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My big gripe with "AI" is that a big reason why it's sold as the second coming of Jesus is that most tech people fundamentally do not understand how it actually works.
Their reasoning goes something like, "It works sort of ok for code generation, and programming is the hardest possible thing in the world to do, every other human endeavor is trivial compared to writing code, therefore it must excel at anything else!".
So it ends up being pushed due to a mixture of ignorance and hubris; and especially being stuffed into things it should never be used for (usually when users don't have a say which software they need to use for work).
The finbros are happily along for the ride because they just need something that can be hyped to pump and dump.

Felt cute. Might delete later. #tmbg

so what you're telling me is that a member of hawkwind beat the dead to the pyramids by 9 months? and the deadheadiest member of #hawkwind, too, by a few accounts. have to squint, but here's nik turner flying an ice cream kid shirt in '76. https://…

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky sees a lot of career advice on the site every day, but he doesn’t always agree with every piece that’s shared.
One common tip that Roslansky said is “a little bit outdated” is that
“you have to have a five-year plan,” he told content creator Erin McGoff in an interview for her YouTube channel AdviceWithErin.
In Roslansky’s view, having a five-year plan is “a little bit foolish,” he said:
given how rapidly technology and the workplace are ch…

LinkedIn CEO: Ignore this common piece of career advice—it's 'outdated' and 'a little bit foolish'
Young professionals should focus on learning and new experiences, says LinkedIn CEO.

European Space Agency, not an agency known to be alarmist is ringing everything right now. There's far too much #SpaceJunk.
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/teknologi/esa-slaar-alarm-skrot-og-satellitter-truer-vores-fremtid-i-rummet

Cyber ‘issue’ hits three London councils with shared IT services https://therecord.media/cyber-issue-london-councils-attack

Finished “Recitatif” by Toni Morrison, the only short story she ever wrote.
Two girls, Twyla & Roberta, bond as roommates for a few months in a shelter at age 8. They lose touch but encounter each other later in life, always at odds.
Morrison tells us one girl is black and one is white, but intentionally removes all racial clues and language. Brilliant thought experiment, of which, why do we care? Does it matter?
4.5/5 stars, rounded up ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Recitatif
A beautiful, arresting short story by Toni Morrison—the…

Casualty figures for Drone Operators are not disclosed
but widely understood to be high
And Ukraine is becoming reliant on civilians to fill roles that once belonged to trained military personnel.
A short but intensive 15-day course is given to a trainee operator for frontline deployment,
a turnaround that reflects the urgent need.

Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
https:…

Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social)
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with: -No casus belli -No authorization from Congress -No allies or international support -No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela -No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout

It has been a bracing moment for American federalism,
with both unprecedented efforts to extend executive control over state and local govts, and
novel forms of subnational resistance.
Where is federalism going?
Paul Nolette and I have edited a new issue of Publius on that question.
Short thread:
Jim Gardner leads off the batting order with an article that raises important questions about whether,
and under what conditions,
federalism can prot…