Politico's editorial union says its new AI tool generates garbled or made-up DC intelligence, including a fictional basket-weaver guild; Politico defends it (Max Tani/Semafor)
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/08/2025/politicos-a…
"Science is more than a body of knowledge. It's a way of thinking, a way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions -- to interrogate those who tell us something is true -- to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."
-- Carl Sagan (Charlie Rose interview)
Packers releasing Jaire Alexander: Top landing spots for oft-injured star CB, including Dolphins, 49ers
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/packers
Cute skeleton app that embeds Godot into a native iOS app:
https://github.com/xander-carruth/swiftgodotkit-demo/tree/main
Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry report struggling with overwork and discrimination, citing overnight shifts of up to 16 hours and abusive treatment (Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/filipino-workers-taiwan-chip-industry/
Central Tibetan Administration Suspends Attestation Robert Spatz’s Ogyen Kunzang Choling https://openbuddhism.org/blog/2023/central-tibetan-administration-suspends-attestation-robert-spatzs-ogyen-kunzang-choling…
Mistä on peräisin Suomessa usein kuultu omituinen käsitys/ennakkoluulo että erityisesti protestantit olisivat kunnollista, ahkeraa, jne väkeä?
Katsokaa nyt vaikkapa Itävaltaa, perinteisesti erittäin katolinen maa, jossa useat asiat ovat hyvin kunnollisesti järjestettyjä, melkein Sveitsin luokkaa. Itse pidän tärkeänä joukkoliikennettä. Myös Sveitsissä katolisia on enemmän, 30%, protestantteja 20%.
(On Itävallassa ikäviäkin puolia, kuten puolueettomuus perustuslaissa ja äärioikeist…
John Spytek makes surprising admission about Raiders' quarterback search https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/news/john-spytek-surprising-admission-raiders-quarterback-se…
Steelers eyed two other quarterbacks before opting to sign Aaron Rodgers, plus Jaire Alexander landing spots
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/new…