ball, and what he sees is not pretty. A snippet:
It describes an economy in which business success depends less on good management than on having the right connections — often purchased by doing political or financial favors for those in power. In Viktor Orban’s Hungary, for example, Transparency International estimates that more than a quarter of the economy is controlled by businesses with close ties to the ruling party.
Now it’s very likely that crony capitalism is coming to America.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” demonstrates that said phrase is an oxymoron.
So many guns. So much stupid.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
Sara Gorman and Jack M. Gorman look at how “social” media helps spread dis- and misinformation about mental health and offer some suggestions for combating the flood of FUD. A snippet:
One more time, “social” media isn’t.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
The dialog: The pencil sharpener.
The closed caption: It depends on sharper gold.
The stupid: Not artificial.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Michael in Norfolk decodes de code.
Twits Own Twitter X Offenders
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It appears that, in reaction to Elon Musk’s antics, some Tesla owners are bumper-stickering it to him.
Ethics Schmethics 0
Farron discusses unsigns of the times.
Afterthought:
If you don’t have any, how can you sign for them?
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” shows his politeness to his friend.
The man who shot the gun told police he was trying to “dry fire at a 45-degree angle away from the victim and was unsure how the victim (ended) up getting shot and stated it was accidental,” the affidavit states. The man who was shot told police his friend “pointed the firearm downward to show him the gun, when the gun was discharged.”
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.
Field Work 0
Can you think of someone who might be a suitable subject for testing the validity of this theory?