Nick @internic@social.cleverlibre.org

In journalism, bad #news sells. As it goes: “If it bleeds, it leads.”
“Even if it seems distasteful, the link between negative news and profit is important to understand,” media historian Michael J. Socolow writes. And the assassination of JFK 60 years ago offers a case study.

https://theconversation.com/good-profits-from-bad-news-how-the-kennedy-assassination-helped-make-network-tv-news-wealthy-218002
#journalism

I dig this as a start, but I'd also like a spoken note at the top AND bottom of the ad stating it was made with "AI," and a text note on EVERY INDIVIDUAL "AI" GENERATED IMAGE within the ad.

"Michigan to join effort to regulate AI political ads as federal legislation pends"
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-to-join-effort-to-regulate-ai-political-ads-as-federal-legislation-pends/

Elon Musk on X antisemitism controversy: “Don’t advertise. Go f*** yourself”

Musk says X advertiser backlash is "going to kill the company."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/11/elon-musk-on-x-antisemitism-controversy-dont-advertise-go-f-yourself/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sorry but I have a hard time believing that AI can take over the world when streaming algorithms are still recommending "The Rise of Skywalker" to me.

Taken two days apart.

Republicans: Our candidate is a loathsome monster who will destroy the fabric of society but we must vote for him because the alternative terrifies us.
Democrats: Our candidate is a decent guy but he's only giving us maybe 65% of what we want so lets vote third party.

Yes I'm a woman who believes in crystals and that their vibrations affect our lives!

The System Crystal in the original Nintendo runs at 21.47727 MHz and is integral to the operation of the Picture Processing Unit!

#retrogaming

Here’s what Musk posted and then deleted today.

Many hospitals claimed that they were monitoring COVID levels and would reinstate mask mandates when COVID levels are high. Well, now we have official CDC data that shows that COVID levels are high in most of the country. Over to you, hospitals... #BringBackMasks

Dear #astrodon colleagues from Bonn - I'm giving a colloquium at the #MPIfR tomorrow, Tuesday 29th, at 14:00 on "Astronomy and climate crisis: are we part of the problem or part of the solution?".

Come by, say hello (also remind me if you are on the fediverse since my post-talk brain may not remember)!

Google Drive is investigating “sync issues” as users complain of lost files

Google tells users to not delete local Drive profile data while it investigates.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/google-drive-is-investigating-sync-issues-as-users-complain-of-lost-files/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ada Lovelace's notes were labelled alphabetically from A to G. In Note G, she describes an algorithm for the Analytical Engine to compute Bernoulli numbers. It is considered to be the first published algorithm ever specifically tailored for implementation on a computer, and Ada Lovelace has often been cited as the first computer programmer for this reason. The engine was never completed and so her program was never tested. via @wikipedia

#mathematics #computerprogramming

The brilliant Molly White (@molly0xfff) has given us the best coverage of the scam-ridden cryptocurrency "marketplace" -- a public service in a time when tech journalism resembles fanzines.

In a new piece, she turns her attention to deeply unattractive but central tenets of Silicon Valley's current mania, AI.

https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/effective-obfuscation

Savor every word.

@arstechnica - Yay! It's been theorized for years, and is also called "frost line":

One telescope is good, so more telescopes are better, right? The problem is that multiple telescopes scattered across Earth will have such differing optics and observing conditions that it's too difficult to align their views. Well, those days might be over. Researchers have developed a new data science approach that allows researchers to calculate if separate images of the same object will yield additional signals or just generate useless noise.

https://hub.jhu.edu/2023/11/27/matching-celestial-objects-across-telescopes/

Fake AI generated content “marks a staggering fall from grace for Sports Illustrated, which in past decades won numerous National Magazine Awards for its sports journalism and published work by literary giants ranging from William Faulkner to John Updike.” https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers

The private equity vampires have killed another institution. Popular Science.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/27/23978042/popular-science-digital-magazine-discontinued

Each day, the #NYC mass transit system handles about twice the number of passengers as airlines during peak Thanksgiving travel.

https://gothamist.com/news/thanksgiving-nyc-subway-record-air-travel-2023

🕹️ Do you know the #adventofcode? It's an advent calendar for developers: every day, a puzzle (in two parts) awaits you to get your brain working.

Sign up at https://adventofcode.com to take part. It's free, and managed by @ericwastl (go follow him).

#programming #developers #puzzles

⚛️We are excited to announce the publication of Build a Nucleus HTML5!
Students can explore how protons and neutrons affects the nuclear species, the stability of a nucleus, and its possible decay mechanisms.

Visit: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/build-a-nucleus

#chemed #iteachchemistry #nucleus