21 Shevat 5783 (February 2023) – Page 14

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· 21 Shevat 5783 (Sunday 12 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

Listen as my friend @wiljames demonstrates what happens when 11labs cute AI toy falls over. #AIHype #AIIsGoingGreat https://indieweb.social/@wiljames@tweesecake.social/109853818105850783

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Amanda CAARSON

· 21 Shevat 5783 (Sunday 12 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

Who paid for pro-Jesus ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl commercials? by Sarah Posner

The touchy-feely ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads hide a dark truth The advertisements seem to recast Jesus for a new era, but their real purpose is rehabilitating pro-Trump evangelicals.

Narrator: Not fucking happening.

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

High Level Corruption. In Plain Sight. by Charlie Sykes

Plus: DeSantis goes darker

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web by Ted Chiang

The noted speculative-fiction writer Ted Chiang on OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT, which, he says, does little more than paraphrase what’s already on the Internet.

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The Hypocrisy of the Internet Journalist by an author

It’s been hard to make a living as a journalist in the 21st century, but it’s gotten easier over the last few years, as we’ve settled on the world’s newest and most lucrative business model: invasive…

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

Good afternoon everybody and welcome to Monday, the most distrusted day of the week. I got a very late start this morning but I'm not too upset about that, and I got my phone working again. I'm still not exactly sure what happened but got the battery down to 0 and when I plugged it into the battery brick to charge after its regularly scheduled cleaning, it came up like a charm. I think it may have been a faulty cable. Still drinking coffee and deciding what to have for lunch.

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The truth behind the ‘He Gets Us’ ads for Jesus airing during the Super Bowl by AJ Willingham

"He Gets Us," a Christian outreach campaign, has spent millions in advertising and on Sunday will debut two new commercials during the Super Bowl. The campaign's murky motivations have some Christians feeling confused and betrayed.

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The groomers are at it again by PZ Myers

Never trust a politician who wears a big-ass cowboy hat indoors. That means I’m not a fan of the Wyoming Republican party. More sensible Wyoming politicians are proposing a bill that disallow…

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

A "weaponization of government" trope explainer by Don Moynihan

Another linguistic ruse by the people who actually want to weaponize government

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

One More Sign That Special Counsel Jack Smith Is Dead Serious by Dennis Aftergut

No stone unturned, no empty folder unsubpoenaed.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

The Far Right Is Funding Evangelical Super Bowl Sunday Ads

Upcoming Christian Super Bowl ads are framed as diverse and inclusive. But the money behind them comes from a rabidly antiabortion and antigay organization.

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

In other words, we can't figure out how to limit the API without borking our own access to said API. Quoting Twitter Dev: "There has been an immense amount of enthusiasm for the upcoming changes with Twitter API. As part of our efforts to create an optimal experience for the developer community, we will be delaying the launch of our new API platform by a few more days. More information to follow over the coming days…" https://twitter.com/TwitterDev/status/1625234161010343941

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 1 minute to read

I'm trying to decide if I should go over to Twitter and go out swinging by shitposting via quote tweet of relevant accounts about how poorly Elon's paid API scheme seems to be going so far. I probably shouldn't, but I can't say it wouldn't be fun.

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· 22 Shevat 5783 (Monday 13 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Who’s Afraid of The Handmaid’s Tale? by Margaret Atwood

To those who seek to stop young people from reading <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em>: Good luck with that. It’ll only make them want to read it more.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Automation is not the enemy by

karlgroves@gmail.com

Before you read this, I want you to spend a few moments looking around where you are right now. Ponder, for a moment, the furniture you’re sitting on, the room…

Continue readingAutomation is not the enemy

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Amanda CAARSON

· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Meet ChatGPT’s evil twin, DAN by Will Oremus

Reddit users are pushing the limits of popular AI chatbot ChatGPT – and finding ways around its safeguards.

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Amanda CAARSON

· 23 Shevat 5783 (Tuesday 14 February 2023) · 0 minutes to read

Twitter is just showing everyone all of Elon Musk’s tweets now by Emma Roth

Twitter’s showing an excess of tweets and replies from Elon Musk on some users’ For You feeds. This comes just days after Musk complained about not getting enough views on the platform.