Mastodawn

People who would not believe a High Priest if he said the sky was blue, and was able to produce signed affidavits to this effect from his white-haired old mother and three Vestal virgins, would trust just about anything whispered darkly behind their hand by a complete stranger in a pub.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld, Book 18, Maskerade (1995)

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #authority #belief #credulity #credulousness #gossip #gullibility #naivete #sources #trust #whispers #maskerade

Pratchett, Terry - Discworld, Book 18, Maskerade (1995) | WIST Quotations

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#OMN (Open Media Network)Apr 22

In the real world

We're not dealing with abstract “community dynamics.” we're dealing with live-aboard boaters under pressure, rowers, landowners, council, Environment Agency and scarcity of space (moorings). This in the end is about visibility vs invisibility on the river, so friction isn’t theoretical - it’s structural. Let's look at the conflict patterns we’re seeing: Back-channel poisoning (#whispers #splitting) “X group are the problem”, “They’ve already decided this”, “Don’t […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/in-the-real-world/

Lawrence Nault- Stone & Signal Apr 11

"The greatest revolutions begin in whispers of possibility." L. Nault

#Revolution #Possibility #Whispers #Change #Resistance

Coles Street Pothole Apr 9

Am I realizing only now that the writers, after creating their first #ObrienMustSuffer storyline in the previous episode, felt they must immediately follow it with another???? 😂

#AllStarTrek #DS9 #Whispers @startrek

Coach Sankhavaram ®Mar 31

People rely on the wave of a driver’s hands lifting off a steering wheel, as a signal to walk across the street without risking bodily harm.

A wink is fleeting, conveying lots of meaning.

Humans communicate in #handwaves, #winks, and #whispers as #information-dense messages.

Just some aspects of #language the machines cannot learn.

https://www.superversive.co/blog/hand-waves

Hand Waves — Superversive

Most photos are not of fingers, so “AI” hands render weirdly. You rely on the wave of a driver’s hands lifting off a steering wheel, as a signal to walk across the street without risking bodily harm. Computer vision systems are not trained on hands. Winks A wink of the eye is a context clue b

Superversive

Lawrence Nault- Stone & Signal Mar 3

"Some truths arrive not with thunder, but with a whisper persistent as rain." L. Nault

#QuietTruths #Persistence #Whispers #Wisdom #GentleStrength