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The Need for Real
How AI will bring about an analogue renaissance As of this June 2025, a little more than 900 days have passed since OpenAI publicly released ChatGPT and ushered in the AI-age. In less than three years, AI has seemingly gone through decades of compounding innovation, taking it from exotic curiosity, to interesting idea, to reliable colleague, and also to global civilisational threat. The goofy, weird images and videos of the first generation of public AI models are long gone.
The “Billionaires Aren’t Liquid” Argument is BS
Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash Whenever the topic of taxing wealth is mentioned, someone will end up saying that we can’t tax billionaires’ wealth because “they are not liquid.” The reasoning goes that since billionaires’ wealth is “in their company, not yachts,” levying a tax on their wealth would force them to sell stocks, reducing their control over their company.
On the Green Party’s Opposition to HR1
from Gifer I’ve long admired the idealism of many members, and leaders, of the Green Party in America. Like their allies across the world, the Greens have consistently pushed for the most important substantive policy reforms that America—and the world—needs. But the party’s announced opposition to HR1 is astonishingly parochial: In its essence, its argument is just this: it hurts us, so Congress should oppose it.
CPAC 2021 is Trump’s First Nuremberg Rally
Picture by Bundesarchiv, 1936. Trump by Sambeet on Pixabay. Illustration, courtesy of the author. “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou’s wisdom has always evaded political commentators. For years before his elections, experts and journalists dismissed Trump as a joke. They didn’t take his words seriously; neither did they take the man. He was nothing but a buffoon that Washington and its power-brokers would tame should he ever be elected.
De Vlaamse nieuwsmedia en hun online en social media cijfers voor januari 2021
Winnaars, verliezers en een stijging van 13.789 procent Foto: Manuel Del Moral (Unsplash) Welke nieuwswebsite, -app, -Facebook- en -Instagrampagina kon de Vlaming de afgelopen maand het meest bekoren? In dit artikel vind je alle beschikbare en relevante cijfers van januari 2021 op een rij, gebenchmarkt tegen die van een maand en van een jaar eerder.
Trump’s “Office of the Former President” is the First Step Towards Secession and Civil War
In a move as pathetic as it is dangerous, Donald Trump recently announced the “Office of the Former President.” Trump so describes the newly-minted “office” and its responsibilities: The office will be responsible for managing President Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearances and official activities to advance the interests of the United States and to carry on the agenda of the Trump administration through advocacy, organizing and public activism.
This Wasn’t Trump’s Reichstag Fire. It Was His Beer Hall Putsch.
The Reichstag on fire, Unknown.— National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain How the Biden administration handles the aftermath of the January 6 attempted coup will determine the future of fascism in America A few days after an insurrectionist mob incited by Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, the picture of what truly happened is starting to take shape.
A Bad Influence? Is Kyle Rittenhouse in good hands with John Pierce?
“It’s a goddamn free for all with a narcissistic sociopath at the helm.” ~ Ex-Pierce Bainbridge partner referring to John Pierce in Fall 2018. The 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse at Pudgie’s Pub after his recent arraignment. It is legal to drink in a bar under the age of 21 in Wisconsin if accompanied by a parent — Wendy Rittenhouse is in the photo on the right.
Ask yourself honestly: do you think Hitler should have a profile on Twitter?
There is nothing you can say to me that will convince me that the right to free speech includes giving voice to fascism, racism, misogyny, homophobia. Free speech was created exactly to FIGHT AGAINST OPPRESSION, not to legitimize it. So if you are defending that freedom of speech is universal and grants any bigot the right to incite violence against anyone, ask yourself honestly. If Hitler were still alive would defend their “right” to spread their ideas freely?
Alex Kaufman Speaks Out About Trump’s Call to GA Secretary of State
The mysterious “Alex,” who was on the line but did not speak during President Donald Trump’s now infamous hour-long call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was Alex Kaufman, an attorney and a former candidate for the state legislature. Kaufman, who is Jewish, was on the Jan. 2 call in his capacity as general counsel for the Fulton County Republican Party and as associate general counsel for the Georgia Republican Party in the 6th Congressional District.
