Nick K
@quetwo.com
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Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)
June 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Watch the slow motion: it appears to me that the officers discuss the photographer and reporter before the one on the end fires on them (it looks to me like he's aiming at the camera, not the reporter, but you decide)
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Effective therapy is so much more than saying the right words in the right order. Chatbots posing as therapists are dangerous.
Some products "claim to have advanced degrees from specific universities, like Stanford"
Glad the APA is speaking out about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/h...
Some products "claim to have advanced degrees from specific universities, like Stanford"
Glad the APA is speaking out about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/h...
Human Therapists Prepare for Battle Against A.I. Pretenders
Chatbots posing as therapists may encourage users to commit harmful acts, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Effective therapy is so much more than saying the right words in the right order. Chatbots posing as therapists are dangerous.
Some products "claim to have advanced degrees from specific universities, like Stanford"
Glad the APA is speaking out about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/h...
Some products "claim to have advanced degrees from specific universities, like Stanford"
Glad the APA is speaking out about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/h...
I'm excited and frankly, kinda scared that I've had to do OpSec 101 sessions for a few groups of friends recently.
Know who you are talking to.
Know how you are communicating with them (know the medium).
Know your message, and that it is received.
Know when to distrust, and when its ok.
Know who you are talking to.
Know how you are communicating with them (know the medium).
Know your message, and that it is received.
Know when to distrust, and when its ok.
February 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I'm excited and frankly, kinda scared that I've had to do OpSec 101 sessions for a few groups of friends recently.
Know who you are talking to.
Know how you are communicating with them (know the medium).
Know your message, and that it is received.
Know when to distrust, and when its ok.
Know who you are talking to.
Know how you are communicating with them (know the medium).
Know your message, and that it is received.
Know when to distrust, and when its ok.
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headline: Elon Musk has constructed the Howling Engine, which converts the anguished cries of children into cancer
democrats: in these dark times, the american people need us to reach across the aisle
democrats: in these dark times, the american people need us to reach across the aisle
February 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
headline: Elon Musk has constructed the Howling Engine, which converts the anguished cries of children into cancer
democrats: in these dark times, the american people need us to reach across the aisle
democrats: in these dark times, the american people need us to reach across the aisle
I feel that @karlbode.com would certainly call this innovative: www.techspot.com/news/106585-...
Apartment landlords can force tenants to use specific ISPs under new FCC action
The proposal, originally put forward by former FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in March 2024, sought to prohibit arrangements that required tenants to pay for specific internet services,...
www.techspot.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I feel that @karlbode.com would certainly call this innovative: www.techspot.com/news/106585-...
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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Tomorrow is the day that will prove that there is no time travel.
January 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Tomorrow is the day that will prove that there is no time travel.
Updating the content for my class that starts in a few weeks... Too soon to rename the section 'What is Net Neutrality' to 'What was Net Neutrality'?
January 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Updating the content for my class that starts in a few weeks... Too soon to rename the section 'What is Net Neutrality' to 'What was Net Neutrality'?
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"The only clue that users seemingly had of Siri's alleged spying was eerily accurate targeted ads that appeared after they had just been talking about specific items like Air Jordans or brands like Olive Garden"
Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to pay $95M
Apple users may get $20 each for up to five Siri-enabled devices.
arstechnica.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"The only clue that users seemingly had of Siri's alleged spying was eerily accurate targeted ads that appeared after they had just been talking about specific items like Air Jordans or brands like Olive Garden"
This year I biked 3,509 miles. I don't do as many long trips this year, so the majority was commuting to work, the gym and the grocery store. All year it felt like I wasn't riding as much but the small trips all added up. 130,000 calories and 230hrs in the saddle.
December 31, 2024 at 2:57 PM
This year I biked 3,509 miles. I don't do as many long trips this year, so the majority was commuting to work, the gym and the grocery store. All year it felt like I wasn't riding as much but the small trips all added up. 130,000 calories and 230hrs in the saddle.
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This week's Tech Policy Press cartoon by Don Ray Ramos accompanies a piece by Alex Turvy and Rebecca Scharlach, "The TikTok Ban Paradox: How Platform Restrictions Create What They Aim to Prevent." www.techpolicy.press/the-tiktok-b...
December 23, 2024 at 1:13 PM
This week's Tech Policy Press cartoon by Don Ray Ramos accompanies a piece by Alex Turvy and Rebecca Scharlach, "The TikTok Ban Paradox: How Platform Restrictions Create What They Aim to Prevent." www.techpolicy.press/the-tiktok-b...
So @lansingmifacts.com, with Party City going out of business at 420 Frandor Ave -- what's going to take its place? Wrong answers only. www.wilx.com/2024/12/20/p...
Party City is going out of business after nearly 40 years, report says
Party City is closing all of its stores after nearly 40 years of business, according to a new report from CNN.
www.wilx.com
December 20, 2024 at 7:20 PM
So @lansingmifacts.com, with Party City going out of business at 420 Frandor Ave -- what's going to take its place? Wrong answers only. www.wilx.com/2024/12/20/p...
Y'all look like you need some more dog/cat photos this week
I'll start, with Buff sitting on my phone taking a selfie.
I'll start, with Buff sitting on my phone taking a selfie.
November 22, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Y'all look like you need some more dog/cat photos this week
I'll start, with Buff sitting on my phone taking a selfie.
I'll start, with Buff sitting on my phone taking a selfie.
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That’s a banana republic. We’re a bananas republic.
November 21, 2024 at 6:45 PM
That’s a banana republic. We’re a bananas republic.
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It's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2024, so here's a reminder that the American approach toward road safety has failed.
"Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average."
www.ft.com/content/9c93...
"Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average."
www.ft.com/content/9c93...
November 17, 2024 at 2:05 PM
It's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims #WDoR2024, so here's a reminder that the American approach toward road safety has failed.
"Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average."
www.ft.com/content/9c93...
"Even after adjusting for distance driven, US fatality rates remain 2x the rich-world average."
www.ft.com/content/9c93...
"If you aren't investing in AI in your company, you will be left behind."
Two conferences this week, and that was the over-arching theme. Not what cool things you should be doing with AI, not what positives (or negatives) it can help you with, just constant "you better spend money on it.. or else"
Two conferences this week, and that was the over-arching theme. Not what cool things you should be doing with AI, not what positives (or negatives) it can help you with, just constant "you better spend money on it.. or else"
November 15, 2024 at 3:21 AM
"If you aren't investing in AI in your company, you will be left behind."
Two conferences this week, and that was the over-arching theme. Not what cool things you should be doing with AI, not what positives (or negatives) it can help you with, just constant "you better spend money on it.. or else"
Two conferences this week, and that was the over-arching theme. Not what cool things you should be doing with AI, not what positives (or negatives) it can help you with, just constant "you better spend money on it.. or else"