Dave Haldiman

Leonor Fini, Argentine-Italian (1807-1996), Guardian of the Sources, 1976, oil, color serigraph, 1976 image: 55.6 x 39.7 cm, paper: 68 x 52 cm, edition of 175

Tom Thomson, Canadian (1877-1917), Pine lsland, Georgian Bay, 1914-16, oil on canvas, 153.2 x 127.7 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

I’ve never heard of her. I like this a lot.

“English version by Charles Laughton.” Huh, how about that?

Exactly.

Bad Bunny has a foundation called Good Bunny that distributes musical instruments, art supplies and sports equipment and funds programs to help children improve their lives. If you were looking for leadership you found it. God bless that dude.🙏

#Dogs

It's truly bizarre, and revealing of human nature, how quickly the political parties here have flipped on federalism. The previous flip, over civil rights for Blacks, happened slowly then quickly (mid-60s). Both flips have racism and nativism at their core.

ICE List: the small European website exposing US immigration agents Netherlands-based site uses public information and tips to reveal identities of agents involved in crackdowns across US

ICE List
"The site currently operates as a sort of crowdsourced wiki, drawing on a pool of about 500 volunteers to comb through tips from the public."

for wealth and power. Like research into radiation brought us x-ray scanning and radiation therapy; also multiple-warhead h-bomb missiles. And those tech-bros sure as hell ain't no Marie Curies. But again, it's here, so we do what we're able to bend trajectories in better directions. /3

Your personal opinion is worth more than two cents if it can persuade people to examine its use in their lives. Which can include usefulness, as in medicine. Unfortunately, as some Super Bowl ads demonstrate, AI's potential to help to heal and to advance knowledge gets bulldozed by human desires 2/

Onto the point of my original, pretty much asked-and-answered question. Your sincere answer and the link caused me to accept more nuance in my heretofore intransigent attitude toward AI. I mean, it's really here and you and I can't do a whole lot about that, except in limited, personal ways. 1/

First of all, thank you for bringing Eric Topol to my attention. What an excellent Bluesky page. Aside from the AI/breast cancer substack post, the first two bits I noticed were about non-weight-loss benefits of Ozempic class drugs, and cognition benefits for aging folks from coffee. Hot Diggity!

I remember reading a little about this. Big whoopsie because the attorney was too sloppy and got caught.

They’re part of a cabal of elitists who don’t believe that we the people are capable of knowing what’s good for us.

They’re a part of a cabal of elitists who don’t trust the People to make the right decisions for ourselves.

Hmm. I like the way you think.

Good point.

Basic personality traits of liberals: curiosity and acceptance of others.

This is hopeful. A good read.

Basically, the entire republican party is complicit in the cruel dehumanization of children. republicans who doesn't speak out against that are at best moral frauds.

Indeed.

This is a complicated topic, and one I feel more or less powerless about. And, often almost as agitated as I can get at this point in my life. But what you've posted is good, in both that it's an encouraging prospect and thought provoking. I'm going to read and let thoughts gestate a bit. Thanks!

One of my favorite bands.

Nice! Ska Monday!

Nice!

Heroes, every one!

I voted in two U.S. elections from Australia back in the 90s. Wasn't hard to do.

And who has never understood that the song YMCA is about gay cruising.

An awful capitulation, especially considering all the artists, performing and others, whose work is being stolen and careers threatened by AI. Makes me want to be a luddite sometimes.