"words cast spells ... That’s why it’s called spelling" lmao
June 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"words cast spells ... That’s why it’s called spelling" lmao
Love how stubborn the editors are with "A.I."
May 19, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Love how stubborn the editors are with "A.I."
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When Stendhal first saw ‘Coronation of the Virgin’ (1653-61) by Il Volterrano, he encountered a profound experience of ecstasy. This sensation gave rise to what is known as le syndrome de Stendhal buff.ly/2uEUqn6
May 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
When Stendhal first saw ‘Coronation of the Virgin’ (1653-61) by Il Volterrano, he encountered a profound experience of ecstasy. This sensation gave rise to what is known as le syndrome de Stendhal buff.ly/2uEUqn6
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An analysis shows that large fractions of future generations will be exposed to extreme climate events that would occur only once every 10,000 years in the absence of global warming
https://go.nature.com/43lhNbO
https://go.nature.com/43lhNbO
Climate risk for younger generations is set to soar
An analysis shows that large fractions of future generations will be exposed to extreme climate events that would occur only once every 10,000 years in the absence of global warming.
go.nature.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
An analysis shows that large fractions of future generations will be exposed to extreme climate events that would occur only once every 10,000 years in the absence of global warming
https://go.nature.com/43lhNbO
https://go.nature.com/43lhNbO
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this has been my theory for a while — algorithmic recommendations pushed us to start being generic online / in digital spaces, generative AI will finish the process by just spitting out generic stuff immediately
Study from Cornell U says AI is making everyone sound “more American.” When Indian users use suggestions from AI model, they start mimicking American writing styles, describe their own festivals, food, even their own cultural artifacts thru Western lens. AI will make us all homogenized Americans 😱
AI suggestions make writing more generic, Western | Cornell Chronicle
A new study from Cornell on AI writing assistants finds these tools have the potential to function poorly for billions of users in the Global South by generating generic language that makes them sound...
news.cornell.edu
May 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
this has been my theory for a while — algorithmic recommendations pushed us to start being generic online / in digital spaces, generative AI will finish the process by just spitting out generic stuff immediately
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Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
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Me, while writing anything but especially essays:
May 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Me, while writing anything but especially essays:
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This sounds right, and is probably a lesson of wider applicability. Life is complicated and frightening, adolescence especially so. Patriarchy offers a set of rules and roles that are simple and easy to understand.
Treating everyone like an actual person is, by contrast, fraught with peril.
Treating everyone like an actual person is, by contrast, fraught with peril.
Essay: A senior at an all boys high school on the appeal of the Tate brothers: In a confusing time for young men, they offer “answers that are appealingly simple.”
Essay | Boys at My High School Love the Tate Brothers. Here’s Why.
In this confusing time for young men, we take our role models where we can find them.
www.wsj.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This sounds right, and is probably a lesson of wider applicability. Life is complicated and frightening, adolescence especially so. Patriarchy offers a set of rules and roles that are simple and easy to understand.
Treating everyone like an actual person is, by contrast, fraught with peril.
Treating everyone like an actual person is, by contrast, fraught with peril.
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I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
May 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
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Everyone believes that theirs is the only job in the world that AI will never be able to do and Andreessen is no exception
Marc Andreessen says VC may be one of the last fields safe from AI after it replaces most workers, as it requires "intangible" skills like psychological insight (Lucas Ropek/Gizmodo)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
April 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Everyone believes that theirs is the only job in the world that AI will never be able to do and Andreessen is no exception
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Kashmir attracts millions of tourists each year for its alpine beauty. But last week's terrorist massacre of 26 people has magnified the alienation long felt in a region that lives under the watchful eyes of security forces and has limited democratic rights.
Kashmir Is a Wonderland. An Attack Shows It Is Also a Cradle of Despair.
The terrorist massacre of 26 innocent people has magnified the alienation long felt in a region that lives under tight watch and has limited democratic rights.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Kashmir attracts millions of tourists each year for its alpine beauty. But last week's terrorist massacre of 26 people has magnified the alienation long felt in a region that lives under the watchful eyes of security forces and has limited democratic rights.
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“You want a poem to register in every mind the way it did in yours. Then you discover this never happens. Still, it is what you strive for. You try to make a version of it as incapable of being mutilated as possible.” —Louise Glück buff.ly/ZXFxad3
April 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“You want a poem to register in every mind the way it did in yours. Then you discover this never happens. Still, it is what you strive for. You try to make a version of it as incapable of being mutilated as possible.” —Louise Glück buff.ly/ZXFxad3
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Flourishing – a state in which all aspects of a person’s life are good – should be the goal of people and nations everywhere.
Yet, for something so central to all our lives, research efforts on flourishing have, so far, been woefully inadequate.
https://go.nature.com/4iCbrJt
Yet, for something so central to all our lives, research efforts on flourishing have, so far, been woefully inadequate.
https://go.nature.com/4iCbrJt
Why we need to measure people’s well-being — lessons from a global survey
Greater insights into what makes people happy, secure and hopeful will make for a better world.
go.nature.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Flourishing – a state in which all aspects of a person’s life are good – should be the goal of people and nations everywhere.
Yet, for something so central to all our lives, research efforts on flourishing have, so far, been woefully inadequate.
https://go.nature.com/4iCbrJt
Yet, for something so central to all our lives, research efforts on flourishing have, so far, been woefully inadequate.
https://go.nature.com/4iCbrJt
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It's getting tense in Rome
April 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It's getting tense in Rome
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4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence
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theonion.com/4-copy-...
April 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence
theonion.com/4-copy-...
theonion.com/4-copy-...
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What you don't assess will still hurt you.
National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration (Gift Article)
The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
What you don't assess will still hurt you.
One of my favorites!
April 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
One of my favorites!