The “Calvin’s dad explains two types” meme, inspired by a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. Clockwise from top left: 1) Calvin’s dad walks into frame to find Calvin trying to operate a record player. The dad says: “There are only two industries left in America: gambling, and fraud.” 2) The dad shows where the record goes, and how to turn on the player, while Calvin watches. Dad says “Derivatives? Gambling. AI? Fraud. Video games? Gambling. Social media? Fraud.” Calvin says “yeah”. 3) With one hand open palm up, Calvin’s dad cheerfully explains to Calvin out of frame below him, “The stock market looks like gambling, but it’s actually fraud.” 4) In bed in a dark room, Calvin clutches at his pillow, eyes wide in existential terror. There is no text in the panel.

Florida bans sociology from core curriculum at state universities For years, Republican lawmakers and education leaders have argued that sociology — especially high-enrollment introductory courses — has been overtaken by progressive ideology

Where on the Democracy Index does it fall when the government bans entire fields of education?

Chill77, Unjaps, mikeeysmind - Papaoutai (Afro Soul) | SONIC YouTube video by SILEM TAERT

Has to be over Sonic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bn5...

Could you tell if your favourite song was made with AI? The viral ‘Papaoutai’ cover controversy suggests not Ninety-seven per cent of us cannot tell the difference between AI-generated and human-authored music. When an AI cover recently went viral, it sparked questions about ethics and transparency.

LOVE this by Cate Cleo Alexander and Lauren Knight on AI generated music, and what that definition even means. Afro Soul Papaoutai slaps, but has a benefit of being popular for legal fairness. The song is undeniably powerful and emotional. I hate that I like it.

theconversation.com/could-you-te...

Omg congrats LeYe!

Chill77, Unjaps, mikeeysmind - Papaoutai (Afro Soul) | SONIC YouTube video by SILEM TAERT

Was going to link to the song, but I'll do one better and link the song over Sonic the Hedgehog version, because why not at this point. State of 2026 I guess.

youtu.be/1Bn5Ho_lFYw?...

You can’t really learn much if you’re having AI generate your homework, your papers, and everything else you need to complete a class, but for some reason universities keep shoving AI into the learning environment on the assumption that it’s an improvement.

Exclusive | OpenAI Set to Discontinue Sora Video Platform App The app, released last year, allowed people to insert themselves into famous movie scenes, among other functions.

Cause of death: money and litigation pit. And thank goodness too.

@kellyclancy.bsky.social this was such an important email to end up in my inbox. Thank you so much, gave me extra motivation to just be a badass.

To: Jeffrey epstein[jeevacation©gmail.com] From: roger schank Sent: Mon 1/4/2010 12:15:13 PM Subject: there is a simpler explanation about women and intelligence intelligence comes about in part from real focus (goal-directed (this is why you have the absent minded professor caricature) it is a rare woman who is not first and foremost focussed on what thinking and feeling about her hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why hates you or why you dont own a kelly bag roger schank http://www.rogerschank.com/

Relevant to today's conversation about AI's inherent sexism, here's an email from cognitive psychologist and early AI theorist Roger Schank, arguing to Epstein that women can't be truly intelligent, because they care too much about what other people think.

Please check out my new article published in Oxford Intersections on AI credit scoring practices and predatory solar home energy systems in Kenya. Appreciate your views, shares, and opinions 💚
(Happy to share copies if paywall restricted)

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Netherlands to return over 100 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria The Netherlands will return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria which the country took during colonial times.

Some good news to lighten things up a bit. The Netherlands is returning over 100 of their Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. This can only be a win all around, and hopefully encourages other collectors/museums to repatriate as well 🏺

www.euronews.com/culture/2025...

tuxedo cat dressed up as an alien cat named glorp. text says luna glorp!!

she's just a little guy 👽👍

😂

Flame point cat under knitted scarf

Flame point cat under knitted scarf now yawning

I’m learning to knit 😸

A horrific image of a someone who seems to have his hands tied behind his back. A big cat (the predator kind, not the overfed pet kind) has jumped up at him and is devouring his face. Blood splashes on the floor.

For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.

#MosaicMonday

As we come up on an especially bad couple of Blue Mondays, a reminder that January is also the hardest month in the year. Remember to take time out and give yourself compassion, breaks, and nice things wherever you can find them 🤍

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Why are they so much cuter unfilled

Among those hoping to buy #TikTok ahead of a ban looming on Jan. 19 is an organization connected to billionaire investor Frank McCourt, who once owned the Los Angeles Dodgers. #TikTokban #ByteDance TikTok video by nbcnews

US millionaires and billionaires are bidding for TikTok (without the algorithm) because it’s all about the value of the data and governing BIG SPEECH.

Technofascism has a few players, who buy up platforms like real estate, and call it the public good.

These guys…

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT21wUoQL/

I gave her pets from you Ryadge! Got some purrs

Cococcino is taking a break from her “work” to interrupt your feed to say hi, and she hopes you’re having a good Tuesday. This came with a miao but I didn’t catch it on time
#cats #academiccats

Former OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright Law Suchir Balaji helped gather and organize the enormous amounts of internet data used to train the startup’s ChatGPT chatbot.

Given that the @nytimes.com is suing @Openai, it's critical that we continue to lift up the voice of Suchir Balaji, a whistleblower who was found dead after going public alleging OpenAI's theft of copyright.

www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/t...

How Unauthorized Immigrants Help Finance Social Security Benefits (Gift Article) Undocumented workers often pay taxes that help fund programs like Social Security — even if they can’t collect from them in the future.

Double attacks on all vulnerable populations as we move in to an administration that is likely planning on simultaneously reducing social security and attacking exploited undocumented workers.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...

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Honoring lives lost in Altadena 🙏🏽

Happy birthday Cam love you!

Love this so much