The ultimate example of how the Republican Party has lost its way
Photo by Robert Bahn on Unsplash The New York Times just published a truly shocking article detailing conversations between Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Essentially, Trump asked Pence to ignore the electoral college votes from a few swing states and thus declare Trump president for the next four years.
Trump’s Ultimate Chance to Overturn the Election
It’s doubtful it’ll work, but the 1887 Electoral Count Act's wording allows for one last loophole. For weeks, Trump has been stirring his base with calls to show up in D.C. on January 6, 2021. What his supporters can achieve from outside the Capitol, no one truly knows. What his sycophants can or at least attempt to achieve from within has been made clear this week when senator Josh Hawley from Missouri stated he would object to the electoral vote count.
12 Most Fascinating Christmas Photos from History
Twelve incredible photos that show how truly wonderful Christmas can be. When the wall of Berlin went up in 1961, two brothers were separated from each other. Almost three years later, on Christmas 1963, the Eastern German government agreed to open up the wall so that friends and families could meet. Here is a picture of those two brothers reuniting after three years apart. Photo Credits: Reddit Here is a picture of some unemployed workers sitting around a shack with a Christmas tree.
When It Comes To Ending Racism, Most White People Can’t Focus
White people have R.A.D.D (Racism Attention Deficit Disorder), intentionally losing focus on their roles in upholding White Supremacy. It’s one way they avoid addressing racism, and they’ve perfected it. For most Black people, our issues evolve around social, systematic, and institutional racism.
Dilution, Timing, & Terms
This post was originally published in my newsletter Fundraisedd. Subscribe to receive it every Monday morning by clicking here. This week, we'll address the topic of dilution and fundraising round structure, from Angel/Seed up to Series-B. 💧 Expected dilution? ⌚ How long to raise? A few weeks up to a few months. 🏃🏽 Runway? 12-18 months 💵 Who invests? FFFs, HNWIS, or Seed funds 📆 When? Early in the life of a company, from 0 to a few 00'000s ARR. 📜 Paperwork? Keep the contracts as simple as possible (KISS).
Trump Has All 50 Attributes of a Dangerous Cult Leader
Trump, Library of Congress. Jim Jones by Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia. This list was published in Psychology Today in a 2012 article title “Dangerous Cult Leaders.” When I read it, I was immediately reminded of a certain stable genius and felt compelled to check each item individually, so here it is! All the traits of a cult leader displayed by Donald Trump: He has a grandiose idea of who he is and what he can achieve. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, or brilliance.
2014: #TeamClassicalAwards
If you’re new to #TeamClassical, we’re one of the top classical/awesome music communities on Twitter. To join in the fun, just use the hashtag. Or Follow @Teamclassical. This year, we’re giving out a few awards to honor the best of the community. Welcome to the 2014 #TeamClassicalAwards. 2014 #TeamClassicalAwards #BestNewVenue SoundBox Equal parts night club, chamber for small forces and video kunsthalle, San Francisco’s new Soundbox wins by a mile. Sonically beautiful, brutally artful.
Siyaset alanına mafya çoktan girmişti
Türkiye bitmek bilmeyen kapkaranlık bir kış mevsiminde yıllardır. Çıkamıyor. Çıkacağa da pek benzemiyor. Toplu üşümenin ürettiği umutsuzluk, mevcut siyaset yapma biçimine küskün, onu kenara iten müzmin bir kararsızlığa dönüşmüş durumda. Bir kez daha yaşadık. Diyarbakır’da 2017 Newroz’a katılırken polis kurşunlarıyla öldürülen üniversite öğrencisi Kemal Kurkut’un katil zanlısı Y.Ş. hakkında beraat kararı verildi.
What Are Sales Activities That You Must Perform Every Week For Instant Revenue Growth
Just imagine a realm where sales just sort of fall into your lap, without any sales activities? Thissounds like a dream- doesn’t it? Now we all know in reality sales do not happen by accident. Rather it is a reward that is fetched through consistency and execution of strategies. Therefore, if you are looking at a more consistent sales for revenue growth, you need to figure out your most critical sales activities and how you can streamline them using business growth ideas, technology, and tools.
