DM
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Also here: https://infosec.exchange/@_dm
Infosec, Trust & Safety, but mostly screaming into the void
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Infosec, Trust & Safety, but mostly screaming into the void
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I have to say, "the Genesis Mission" is, based on its name, definitely a plot by Hank Scorpio that probably involves a needlessly complex way to poison the water of a major metropolitan area.
Genesis Mission
A National Initiative to Accelerate Science Through AI. Genesis Mission is a national initiative to build the world's most powerful scientific platform to accelerate discovery science, strengthen nati...
genesis.energy.gov
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have to say, "the Genesis Mission" is, based on its name, definitely a plot by Hank Scorpio that probably involves a needlessly complex way to poison the water of a major metropolitan area.
Jobs we're OK giving to the friend of a pedophile:
❌ Econ journal editor
✅ President of the US
❌ Econ journal editor
✅ President of the US
Larry Summers banned from the American Economics Association conferences and journals. Can't referee or be an editor for AEA journals.
National Bureau of Economic Research, your turn.
National Bureau of Economic Research, your turn.
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Jobs we're OK giving to the friend of a pedophile:
❌ Econ journal editor
✅ President of the US
❌ Econ journal editor
✅ President of the US
I dunno. I'm pro philanthropy, but, like, maybe in a just society, instead of some billionaire deciding to give $250 each to a bunch of kids...we should just tax them more? Would that be so hard?
Michael and Susan Dell to Put $250 in 25 Million Children’s Accounts
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I dunno. I'm pro philanthropy, but, like, maybe in a just society, instead of some billionaire deciding to give $250 each to a bunch of kids...we should just tax them more? Would that be so hard?
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I hope Santa brings me a Miwaukee Stan Perpler!
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I hope Santa brings me a Miwaukee Stan Perpler!
This is crazy.
India demands installation of government app on all smartphones
Privacy advocates raise concerns about potential snooping
www.ft.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is crazy.
The Geneva Conventions are apparently “woke” now.
Pete Hegseth told US soldiers in Iraq to ignore legal advice on rules of engagement
Defense secretary shares anecdote in The War on Warriors and rails against ‘rules and regulations’ governing war
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Geneva Conventions are apparently “woke” now.
Remigration: a racist idea that originated abroad, spread by foreigners, to make us hate other foreigners.
All in the name of "protecting our identity!"
All in the name of "protecting our identity!"
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Remigration: a racist idea that originated abroad, spread by foreigners, to make us hate other foreigners.
All in the name of "protecting our identity!"
All in the name of "protecting our identity!"
Shocking how quickly people pivoted from "copyright is over-enforced and the RIAA is bad" to "copyright is under-enforced and genAI is bad."
Hard policy questions here about how to reward artistic creation, but the pivot from "remix culture" to "wait, not like that" is fast enough to give whiplash.
Hard policy questions here about how to reward artistic creation, but the pivot from "remix culture" to "wait, not like that" is fast enough to give whiplash.
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Shocking how quickly people pivoted from "copyright is over-enforced and the RIAA is bad" to "copyright is under-enforced and genAI is bad."
Hard policy questions here about how to reward artistic creation, but the pivot from "remix culture" to "wait, not like that" is fast enough to give whiplash.
Hard policy questions here about how to reward artistic creation, but the pivot from "remix culture" to "wait, not like that" is fast enough to give whiplash.
Racist AI George Washington! That's definitely what American civic society needs!
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Racist AI George Washington! That's definitely what American civic society needs!
It’s easy to become numb to the fact that the US military is, on the President’s orders, deliberately committing ongoing war crimes for their social media value.
The Legal Consequences of Pete Hegseth’s “Kill Them All” Order
A former military judge on the Trump Administration’s contradictory—and likely unlawful—justifications for its Caribbean bombing campaign.
www.newyorker.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
It’s easy to become numb to the fact that the US military is, on the President’s orders, deliberately committing ongoing war crimes for their social media value.
I truly do not understand Strategy. I think at this point they just assume that $1 of book value is worth more than $1 to shareholders.
Which, admittedly, is how it did work for them for a few years.
Which, admittedly, is how it did work for them for a few years.
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I truly do not understand Strategy. I think at this point they just assume that $1 of book value is worth more than $1 to shareholders.
