@doctorambient

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ζητητικός. Computational #math #stats #psych #socialsci and (sometimes) #neuro guy at a large Midwest (US) university.

Research scientist and science communications/education proponent. Interested in why people believe weird things and why conspiracy theories propagate so easily. (Also in the stuff listed at the top, obviously.)

Often #satire, intentionally or not.

I like weird stuff and weird ideas, but I *don't* believe what you believe. Mostly.

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The first ~15 minutes of this podcast is an interesting discussion of the AI slop propaganda "war" which Iran seems to be winning.

#ai #aislop #propaganda #Iran #usa #404media

https://youtu.be/_4buUas3tGs

Inside the AI Slop Propaganda Wars

YouTube
It's quite funny when you're a global power and you constantly parade Kid Rock around as your bezzie mate. Nobody respects Kid Rock. He looks like someone's dad has had a breakdown and is trying to get traction for his youtube rap channel. You're not a controversial figure, you are a nob head.

For many people, the #Linux vs #Windows vs #Mac debate is a privilege — it assumes you can choose. But working with the Computer Upcycle Project, I've seen the real choice is often Linux vs no computer at all.

~95% of donated computers are "too old" for Windows 11 or macOS. Linux installs on them anyway, adding 10+ years of life to machines #Microsoft and #Apple called trash.

This isn't Linux vs Windows. It's Linux vs e-waste.

FLASHBACK: Trump said PUTIN told him to ban mail-in voting (as he lied about 2020 being stolen from him 🤥)👇🏽 Again: Trump votes by mail
What ICE is doing in US airports today, it will be doing at US polling places in November. These photos aren’t funny or incongruous; they should be giving us nightmares. This has to end now.
At this rate, they’ll have to release all the Epstein files just to distract from the war and gas prices

The Trump administration altered a Social Security report to hide how long call wait times have been due to the DOGE cuts.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208020/donald-trump-changed-report-doge-social-security

To try to calm the declining markets, Trump claimed the Iran war is winding down, but the Pentagon is making detailed preparations for deploying U.S. ground forces into Iran.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-iran-ground-troop-preparations/

2/3

Trump Team Changed a Report to Hide How Bad DOGE Made Things

You’d never know what call wait times at the Social Security Administration are actually like based on what was supposed to be a nonpartisan report.

The New Republic
Unemployment for new workers just hit a 37-year high—worse than the Great Recession.
The jobs they were promised? Vanishing.
Tech & finance are cutting roles. Entry-level hiring is drying up.
Meanwhile:
• 57% of Gen Z have side hustles
• Grads are more unemployed than the overall workforce
• AI is replacing junior jobs
This isn’t a work ethic problem.
👉 It’s a broken pipeline.
👉 It’s a locked door.
Gen Z isn’t failing. They’re being shut out.
https://fortune.com/2026/03/21/entry-level-jobs-gen-z-not-their-fault/?utm_source=chatgpt.com #jobs #press
The entry-level job market is the worst it’s been in 37 years. Stop blaming Gen Z

For the first time since the federal government started tracking data, college graduates have lost their employment advantage over workers without degrees.

Fortune
We’re at the ICE agents in airports stage of authoritarianism 🇺🇸