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Lumping them together as “AI” gives readers the impression that a single class of tool is discerning novel protein structures, teasing subtle patterns out of mountains of LHC data, writing a student’s History 101 paper, and arguing a ketamine-addled billionaire could post up Shaq in his prime. No.
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Lumping them together as “AI” gives readers the impression that a single class of tool is discerning novel protein structures, teasing subtle patterns out of mountains of LHC data, writing a student’s History 101 paper, and arguing a ketamine-addled billionaire could post up Shaq in his prime. No.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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PLEASE this.
And also to scientists writing press releases, too - calling something "AI" when it was actually your student spending 12 months fitting and validating a model is disingenuous
And also to scientists writing press releases, too - calling something "AI" when it was actually your student spending 12 months fitting and validating a model is disingenuous
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
PLEASE this.
And also to scientists writing press releases, too - calling something "AI" when it was actually your student spending 12 months fitting and validating a model is disingenuous
And also to scientists writing press releases, too - calling something "AI" when it was actually your student spending 12 months fitting and validating a model is disingenuous
I'm not saying the awfulness was an inevitably with a few of the placements in a Chart like this, I don't specialize in Nativities, so don't panic.
But I can see how they fit thematically.
www.astro-seek.com/birth-chart/...
But I can see how they fit thematically.
www.astro-seek.com/birth-chart/...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I'm not saying the awfulness was an inevitably with a few of the placements in a Chart like this, I don't specialize in Nativities, so don't panic.
But I can see how they fit thematically.
www.astro-seek.com/birth-chart/...
But I can see how they fit thematically.
www.astro-seek.com/birth-chart/...
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Thomas Massie says the FBI is sitting on information that implicates 20 other men in Epstein's child sex trafficking operation
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Thomas Massie says the FBI is sitting on information that implicates 20 other men in Epstein's child sex trafficking operation
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
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I read that first as "a very prominent baker" and immediately thought "Not Paul Hollywood too!"
Thomas Massie says the FBI is sitting on information that implicates 20 other men in Epstein's child sex trafficking operation
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
They include a rockstar, six billionaires (including one from Canada), a high-profile government official, a very prominent banker, and a magician
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I read that first as "a very prominent baker" and immediately thought "Not Paul Hollywood too!"
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Israel has violated Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killed hundreds. Al Jazeera reports
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Israel has violated Gaza truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killed hundreds. Al Jazeera reports
Most #Vintage #Cosmetics ads are bad, but never as bad as the commercials featuring Influencers that YouTube keeps inflicting on their non-paying audiences.
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Most #Vintage #Cosmetics ads are bad, but never as bad as the commercials featuring Influencers that YouTube keeps inflicting on their non-paying audiences.
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"Reform would be worse" is both entirely correct and entirely irrelevant until polling day 2029. What matters right now is that Labour's approach is morally repugnant on its own terms, *and is empowering Reform*. As things stand today, its not Labour or Reform. Its Labour *then* Reform.
While it feels like I'm repeatedly slamming my head against a brick wall repeating this massively simple concept. Saying "Reform would be worse" doesn't make what Labour is doing better. Labour is now the most anti-immigration, anti-any marginalised group, government we have seen in decades. 1/
Very long thread: As with many of Labour's anti-immigration policies, this isn't new. British police have been stationed in other countries for this purpose for a long time
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"Reform would be worse" is both entirely correct and entirely irrelevant until polling day 2029. What matters right now is that Labour's approach is morally repugnant on its own terms, *and is empowering Reform*. As things stand today, its not Labour or Reform. Its Labour *then* Reform.
Nail polish and mascara are the least interesting cosmetics to me.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Nail polish and mascara are the least interesting cosmetics to me.
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An overlooked part of Taiwan's colonial history is that the Latin script arrived long before any Chinese, brought by European missionaries during their brief colonial attempts, but adopted by some Indigenous languages for long after
"Taiwan is home to over 20 living languages, and many of them don’t require a single Chinese character. In fact, some of the most vibrant linguistic revival movements happening on the island right now rely largely on extended Latin alphabets," says 姜呈穎 of JustFont.
blog.justfont.com/2025/10/beyo...
blog.justfont.com/2025/10/beyo...
