Any recommended reading on (the origins and use of) the German concept of “integration” for immigrants or their descendants? My “respectability politics” alarm is going off, but I would appreciate some solid evidence either way. Gerne auch auf Deutsch! 🙏
Does anyone else feel like they’re playing life on hard? Or is that everyone? 😥
To the lady swearing her face off in Russian as she's finally getting off this (German) train: don't let the door hit you on your way out 🫠
An LLM "creates textual claims, and then predicts the citations that might be associated with similar text. Obviously, this practice violates all norms of scholarly citation.
At best, LLMs gesticulate toward the shoulders of giants."
Bender, West, and I contributed to this pro/con piece in PNAS.
Hey. Don't use the R-word. Even when you're using it to attack a shitty person. Just fucking stop. Act like you've been somewhere.
What platform(s) do you use to book them? I've been using Booking, but it increasingly features tourist apartments.
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I figured it out in 4 guesses!
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If you're stressing out about tomorrow, there are now over 400 local immigration groups listed on this spreadsheet across all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico - take a minute, find one near you, and commit to spending an hour volunteering with them.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES:
If you’re looking to get involved with volunteer efforts in LA, please check out this list provided by Mutual Aid LA:
Elon Musk: Why isn’t there enough water in California?
Grok (burning through an entire lake to generate an answer): Wokeness
A criticism like "you do not understand how LLMs work" is then seen as an argumentum ad hominem because they projected the tech on themselves; a bit like some religious people get when you say "there's no proof your prayers do anything".
Knowledge gaps: Think about all the casual learning that happens at dinner tables, from overheard conversations, radio, TV. Its hard for many deaf individuals to access this easily. Imagine missing it entirely without good language too, creating big gaps in understanding how society functions. 11/
a grocery store*
Piece of chocolate in brown wrapper with the words “Männersache [German for "Men’s thing“, Espresso Shot Nougat“ written on it.
@inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, here’s my humble submission to the gender-targeted marketing gallery. Spotted at an grocery store in Germany.
LinkedIn is cool because I was always wondering what it would be like if people I sort of knew wrote mediocre press releases about themselves.
Check, but still but feeling that accomplished 😅
Billy Joel’s song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” lists 119 historical events and people. The song says problems in the world didn’t begin with his generation. It’s about how history keeps repeating. Each reference shows moments or figures from the past.
www.britannica.com/list/all-119...
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
Oh wow, I'll have to check it out now. I remember reading An American War and going to his talk in Rochester a few years back
I'm looking for recommendations for EU-based artists who make cute merch (cushions, t-shirts, posters, etc.). Witty/funny preferred. Tired of paying customs fees on orders from the US/UK.
To everyone in a similar scenario: the tactic my doctor's office has taught me is to ask, in writing, for:
1) the name, board specialty, and license number of the doctor making the determination the treatment was not medically necessary;
I read it out loud to the tune of an emergency vehicle siren.
Sorry, this wasn’t clear from the data section: is this specific to the U.S.?
And the new era begins. My Substack is alive again, and here's my first post paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-fraudu...
Semi-regular reminder that shifting ANY of your spending away from Amazon/Walmart to a locally owned store is significant. Don't be discouraged if you had to go there for something. Do what you can & know that it counts.
Normally, yes. Unless you're overly friendly or trying to start a fight 😅
Удачи!
Reporting for duty 🙏
