Show Your Work
@showyourwork.universityofaustin.net
Distinguished Lecturer in Phrenology and Whingenomics at UATX. Successfully campaigned to have Mr. Peanut star-chambered and executed for his crimes against legumity. Now this. http://showyourwork.universityofaustin.net
I've said this before (maybe 10 years ago?), but the thing about how machine learning is based on an inability to distinguish causation from correlation is getting worse the more we deploy this essentially flawed method for approximating human intelligence.
But then, remember who's programming it.
But then, remember who's programming it.
January 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I've said this before (maybe 10 years ago?), but the thing about how machine learning is based on an inability to distinguish causation from correlation is getting worse the more we deploy this essentially flawed method for approximating human intelligence.
But then, remember who's programming it.
But then, remember who's programming it.
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The most appropriate treatment of Yarvin is one that recognizes his influence on Silicon Valley billionaires who don’t recognize him as a shallow thinker bc they’ve never taken a single class on political philosophy or history or philosophy
January 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The most appropriate treatment of Yarvin is one that recognizes his influence on Silicon Valley billionaires who don’t recognize him as a shallow thinker bc they’ve never taken a single class on political philosophy or history or philosophy
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I guess WaPo was right about this
January 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I guess WaPo was right about this
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Dems will never get "credit" for adopting Republican policies. All that happens when you go along is you give them permission to get more radical. This bill started out bad. Democrats showed willingness to play ball and it got even worse as a result. This portends very badly for the next 4 years
January 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Dems will never get "credit" for adopting Republican policies. All that happens when you go along is you give them permission to get more radical. This bill started out bad. Democrats showed willingness to play ball and it got even worse as a result. This portends very badly for the next 4 years
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*FED ANNOUNCES IT HAS WITHDRAWN FROM GLOBAL CLIMATE COALITION
January 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
*FED ANNOUNCES IT HAS WITHDRAWN FROM GLOBAL CLIMATE COALITION
Imagine if she had said the exact same thing about private equity takeovers of America's already awful healthcare system.
It would be so wrong! The insurance-industrial complex doesn't care which generation of Americans it kills
It would be so wrong! The insurance-industrial complex doesn't care which generation of Americans it kills
Just heard Kristi Noem say the Chinese are exporting fentanyl expressly to “kill the next generation of Americans” and I don’t like that the Overton window has shifted to the point that that’s not recognized as a psychotic thing to say
January 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Imagine if she had said the exact same thing about private equity takeovers of America's already awful healthcare system.
It would be so wrong! The insurance-industrial complex doesn't care which generation of Americans it kills
It would be so wrong! The insurance-industrial complex doesn't care which generation of Americans it kills
Calling it now: Americans will Mandela-effect the overturning of Roe v. Wade into something that happened under Trump instead of under Biden
January 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Calling it now: Americans will Mandela-effect the overturning of Roe v. Wade into something that happened under Trump instead of under Biden
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Occurs to me that there’s a similarity between these politics grifters & fundamentalist apologetics: Their job isn’t REALLY to make an argument that holds up to reflection or scrutiny. It’s to deliver a performance of “erudite person who agrees with me” so you have permission not to think too hard.
If that phrase alone doesn't encapsulate 90% of the media's current challenge…
January 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Occurs to me that there’s a similarity between these politics grifters & fundamentalist apologetics: Their job isn’t REALLY to make an argument that holds up to reflection or scrutiny. It’s to deliver a performance of “erudite person who agrees with me” so you have permission not to think too hard.
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Joe Biden, wearing a hot dog costume, delivers his farewell address entitled "we're all looking for the person who did this"
January 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Joe Biden, wearing a hot dog costume, delivers his farewell address entitled "we're all looking for the person who did this"
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Liz Cheney brained party
Following the firing of Republican Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner, Democratic House Minority Leader @RepJeffries issues press release calling him "a serious, thoughtful and highly-principled leader"
January 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Liz Cheney brained party
There's so much going on here and everyone is dunking on this but I just want to point out that you could parsimoniously jam this entire conversation into a new WaPo motto:
Great journalism, Happy customers, Make money, Pick Two
Great journalism, Happy customers, Make money, Pick Two
God this is so grim
January 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
There's so much going on here and everyone is dunking on this but I just want to point out that you could parsimoniously jam this entire conversation into a new WaPo motto:
Great journalism, Happy customers, Make money, Pick Two
Great journalism, Happy customers, Make money, Pick Two
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Oh look here's another thing I've been right about all along
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Oh look here's another thing I've been right about all along
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This is how you accelerate the housing crisis.
