A circus clown says to call AI "super intelligence," and the CEO of Microsoft obeys. My. Fucking. God. What a snivelling coward. x.com/satyanadella...
Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) on X
Models as Insider Risks in the Super Intelligence Era
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Trump: “It's amazing. I can say the stupidest things, and you clap.” *someone in the audience claps*
In light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!
With each additional news report following yesterday's shocking announcement, it will become even clearer which side of the war in Europe America is now on
Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 19h agoUS warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing www.ft.com/content/7fd4...
The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.
Gary Oldman might be having the most fun in television on Slow Horses right now. He gets to waltz into every scene, call some of Britain's greatest thespians wankers in creative ways and then waltz out.
I read @garrykasparov.bsky.social’s Winter is Coming, ages ago. Every time I run across it on my bookshelf, I feel the strangest mix of sadness and rage.
The rest of Europe could learn from Baltic states’ whole-of-society model, which seeks to prepare populations from Finland to Lithuania for an era of high-threat risk.
Russia’s Kaliningrad threats show the value of Baltic preparedness
Moscow’s nuclear rhetoric should be taken seriously. But Baltic states know grey zone attacks and territorial incursions are equally serious threats.
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if you don’t keep up with the youth i want you to know they’ve renamed “tramp stamps” to “cake toppers” which feels like the first advancement for feminism in a long time
a grandmotherly woman just got booted from the Trump rally for protesting, and she went out like a hero talking trash and flipping the double bird
*dreams of Gort using his death ray to vaporize ass hats talking in their phone during a movie*
Michael Warburton@michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 2d agoThe robot - 'Gort' - was played by 7ft 7inch tall Lock Martin, who before being cast in the role worked as an usher at Grauman's Chinese Theater. THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.
Keep that shit out of and away from my books.
WIRED@wired.com · yesterdayMore than two dozen workers at three major publishing houses—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read the full story: buff.ly/p0ymGmN
I haven't stopped thinking about this show since I finished it. It gets in you and just kind of burns away in there. Directors include Craig William Macneill (Channel Zero: Candle Cove) and Karyn Kusama (Jennifer's Body), showrunner is Chris Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire). You're in good hands.
Sean T. Collins@seantcollins.com · 7d agoFinished The Terror: Devil in Silver. Stacked with beloved character actors like Widow's Bay, with the same brand of bleak, brutal humanism that distinguished The Terror proper. Moving without being all Mike Flanagan about it. It's on AMC+/Shudder, six 45m episodes, worth your October horror time.
Hasta siempre, Maricarmen! Esta tarde te homenajeamos marchando desde Sol hasta la que fuera tu casa por más de 70 años. Esa en la que solo querías permanecer hasta el final. Nos vemos todas a las 20:00h frente al Oso y el Madroño para marchar juntas.
🇺🇦 The Russian-occupied town of Oleshky is beginning to starve. Former residents and Ukrainian refugees say those left in the town face an impossible choice: stay and risk starving to death or leave and risk being hit by a landmine or drone. Watch the story ⤵️
Second printing ❤️ Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror is available now. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Someth...
