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Physics is ruthless about this. “Temperature” is not vibes; it’s average kinetic energy, measurable in specific ways. Many social and psychological terms are fuzzier, but the same instinct applies: translate poetry into knobs and dials.”

#AI #KnowledgeSpace
#InformationMap

#Observation
#experiment
#authority
#hearsay
#modeloutput
#memory

The questioning by #GymJordan about #CassidyHutchinson was made-for-TV drama.

#JackSmith didn’t need to characterize whether he “thought” Hutchinson was a liar.

Her testimony was #hearsay. Hearsay does not hold up in #court. That’s all he had to say.

Unfortunately Jordan actually found a way to politicize Smith’s measured response that he hadn’t made a final decision on a witness list.

#law #Jan6 #SeditiousConspiracy #insurrection #Trump #coup #Constitution #PeacefulTransitionOfPower

A quotation from Horace

To go on with my advice (that is, supposing
You need advice from me): Be careful about
The things you say and the people to whom you say them.
Avoid the man who asks too many questions.
No question but he’ll be a teller of tales;
An ear that eager can’t keep a secret for long,
And once a word slips out it won’t come back.
 
[Protinus ut moneam (si quid monitoris eges tu)
quid de quoque viro et cui dicas, saepe videto,
percontatorem fugito: nam garrulus idem est,
nec retinent patulae commissa fideliter aures,
et semel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 18 “Lollius,” l. 67ff (1.18.67-71) (20 BC) [tr. Ferry (2001)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/20802/

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Horace - Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 18 "Lollius," l. 67ff (1.18.67-71) (20 BC) [tr. Ferry (2001)] | WIST Quotations

To go on with my advice (that is, supposing You need advice from me): Be careful about The things you say and the people to whom you say them. Avoid the man who asks too many questions. No question but he'll be a teller of tales; An ear that eager…

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@ai6yr @D_J_Nathanson

Quick #hearsay explainer.

Generally, admissions against your interest are admissible in criminal court. Statements in support of your interests are NOT admissible. So, only the statements about how you are guilty are presented to the court. Your statements of your innocence are not presented unless you testify. And, most people should not testify no matter how innocent, as a good prosecutor can usually make you sound guilty.

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

Very few people can resist saying malicious things about their acquaintances, and even on occasion about their friends; yet when people hear that anything has been said against themselves, they are filled with indignant amazement.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 “Persecution Mania” (1930)

More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/786…

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@drdrang @siracusa Call it #hearsay, but a friend shared his #frustrating #experience with a 1 y/o #MacBook Air. The #SSD failed mid-video edit, so he went to the #AppleStore in #NYC. At the #GeniusBar, the tech said (paraphrased): “If you came yesterday, your #warranty would cover it. Today it’s $700. Better to buy a new one.”

Hard to square with all those stories of happy #Apple #customers who were #overjoyed when the company went the extra mile to keep them #SatisfiedCustomer

A quotation from Thomas Fuller

Drive away and never endure Tale-bearers: Whoever entertains thee with the Faults of others, designs to serve thee in the same Kind.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2057 (1727)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7…

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A quotation from Thomas Fuller

Speak not ill, but upon certain Knowledge: there’s no sufficient Recompence for an unjust Scandal.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 1957 (1727)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7…

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