Scrum Guide 2020
The Scrum Guide 2020 is available now: Change is coming to make Scrum more accessible and inclusive beyond software development. Learn more about the changes, download the brand new and free Scrum Guide 2020 Reordered to spot patterns quickly, and join the Scrum community discussion. Do you want to get this article in your inbox? You can sign up here and join 28k other subscribers. Scrum has witnessed many applications beyond its origins of software development over recent years.
Mitch McConnell, an Emperor Without Clothes?
Reversing one senate tradition is all it would take to end his grip on the US legislative process, but will Harris do it? The US constitution does not mention political parties, and for obvious reasons. Political parties come and go. The Federalists, the Democratic-Republicans, the Whigs, or the Know-Nothings have had their time and since faded into oblivion. Parties are elements of a system larger than the sum of its parts; they are temporary by nature.
Some Records That Released in 2020 That I Really Enjoyed in 2020 and Some Records That Did Not Release in 2020 That I Also Really Enjoyed in 2020
For the sake of restraining myself, the following list highlights 4 albums released in 2020 and 4 albums not released in 2020. I don’t really write about music all that much anymore. I used to write about music on an old blog way back when, and I wrote some music news, lists, and blurbs at Paste. Music criticism has always evaded me because while I adore music, I am not a musician at heart.
Wonder Woman 1984, This Christmas, Movie Theaters and HBO Max
Today we announced that Wonder Woman 1984, the eagerly anticipated tentpole film by Patty Jenkins — with Gal Gadot and Chris Pine reprising their roles as Diana Prince and Steve Trevor — is going to be released worldwide in theaters on December 25th. In the United States, we will also be making this remarkable movie available on HBO Max at no extra cost the same day that Wonder Woman 1984 premieres in theaters, for the first month of the film’s release.
Rizzo’s Slice Shop Episode Eight: Ragù and Red Wine
Enzo and Mickey stared at each other, mouths agape in a stunned disbelief. Il Polpo, unmoved, sat back and stretched his arms out across the bench, taking in the Little League game being played out on the baseball diamond before them. The documents he had just presented were a veritable treasure trove of corruption and criminality the like of which Enzo and Mickey could never have imagined. “Those slippery fucks…” exhaled Mickey, all hushed tones and simmering fury, “I’ll kill ’em.
THERE WAS NO FRAUD, THERE WAS NO STEAL!
For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Contact: Jamie Bauer, (212) 691–2910, media@riseandresist.org Facebook event New York City — Rise and Resist is hosting a protest at the New York City residence of Rudy Giuliani to demand that he withdraw all lawsuits filed to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. On Thursday, November 19th, New Yorkers will picket outside the NYC residence of Rudy Giuliani (45 East 66th Street, New York, New York 10065) from noon to 1PM.
Peter Seidler Assumes Control of Padres
Ron Fowler transitions to Vice Chairman SAN DIEGO — As announced by the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball today, Peter Seidler has been formally approved by Major League team owners as control person of the San Diego Padres. Seidler will be accountable to Major League Baseball for the operation of the Club and its compliance with the rules of Baseball.
Supernatural Knew How to Be a TV Show
Supernatural is ending tonight! In some ways, this feels like the end of a curse that Tumblr put on me in 2010. But in other ways, it’s an opportunity to reflect on a show that, for better or for worse, I put a lot of hours into watching. Supernatural has weathered many storms, and changed a lot over the course of its fifteen-season run. But if there’s anything I really want to say on it’s final day, it’s that it’s misunderstood.
VC Perspective - “Great Companies Can Be Built Here In Europe”
This article was originally written by Sarah Gill for Strategy Eye Digital after a panel she moderated this month on “VC in Europe” at the Pirate Summit in Cologne: Twitter: @sarahgillmartin Sarah has four and a half years’ experience analysing businesses, startup ecosystems and investment trends in technology. She’s interviewed many of the most influential entrepreneurs and investors in the European tech scene and has co-authored reports on subjects ranging from fintech to fashion tech.
