CroTheFool

CroTheFool

@crothefool.bsky.social

Cancer survivor, gamer geek, DJ, and part-time philosopher. American living in Germany.

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🧵🧵🧵 The NY Times posted a 15-minute video today in which I got to tell NYT what’s wrong with its coverage. They said they saw my critical posts on Bluesky and invited me to do a video with them to air my grievances. Weird, right? I didn’t hold back. I blasted their sanewashing of MAGA extremism.

nytimes.comVideo: A Reader on What He Thinks We Get Wrong About TrumpIn this first installment of “Sound Off,” Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for The New York Times, speaks with Mark Jacob, former metro editor for The Chicago Tribune, who shares his criticism...

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Look goddamnit It's entirely possible To eat a plum And not make a poem about it The one I just ate Wasn't even in the Goddamn refrigerator Or anything Sometimes a plum Is just a plum You can just eat it And go on with your life WHAT Why are you looking at me What'd I do now (looks) oh GODDAMNIT

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Research units from across government have been gutted. More than 10,000 PhDs have left government. For example the research arm of the Department of Education lost 90% of their staff and the research office for the Secretary of Health and Human Services lost an estimated 60% of their staff.

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Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years... ...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.

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Fear being a high chance (>10%) of human extinction this decade They have agency in choosing to pursue Agentic AI but are acting like they have none. It's half a dozen US companies trying to secure individual enrichment through inflated IPO offers, while pretending they can't stop because "China"

wsj.comExclusive | Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI FearsConcerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control.

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macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

WTactualF

Stars and Stripes@starsandstripes.bsky.social

Navy civilian engineer Elsie Dominguez's lawsuit against the U.S. government was dismissed this month after a judge determined her report of being raped in her bed aboard a transport ship was within her duties and must be treated as a worker's comp claim. From Stars and Stripes' Rose L. Thayer:

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Other *relevant* experts have also now contributed to the damning criticisms of 'The Great #ADHD Myth?', with more professionalism than me. But less rage-fuelled snark. Which, let's be fair, is probably helpful www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

theguardian.comThere is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’ | Gina RipponChannel 4’s programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead indulging in unscientific methods and conspiracy theories, says author Gina Rippon
Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social

A Review of the Guardian’s Review of Channel 4’s ‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ theneuroscienceofeve... I reviewed the Guardian's review of The Great ADHD Myth, and found it... well, lacking doesn't really do it justice. #ADHD #Channel4 #Guardian #Neurodivergence

You should read this thread for a well reasoned reality check.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social

I hope 2025 & 2026 have adequately prepared everyone for the shitshow that will be 2027: Strongest El Niño and highest global temperature on record Energy and affordability crisis from the illegal war End of 3-year federal science grants awarded in 2024 AI bubble bursting Continued rise of fascism

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Meiselas: This is a breaking news alert. There is no trade deal between Canada and the United States. As I’ve always said, you can’t do any deal with bad people. And Donald Trump is a fraud, and the people he surrounds himself with are frauds and bad people.

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WINTER IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen at Bayview Place and Remsen Ave, she is 35 pounds and chipped: 991001002411510. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT WINTER!

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lots of replies asking about this so here are two solid use cases for AI: 1. LLMs are good at summarizing widely available information. Ask one to summarize a news story you aren't caught up on. 2. Girlfriend. Ask the AI to be your girlfriend. Now you're well-informed and you have a girlfriend.

ghost malone ergo propter bones@proptermalone.bsky.social

i am reasonably confident that i could figure out a way any person on Bluesky could use a $20 OpenAI or Claude subscription to improve some aspect of their life in fifteen minutes of talking through it, if they're willing to try in good faith

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Existential threats to Western Civilisation, ranked: 1. Anything that annoys me, personally 2. Whatever those darn kids are up to these days 3. Entertainment media casting choices 4. Bears or something, probably.

@ladygothic.bsky.social This is a far better explanation for what I was trying to explain last week.

Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social

European summers aren't what they used to be! Grey curve is the climate of 1950-90. Every coloured line is a summer since 1991. Every one since 2005 sits beyond the 95th percentile of the curve. This isn't a shifting #climate. It's already a new one! 🤯🥵 Plot inspired by Barriopedro et al. 2011

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We wanted to understand how Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey differs from the Homer original. So we talked to three unvaccinated crypto investors at a Five Guys in Toms River.

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LUFFY IS MISSING IN THE BRONX: last seen at 168th St and Washington Ave, he's 59 pounds and chipped: 985113013965438. If you've seen or found him please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT LUFFY

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Republicans spent years lecturing Democrats about “family values.” This poll says the lecture is over. Moral bankruptcy is not a dealbreaker for most Republican voters. And we can see it in the candidates they nominate and continue to support.