ceoln @ceoln@social.cleverlibre.org

Five years ago, I wrote about this issue of Superman: https://tombrevoort.com/2018/08/19/i-bought-this-issue-of-superman-at-my-usual-7-11/ #comics #dc #dccomics #superman

@gpowerf @petergleick

"WHO said that even though the emergency phase was over, the pandemic hasn't come to an end, noting recent spikes in cases in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The UN health agency says that thousands of people are still dying from the virus every week."
Not to mention we are firmly in a wave here in Canada now.

Politicians cannot end a pandemic. Only science can. Science says pandemic is still on.

Stop being a covid denier.

#maskup #covid

"I am honored to be a banned book whenever it happens, because I look at the history of books that have been banned; the history of who bans them. I will never be on the side of the people who ban the books. I'm on the other side. I will always be on the side of the libraries."
@neilhimself

https://ilovelibraries.org/article/i-will-always-be-on-the-side-of-the-libraries-a-conversation-with-neil-gaiman/

The road home is paved in waves. #AI #Midjourney

Fire station #photography #venice #venezia #DailyVenice

I try synthetic salmon and enter the “uncanny valley” of taste

Synthetic fish isn't quite there yet—and may not be worth the effort.

https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/08/i-try-synthetic-salmon-and-enter-the-uncanny-valley-of-taste/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

VOCABULARY QUIZ

#vocabulary #quiz

_________________ is a small alpine perennial composite herb of central and southeast Europe that has a dense woolly white pubescence.

If you don’t know take your best guess.

Please boost to get more responses.

Check back tomorrow for the correct answer.

An essay by me meditating on "The Mind Club" -- a book about the fascinating psychology of "mind perception" ...

... i.e. the unspoken rules by which we humans perceive another entity as having a "mind": A dog, a self-driving car, ChatGPT ...

... and what implications this for the moral and ethical fabric of our machine age

The essay: https://clivethompson.medium.com/letting-ai-into-the-mind-club-48f44d12ea98

A "friend" link, in case you're not a Medium subscriber: https://clivethompson.medium.com/letting-ai-into-the-mind-club-48f44d12ea98?sk=bf88017becbf7e0b7c558236c1d957c7

Russia uses tactics like information laundering, persona accounts, ghostwriters, paid local media, & proxy websites to make outward-facing Russian propaganda look organic, local, & homegrown — & to evade the bans that were imposed when they invaded Ukraine. They have a pretty large number of dormant persona accounts that they can activate when needed — like when their official accounts got banned — & then use the personas to peddle Kremlin propaganda while posing as citizens of other countries.

Not all heroes wear capes.

I know this is just dancing on a grave, but everybody who promoted NFTs as a way to support artists was a fucking conman and a lot of us tried to tell you so. https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/17/23836440/nft-creator-royalty-fees-are-dead-opensea-optional

Fun #physics fact for #Caturday

#Cats exist in a quantum superposition of two states: "pet me" and "how dare you touch me you hairless ape". It is only by touching them that their wave function collapses to one of these states.

“tron, found vintage amateur photo” #midjourney #AIArt

I created many free downloadable comics that teachers and parents can use to help kids understand difficult concepts such as climate change, refugees, peer reviewed studies, neurodiversity, gender stereotypes, and many more. Download them here:

http://elisegravel.com/en/livres/free-printable-stuff/

Republicans are bad faith actors.

Republicans are bad faith actors.

Republicans are bad faith actors.

Don't discuss their talking points. Fight them in the arena of #framing now, so you don't have to fight them in the streets later.

So are any journalists looking into the story about Kenneth Chesebro making millions on Bitcoin?

A friend who is more familiar with crypto regulation than I am just pointed out that there's, uh, a lot of opportunity for bribery and money laundering in that space.