I think it is really interesting that you can notice Mark Knopfler's interests so well in his music: English literature and (local) history. He is rightfully celebrated as a guitar player but his lyrics are so good.
#markknopfler
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrwS...
This also reminds me to say that AI is opposed to all literacy it's anti intellectual and destroys all learning if we allow it to
Exhibit A
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CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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💥 It really is a fascinating debate, especially because thinkers like Guest and Van Rooij expose the deeper layers: AI isn’t just about technology, it’s about power, knowledge, and autonomy. 2/2
Two Dutch professors, Olivia Guest and Iris van Rooij, dare to say what many prefer to ignore: AI won’t save higher education, it may hollow it out. Their warning cuts deep; against the tide of hype, they defend the true worth of knowledge, critical thinking, and academic freedom. 1/2
“The deskilling, denigration, and displacement of teachers and scholars have historically been central to fascist takeovers, since educators serve as bulwarks against propaganda, anti-intellectualism, and illiteracy.” — @olivia.science
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Kan ook. Maar Hot Sprot klinkt als Hot Spot, of Hot Pot, en is misschien wat meer ambigu qua stijl :)
Het kan ook Restaurant WiVi zijn (witvis) :)
This is a much deeper (and more worrying) analysis of the USA-Iran crisis, by economic historian Michael Hudson.
www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/04/post...
Als ik een visrestaurant zou openen, noem ik het Hot Sprot
(Met gratis WiFi)
#bluesky #biologist s, please help!
Do we know how #bumblebees and #honeybees navigate? I find it astonishing to realize they must have some kind of memory AND a sense of spatial organization!
I know ants find their way through pheromones, but how do bees find their nest?
I have a dim memory that Christians too had some warning story about false gods or something.
Tutustuminen isovihan jälkeen pidettyjen käräjien tuomiokirjoihin on palauttanut mieleen yhden totuuden. Sota luo laittomuuden, joka johtaa ryöstelyyn ja väkivaltaan siviilejä kohtaan. Sota on elinkeino, aina on niitä, jotka lähtevät raunioista rikkaampina.
Four hundred and nineteen experienced qualitative researchers from 32 countries invite readers of Qualitative Inquiry to consider their position on use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) for qualitative research. We hold the position that analytic approaches such as reflexive thematic analysis are human research practices requiring a subjective, positioned, and reflexive researcher and therefore the use of GenAI in such approaches is not methodologically congruent. We additionally reject GenAI for reflexive qualitative approaches on the grounds of social and environmental justice.
I did not sign this but I 100% would if I could
"We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
This is lowkey one of the most important things happening in the Middle East rn and very few people are paying attention to it
Todella hämmentävä kokemus: seminaarissa on puhuja, joka puhetapa (inflektio jne) on ihan kuin mun kotialueen koomikko Herman Finkers. Myös sen ääni kuulostaa siltä.
I am gross and perverted
I'm obsessed 'n deranged
I have existed for years
But very little has changed
(Frank 1:73)
The one I mentioned at the top was the plan to assassinate him in the Philppines, which allegedly was done by an al-Qaeda backed group. And it is an established fact that this terrorist grouping was financed by the Americans.
Exactly one year ago today:
Most theories nonetheless argue convincingly that in some way the KGB was behind the assassination attempts.
But with this Pope, we probably should look more at CIA/Mossad -linked groups, if something happens.
This greatly improved my mood: bsky.app/profile/theg...
Minusta on todella huolestuttavaa, ja kuvottavaa oikeastaan, että taas kerran kampanjoidaan siitä, kuka osaa leikata parhaiten.
Talouskuripolitiikka EI - KOSKAAN - TOIMINUT - MISSÄÄN vähentämään valtion velkaa tai piristämään taloutta.. Siitä on rutkasti tutkimusta, on vastuutonta sivuuttaa sitä.
the entire notion of Ukrainian refugees having to return to a country at war is disgusting. Nobody chooses which country they are born in. Nobody owes loyalty for such thing.
www.kyivpost.com/post/73921
Last week we read about the US and Israel's war causing shortage of helium needed for MRI scans, and now supply bottlenecks for essential medical equipment like gloves and syringes:
Will this be the first Pope assassinated in the 21st century? Also the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II is rumoured by some to be linked to the CIA.
an underrated, unforgivable belief that remains prevalent among pols and normies is that a rising tide lifts all boats when it’s been clear forever that a rising tide simply drowns the people on low lying land
I didn't know about that tune...but I made something a while back when there was talk that NATO troops would go to Ukraine.
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We are at the very stupid stage of the AI bubble where investors and boards are demanding every company on earth announce an AI strategy immediately and without the slightest bit of thought.
And in "Pulp Fiction," the fact the character is riffing on a Sonny Chiba movie and *thinks* he's quoting the bible serves as a hint that he's a sanctimonious fool. What does that make somebody who, in turn, quotes a Tarantino character quoting Sonny Chiba?
