"I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public. I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are." - Senator Chris Murphy
You can read the rest of his remarks on his Bluesky profile.
For clarity:
I will block people who use AI.
I will block people who think AI "thinks" anything.
I will block people who prompt AI for the LOLs.
I will block people who report back "AI said this".
My friends in the Hell Times, do not use the theftbot for any purpose, for your sake and everyone's.
G'day,
I'm Kev. I'm over 60, retired ex military and I take photos. I'm a long time Linux user.
I got kicked off of Meta products because I refuse to upload a video selfie to prove I'm over 16 years old. 🤔
Tried Bluesky, but's it full of people trying to build their follower count. I prefer the Fediverse.
I swear occasionally, post Australian landscape photos and probably some garbage. (You have been warned)
It's nice to be here.
❓Have you noticed that digital products and services are getting worse? So have we!
➡️We have published a report about enshittification, on how and why digital products and services keep getting worse - and how we can turn the trend (hint: open tech, enforcement, public policy++)
Obviously @pluralistic is a big inspiration and help in this work.
More than 80 groups in Europe and the US has joined in a call to action.
More here: https://www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree
Enjoy this short film!
NJ lawmakers introduce the “Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered (F.U.C.K. I.C.E.) Act”
Yes that's my state!
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/new-jersey-democrats-unveil-provocatively-named-f-u-c-k-i-c-e-act-targeting-federal-immigration-enforcement/
GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) is a core principle of basic computing science, yet we collectively fail to grasp its significance at scale when it comes to generative AI.
Those who don't learn from history…