SynLev Integrates Chainlink Price Feeds on Mainnet to Power its Leveraged Synthetic Asset Platform
Integrating Chainlink marks a major milestone in SynLev’s mission to become the industry standard for providing decentralized, trustless, and non-KYC gated leveraged assets. Today, we are proud to announce our live mainnet integration with Chainlink, the market-leading oracle solution for blockchains and DeFi, as our chosen oracle for feeding price data into the SynLev ecosystem.
USAID Is Proud to Join the Trillion Trees Movement
USAID’s work supports the global goal to conserve, restore, and grow one trillion trees by 2030 In Indonesia (pictured) and around the world, mangroves provide a natural protective barrier against storm surges and tsunamis while also supporting rich biodiversity, feeding families, and creating jobs.
Things to know about real estate virtual assistant
No doubt, you must have heard about virtual assistants, there are various sorts of menial helpers, for example, real estate virtual assistant Canada. Indeed, you read it right. Numerous individuals the whole way across the work anticipate function as a realtor yet never needed to manage all the impressive weight, well perhaps turning into a real estate virtual assistant is the thing for you. Do you have what it takes to be a real estate virtual assistant?
What Ebola Can Teach Us About Covid-19
An interview with medical anthropologist Paul Farmer on his new book Photo: John Moore/Getty Images In 2014, an Ebola virus began to spread throughout Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. The pandemic took the lives of tens of thousands of people and offered acute lessons in infectious disease response and human nature — lessons that we would do well to remember today.
Why Aren’t There More Women in Data Science?
We don’t see an equal representation of women in data science, and here’s why Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash When I walked into my first data science class at university, there was one thing that stood out to me more than anything else. The lack of female students in the class. There were only around five girls in a class of 20 students, which I found pretty strange.
An Ultimate Vision for Serum
It’s easy to get lost in the weeds. Everything has strengths and weaknesses; what matters isn’t rattling them off or proving you know of at least 7. What matters is evaluating them, and weighing them against each other. There’s a question of whether DeFi will ever become huge, and I can’t answer that question for you. Maybe none of DeFi will ever become a staple in society. But maybe it will.
Why Wichita State and Gregg Marshall Ended Up in a Scandal and the Challenges Marshall has Now
Highly accomplished men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall, of his own unsavory doing, is done at Wichita State University. He resigns today as the leader of the Shockers’ basketball program, his name and reputation — once glorious — now stained after stories of a temper run amok and physical and verbal abuse towards players and at least one assistant coach.
White Supremacy Is the Point
All the dog-whistling and hypocrisy cannot hide the truth: the GOP is built on white supremacy and thrives because of it. The Republican Party was born in 1854 as a reaction to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Its founders opposed the expansion of slavery to the Western territories.
New privacy legislation is an important step forward for Canada
Today, Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains announced details of the government’s proposed legislation which will update Canada’s data and privacy laws. Bains emphasized that the proposed law will give Canada the ability to levy the largest fines for data misuse of any G7 country. The proposed law will also create legal requirements for data portability, algorithmic transparency, and use of anonymized data. You can read more details about the legislation here.
Episode 3 - Onyxia’s Lair
Episode Found At https://anchor.fm/azerothpodcast When I think about World of Warcraft, I think of raids. Previously released MMORPGs such as Ashran’s Call and Everquest featured dungeons, but all paled in comparison to the massive, sprawling adventures that became a staple and trademark in the early days of WoW. Part lore delivery system and D&D one-shot, raids were often the culmination of long-building quest chains and stories, meant as bookends for the closing of an expansion.
This Black Woman Teaches CEOs How To Be Less Racist
In the wake of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the protests that followed, many companies, businesses and organizations were reflecting on how they could do a better job of promoting equality and ending systemic bias in their workplace. For help, they turned to Akilah Cadet an Oakland-based community leader and activist who, through her company, Change Cadet, advises companies and CEOs on navigating and implementing social justice.
