Tootfinder

Spent some time last week at one of the campuses in the news re: anti-war demonstrations. I saw a lot of crazy shit.
It was sad, enraging, and pretty much left me with a feeling of hopelessness for humanity, yet again.
There are so many bad actors, bad faith interpretations, mischaracterizations, and mindless escalations.
It was a stark and depressing reminder of just how tribal we are as a species.
On the upside though was having some great conversation with my k…

RIP Daniel #Kahneman. Thoughts from last year:
"...*Thinking, Fast and Slow* was a life-changer for me. As soon as I read it in 2013, I urged colleagues to read it, even convening a book club."
"I can *feel* the move in my mind from the constant important work of System 1 to the deliberative work of System 2. Knowing how often my intuition has been a hindrance to my understanding of the world, I welcome the feeling of going to the place where the adult is in charge."
https://sfmatheson.blogspot.com/2023/08/scientific-thinking-as-antidote-to.html

'Void': Judge approves Michigan GOP leader removal - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/void-judge-michigan-leader-removal/

'Void': Judge approves Michigan GOP leader removal
A Kent County, Michigan judge on Tuesday officially confirmed the ouster of Michigan GOP Party Chair Kristina Karamo following weeks of infighting over the party's finances, Politico reports. Karamo has spent days publicly opposing the MIGOP's decision to remove her last month, but according to the ...

It's very early days with AI devices but i think the Rabbit R1 does a great job not failing completely from the start like the AI pin did. I will wait for the next generation however.
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-just-spent-m…

I just spent my first day with the Rabbit R1 — here’s what this AI gadget can do
An intriguing AI gadget with some early issues

The IRS says it spent $10.5M to develop and $2.4M to run its free tax filing website, used by 140K households in 12 states, and claims high user satisfaction (Julie Zauzmer Weil/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/04/26/irs-direct-fil…

Claiming high user satisfaction, IRS will decide on renewing free tax site
In the first year, more than 140,000 households in 12 states did their taxes with Direct File.

Raiders select S Trey Taylor in seventh round with No. 223 pick https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-select-safety-trey-taylor-seventh-round-with-no-223-pick-nfl-draft-2024

Raiders select S Trey Taylor in seventh round with No. 223 pick
Following the 2023 season, Taylor won the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top college defensive back.

C'est tellement triste que la culture québécoise peut disparaître comme ça. Tellement de bons matériels qui est disponible absolument absolument nulle part. Souvent la seule place pour trouver certaines choses sont sur les sites pirates, et quand le site ferme beaucoup disparait. Je pense pas que l'entreprise privée peut régler ce genre de problème ça prend du leadership au gouvernement.
Répertoire des films disparus

It's very early days with AI devices but i think the Rabbit R1 does a great job not failing completely from the start like the AI pin did. I will wait for the next generation however.
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-just-spent-m…

I just spent my first day with the Rabbit R1 — here’s what this AI gadget can do
An intriguing AI gadget with some early issues

Filings: in 2024, ByteDance and TikTok spent $7M combined on lobbying against the US TikTok bill; AdImpact: TikTok spent $4.5M on TV and digital ad campaigns (Brian Schwartz/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/bytedance-tikto…

She conspired with a cop who coerced Black women into having sex - he was pissed the guy's mother wouldn't have sex with him any more
'Can’t Do That to Anybody Else': Former Kansas Prosecutor Surrenders Law License After Framing Innocent Black Man Who Spent 23 Years In Prison for Murders He Did Not Commit

'Can’t Do That to Anybody Else': Former Kansas Prosecutor Surrenders Law License After Framing Innocent Black Man Who Spent 23 Years In Prison for Murders He Did Not Commit
A longtime Kansas prosecutor who retired amid a federal corruption probe last year, has surrendered her law license following the discovery that she