Well, January is finally over.
Quick question: I list these as I encountered them rather than in categories. That is deliberate, an attempt to mimic the same serendipity that brought them into my life. Would you prefer categories or the more random experience you get today?
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory: A comprehensive list of vetted organizations that are helping people withstand the siege of Minnesota. Any amount helps, and there are organizations helping in almost every way.
How to Film ICE | WIRED: Advice for those who might need it.
OpenAI's Marketing Efforts Are Embarrassingly Ineffective, New Consumer Research Finds: So did ChatGPT write their terrible new ads?
We Begin Where Infinity Ends by Somto Ihezue : Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy: A wonderful little story about fireflies, friends, and changing.
The corporate enablers of the ICE crackdown - by Judd Legum: A list of people we should avoid giving money to.
Trump DOT Plans to Use Google Gemini AI to Write Regulations — ProPublica: This is going ot get people hurt. The lack of concern expressed by the Administration in this article for the problems this can bring is chilling.
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong - The Atlantic: People are generally not nasty and brutish. People are generally decent and helpful.
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive | WIRED: An amazing, heartbreaking, exciting story.
How the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program works, from consultation to treatment to release - The Athletic: Interesting look at how the league tries ot help players. This kind of thing should be society wide.
I grew up with Alex Pretti | The Verge: Heartbreaking reminders that the people in the news, even the heroes, are people first.
How a high school English teacher banned AI from her classroom : NPR: You cannot use AI if you do not understand what the output is supposed to be, therefor, using AI in schools inevitably leads to dumber kids since they haven’t learned enough to know when AI is lying.
The Myth Of Cops Overdosing From Touching Fentanyl Persists For A Reason | Defector: Panic attacks, as terrifying as they may be, are not overdoses.
After Charles Tillman transformed football, he joined the FBI. Then the immigration raids started - The Athletic: A man named Peanut has more courage than most.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex - by Luke Farrell: “Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people.” Pure evil.
xkcd: mRNA Vaccine: best explanation of how these work I have ever seen.
"You have to use it. You have to trust it.": Forced Adoption of AI is The Subtext of Davos: Interesting take on what the bubble is driving.
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed | WIRED: Accurate.
Parenting in ICE-occupied Minneapolis | The Verge: This is the world MAGA wants.
How often do AI chatbots lead users down a harmful path? - Ars Technica: Quite a bit, it seems.
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills \ Anthropic: This warning comes form one of the premier coding model makers, so the reality might be even worse.
Collections: The Late Bronze Age Collapse, A Very Brief Introduction – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry: Another fascinating overview by Dr. Devereaux. The internet is largely a mistake, but it does allow us all to take classes from a great teacher.
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest | Melania | The Guardian: There is nothing quite like a viciously honest review.
Have the best possible week, everyone.
Hello ! In answer to your ? ... Random, it causes you to look at all the possibilities. I read several posts and am sorry Melania bombed but at least she likes Michael Jackson. The mRNA vacc was super, I love stick figures that talk. And the educator that says NO to AI ? She deserves Best Teacher of the Decade Award! I read many others but somehow missed the NHL article, it will happen later. Great work, have a happy week !