Michael Bolton

Originalist Judge Hails Future Where Time-Consuming Task Of Compiling Fake History Is Replaced By AI Hallucinations - Above the Law Leave it to the originalists to make AI truly dystopian.

I’m loving listening to @emilymbender.bsky.social’s book, /The AI Con/. I thought of her when I read this: abovethelaw.com/2024/04/orig...

It's great that you said that there, but... you made me go there to look.

On a (mostly) completely different subject, I admire your work and your writing.

Well, in fairness, it's hard to find people who can read at a university.

1 John 3:17 "But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?"

Breaking the Test Case Addiction (Part 1) Recently, during a coaching session, a tester was wrestling with something that was a mystery to her. She asked: Why do some tech leaders (for example, CTOs, de

All right: it's time for some good ol'-fashing testing talk, like in the days of yore on Xitter.

The testing business is still fixated on test cases. It doesn't have to be that way.

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There's an interesting thing to note about Jesus Christ: he wouldn't exactly be fond of people who would deny medical care to the sick and the old. So far as I know, that wasn't his jam.

Sad but true.

True, but I'm not clear on to whom you're referring. There's a list of 'em.

In fairness, having to process all that personal data in your mind is effortful and a little overwhelming.

Washington Post: “‘We’ll remember you *as we announce billions of dollars of extra waste, fraud and abuse*,’ Trump said to Musk in the Oval Office, shortly before presenting him with a ceremonial key.” (my emphasis)

Just hit the pin on the Kinsley-Gaffe-o-Meter.

Like the internet itself, things invented or developed by well-intentioned people will eventually be weaponised by ill-intentioned people.

I’d prefer to believe that the left is smart enough not to have a “Howard Stern of the left.” Not sure my beliefs will be affirmed, alas.

Indeed. How can one be a “longtime programmer” and know that little about programming? Unless he was just… hammering.

When I was young, some people questioned whether it was worthwhile to send humans to the Moon. Now that I’m older, I can say there are some people who should definitely be encouraged to keep trying to go to Mars.

Thank you, Marco.

This speaks to the essence of why we test. We live in dangerous times. To understand and address the danger, we can't dismiss — or undermine — questioning and learning.

Forgive the earnest post here, but one year ago this week, Global Tetrahedron took over The Onion. We've since brought back the paper and ONN, dramatically increased revenue, and hired more writers and artists.

But most importantly, as other places debased themselves, we refused to bend the knee.

Irish woman living in US for decades detained by immigration officials Cliona Ward, who had returned from trip to Ireland, held over criminal record from almost 20 years ago

The arbitrary, capricious cruelty of this administration, and of ICE, beggars belief.

I'm a US citizen and a Canadian citizen too. I won't be going back to the US for the foreseeable future because—even as a citizen—I cannot trust that my rights will be upheld.

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Plus what if you were NOT falsely accused of wrongdoing, but had actually done something wrong?

There is nothing *illegal* about being *undocumented*. Relatively few people, including Mr. Miller, understand this.

Has no one considered that this might be the largest short selling opportunity in history for people who saw it coming? You know… well-informed and corrupt businessmen and politicians?

Plus no tariffs for Russia.

I observe that as of today, the Washington Post has removed “Democracy Dies in Darkness” from its splash screen and masthead/title bar on its iOS portal. Another sign, I guess, that democracy is dying in darkness.

I suspect and worry that people — including a whole new set of people — will once again have to get beaten up by cops until the bullshit stops.

US blocks Canadian access to cross-border library, sparking outcry US officials claim move was to curb drug trafficking while Quebec town says it ‘weakens collaboration’ among nations

Knowledge can be like a drug. And it's always good to see US Customs and Border Protection preventing drugs from coming across the border.

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I'll be directing my Washington Post subscription dollars to 404 Media.

Pro tip for the Democrats: start referring to tariffs as "import taxes" because a) that's what they are, and b) supporting import *taxes* doesn't look at all good on a Republican.

Let's see an example of that in action, and let's evaluate the quality of the result.

Can Jupiter no longer afford to pay for gas?

How long will great reporting in the news pages last?

On the positive side, pretty soon there will be no more such stories in the Post to disgust you. Okay, maybe not that positive.