The No Symbol: The History Of The Red Circle-Slash
Huh! Something good from the League of Nations!
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Forced Out: Anti-Trans Laws in Florida Forced a Woman to Quit Her Dream Job with NASA
I didn't know about this article series but it's hard to read even about adults who have the means to move.
Her dreams of space exploration began in Crestview, watching Star Trek: Enterprise with her dad
she was almost afraid to express her distaste for the system–and for capitalism–too loudly
Southern Anti-Trans Laws Are Uprooting Families — And Leaving Them With Impossible Choices
This story makes me want to cry
The 'banned' Star Trek episode that promised a united Ireland
Some interesting quotes from the writer Snodgrass.
Generative. — ethanmarcotte.com
Automation is coming for us all.
Ditching meat could release vital land to produce energy and remove carbon from the atmosphere—new study
Obvious but a hard sell.
Driving at ridiculous speeds should be physically impossible
This would be such an easy fix that just won't happen because FREEDOM
Can Warner Bros. Uncancel J.K. Rowling?
Notable that her anti-trans position is basically known only in my little slice of the internet.
Behind a Secretive Global Network of Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography - bellingcat
It's pervasive, and of course it's connected to the grossest kind of gamers.
A Conspiracy To Kill IE6
Developers: do not do this.
When Private-Equity Firms Bankrupt Their Own Companies
Gross. Of course the private benefit happens while public is on the hook and pensioners get screwed.
What Happened to O?
Andrew answered my question.
OpenAI's Sora Is a Giant 'F*ck You' to Reality
It's all so bad
Discord took no action against server that coordinated costly Mastodon spam attacks | TechCrunch
Unruly kids manage to disrupt Mastodon. Definitely need to tweak some things!
They’ve got technological capabilities that are well above where they are emotionally or psychologically
Blog - iMessage with PQ3: The new state of the art in quantum-secure messaging at scale - Apple Security Research
Impressive technology!
The Five People You Meet in AI Hell | Robert Prehn
Sounds about right.
The 2023 Hugo Awards: Somehow, It Got Worse
The cluster gets even worse
Paramount Plus Struggles Leave Shari Redstone Exploring Sale
Really makes me worry for the future of Trek. Maybe it just goes into syndication again?
Vesuvius Challenge 2023 Grand Prize awarded: we can read the scrolls!
Now that is a cool application of transformer models.
we can’t escape the feeling that the first text we’ve uncovered is a 2000-year-old blog post about how to enjoy life
Opinion: A harsh truth: The world economy never recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic
Always something a little gross about the way this is discussed.
The Carry-On-Baggage Bubble Is About to Pop
Does seem untenable but the incentives are all screwy.
The 2023 Hugo Fraud and Where We Go From Here
Oof. Sounds like this was a massive screw up.
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AI will eliminate busywork. Are we sure that’s a good thing?
Yup. Our brains aren't suited for being "on" for a full 8 hour work day. If you want 8 hours of productivity you need 3-4 people to split that up.
College Students Don’t Know How to Read Anymore. We’re in Denial Over How Bad It’s Gotten.
I'm not sure I believe smartphones are to blame here, but maybe more of a temptation when reading itself has gotten harder. This seems even more important as we enter an era of AI generated content.
Just Say It, Democrats: Biden Has Been a Great President
Sus since it's a Lincoln Project guy. Is it reverse psychology?
AI Might Collapse Technology Before It Can Improve It
Depressing if nothing can be believed anymore. I think we'll need signing techniques?
Hurricanes Are Too Fast for Category 5
We probably should do more to avoid these storms huh?
Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin
We're so stupid.
bitcoin mining is the antithesis of an essential activity
Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy
Holy crap Omelas
Why MAGA fears Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl
Cult!