Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Ezri: I love...
Ezri: things about you.
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Ezri: I love...
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Ezri: things about you.
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
This protocol was made by trans people and this culture was built by trans people.
If you love the #fediverse, thank your #trans friends, colleagues and allies today.
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Question for those who say prosecuting a former president sets a dangerous precedent:
Isn’t it more dangerous to set a precedent that a former president will never face accountability if they broke the law?
I haven't really written in a few months. I've been kind of out of it.
But I've had an idea rattling around in my brain for a while, and decided to finally start some work on it, even if just a little bit.
So, I'll be doing #WritingWonders again in April with this short story/novella (not sure how long it'll be yet).
It's untitled as of yet, but it's a retelling of Wizard of Oz, in which Dorothy is a time traveler.
Day 1. Intro Tell two truths and one lie about your story.
- Scarecrow will be an AI who wants real human intelligence.
- Toto will be a Samoyed.
- Dorothy will be a PhD student at MIT researching quantum wormholes.
When you ask #ChatGPT to give you lines from Samuel L. Jackson films, it will do so, but will add this disclaimer at the end of its response.
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Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Via Amanda Carpenter:
Can I ask one favor?
Every time a Republican says something about how the indictments will set the country on fire, rip it apart, or cause civil war can you ask one little follow up question?
WHO is going to cause the violence and how do you know this to be true?
Pls and thx
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Confronting your fears takes courage. That is obvious. But doing so also takes compassion. You must understand why the fear took hold in the first place, and be gentle with the part of you that shrank away from it. You must attack your fears, not yourself for having them.
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
The very first citation in this stupid letter, https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/, is to our #StochasticParrots Paper,
"AI systems with human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity, as shown by extensive research[1]"
EXCEPT
that one of the main points we make in the paper is that one of the biggest harms of large language models, is caused by CLAIMING that LLMs have "human-competitive intelligence."
They basically say the opposite of what we say and cite our paper?
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Did you know a former president, was actually arrested.
In 1872, Pres Grant (who led the North to victory in the Civil War) was busted for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage.
So the DOJ was wrong. A sitting president can be arrested.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/03/21/president-arrested-ulysses-grant-speeding/
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Paramount+ announced Star Trek: Starfleet Academy today! A series that it seems like will be set in Discovery's future timeline. And Lower Decks's Tawny Newsome is in the writers room!
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Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Do you believe you could bear that patiently?
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Hiding Place
by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe, MA
#Cartoon #EditorialCartoon #SchoolShooting #USA #GOP #Republicans #USPolitics
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Editorial cartoon. A very young and very sad little girl wearing a small backpack and holding a teddy bear is standing on ground covered in shell casings. A man in a striped suit holding small flags representing the NRA, money, the usa, and the GOP (a generic GOP politician), is walking away from the little girl. The little girl asks, "There are shootings at my school, my church, my movie theater, my synagogue, my grocery store. Is there any place I can hide and pretend this isn't happening?" The GOP politician sneers at the little girl and replies, "Congress." Attribution: Hiding Place by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe, MA
Quantum Leap (2022) 1x16 and Star Trek: Picard 3x06 spoilers
Quantum Leap (2022) 1x16 and Star Trek: Picard 3x06 spoilers
I had a weird thought this morning.
In #StarTrek #Picard, all the promo material for this season made us think that Brent Spiner was playing Lore, only for us to learn that he's actually a Lore/Data split personality thing. It was pretty well done, in my opinion, and is turning out to be interesting for the plot.
In last week's episode of #QuantumLeap, they revealed at the end that Ziggy herself is the mole in the project. What if the same thing is happening to Ziggy that's happening to Data? What if that's not just Ziggy, but someone got a hold of Lothos, and incorporated Lothos's programming into Ziggy, and now she's fighting with herself?
It was also implied that Lothos had more control over the leaps in the Evil Leaper Project than Ziggy had in Project Quantum Leap. So, if Ziggy has incorporated Lothos, she might be actually controlling Ben's leaps.
I doubt they're going to do this. They did mention the evil leapers, but it doesn't seem like they really want to get into it, but then again, why mention it if they didn't want to incorporate them more into the story?
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
A win for Mastodon and journalism: The successful campaign to stave off closure of the @TexasObserver got a boost from the magazine’s fan base in the #fediverse. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/29/texas-observer-closing-gofundme?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
We fucking did it, y'all. We fucking saved the Texas fucking Observer and I'm so fucking happy rn. #TexasNeedsAnObserver
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
@bookstodon Today, my librarian told me about a good place to buy books online: Better World Books. Many of the books are library discards in very good condition. The shipping is free, and the proceeds go toward libraries, literacy programs (worldwide) and education. #books #bookstodon #library
In order to protect us from China spying on us, Congress wants to spy on us, and restrict the Internet in the same way China does to its own citizens. 
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3ddb/restrict-act-insanely-broad-ban-tiktok-vpns
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
I just typed 'Nopefully' in an email and this will now be my go-to word for when I hope something doesn't happen. 😄
Dan Jones shared 2 years agoThere are many paths to glory. Some say that physical strength is necessary or sufficient, but that is a lie that keeps many from striving for greatness. There are other kinds of strength, and everyone has their own unique steel within them. Use yours to blaze your own path to glory.
Dan Jones shared 2 years ago
Good morning, Fediverse! We'll be getting fresh content up on our website this afternoon! Thank you so much to everyone—so many folks are sharing about our fundraiser and giving so generously, we are all incredibly moved. 🤠
Please keep sharing our fundraiser, which will either cover payroll & expenses or go directly to severance for laid off TXO staff. https://www.gofundme.com/f/laid-off-texas-observer-journalists-and-staff
A lot of people are asking about long term plans for the publication. ... (🧵 1/?)