BREAKING: Donald Trump's HUD nominee Scott Turner just said he supports private equity in the housing market.
Turner was asked if "private equity investment" is a bad solution to our housing problem.
He responded by saying: "the more capital the better."
Turner was asked if "private equity investment" is a bad solution to our housing problem.
He responded by saying: "the more capital the better."
January 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This is how you accelerate the housing crisis.
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
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Every bad thing about landlords really is true
Hundreds of L.A. landlords have hiked rents on desperate people fleeing the wildfires.
Landlords for at least 400 properties appear to have ignored the law and the warnings of California's Attorney General and illegally raised rents since the fires began.
www.yahoo.com/news/hundred...
Landlords for at least 400 properties appear to have ignored the law and the warnings of California's Attorney General and illegally raised rents since the fires began.
www.yahoo.com/news/hundred...
Hundreds of L.A. landlords hike rents to capitalize on 'desperate' fire evacuees
Price hikes of more than 10% are illegal during a state of emergency. But that hasn't stopped landlords seeking to profit from the L.A.'s ongoing disaster.
www.yahoo.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Every bad thing about landlords really is true
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When you sacrifice the the fight against antisemitism to instead fight to preserve Israel's militarized racial hierarchies, you sacrifice the fight against antisemitism.
lmao so let me get this straight: jewish and pro-israel groups lobbied to get the app banned because of anti-israel content and antisemitism on the platform, so the solution now is to sell it to the biggest promulgator of antisemitic and far right conspiracy theories in the world??? 👌
China Weighs Sale of TikTok US to Musk as a Possible Option
Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according...
www.bloomberg.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
When you sacrifice the the fight against antisemitism to instead fight to preserve Israel's militarized racial hierarchies, you sacrifice the fight against antisemitism.
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the technofascists sell us a future where every problem will be magically solved with technology if only we give them unfettered resources to do anything they want
they are wrong - there is simply nothing that can be done about many of the disasters coming for us no matter how much money we spend
they are wrong - there is simply nothing that can be done about many of the disasters coming for us no matter how much money we spend
the Palisades was one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the history of human civilization. one of the best funded and most advanced fire departments on earth fought tooth and nail to save it. They failed because the task was impossible.
January 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
the technofascists sell us a future where every problem will be magically solved with technology if only we give them unfettered resources to do anything they want
they are wrong - there is simply nothing that can be done about many of the disasters coming for us no matter how much money we spend
they are wrong - there is simply nothing that can be done about many of the disasters coming for us no matter how much money we spend
Every dispensary is trying to recreate the future from Bill and Ted where everything is vaguely white and even George Carlin is completely anodyne.
Where's the weed-flavored weed shop for oldheads
Where's the weed-flavored weed shop for oldheads
the vibe at many american dispensaries almost makes me want to stop smoking weed
January 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Every dispensary is trying to recreate the future from Bill and Ted where everything is vaguely white and even George Carlin is completely anodyne.
Where's the weed-flavored weed shop for oldheads
Where's the weed-flavored weed shop for oldheads
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republicans immediately blamed the fire on democratic environmental policy and leadership. democrats have not said anything about the fire's connection to years of gop climate denialism. this is kind of a fundamental difference to how both sides approach politics.
January 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
republicans immediately blamed the fire on democratic environmental policy and leadership. democrats have not said anything about the fire's connection to years of gop climate denialism. this is kind of a fundamental difference to how both sides approach politics.
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“About 30.6 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making through the prior authorization processes in private health insurance.”
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
Inescapable AI — TechTonic Justice
www.techtonicjustice.org
January 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“About 30.6 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making through the prior authorization processes in private health insurance.”
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...