Notices by Alex (earcwelder@mastodon.social)

Calling it computer “science,” and its practitioners “engineers,” is a great example of how _everything_ is political despite people acting like they can avoid politics and work in some neutral sphere. We’d live in a different world if it were called “computer arts and crafts” and its practitioners “artisans.” The field and the work would be held in much more contempt by capitalists for starters.

This was an all-timer. A perfect rebuttal of Effective Altruism and Roko’s basilisk

When Sam Altman goes to his investors seeking another $100 billion for #OpenAi

I haven’t seen Hungary come through with its back to wall like this since Sándor Petőfi, Pál Vasvári, and Gyula Bulyovszky came to the University of Law where the students had already set up chairs for them #euro2024

I haven’t seen Switzerland shock Germany but then retreat to fecklessness like this since the interwar Swiss government refused to extradite David Frankfurter for the assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff at Davos, only to deny Allied planes access to Swiss airspace a few years later #euro2024

I haven’t seen a Ukrainian side surprise Slovakia like this since Petro Shelest advocated military action against the reforms of Alexander Dubčhek in 1968 #euro2024

I haven’t seen Switzerland slip past an Italian defense like this since Milan was made a protectorate of the Swiss Confederacy in 1512 #euro2024 #soccer #football

I haven’t seen a Georgian side shock Portugal like this since the Soviets supplied the PAIGC with decisive arms in Guinea-Bissau in 1974. #euro2024

I haven’t seen Italy so happy to have escaped Croatia with a draw since the Governorate of Dalmatia was dissolved after only 2 years #euro2024

This is a rare paper (from 1987!) that explores an obvious but seldom discussed point: the body mass index (BMI), i.e. the sole basis for defining “obesity,” isn’t solely or even mainly a measure of fat—it also reflects people’s musculoskeletal attributes. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327475628_Rethinking_Obesity

Can’t believe we have social networks named “#X” and “#Bluesky”. The most drawing board-ass names out there