So many people in our industry want to know what lies ahead and how to navigate their careers in a…
I like to think about rock climbing when I face cross-roads in my work. You look a few feet up and find the next route forward, focusing on that pitch with an eye of appreciation for what’s ahead and where we’ve already traveled. There’s often multiple routes forward, and I find the one that works for me and the project at hand. I am always grateful for teamwork and I like to hold the rope for others, knowing they’ll hold the rope for me.
Don’t Take Your 2020 Problems Out On the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
https://twitter.com/rockcenternyc/status/1327664872323211264/photo/1 Good lord. I just got here. Can you give me a minute to spruce up? Over the last 24 hours, Twitter has been ablaze with people deciding to have a go at me for no reason. Getting their aggressions out about a year gone bad on little ‘ol me… a tree from upstate New York hired to be the famous Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Aren’t you kind. Do you talk to your friends like that?
Rob Hoehn: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Founded IdeaScale
Yitzi: Thank you so much for doing this with us! What is your “backstory”? I’m from Northern New York originally, close to Canada and I always enjoyed computers from an early age. In fact, the programming class that I wanted to take as a high school freshman had all of these upper-classmen prerequisites that I was going to have to wait a year to take.
Trump’s Only Hope Is the 12th Amendment, and He Knows It
Thanks to creative XVIIIth century legislating, Trump still has a chance to steal the election from the American people. Let’s get it straight out of the way: the Electoral College is an anti-democratic institution created in the XVIIIth century by men who believed social class and skin colour determined one’s ability to think, act, and elect. As many have argued in the recent past, it should be abolished.
Mitch McConnell, an Emperor Without Clothes?
Reversing one senate tradition is all it would take to end his grip on the US legislative process, but will Harris do it? The US constitution does not mention political parties, and for obvious reasons. Political parties come and go. The Federalists, the Democratic-Republicans, the Whigs, or the Know-Nothings have had their time and since faded into oblivion. Parties are elements of a system larger than the sum of its parts; they are temporary by nature.
The Quick Count vs. The Slow Burn
Why timely election results matter, and how we can get them Election officials were thrown a major curveball by COVID-19 earlier this year, as it became apparent that the globally rampaging virus, and our domestic response to it, had the potential to reverberate at least through to Election Day. They had some difficult decisions to make.
The Not-So-Subtle Racism of the Swiss Far-Right
“Guaranteeing our safety — Vote YES for the deportation of foreign criminals” — UDC Nested in the heart of Europe, tiny, neutral Switzerland takes pride in its unique political system. A consequence of being the only country to run a direct democracy, the alpine nation has a dynamic public life and is home to fierce political campaigning. Up to four times a year, Swiss people are called to vote on federal, cantonal, and local matters in what is known here as votations populaires.
How to Give Feedback Differently
4 dialogue-starters for more productive feedback conversations. Photo by Oleg Laptev on Unsplash We’ve all been told at some point in our careers that “feedback is a gift.” While that may be true, many leaders struggle with how to give their teams the gift of feedback in a way that will resonate and inspire. Too delicate of a message, and you run the risk of that person not bothering to unwrap your gift at all.
How a Company Made $71,145 in One Day Selling Nothing
Exactly one year after making $180,000 selling bulls — t Black Friday is one of the most important days of the year for thousands of American businesses. Sales on that day can reach $60B, and it is not uncommon to witness scenes of mass hysteria, literal store brawls, across the country. Black Friday is the epitome of modern-day consumerism and of all the excesses that come with it. Against the tide, one company has decided it would not partake in the common frenzy.
Advice for Your First Round of Financing
Getting you ready for your very-early-stage fundraising round This post was originally published in my newsletter Fundraisedd. Subscribe to receive it every Monday morning by clicking here. Let’s talk about very-early-stage fundraising, namely your first round or what professional investors would call a pre-seed (or angel) round. Launching your first round of financing is always exciting, but it is also kinda scary. Where to start, what to expect, how will I know I’m on the right track?
Austin Webster & Darrell Thompson of Deepr Music: Optimal Performance Before High-Pressure Moments;
As a part of our series about “Optimal Performance Before High-Pressure Moments”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Austin Webster & Darrell Thompson of Deepr Music. Music has been a constant passion throughout Austin Webster’s life.
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