Topher Hunt

YouTube video by CJ The X Bo Burnham vs. Jeff Bezos

I can't take my eyes off this incredibly eloquent literary analysis / #philosophy vid on #consumerism, #transhumanism, parasocial relationships, #socialmedia, and the role of #memes in encoding and co-opting public discourse. Hilarious and spot-on. Highly recommend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvYc...

@liorozcogu.bsky.social Buenos dias! Lo siento por la molestia, pero usted vive en Pereira? Buscamos alguien a ayudarnos a tiempo parcial y quizas usted conozca alguien que le interesaría.

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hoping this is all a huge parody of the whole AI culture

almost praying tbh

I love that Twitter's name has officially become "X, formerly known as Twitter"

How much does Ukraine suffer financially each time it has to shoot down one of these? ChatGPT is giving me some very alarming numbers, basically saying it's a massive win for Russia no matter what...?

I'm wondering how much financial cost is inflicted on Ukraine each time it has to shoot down one of these, relative to the cost of the drone itself. Are these a "win" for Russia even when they get shot down? ChatGPT says an emphatic yes...?

Four Singularities for Research The rise of AI is creating both crisis and opportunity

Another great Ethan Mollick article on #AI & #research. "Regardless of how good AI gets, the scientific publishing system was not made to support AI writers writing to AI reviews for AI opinions for papers later summarized by AI. The system is going to break."
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/four-singu...

The Ukrainian General Staff put out a visual with estimated total losses of the Russians during the offensive on Avdiivka.

47186 military personnel (likely death and wounded), 364 tanks, 748 armored vehicles, 248 artillery systems and 5 planes.

In just over 4 months time.

Putin on war against Ukraine: We regret not starting it earlier Russian President Vladimir Putin regrets not attacking Ukraine openly earlier, but he doesn’t regret starting the war.

👺 Putin on war against Ukraine: We regret not starting it earlier

Honestly it's wild that they're trying to make "wear screens millimeters from your eyeballs for hours at a time" a normal activity. I'm curious what the studies into the health effects of this will look like.

"We should be less concerned about minor things politicians do accidentally than major things they do on purpose." Man, the fact that this need be said out loud in the first place... 🤦‍♂️

Pretty much. 🤣

Hungary has blocked the approval of the 13th package of EU sanctions against Russia which targets almost 200 people and entities from Russia, China and other countries who are deemed to be helping Moscow’s war effort. www.ft.com/content/53f2...

What’s harder to believe?

That universal healthcare is so radical and complicated that we’re the only country in the world without it.

Or…

The millions of dollars in insurance and pharma campaign donations each year to members of Congress are actually just bribes to block it.

This is bad guidance & i fucking hate it here. We could have had real responses to this pandemic that actually helped everyone, but instead we got a growing number of really terrible people who want to make convenient politics about public health, rather than foing the hard work. God FUCKING DAMMIT.

Good news. This is good news. It's nice to see some good news now and then.

Trump Encourages Putin to Attack NATO Members At a rally on Saturday, the former president announced he would tell the Russians “to do whatever the hell they want” to states delinquent in their bills.

This should be the story tomorrow, and every day:

The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Former US President Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election, said he would "encourage" Russia to attack any US NATO allies that he believes have failed to meet their financial obligations.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Greenhouse Effect xkcd.com/2889

personally I think it's wrong to stack engineers, fully or otherwise

IDF Troops Occupy, Burn Gaza Homes in Likely War Crime​s "Civilians and civilian infrastructure are not a target," said one U.N. agency. "They must be protected. Everywhere. At all times."

IDF Troops Occupy, Burn Gaza Homes in Likely War Crime​s #Israel #Gaza #WarCrimesbyIsreal www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...

Will China squander its moment in the sun? A great civilization could be a lot greater, if its leaders gave up their obsession with control.

www.noahpinion.blog/p/will-china...

EU threatens to silence Hungary if it blocks Ukrainian funds Leaders may consider invoking the “nuclear option” of kicking Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán out of the EU voting process.

If Hungary blocks the agreement on the €50 billion package for Ukraine, using Article 7 to strip Hungary of its voting rights has become a real option. Five European officials and diplomats said other countries are ready to make such a move.

www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...