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Marc Andreessen is wrong about introspection
joanwestenberg.com · 47 people Worth reading
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Four hundred years ago, the people Andreessen imagines were blissfully unselfconscious were reading Augustine and Montaigne and arguing about Stoic philosophy. They were writing diaries and letters that examined their own motives with considerable care. They were not, in fact, just moving forward without asking where they were going.
— @Daojoan · Mar 19
How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
propublica.org · 46 people
The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.
RFK Jr. is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.
History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.
#News #Health #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Children #History #Science #RFKJr
— @ProPublica · Mar 19
Astral to join OpenAI
astral.sh · 116 people
Astral has entered into an agreement to join OpenAI as part of the Codex team.
RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted
404media.co · 45 people
Who could have possibly predicted this, besides everyone?
The complete and utter failure of the metaverse is a reminder [...] that quite often these oligarchs quite simply cannot relate to real people, don’t know how or why people use their products, and very often have no idea what they’re doing
— @josephcox · Mar 19
ICE Just Detained a 7-Year-Old Canadian Girl With Autism at the Infamous “Cage” Facility in McAllen, Texas. No Criminal Record. Valid Documents. No Reason.
deanblundell.substack.com · 31 people
A 7-Year-Old Canadian Girl With Autism Is Sitting in Trump’s Most Infamous Detention Center Right Now. Her Stepfather Is American. Her Mom’s Papers Are Good. ICE Doesn’t Care.
ICE Just Detained a 7-Year-Old Canadian Girl With Autism at the Infamous “Cage” Facility in McAllen, Texas. No Criminal Record. Valid Documents. No Reason.
A 7-Year-Old Canadian Girl With Autism Is Sitting in Trump’s Most Infamous Detention Center Right Now. Her Stepfather Is American. Her Mom’s Papers Are Good. #ICE Doesn’t Care.
— @gwaldby · Mar 19
The Purpose of Protocols
connectedplaces.online · 16 people
Every open social protocol generates shared resources, but none has produced a governance framework adequate to those resources. So who fills that vacuum?
new from me: What is the purpose of protocols?
— @fediversereport · Mar 18
Beavers can turn streams into carbon stores – we measured how much
theconversation.com · 56 people
As beavers reshape rivers, wetlands become a natural storage system for carbon.
"Our new study shows that a wetland created by beaver damming can store carbon at rates up to ten times higher than an equivalent stretch of river and floodplain without beavers"
#Beavers #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity
Beavers can turn streams into carbon stores – we measured how much
— @junesim63 · Mar 19
The Onion's Exclusive Interview With Sam Altman
theonion.com · 126 people
While leading OpenAI, Sam Altman has weathered leaked internal memos, an attempt to oust him as CEO, and widespread skepticism about artificial intelligence’s role in society. The Onion sat down with the entrepreneur to hear his vision for the technology’s future. The Onion: Good morning, Sam...
“Hey you, human! Quit breathing my data centers’ air and drinking its water.”
— @MHowell · Mar 18
Afroman’s Defamation Trial Is Going About As Well For The Deputies As Their Original Raid Did
techdirt.com · 18 people
We’ve been following the saga of Afroman (real name Joseph Foreman) and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for a few years now, and I’m delighted to report that the defamation tria…
Afroman’s Defamation Trial Is Going About As Well For The Deputies As Their Original Raid Did - this is epically hilarious
— @glynmoody · Mar 19
The Planet Is Overheating, But You Might Not Know It From the News - Inside Climate News
insideclimatenews.org · 17 people
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos and Jeffrey Epstein.
The Planet Is Overheating, But You Might Not Know It From the News.
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
— @climatenewsnow · Mar 18
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