A Tune for the Times 0
(Syntax error fixed.)
Patriot Gamers 0
The Crypto Con 0
David Shuster discusses how the Trump maladministration is going all in on the ultimate fiat currency, which is based on nothing and guaranteed by no one.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
The editorial board of the Miami Herald finds itself–er–somewhat taken aback at the delight that members of today’s Republican Party seem to be taking in Ron DeSantis’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and in the sheer mean for the sake of mean. Here’s a tiny bit from their piece:
Afterthought:
Uncouth injustice, the new American way.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Courting disaster? Why, on bended knee.
Above the Law reports on a “hallucinated” A. I. precedent that, had it not been caught by an appeals court, would have led to a wrong outcome. Here’s a bit:
And, in more news of our wandering blithely and stupidly into a singularity of our own making . . . .
Where is Neo now that we need him?
False Pretenses 0
“A. I.” does not stand for “artificial intelligence.” That misrepresents what it does. It does not think. It assembles.
“A. I.” stands for “automated infringement” of intellectual property.
The Vice of the Turtle 0
At The Colorado Sun, Mike Littwin argues forcefully that Mitch McConnell’s legacy is, well, how shall I put this? somewhat contrary to the ideals of the Founders, who rebelled against a king, fought a war for independence, and attempted to establish a democracy, however imperfect it may have been at the time of its inception, as today’s Supreme Supremacist Court, created through McConnell’s duplicitous machinations, seems willing to crown a king.
This New Gilded Age 0
John Oliver rips Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and how it will make the rich richer and the poor even poorer. (Warning: Mild language.)
Via C&L, which has commentary.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A successor to Shakespeare? To be or not to cumquat, that is the merchant of the tempest.
“We’re Just Following Orders” 0
The post title is quote from an ICE agent caught in the video.
Where have we heard that excuse before?
Why do I find no comfort in that realization?