Which, admittedly, is how it did work for them for a few years.
Which, admittedly, is how it did work for them for a few years.
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Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 29, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
This demonstrates a conundrum we saw with the US invasion of Iraq, too: safety guarantees have to be ironclad for a rational actor to voluntarily give up power.
Given Trump's inconsistency in anything, it's unclear to me if he could ever make a promise Maduro could, rationally, rely on.
Given Trump's inconsistency in anything, it's unclear to me if he could ever make a promise Maduro could, rationally, rely on.
Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela
US president sent a ‘blunt message’ to his South American counterpart, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This demonstrates a conundrum we saw with the US invasion of Iraq, too: safety guarantees have to be ironclad for a rational actor to voluntarily give up power.
Given Trump's inconsistency in anything, it's unclear to me if he could ever make a promise Maduro could, rationally, rely on.
Given Trump's inconsistency in anything, it's unclear to me if he could ever make a promise Maduro could, rationally, rely on.
I’m disappointed by the Mobilitäts-Initiative, but it does strike me that the outcome of a “bad” election in Switzerland is that some roads are gonna have slightly higher speed limits than I think is wise, and in the US a bad election is more like “due process and the rule of law are now suspended.”
November 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’m disappointed by the Mobilitäts-Initiative, but it does strike me that the outcome of a “bad” election in Switzerland is that some roads are gonna have slightly higher speed limits than I think is wise, and in the US a bad election is more like “due process and the rule of law are now suspended.”
I can’t think of anything that would inspire me less, if I had the misfortune of working at Accenture.
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I can’t think of anything that would inspire me less, if I had the misfortune of working at Accenture.
Dunno how I feel about the US invasion of Venezuela being announced on Truth Social.
I mean it’s a minor point but just aesthetically? It kinda sucks.
I mean it’s a minor point but just aesthetically? It kinda sucks.
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Dunno how I feel about the US invasion of Venezuela being announced on Truth Social.
I mean it’s a minor point but just aesthetically? It kinda sucks.
I mean it’s a minor point but just aesthetically? It kinda sucks.
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As a son of Appalachia, I understand the opioid crisis better than anyone. That's why I'm proud to stand with the Honduran president who delivered drugs to needy Americans with such efficiency.
by JD Vance
by JD Vance
November 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
As a son of Appalachia, I understand the opioid crisis better than anyone. That's why I'm proud to stand with the Honduran president who delivered drugs to needy Americans with such efficiency.
by JD Vance
by JD Vance
“Software is eating the world.”
Airbus issues major A320 recall after mid-air incident grounds planes, disrupting global travel
Immediate software change on ‘significant number’ of jets to result in disruption to half the worldwide fleet
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
“Software is eating the world.”
What I find weirdest here is, yes, some of the paper is obviously AI BS, but it seems like pretty straightforward "we threw a model at this problem and it seems to work" research. Which is fine!
But why in god's name did they feel they needed this diagram? What were they trying to tell the reader?
But why in god's name did they feel they needed this diagram? What were they trying to tell the reader?
On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What I find weirdest here is, yes, some of the paper is obviously AI BS, but it seems like pretty straightforward "we threw a model at this problem and it seems to work" research. Which is fine!
But why in god's name did they feel they needed this diagram? What were they trying to tell the reader?
But why in god's name did they feel they needed this diagram? What were they trying to tell the reader?
Donald Trump is, it must be said, un-American.
Trumpism and Trumpists are incompatible with American culture and traditions and should be purged.
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Donald Trump is, it must be said, un-American.
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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You know this, already, of course, but this is all unconstitutional
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
You know this, already, of course, but this is all unconstitutional
Seriously though, it’s weird to twist the arms of other countries to change domestic policies in the name of “sovereignty”.
I wonder if they have a problem with White South Africans, or if they only want their erstwhile allies to restrict nonwhite immigration.
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Seriously though, it’s weird to twist the arms of other countries to change domestic policies in the name of “sovereignty”.
I wonder if they have a problem with White South Africans, or if they only want their erstwhile allies to restrict nonwhite immigration.
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I wonder if they have a problem with White South Africans, or if they only want their erstwhile allies to restrict nonwhite immigration.