Staring down a blizzard, so enjoy these words while I freeze ….
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.
Mogul skiers have shown speed and grace at Milan Cortina but what about their knees? - The Athletic: This looks both cool and like a full employment plan for knee-replacement surgeons.
‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones | Curling | The Guardian: Craftspeople are cool.
The Trump admin argument that masks "are for officer safety reasons" is actually an admission: Good point.
Ranking the Olympic men’s hockey goal songs, from ‘Free Bird’ to pizza menus - The Athletic: We need more of this kind of hard-hitting journalism.
The Pepe Silvia Guide to ChatGPT Psychosis - by Lyta Gold: Chatbots should be banned.
Ford is focusing on efficiency to make its 2027 $30,000 EV pickup affordable - Ars Technica: Interesting look at how Ford is trying to make an affordable car.
The Quintessential Epstein Files Email - The American Prospect: Epstein survived, in part, I think, because he provided funding to attack the people the wealthy did not like.
‘Muppet Treasure Island’ at 30: Tim Curry on His Pirate Role - The New York Times: Tim Curry is the best.
Humans Used to Sleep Twice Each Night. Here's Why It Vanished. : ScienceAlert: Insomnia used to be normal, kinda?
A gate-crashing dog steals the show at the Olympics : NPR: All Olympic events should have dogs.
Opinion | How We Resist ICE: Car Pools - The New York Times: Moving story of real people standing up to the Administration’s child-kidnapping goons.
They Banned Woke And Suzy Still Can’t Read: Huh. Turns out putting anti-education twerps in charge of education doesn’t improve schools.
I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI - and it only took 20 minutes: It is disturbingly easy to get imitative AI to repeat lies.
ICE deports asylum seeker to Africa where abuser who bought her as ‘wife’ is waiting to kill her, lawyers claim | The Independent: ICE is deliberately trying to get immigrants killed.
finally we have created the silver bullet: Really interesting perspective on what imitative AI is likely to change in work.
Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago - WSJ: OpenAI knew a shooter was possibly planning real violence and did nothing.
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian: ICE is just evil for the sake of being evil.
Have the best possible week, everyone.
Blizzards are good, freezing not so much. Stay inside & keep warm. I haven't read any of the articles yet but it's early so I've got time. A new word came to my attention today and when I discovered the meaning I thought of you. Scripturient....having a strong urge to write. Keep writing, it is good for the soul. Happy snow day, we're going to be slammed here on the east coast but I like it!