José Marichal

YouTube video by Robert Fiedler Community - Britta's discman

I can't read Carl Scmitt's name without thinking of my favorite episode of community..... "ah duh... schmitty"!

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But will Econ Ph.D. students update their priors and leave academia?

The paradox is that the world is de-globalizing at the same time that it could be increasingly beneficial for a country to "lean in" to global liberalism and poach thousands of scientists, artists and intellectuals. But I can't think of any country whose politics would accommodate that.

Was thinking yesterday.. what U.S. based academic community is most likely to settle in Europe, Canada or Australia and comprise a "reverse Frankfurt school" ... e.g. German academics that fled to the US in the 30's and 40's

How about giving some sweet coin to the folks building the software YOUR ENTIRE EMPIRE IS BUILD ON, Zuck? These “A.I.” companies should all be cutting huge checks to the open-source projects that underpin the industry. Python and PyTorch to name two; many projects should be flooded with donations.

This has been true for a while, but using products with engagement/pattern detection algorithms give us the illusion of being in control. A confirm that promises to relieve our anxieties about the world "out there" but paradoxically makes them much, much worse

Bravo to this --- actually read it.

It's pretty wild how consistent party ID has been in the last decade --

YouTube video by James Whale Bake Sale Jean-Luc Godard on Quentin Tarantino

Tarantino's love for Godard was apparently not reciprocated...

We don't use the word "knave" to describe ppl as much as we use to.. we should bring it back..

a man is playing a piano in a living room with a caption that says `` but you say he 's just a friend `` ALT: a man is playing a piano in a living room with a caption that says `` but you say he 's just a friend ``

Reading the word "Bismarckian" out loud makes me think of

The Measure of Everyday Life: Personal Data and Society Whenever we use the Internet, we potentially share personal data in exchange for information that can, in turn, shape future information presented to us. What are the implications of that arrangement ...

Got a chance to talk about my forthcoming book on the WNCU show @measureradio.bsky.social

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Trump's Order Against 'Woke AI' Will Create Real Harm | TechPolicy.Press Trump’s AI Action Plan reads like a nationalist innovation agenda, writes Camille Stewart Gloster.

Real neutrality isn’t about silencing facts. It’s about grounding systems in science, transparency, and integrity, then giving people the tools to make their own choices, writes Camille Stewart Gloster.

It's Time for a Democratic Tea Party Enough is enough. We need leaders capable of resisting the rising tide of fascism.

"The old blood, the elder statesmen riding their incumbency advantage and sitting in office right now—they need to be made aware that unless they wake up and face our moment squarely, they will very soon find themselves replaced." (from March) www.liberalcurrents.com/its-time-for...

They will, but will lack of enthusiasm impact fundraising and volunteering?

One of two things is true -- either people of good will have tuned out of politics such that political candidates are appealing to deeply disturbed sadists or we've become a culture of deeply disturbed sadists.

Can Dating an AI Chatbot Be Better than Dating a Person? Some want to claim that an AI boyfriend or girlfriend is just as good — maybe even preferable preferable — to the real thing. Is that even worth entertaining?

Definitely not click-bait

Right?! All the weirdos are on Bluesky talk to each other... We need to spread the weirdo wealth 😂

FWIW, I’ve got an archive of self-created, self-hosted, open-source, non-extractive, non-surveillant class websites going back 22 years! wordsinspace.net/classes/

I really don't understand social media etiquette.... I got blocked for sending a podcaster a private message on Bluesky asking if they'd be interested in having a conversation about my forthcoming book on their podcast. It's hard out here trying to get the word out... seems so ungracious.

Technoprogressive Makerspaces: Rebuilding Local Communities by William Sims Bainbridge

Love this from William Sims Bainbridge.... progressives cannot affort to cede the technology space to increasingly right wing oligarchs.

After listening to the conversation, it feels like they're open to critical perspectives but only as a foil for western scientific rationality. It's like repackaged Alan Bloom...

Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions Executive SummaryEducational technology, or ed-tech, including artificial intelligence (AI), continues to become more integrated into teaching and research in higher education, with minimal oversight.

NEW: I was happy to have a small role in preparing this just-dropped AAUP report on “Artificial Intelligence and the Academic Professions.” It includes a smart overview
of the threats, analysis of collected survey data, and action items. www.aaup.org/reports-publ...

Thx Richard .. love your idea of "filtering for serendipity"!!

Tech and Democracy: Busy Times in Tech Policy Press [Working notes in progress, as I try to drink from and reflect on this firehose...] Tech Policy Press has become increasingly essential rea...

Busy Times! @techpolicypress.bsky.social - increasingly essential reading, increasing energy in "issues & ideas at intersection of tech & democracy." This blog post ties my latest to others: @urbanz.bsky.social & @josemarichal.bsky.social (+ @robin.berjon.com)
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The LA protests reveal what actually unites the Trump right For Trump’s ideological allies, it’s always 2020.

Good @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social piece capturing the MAGA mood... what frustrates me reading this is that it reinforces an impossible position social justice movements are placed in... any sliver of mass protest that turns violent invalidates the entire movement... there's no space for nuance.

Protecting Society from Radioactive Data | TechPolicy.Press We should think about the value of data relative to risk and the cost of mitigating that risk, writes Trey Herr.

You’ve probably heard the phrase “Data is the new oil.” But a better way to think about data is as radioactive material, a resource both powerful and dangerous enough that continuous action is required to avoid harm from it, writes the Atlantic Council’s Trey Herr.

Could AI slow science? Confronting the production-progress paradox

Great post on how AI can inhibit scientific progress

www.aisnakeoil.com/p/could-ai-s...

You Bet Your Garden Garden Guru, public radio host and former Organic Gardening Editor-in-Chief Mike McGrath tackles your toughest garden, lawn and pest problems every week.

There are so many wonderful local programming public radio stations provide for their communities..are there locally produced shows that you would really miss if they went away? Even tho I'm in California, I love You Bet Your Garden from PBS39/Lehigh Valley Public Media www.wlvt.org/television/y...

It's awful to treat him this way, but a silver lining might be that he's free to hopefully produce more content that might walk the line between humor and faith. His voice is so desperately needed these days.