Notices by mmalc (mmalc@mastodon.social)

@VeroniqueB99

Could we start a GoFundMe for a journalist to start their question at the next WH Press Briefing,

“Mr #Trump, a lot of people are saying you ordered the assassination of #CharlieKirk to distract from your numerous entries in the #Epstein files…”

#USPol

#MAGA at the moment:

“Racist Lives Matter!”

#CharlieKirk
#USPol

@HamonWry @Strandjunker

@benroyce is probably the best person to comment on this, but I'm not sure it's just that people "couldn't be bothered”. There was an epidemic of #ToxicIdealism spread perhaps primarily by the “G-n-c-d- Joe” brigade leading a non-trivial number to not vote as some sort of masochistic protest.

The left wing must, finally, learn the lesson:
Fight in the primaries, unite in the election

@VeroniqueB99

A #French woman is sitting at her deceased husband's funeral. A man leans in to her and asks, "Do you mind if I say a word?".
"No, please do”, the woman replies.
The man stands, clears his throat, says "Tout”, and sits back down.
"Thanks", the woman says, "that means everything to me."

@dragonsidedd

No, there aren't too many.

Per @benroyce's post, all that’s needed is to make sure that non-voters actually show up to the polls and cast for Ds. If everyone who voted for Biden had voted for Harris, she'd have won easily.

(Graphic shows U.S. presidential election results 1976 - 2024 ranked per percentage of eligible voters. In every year except 2020, proportion of “did not vote” is higher than for any candidate.)

(From https://mstdn.social/@GreenFire/114360703076400408)

@br00t4c
It'd be marvelous if indigenous peoples of America used it to report white Republicans.

I just told my dog that was our last sortie for a year…

She gave me a look that suggested not going on another walk for almost 8 weeks wasn't acceptable…

#DogsOfMastodon

@cypnk

https://mastodon.social/@mmalc/113597242876300896

@cstross @jdw @markotway @Rob_T_Firefly @nullagent

“You need to distinguish between generative AI […] and analytical/pattern recognition AI”

Thank you.

It's simply mind-boggling how many people just inanely repeat the anti-"AI" mantra without any understanding of the scope of the field.

That said:

'The term "AI" is pure sales hype’

Well, no; it's a term that's been used — however “unfortunately" — for well over half a century also with rather broad scope.

One thing I think we can all agree on, though, is that it’s too early to start talking about gun control.

@TonyStark

Indeed; this was some of the real election interference.

(See also, for example, selective editing of Trump's interviews by Fox News.)

In a just society the perpetrators would be prosecuted; by MAGA they’ll be praised.

@phaedral @NZedAUS

That's fair, and I'll disagree peacefully (broadly: I don’t believe sufficient are redeemable, or worth the investment to redeem). Thank you for the perspective, though (seriously).

I commend you on your work bringing others past their limitations.

@phaedral @NZedAUS

I don't believe we have any moral imperative at all.
They've made their positions clear.

As to whether secession would be a practical option, I don't know (though overall I suspect it isn’t). If it were, at this point I'd be all for it.

@ekis

“The best way to protect ourselves is by being willing to protect each other.”

Indeed.

#WearAMask

@ichichson @parismarx

Gather 'round while I sing you of Elon Reeve Musk
A man whose allegiance
Is ruled by expedience
Call him a Nazi, his reply will be brusque
"Nazi, Schmazi!" says Elon Reeve Musk

#Musk
#ElonMusk
#Nazi
#TomLehrer

https://youtu.be/voRB4JenjqA

#Trump *is* putin country before party — it's just his country is Russia…

“remote workers are capable of meeting their responsibilities while also doing healthy things and taking care of themselves”

“Elites bought up … trophy office towers based on the bad assumption that workers would rush back to offices. They also didn’t factor in skyrocketing energy costs or labor shortages, all driven by their own mistakes. You see, millions of workers are dead or disabled by the virus they wanted to ignore.”

https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/heres-why-they-want-you-back-at-the-office-so-bad

#Covid
#RemoteWork

(via @rb3n)

Kudos to The Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Bay Area, CA) which has mandatory masked events on Sundays and Tuesdays.

#CovidIsNotOver
#MaskUp
#Covid

@tchambers

Sorry, I should have thought of this earlier: Is setting up/running the news group costing anything? I'd be happy to contribute.