Christopher E. Stith

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There’s a classic thought experiment about quality vs efficiency for machine learning in medical diagnosis. I can’t remember where I first heard it, but @pluralistic laid it out in a blog post:

https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/18/asbestos-in-the-walls/

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"Why is everyone suddenly so pro-socialism??"

When we said "maybe getting sick shouldn't saddle you with generational debt," you said "THAT'S SOCIALISM!!"

When we said "maybe student loan debt should actually go down after paying on it for decades," you said "THAT'S SOCIALISM!!"

When we said "maybe trans people shouldn't be hunted and killed for sport but rather respected as unique individuals worthy of basic human kindness," you said "THAT'S SOCIALISM!!"

When we said "maybe women can actually make informed medical choices about their own bodies," you said "THAT'S SOCIALISM!!"

When we said "maybe qualified job candidates who happen to have black or brown skin shouldn't be punished for their color but rather have an equal opportunity to earn that job as a similar white candidate," you said "THAT'S SOCIALISM!!"

When we said "maybe there's something we can do to regulate gun ownership so that fewer school children die every year in preventable mass shootings," you said "THAT'S SOCIALISM!!"

When we said "maybe cops with guns aren't needed at every crisis, and in fact cases of people in mental crisis could be better handled by trained psychologists or therapists," you said "THAT'S SOCIALISM!!"

When we said "maybe billionaires don't actually need any financial help from the government and instead should pay taxes," you said "THAT'S SOCIALISM!!"

When we said "maybe the federal government has a duty to help private citizens in need by funding basic public services and safety nets like libraries and buses and hospitals," you said THAT'S SOCIALISM!!"

So we looked at all those things you called Socialism, and decided we want them. Brother, you're the best marketing Socialism ever had.

Anyone know of some good morning stretch routines or some good sources to find some? I get up and walk at the ass crack of dawn or as my gulf war (one) veteran friends used to say “zero dark thirty”, and I’d like to loosen up a bit first.

"Russia has lost $7 billion in oil revenues due to drone attacks"
- President Zelensky comments on strikes against Russian oil facilities and promises further actions.

"Our long-range 'sanctions' have reached a new level in three components: reducing Russian oil revenues, range, and intensity. It is important that not only is the target itself reached, as defined by the operational objective, but also that the downtime of the facility increases"
#AureFreePress #News #press #Ukraine

Have y'all ever seen one of those horror movies where one of the characters ages like 500 years in ten seconds and crumbles to dust?

Me after reading this headline.

We gotta fight for it (it’s not a meme). Support Orgs & Get Involved
America may be unique in being a country which has leapt
from barbarism to decadence without touching civilization.
-- John O'Hara

The US is withholding HIV and Malaria support to Zambia unless it signs over mineral rights.

Fekkinel.

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/the-us-criticizes-zambia-for-refusing-their-deal-dismissing-patently-false/kzc8fbp

The US criticizes Zambia for refusing their deal, dismissing ‘patently false’ accusations

A major health funding arrangement between the United States and Zambia has been delayed after both sides failed to reach an agreement on a deal worth more than $1 billion

Business Insider Africa

It's ironic to see those same global elites who love partying with the likes of known & convicted child sex-trafficker Jeffrey #Epstein now urging worldwide restrictions on E2E / #VPN & promoting age, biometric, and identity verification online - all in the name of protecting children

It’s also highly suspicious that so many of the world’s biggest countries
are trying to implement this wider #internet control at the same time.

Feels like a major push toward #authoritarianism to me.

#Privacy