On my blog: Ruining Chivalry and Other Fun Diversions https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/03/17/chivalry.html #harm #quora #rant #sexism
On my blog: The Rise and (Likely) Fall of Anti-AI Licenses https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/03/03/ai-licenses.html #art #harm #rant #technology
On my blog: AI Doom Sounds So Familiar https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/02/25/ai-doom.html #art #harm #rant #technology
On my blog: The Return of AI Antics https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2024/01/21/paid-ai.html #art #harm #rant #technology
Intellectual property considered harmful. ⌘ Read more
@prologic@twtxt.net Horseshit hype:
- AI that we have today cannot think–there is no cognitive capacity
- AI that we have today cannot be interviewed–“inter” “viewing” is two minds interacting, but AI of today has no mind, which means this is a puppet show
- AI today is not free–it’s a tool, a machine, hardly different from a hammer. It does what a human directs it to do and has no drives, desires, or autonomy. What you’re seeing here is a fancy Mechnical Turk
This shit is probably paid for by AI companies who desperately want us to think of the AI as far more capable than it actually is, because that juices sales and gives them a way to argue they aren’t responsible for any harms it causes.
‘That ground is full of bacteria and not all of them are nice to you’: How to avoid consuming parasites from your fresh fruit and vege
An expert in food microbiology says washing with water may be enough to dislodge any harmful bacteria, but it’s all in the process ⌘ Read more
‘We just take the good with the bad’: Farmers and rural communities optimistic as dry El Niño weather looms
Queensland farmer “Sno” Harm has seen many El Niño weather patterns in his 50 years of growing cotton. He says he “can’t really prepare” for the next drought and remains hopeful for rain. ⌘ Read more
Defining Harm for Ai Systems - Computerphile ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Affirmative Action in Gentle Terms https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/07/09/affirmative.html #harm #politics #quora #rant
On my blog: Unraveling Universality https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/06/18/universality.html #rant #harm
Why this expert says we’ll always drink, even when we know it’s harmful for us
Australians aren’t drinking like we used to. Yet, despite parallels to tobacco use, some experts say alcohol’s history and place in society mean it’ll remain indefinitely. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Modern Social Media Etiquette https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2023/03/26/etiquette.html #rant #socialmedia #harm
On my blog: Pejoratives and Specificity https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2022/12/04/specificity.html #blog #harm #rant #terminology
What if We Replace Guns and Bullets with Bows and Arrows?
The bicycle and the bow are both highly efficient, human-powered technologies that could substitute for two very harmful alternatives: the car and the firearm. Why do we promote one but not the other? ⌘ Read more
@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Responding could be harmful
@prologic@twtxt.net I think those are fine because its just sharing someone elses post to people who follow you. Those people who follow you might not follow the orginal person and in return might never see that post unless its retoos/retweets. The thing that is harmful is likes.
Hong Kong conservationists call for protection of old Chinese banyan tree, historical dispensary in Kowloon City
Conservancy Association calls for Urban Renewal Authority to avoid transplanting 12-metre-tall Chinese Banyan, says efforts could harm its ability to absorb nutrients. ⌘ Read more
Hong Kong national security police arrest 2 more suspected to be linked to possible bomb plots involving 30kg of chemicals
Two men, aged 27 and 29, detained for manufacture of explosives and inciting others to cause grievous bodily harm. ⌘ Read more
Global Discussions on Sustainable Solutions for the Future of Food
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The current food system relies heavily on intensive farming which is unsustainable and harmful to both our planet and our health. Although industrial farming provides us affordable food prices and high crop yield, it is also believed that factory-farmed animals are invariably stressed and riddled with disease from cramped and unhealthy living con … ⌘ Read more
Singapore seeks ‘online safety’ rules to remove or block harmful social media content
Examples of content that could be blocked reportedly include live-streamed videos of mass shootings and viral social media challenges that encourage young people to perform dangerous stunts. ⌘ Read more
Therapist: “Do you harm yourself in any way?”, Me: “I eat a lot of sweets..?”
On the blog: Women Deserve Better Than Roe, Anyway https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/09/05/roe.html #rant #harm
Vague infringement allegations considered harmful
Ensuring that software copyright allegations are specific and actionable benefits the entire developer ecosystem. That’s why GitHub submitted a “friend of the court” brief in the SAS Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Ltd. case before a Federal Court of Appeals. ⌘ Read more
On the blog: Media and Imposed Morality https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/07/11/mmedia.html #harm #ethics #safety #media
On the blog: Content Advisories https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/07/04/advisory.html #harm #ethics #safety
“considered harmful” is not about harm: an opinionated review is all you need
On the blog: Do the Work https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/06/06/do-work.html #rant #personal #ally #harm
On the blog: Asian Women in Fiction https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2021/03/21/asian.html #politics #harm #media
The Citizens - @facebook is trying to censor/takedown “the real #Facebook Oversight Board” - We have to stop @finkd from harming the Internet. ⌘ https://the-citizens.com/real-facebook-oversight/
Posted to Entropy Arbitrage: We Are What We Do https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2020/03/08/are-do.html #label #ally #harm #representation #rant
Banner Ads Considered Harmful (Here) - Gwern.net https://www.gwern.net/Ads
Notes on structured concurrency, or: Go statement considered harmful — njs blog https://vorpus.org/blog/notes-on-structured-concurrency-or-go-statement-considered-harmful/
Band name of the day: body harm revenge & property destruction
Reidl on that export control on AI tech I talked about a couple weeks ago: https://medium.com/@mark_riedl/us-export-control-of-artificial-intelligence-research-considered-harmful-fb2986fb3f14
Docker Considered Harmful http://catern.com/posts/docker.html
Cory Doctorow: How to Do Everything (Lifehacking Considered Harmful) – Locus Online http://locusmag.com/2017/11/cory-doctorow-how-to-do-everything-lifehacking-considered-harmful/