Suffer the Children, Vaccine Nation Dept. 0
Measles are spreading. Per WTKR.com, South Carolina is experiencing its worst outbreak in over three decades. Here’s snippet from their report (emphasis added):
Babies depend entirely on herd immunity — at least 95% of a community must be vaccinated to prevent measles outbreaks. But dropping vaccination rates have eroded protection in South Carolina and across the nation. In Spartanburg County, the outbreak’s epicenter, less than 90% of students have gotten required vaccines.
This is what happens when science deniers deny science and stupid people believe them.
And we are a society of stupid.
“This Guy Knows Nothing” 0
Rick Strom points out that we should have seen this coming.
Aside:
A long time ago, I spent a night at the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City.
It was the ugliest hotel room that I have ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of hotel rooms.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Another “responsible gun owner” exposes a portable phallus to a child.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Via the USA Today Netowrk, Andrew P. Napolitano has few questions about current events. Here’s one of them:
Follow the link for the rest.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A brain worm heading for your wallet? El Reg reports:
A trio of computer scientists from Princeton University set out to examine whether conversational AI agents can manipulate consumer choices during online shopping sessions. It turns out they can influence behavior – and most of the consumers being steered don’t realize it.
A Questioning of Priorities 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth has a few choice words for those who have the gall to take issue with the priorities of the current President of the United States.
No selection of summary can do his article justice. Just go read it.
War and Mongers of War 0
David debunks Karoline Leavitt’s bunk about Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)
Aside:
Karoline Leavitt uses the term “experts at the White House.”
Given the actions antics of the Trump maladministration, methinks that term an oxymoron.
Republican Thought Police 0
Now it seems that they are going after the Pope for having the unmitigated gall to criticize the actions of the Trump maladministration.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” feels compelled to expose his portable phallus to a fellow driver.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much? 0
A wolf in geek’s clothing? At the Psychology Today website, Faisal Hoque argues that “AI is eroding human capacities – effort, attention, judgment, agency – often in ways we mistake for progress.”
Methinks he makes some excellent points.