cami manning

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school gardener, nutrition science student, aspiring surfer, sometimes yogi, community builder, sf bay area

What's going on here is that unrelated libertarian principles are being recoded as issues of free speech. All of sudden preventing algorithmic harm becomes leftist censorship, and the culture war is used as a bulwark against government regulation of discriminatory technologies.

"Algorithmic decisions about parole, loan approvals, interest rates, program admissions, insurance premiums, security clearance, etc. that depend on race and ethnicity? That's not discrimination, it's *speech*."

@ifilljustice just finished it as well and was stunned how closely today parallels the 1940s. And how few historians are aware of this dark history. Absolutely astonishing. Maddow is a master storyteller.
@stux good morning and a wonderful day to you, too โ˜€๏ธโœจ
Musk has used "Vox populi, Vox Dei" to justify reinstating Trump on #Twiiter. But the quote is from a letter from Alcuin to the Emporer Charlemagne urging him to resist such ideas, "Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumultuositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit." Which translates as "And do not listen to those who keep saying, 'The voice of the people is the voice of God', because the tumult of the crowd is always close to madness."
Today is #TransDayofRemembrance when we honor and remember trans lives taken by violence. How horrifying that a deadly attack upon the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado Springs should occur right before this solemn day.
Hate isnโ€™t born in us. It is taught. It must end.
This starts with our political leaders, who must cease their cynical attacks against our community before another attack occurs.
Call out the hate. Remind them of its consequences. Hold them to account.
Another design consideration re: Mastodon is that it works well for ephemeral asynchronous communications, but for many reasons should not be counted on as an archival resource. Media attachments are periodically purged and may not be available after a week, or a month, etc. While some servers may try to preserve content forever, this may be costly and unsustainable. Creators, researchers should treat this as an ephemeral resource and make provisions for self-archiving anything important.
@ecmclaughlin agree itโ€™s looking goodโ€ฆ still anxiety provoking! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

I have a patient w/a severe life limiting condition & its most feared complication.

And yet the biggest barriers to good health for him?

SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.

All of the scientific advances in the world mean nothing if society canโ€™t provide for our most basic needs.

Another mellow Friday evening on Tomales Bay, have a great weekend.