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Currently listening to @… and Ariel Bogle talking about their new book *Conspiracy Nation* which is available from Ultimo Press https://ultimopress.com.au/products/co

Conspiracy Nation

The Ultimate Guide to #Git Branching Strategies
https://blog.prateekjain.dev/the-ultimate-guide-to-git-branching-…

“As design ethicist Aral Balkan explains: ‘Dark patterns might boost short-term metrics, but they ultimately corrode trust and damage brand reputation. Ethical design creates sustainable relationships rather than one-time transactions.’”
https://ui-deploy.com/blog/e…

Ethical Dark Patterns: Identifying and Avoiding Manipulative Design
Learn to identify and avoid manipulative dark patterns in favor of ethical design that builds long-term user trust.

The Ultimate Test of Superintelligent AI Agents: Can an AI Balance Care and Control in Asymmetric Relationships?
Djallel Bouneffouf, Matthew Riemer, Kush Varshney
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01813

The Ultimate Test of Superintelligent AI Agents: Can an AI Balance Care and Control in Asymmetric Relationships?
This paper introduces the Shepherd Test, a new conceptual test for assessing the moral and relational dimensions of superintelligent artificial agents. The test is inspired by human interactions with animals, where ethical considerations about care, manipulation, and consumption arise in contexts of asymmetric power and self-preservation. We argue that AI crosses an important, and potentially dangerous, threshold of intelligence when it exhibits the ability to manipulate, nurture, and instrumen…

'Each new ultimatum is a threat' — Russia responds to Trump's shortened Ukraine deal deadline: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/30/each-new-ultimatum-is-a.html

Overview of statistical concepts in datascience: could be usefull in case you need some preformulated text to share with stakeholders... https://towardsdatascience.com/ultimate-guide-to-statistics-for-data-science-a3d8f1fd69a7

This is really neat.
https://mastodon.social/@pid_eins/114618473677694301

While it may not feel like it since January,
the rule of law still matters.
The U.S. remains a signatory to dozens of international agreements related to the use of force,
which ultimately protect our national security interests.
We have a raft of U.S. laws, including a Constitution and Bill of Rights,
that determine how and when our nation may legally engage in conflict abroad.
We are ill-served as a public when the most crucial decision a government can …

Trump endangers US by ignoring rule of law – Marin Independent Journal - EUROPE SAYS
Congressional approval for military engagement still matters. Here’s why.

Senate GOP barrels toward ultimatum over Trump nominees (Jordain Carney/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/02/senate-trump-deal-00490401
http://www.memeorandum.com/250802/p56#a250802p56

Louisiana Republicans have passed a new law that effectively eviscerates people's ability to claim their innocence and seek relief once they've been convicted.
A massive blow to the rights of people in prison in a state that's full of wrongful convictions:
https://

Louisiana Is Bulldozing the Right of Prisoners to Prove Their Innocence After a Conviction - Bolts
Malcolm Alexander had been incarcerated at Angola prison 14 years already when he learned about DNA testing, the thing that would ultimately free him, while watching television coverage of the... Read More