“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And, as we know, politeness is a family value.
Suffer the Children 0
Once again, we are prsented with evidence suggesting that that is not scripture, but, rather, a Republican fmaily value.
QOTD 0
John Nettles, in the voice of DCI Tom Barnaby, and Montserrat Lombard, in the voice of Philomena Bell
Bell: Seb says it’s the modern disease.
Barnaby: What is?
Bell: Chronic issatisfaction.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
A worm engineered to eat your brain? At the Psychology Today website, Jeremy G. Schneider, explains how, despite being a machine that doesn’t think, but rather regurgitates, “AI is engineered to create the feeling of connection and understanding,”
I knew that was just coding, that this was the AI engagement engine at work.
Aside:
I am reminded of Harry Shearer’s suggestion from some months ago that “robots should talk like robots.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness becomes child’s play.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Republican Thought Police 0
If the truth hurts, why, just make it go away.
Real Big Men 0
Michael in Norfolk looks at Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran and notes that
Follow the link for context.
And Now for a Musical Interlude 0
Lional Hampton and Benny Goodman improvise.
A False Idol 0
Via the Las Vegas Sun, Mary McNamara argues against the erection of a craven image. A snippet:
American Stasi 0
Per the EFF, if appears as if the Trump maladministration wants to keep his wannabe secret police as secret as they can. A snippet:
In January, EFF and media organizations including The New York Times and The Washington Post responded to this blatant infringement of the First Amendment by demanding that the FAA lift this flight restriction. Over two months later, we’re still waiting for the FAA to respond to our letter.
The First Amendment guarantees the right to record law enforcement. As we have seen with the extrajudicial killings of George Floyd, Renée Good, and Alex Pretti, capturing law enforcement on camera can drive accountability and raise awareness of police misconduct.