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LLMs as "AI"
A simple and clear demonstration that
large language models
are not intelligent. Alas, every time it refers to them as "AI" it tells people not to believe
that conclusion.
In addition, there are other kinds of systems, also referred to as "Artificial Intelligence", which
can do inference or can recognize certain crucial patterns better than the best humans. Those
really do qualify as "intelligence".
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The "medical errors" statistics myth
For patients who are not very close to death, medical errors are a
very minor danger — about 1% of the patients'
deaths are caused that way.
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Flooding in Juneau, AK
Global heating has created
a
geological structure that causes a flood in Juneau each summer.
It seems obvious to try to prevent the annual flood of Juneau by creating a way for water to escape
from the dammed lake earlier and more slowly, when its level is low enough that it won't cause
damage. Has anyone tried this? Is there a reason why it would not work?
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Tim Walz climate policies, MN
Tim Walz, *Kamala Harris’s running mate,
boasts
a strong record on climate policy and green energy as Minnesota governor.*
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Antisocial media and justness, UK
*Big tech firms
profit
from disorder. Don't let them use these riots to push for more surveillance.*
The riots in question have been organized by right-wing hate campaigners among people radicalized
over antisocial media. That should not be an excuse to impose China-style surveillance on everyone
in the UK.
I suggest that authorization of making video or audio recordings, or doing face recognition, should be
limited to a specified
place and a specified interval of time.
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| 2:55a |
SE's Intl. Union's amen to Tim Walz, MN
SEIU'S Verrett: "Harris-Walz is the
working
people's ticket — We're energized like never before".
I've seen statements with similar enthusiasm from leaders of other unions.
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Ukraine invaded Kursk, RUS
Ukraine has launched a small invasion of Russia, to the
north of Kharkiv.
I, like Jade McGlynn, do not see how this contributes much to Ukraine's victory. I so see some
possible benefits:
- It could draw a few thousand Russian troops away from Putin's preferred attack lines.
- It could interfere with shelling of Kharkiv.
- It could capture Russian soldiers and officials to exchange with some of Putin's thousands of
captives.
- Putin's inability to defeat the attack quickly could embarrass him.
But none of them seems greatly important.
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| 9:09a |
dooH niboR, FL
Governor DeMentis defended the extreme plutocratist principle that
governments should
help
only the wealthy people — by denying poor people in Florida the benefit of $250 million
dollars in EBT funds offered by the federal government.
It would have cost Florida $12 million to administer the activity, and
that was unacceptable for a stingy Republican extremist. They believe wealth
should flow only
from
the poor to the rich.
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| 9:09a |
Moduro inciting a climate of terror, VEN
Maduro has
jailed
1100 people recently, some for political opposition, but others who do not seem to be
politically active at all.
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| 9:10a |
Edmundo won presidential election, VEN
*Analyses indicate Nicolás
Maduro
lost the presidential election.* So the question is, how do you push out a dictator that rigs
elections?
Bangladeshis did this recently with massive protests, but that is easier said than done. Crucial in
Bangladesh was the refusal, by the commander of the army, to order troops to shoot the protesters.
A crucial background point was that millions of Bangladeshis inclined to oppose Hasina had not fled
the country over the years; rather, they were at home where they could join the protests.
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| 9:10a |
Urgent: Stop Corporate Capture Act
US citizens:
call
on Congress to pass the Stop Corporate Capture Act, which would establish explicitly that each
federal agency defines the meaning of its regulations.
If you phone, please spread the word!
Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121
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| 9:10a |
Urgent: Limit political immunity
US citizens:
call
on Congress to put limits on the immunity of ex-presidents.
If you phone, please spread the word!
Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121
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| 9:10a |
Young UK-exile denied UK-help, SYR
*Judges have refused to
save
Shamima Begum. Labour should bring her back to the UK to face justice.*
Her
actions in going to join PISSI may have been a crime. If so, the UK should welcome her home and
put her on trial. To avoid a trial by declaring someone exiled, without giving per any trial, is
never just.
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| 9:10a |
The liar's fascist ties to Project 2025
*[The wrecker once] shared a
private
flight with Project 2025 visionary he [recently] claimed to not know. That person was the head
of the Heritage Foundation, who in April told a journalist he had discussed the project with the
wrecker directly. Of course, wither one of them could be lying, or maybe both.
The wrecker's campaign said that Project 2025
"has never and will never be an accurate reflection of [the wrecker]'s policies." That may
be true, because the wrecker may not have policies stable enough for a statement to reflect them
properly. An accurate description of the momentary state of his policy plans would have to be
quantum mechanical.
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Starving Gazans
Israeli minister Smotrich accused other countries of forcing Israel to
allow some food into Gaza. He suggested it would be
morally
preferable to starve everyone there.
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