A Tune for the Times 0
It’s short, but it’s sweet quite a propos.
Unguarded Rails 0
When I worked for the railroad, we were governed by the “Rules of Conduct” (I probably still have my copy tucked away somewhere). Of course, there were other rules and policies and procedures, but the Rules of Conduct guided them all.
The railroad can be a dangerous place. In the early days, one way that hiring managers would determine whether an applicant for an on-road job had experience was to count his fingers . . . .
Over that years, the culture changed, and one of the rules that was drummed into everyone’s head was this:
Safety is of the first importance in the discharge of duty.
Via The Japan Times, Gautam Mukunda makes a strong case that that rule seems to be unheard of at the Zuckerborg, or, methinks, among much of Big Tech, as they plunge into AI. A snippet:
Meta’s chatbot scandal demonstrates a culture that is willing to sacrifice the safety and well-being of users, even children, if it helps fuel its push into AI.
Suffer the Children 0
One more time, that’s not scripture. That’s Republican policy.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another oxymoronic “responsible gun owner.”
Another improperly secured gun.
Another child sacrificed at the feet of the NRA’s leaden idol.
Republican Thought Police 0
Thom calls out the Trump maladministration’s selective prosecutions persecutions of persons who criticize Donald Trump.
Establishmentarians 0
Proposed new reading in Ohio schools: The Handmaid’s Handbook.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Legally liable for abetting suicide? Per Joe Pierre at Psychology Today Blogs, that remains to be determined.
One must needs wonder, when Mark Zuckerberg said, “Move fast and break things,” was he thinking about persons’ lives?
The Climates They Are a-Changing 0
And the coral reefs they are a-dying.
Methinks we are past the tipping point and burning more coal and oil is just going to hasten things along.
A Tune for the Times 0
(Warning: Mild language.)
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
The editorial board of the Bangor Daily News is not amused that the Donald Trump appears to believe that “privy council” refers to counseling those who disagree with him with the contents of the privy.
Reality Bites 0
David discusses how the Trump maladministration’s you-can’t-really-call-erractic-whims policies are not playing out as the Trump maladministration promised, but rather exactly as competent persons foresaw.