Beyond Mandarin: A Latin-based Solution for Taiwan’s Rich Lingusitic Landscape - justfont blog
Why supporting Taiwan's diverse languages might be easier than you think—and why it matters more than ever. With only a few Latin extensions, your font can support Formosan languages.
blog.justfont.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
An overlooked part of Taiwan's colonial history is that the Latin script arrived long before any Chinese, brought by European missionaries during their brief colonial attempts, but adopted by some Indigenous languages for long after
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scmp opinion columnists just asking questions
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
scmp opinion columnists just asking questions
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HK Anti-war Mobilization consists of no more than a half dozen members. Amid a social climate where political action has become muted in the city, the activists have made a personal choice to oppose wars and align with oppressed people in Ukraine and Gaza. In full: buff.ly/Zj5kSjd
Meet the anti-war collective protesting for Palestinians - from faraway HK
HK Anti-war Mobilization consists of no more than a half dozen members. Amid a social climate where political action has become muted in the city, the activists have made a personal choice to oppose wars...
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
HK Anti-war Mobilization consists of no more than a half dozen members. Amid a social climate where political action has become muted in the city, the activists have made a personal choice to oppose wars and align with oppressed people in Ukraine and Gaza. In full: buff.ly/Zj5kSjd
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Enough food for our children to eat. Medical care for the sick and disabled. Making sure that corporations who make billions pay their fair share. A living wage. THE HORROR! THE FUCKING HORROR OF LIVING LIFE! Jesus Christ those fucking socialist will kill America!!!
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House votes to denounce ‘horrors’ of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting
The incoming New York mayor will meet with the president at the White House this afternoon.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Enough food for our children to eat. Medical care for the sick and disabled. Making sure that corporations who make billions pay their fair share. A living wage. THE HORROR! THE FUCKING HORROR OF LIVING LIFE! Jesus Christ those fucking socialist will kill America!!!
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
This is a cheap looking ad for a Perfume in a higher price range. youtu.be/H9VDW-yjhWs
Poison Designer Perfume By Dior British TV AD
YouTube video by belfast jack
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November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
This is a cheap looking ad for a Perfume in a higher price range. youtu.be/H9VDW-yjhWs
The Axial Age was NOT a thing.
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The Axial Age was NOT a thing.
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Seattle is using stencils when neighbors go missing
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Seattle is using stencils when neighbors go missing
Lume should make Liquid Hand Soap.
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Lume should make Liquid Hand Soap.
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While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
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Concrete has changed since the 1980s.
Sugar will retard setting - not stop it. Putting in larger amounts of sugar creates weak concrete.
You need to have >0.5% sugar by weight or 10+ pounds to the ton.
If you don't mix in the sugar, you may just get weakness in one area and not generally.
Sugar will retard setting - not stop it. Putting in larger amounts of sugar creates weak concrete.
You need to have >0.5% sugar by weight or 10+ pounds to the ton.
If you don't mix in the sugar, you may just get weakness in one area and not generally.
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Concrete has changed since the 1980s.
Sugar will retard setting - not stop it. Putting in larger amounts of sugar creates weak concrete.
You need to have >0.5% sugar by weight or 10+ pounds to the ton.
If you don't mix in the sugar, you may just get weakness in one area and not generally.
Sugar will retard setting - not stop it. Putting in larger amounts of sugar creates weak concrete.
You need to have >0.5% sugar by weight or 10+ pounds to the ton.
If you don't mix in the sugar, you may just get weakness in one area and not generally.
This is my current earworm, God knows why, and there is no substitute for this singer, regardless of how Studios like Disney try when making live action reboots youtu.be/AXsVq305et8
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is my current earworm, God knows why, and there is no substitute for this singer, regardless of how Studios like Disney try when making live action reboots youtu.be/AXsVq305et8
I want a Moonlighting and a few other reboots where the fuckups by the network are avoided, and if anyone gets pregs there'll be a break without having to worry about the next season.
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I want a Moonlighting and a few other reboots where the fuckups by the network are avoided, and if anyone gets pregs there'll be a break without having to worry about the next season.
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My cat's name is Pizza, and ever since I read this post I've been going around the house muttering "he is the emperor. show some respect."
June 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
My cat's name is Pizza, and ever since I read this post I've been going around the house muttering "he is the emperor. show some respect."
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Oh no, is she going to start a cult when she gets out?
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Oh no, is she going to start a cult when she gets out?
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Bill Weinberg's Counter Vortex podcast two recent episodes (this week and last week) deal with The election of Mamdani and the likely Federal backlash against. But he also looks at a YIMBY aspect with the Elizabeth Street Garden issue, and suggests more authentic socialist housing alternatives.
NYC turns up the volume! II
Zohran Mamdani hasn't even taken office, and already there has been a physical skirmish between ICE agents and NYPD cops in Washington Heights. This portends a full-on confrontation between federal an
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November 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Bill Weinberg's Counter Vortex podcast two recent episodes (this week and last week) deal with The election of Mamdani and the likely Federal backlash against. But he also looks at a YIMBY aspect with the Elizabeth Street Garden issue, and suggests more authentic socialist housing alternatives.