The answer is clear: we must unionize the AI models.
Chris Zubak-Skees
@zubakskees.bsky.social
Data journalist and software engineer https://zubak-skees.dev
Nothing but contempt for "bring me solutions, not problems." You start with an understanding of the problem and not only will you find a better solution, you'll likely identify 2-3 other issues along the way.
@propublica.org reporters started their own private schools in a few states. It's remarkably easy. Do you want to know if you could open one of your own? Take our quiz! projects.propublica.org/private-scho...
It’s Easy to Start a Private School. Take Our Quiz to Find Out Where You Can Open Yours. — ProPublica
Private school requirements vary wildly across states. Take our quiz to find out just how easy starting one can be.
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I went and got the data. Here’s the raw series, which is noisy because tourism is highly seasonal. The catastrophic effect of Covid is obvious, followed by a recovery to lower levels. There’s also evidence of a substantial Trump effect from Canada. We can apply a more sensible smoother to see.
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It’s Easy to Start a Private School. Take Our Quiz to Find Out Where You Can Open Yours. — ProPublica
Private school requirements vary wildly across states. Take our quiz to find out just how easy starting one can be.
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ProPublica@propublica.org · last wk.NEW: We’re reporters, not teachers. We have no business running a private school. But to show you just how easy it is to start one, we decided to test the process ourselves.
It was basically your three favorite viral tweeters and the site's founders who were clearly posters themselves, it was one big unhinged, raucous party
Steven Rich@datab.ae · 2w agothe site was basically alf hog roulette
I don't know what time you in, but here it ice cream o'clock.
NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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I'm sorry, I do not acknowledge controversies where I have not heard of the main guy beforehand.
Oh no, so sad to hear this. It was a great team, and some great humans.
Jacque Schrag@jacqueschrag.com · 2mo agoSome sad news: Axios has eliminated their #dataviz team, which means I have a few former colleagues who are going to be looking for work. @daniellealberti.bsky.social was one of the best managers I’ve ever had and her eye for hiring the right people to round out a team is second to none.
I have been off big screen computer this weekend, and now that have I opened computer I want to immediately shut it again.
Had to check whether the ghost of Pep still stalks the Man City sidelines, but no, that's just Maresca.
Good morning to this beautiful #longchart showing DoD funding versus a bunch of other agencies. We're investigating the Pentagon's $1 trillion "black box" budget: www.propublica.org/article/mili...
The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.
Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
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The country share is measuring web visits, the original chart is for app MAUs. I don't know if I trust any of these numbers, but the comparison is faulty.
Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 2mo agoAccording to Similarweb (the source cited for this data), ~27% of Threads' alleged half a billion monthly active users came from Taiwan (or ~135M people) Taiwan's actual population is ~23 million
When I was thinking about what kind of software we'd need in the AI era, I thought, "a Kubernetes for people, to capture their inputs and outputs in preparation for replacement." But this is not only dehumanizing, but it does exist in a dozen ways.
The AI code is so much better than a human could write! Do not look at it, though! I beg you not directly at it, or you will spend all day fixing it.
The year is 2026, our meetings have call times and we file hits to broadcast media.
@dwillis.bsky.social Bloomberg giving VIGOP (RIP) a run for its money x.com/teddyschleif...
Sorry I haven't answered your emails, I've been trapped in a prison of my own narcissism.
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"Today, the fifth factor is dance," said the Starbucks app.
Side-eyeing the explanations people are pasting from their LLM conversations.
… and @ryonamiki.bsky.social showed us it's possible to make a shake intensity map using the Japanese data: www.ft.com/content/568e...
NEW: We dug through the files released by DoJ to track how Epstein’s sex-trafficking network worked in practice. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... w/ @peterguest.bsky.social @jeffykao.bsky.social Christopher Cannon and @maxharlow.bsky.social
The Flight Network Behind Jeffrey Epstein’s Trafficking Operation
Thousands of flights booked by the pedophile financier’s staff connected associates and victims to a global network of properties
bloomberg.com