They’re not putting forward some thoughtful but controversial theory of whatever. They’re not saying things that Deserve Respect Even If We Disagree. This isn’t that kind of communication. They’re fantasizing about enslavement and gas chambers. There’s nothing for society to gain here from an Honest and Open Exchange of Views Followed by Thoughtful Reflection.
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Johann Sebastian Bach, Christian Friedrich Henrici, Hertha Töpper, Munich Bach Orchestra & Karl Richter:
🎵 J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 59, Recit. Ach Golgatha (Alto)
#Spotify
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Fugees:
🎵 Family Business
#Fugees
https://jay-cmusic.bandcamp.com/track/fugees-ft-jhon-forte-family-business
https://open.spotify.com/track/4TGdvA9hBvyoOkuvHNje0M
"The Value of Public Domain Day"
a thoughtful piece on the economics and the loss by our overzealous locking up of our culture.
https://www.authorsalliance.org/2026/01/01/the-value-of-public-domain-day/
but please celebra…
Why do we have to import every American stupidity.
You are a governor of a sovereign, politically independent central bank of a sovereign state. Why do you want to invest in a financial system explicitly designed to undermine that sovereignty, other than “your stonks to the moon”?
https://czch.tv/8Ul7vC
A friend who is a teacher claimed that LLMs can write consistent plots now and are allegedly used for stories in textbooks or course material in language learning classes.
I find that quite hard to believe because in my limited experience, what information the #LLM will "remember" is quite random and it will just make stuff up if it "forgot", i.e. it doesn't matter if I…