Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
An illusion created by an algorithm? At Psychology Today Blogs, John Nosta notes that “AI’s fluency creates the illusion of thought, but no cognition lies behind it.”
He goes on to point out
His whole piece is worth a read.
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
If you don’t believe me, believe the stone crabs.
Stone crabs are native to Florida and other southern waters and have historically been observed only as far north as North Carolina. VIMS Professor Rom Lipcius, who also teaches at William & Mary’s Batten School, is currently holding four adult stone crabs collected this summer by a Virginia waterman.
(snip)
Vaccine Nation 0
David discusses the damage that RFK Jr. is doing to the CDC and public health.
Read the news story David refers to at Reuters.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Dark Brandon debunks de bunk about the “great replacement theory.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A woman give a new meaning to “photo shoot.”
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.
Republican Thought Police 0
Trump maladministration to California cities:
_________________
*Such as (quoting from the report) “any mention of gender, abortion and other inclusive” terminology.
The Rule of Lawless 0
It seems that D. C. grand juries aren’t buying the–er–Trumped up charges against the sandwich slinger.
(Syntax error fixed.)
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Able to take responsibility for its actions? Per Joe Patrice at Above the Law, we may soon find out.
The Off-Line Scam 0
Writing at Psychology Today Blogs of a scam from two centuries ago, Matthew Facciani sees similarities with today’s online scams.
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy 0
For years, the right-wing has been telling us that the federal government can’t be trusted.
And they’ve given us one.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Secure? That bridge in Brooklyn is still on the market.
Security maven Bruce Schneier points out (emphasis added):
Details at the link.
Establishmentarians 0
Mrs. Betty Bowers discusses how the Trump maladministration is trying to proselytize the U. S. Armed Forces and how we can help in the resistance.
Woman says, “The Epstein files are a distraction from the arbitrary cruelty of his deportation program.”—>Man says, “The arbitrary cruelty of his deportation program is a distraction from his inexplicable subservience to Putin.”—>Woman says, “His inexplicable subservience to Putin is a distraction from his disastrous tariff policies.”—>Man says, “His disastrous tariff policies are a distraction from his blatant financial corruption.”—>Woman says, “His blatant financial corruption is a distraction from his autocratic consolidation of power.”—>Man says, “His autocratic consolidation of power is a distraction from the malevolent incompetence of his entire administration.”—>Woman says, “The malevolent incompetence of his entire administration is a distraction from his fascist militarization of D. C.”—>and back to the beginning.” />