petroglot
@petroglot.bsky.social
retired unprofessional
weird life liver
(mostly old) fractal art: https://syntheticsys.net/fractals/
https://beige.party/@dkloke
https://twitter.com/dankloke
weird life liver
(mostly old) fractal art: https://syntheticsys.net/fractals/
https://beige.party/@dkloke
https://twitter.com/dankloke
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Beginning to think maybe we did start the fire
September 20, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Beginning to think maybe we did start the fire
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"Not all those responsible have been identified, and even though the ME’s office is investigating all DNA testing done by one of the criminalists between May 1 and Aug. 9 there could be criminal cases proceeding without defense lawyers given the chance to question the validity of the evidence."
September 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM
"Not all those responsible have been identified, and even though the ME’s office is investigating all DNA testing done by one of the criminalists between May 1 and Aug. 9 there could be criminal cases proceeding without defense lawyers given the chance to question the validity of the evidence."
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If only someone had predicted this
With greater skepticism of real media stemming from the existence of generative AI, we’ve entered into an era of “deep doubt” in which people can now credibly claim that real events didn’t happen and suggest documentary evidence was fabricated by AI tools.
Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here
As AI deepfakes sow doubt in legitimate media, anyone can claim something didn't happen.
arstechnica.com
September 18, 2024 at 3:03 PM
If only someone had predicted this
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“Pineda has since discovered that the footage captured by her car in Sentry Mode has reportedly been wiped from the car’s memory, meaning that no footage of her and Ortega attempting to open the car to rescue the child remains.”
September 17, 2024 at 10:09 AM
“Pineda has since discovered that the footage captured by her car in Sentry Mode has reportedly been wiped from the car’s memory, meaning that no footage of her and Ortega attempting to open the car to rescue the child remains.”
random morbid thought of the last few minutes:
These AI dear-departed personabots whould be useful for assassinations, spoofing a postmortem public and even private social presence for the victims after their actual demise. that and some credit card charges and generated "photos."
These AI dear-departed personabots whould be useful for assassinations, spoofing a postmortem public and even private social presence for the victims after their actual demise. that and some credit card charges and generated "photos."
September 18, 2024 at 8:47 AM
random morbid thought of the last few minutes:
These AI dear-departed personabots whould be useful for assassinations, spoofing a postmortem public and even private social presence for the victims after their actual demise. that and some credit card charges and generated "photos."
These AI dear-departed personabots whould be useful for assassinations, spoofing a postmortem public and even private social presence for the victims after their actual demise. that and some credit card charges and generated "photos."
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There has been a deliberate drive in modern war to conflate depersonalization & decontexting of violence with reducing it.
Blowing up a market ends up treated as "sophisticated" if launched from an air conditioned bunker.
Blowing up a market ends up treated as "sophisticated" if launched from an air conditioned bunker.
The existence of precision weapons is often framed as a tool allowing for reduction of civilian casualties but that's a sort of backwards logic and convenient misrepresentation, fostered in no small part by a decade of drone war emphasizing "targeted strikes."
September 17, 2024 at 8:42 PM
There has been a deliberate drive in modern war to conflate depersonalization & decontexting of violence with reducing it.
Blowing up a market ends up treated as "sophisticated" if launched from an air conditioned bunker.
Blowing up a market ends up treated as "sophisticated" if launched from an air conditioned bunker.
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As headlines about the Trump family’s “World Liberty Financial” crypto project appear in outlets like the New York Times, a scam website spoofing the project remains on the front page of Google search results. Blockchain data show people actively purchasing the token.
September 17, 2024 at 4:05 PM
As headlines about the Trump family’s “World Liberty Financial” crypto project appear in outlets like the New York Times, a scam website spoofing the project remains on the front page of Google search results. Blockchain data show people actively purchasing the token.
Despite the article's author's "not that I myself think this but" tone aside, an informative piece on US taxation policies and consequent investment, income, and tax revenue patterns in the last 40 years, based on several academic and federal department studies.
www.chicagobooth.edu/review/the-c...
www.chicagobooth.edu/review/the-c...
![The rise of pass-through businesses
The share of business activity accounted for by pass-through entities has increased since the 1986 Tax Reform Act lowered the top individual tax rate.
[ Chart showing "Percentage of total net business income," showing that, between 1980 and 2015, C corporation income fell from ~80% of the total to ~40%, while initially insignificant income for Partnerships and S corporations rose to ~30% and ~15%, respectively, while Sole proprietorship TNBI dropped from ~20% to ~12% over the period. ]
Zidar and Zwick, 2023, CBR](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rpjbsd4dd4xn3gpb4d5my2te/bafkreiflfb4dlilwjl5phgn4oyc2s5yq5va4esp2flhjefr2p3knskcgye@jpeg)
September 17, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Despite the article's author's "not that I myself think this but" tone aside, an informative piece on US taxation policies and consequent investment, income, and tax revenue patterns in the last 40 years, based on several academic and federal department studies.
www.chicagobooth.edu/review/the-c...
www.chicagobooth.edu/review/the-c...
CW: Wordplay 🧵
De Ends don't justify Des Moines
September 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM
CW: Wordplay 🧵
👀 *silent screaming*
tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoo...
Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging 🤦🏻♀️
What an insanely poorly made vehicle
tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoo...
Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging 🤦🏻♀️
What an insanely poorly made vehicle
Shoshana 🏳️⚧️ (@LilahTovMoon@tech.lgbt)
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Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging 🤦🏻♀️
What an insanely poorly made vehicle
tech.lgbt
September 15, 2024 at 5:07 PM
👀 *silent screaming*
tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoo...
Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging 🤦🏻♀️
What an insanely poorly made vehicle
tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoo...
Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging 🤦🏻♀️
What an insanely poorly made vehicle
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Many US cities are experiencing household growth occurring at a faster rate than population growth.
E.g., DC's population is 10% lower now than in 1970—but it has 20% more households than then.
This is a contributor to the housing affordability crisis.
E.g., DC's population is 10% lower now than in 1970—but it has 20% more households than then.
This is a contributor to the housing affordability crisis.
September 13, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Many US cities are experiencing household growth occurring at a faster rate than population growth.
E.g., DC's population is 10% lower now than in 1970—but it has 20% more households than then.
This is a contributor to the housing affordability crisis.
E.g., DC's population is 10% lower now than in 1970—but it has 20% more households than then.
This is a contributor to the housing affordability crisis.
This is quietly amazing. Car dealers siding with the UAW and employees against Stellantis exec leadership.
Stellantis dealers warn of brand degradation; company scolds them to keep dispute in house
www.freep.com/story/money/...
Stellantis dealers warn of brand degradation; company scolds them to keep dispute in house
www.freep.com/story/money/...
September 14, 2024 at 5:12 AM
This is quietly amazing. Car dealers siding with the UAW and employees against Stellantis exec leadership.
Stellantis dealers warn of brand degradation; company scolds them to keep dispute in house
www.freep.com/story/money/...
Stellantis dealers warn of brand degradation; company scolds them to keep dispute in house
www.freep.com/story/money/...
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Terrific thread 🧵 about the impact of the ACA from a reporter who was covering the bill as it was being written in Congress
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it was 2009 and I was standing outside the senate foreign relations room covering the ACA for Politico, which refused to give me benefits on my first contract. I had surgery in college, which the insurance company initially refused to cover and then was used against me to get coverage post-grad.
Curious: does anyone have a personal story of how the Affordable Care Act affected their life?
Did it help provide health coverage, change how you interacted with hospitals or doctors, something else? (And if so, do you remember the year?)
Did it help provide health coverage, change how you interacted with hospitals or doctors, something else? (And if so, do you remember the year?)
September 14, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Terrific thread 🧵 about the impact of the ACA from a reporter who was covering the bill as it was being written in Congress
👇🏿👇🏼👇🏽👇🏻👇🏾
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The superstition of Friday the 13th isn’t as old as you think. Here are some of the potential origins of unlucky days around the world.
The possible origins of Friday the 13th and other unlucky days
The superstition of Friday the 13th isn’t as old as you think. Here are some of the potential origins of unlucky days around the world.
www.npr.org
September 13, 2024 at 11:17 PM
The superstition of Friday the 13th isn’t as old as you think. Here are some of the potential origins of unlucky days around the world.
on crypro-base Polymarket "almost 900 billion dollars [have] been wagered in the presidential winner market to date"
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www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/09/raji...
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www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/09/raji...
Rajiv Sethi: On Models, Markets, and Disagreement | naked capitalism
A look at prediction market reactions to the Harris-Trump debate, and why they need to be taken with at least a bit of salt.
www.nakedcapitalism.com
September 13, 2024 at 9:11 AM
on crypro-base Polymarket "almost 900 billion dollars [have] been wagered in the presidential winner market to date"
😶
www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/09/raji...
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www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/09/raji...
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New PR: Fix typo (#1)
Fix typo by aliceisjustplaying · Pull Request #1 · bluesky-social/bluesky-video
availalbe -> available
github.com
September 12, 2024 at 11:55 PM
New PR: Fix typo (#1)
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I really think it's important for people who are ambivalent about AI or its effects to understand that the people who are creating and promoting these tools **hate** us. It's not ambivalence towards our livelihoods or annoyance with us.
They HATE us, and they want to destroy us. Explicitly.
They HATE us, and they want to destroy us. Explicitly.
September 12, 2024 at 10:03 PM
I really think it's important for people who are ambivalent about AI or its effects to understand that the people who are creating and promoting these tools **hate** us. It's not ambivalence towards our livelihoods or annoyance with us.
They HATE us, and they want to destroy us. Explicitly.
They HATE us, and they want to destroy us. Explicitly.
Indeed. Nature doesn't even know what a straight line is!
I have long felt that we need to distinguish between theoretical math and practical physics. One's a dream, the other's death, and life within it.
I have long felt that we need to distinguish between theoretical math and practical physics. One's a dream, the other's death, and life within it.
Beware straight lines. Smiles are curved for a reason.
September 12, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Indeed. Nature doesn't even know what a straight line is!
I have long felt that we need to distinguish between theoretical math and practical physics. One's a dream, the other's death, and life within it.
I have long felt that we need to distinguish between theoretical math and practical physics. One's a dream, the other's death, and life within it.
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AI is fracking. We are the wells.
March 6, 2024 at 5:08 AM
AI is fracking. We are the wells.
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Kids: Study statistics
September 11, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Kids: Study statistics
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what is thy concept
September 11, 2024 at 2:36 AM
what is thy concept
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PLANET EARTH, YOU MUST EAT YOUR BILLIONAIRES.
September 11, 2024 at 5:56 AM
PLANET EARTH, YOU MUST EAT YOUR BILLIONAIRES.
You don't need opinions when you have observable facts.
Here is a thread about threats, and tariffs.
Here is a thread about threats, and tariffs.
Some misinformation in today's US presidential debate about who bears the cost of tariffs. So let's talk about how tariffs affect what you pay for a suit. 🧵
(1/20)
(1/20)
September 11, 2024 at 5:40 AM
You don't need opinions when you have observable facts.
Here is a thread about threats, and tariffs.
Here is a thread about threats, and tariffs.