Daniel Roberts

Daniel Roberts

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FKA IronMikeGallego. I once wrote a few things you might’ve read but then I had kids. Cancer-hater. Gold Star Family. Recovering A’s fan. Combat sports wunderkind. Anti-Stratfordian. Lawyer. https://deadspin.com/the-trouble-with-floyd-mayweather-1605217498

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Daniel Roberts
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Apologies in advance for what might look like a rambling diatribe going nowhere. But the one thing I know really well - better than almost anyone else - is boxing. And there’s a really valuable lesson from boxing that the Democratic Party needs to learn in a hurry. Let’s start with the boxing bit.

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The Editorial Board
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Exhausted by stupidity: Melania negotiated a 'ceasefire' while Trump bleated like a sheep. A THREAD.

The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social

1. I am very tired of being asked to be stupid. I know that is not the most important thing right now. There are many more serious consequences to electing a criminal president who is burning up the economy.

Daniel Roberts
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Happy Columbus Day! The day we celebrate a genocidal invader of American lands, who spread hate, disease and death everywhere he went, and yet, was inexplicably celebrated for far too long despite his flagrant record of sociopathic behavior. I’m sorry, I’m thinking of Elon Musk.

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The Editorial Board
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The taboo against naming Trump's dementia is fading. A THREAD.

The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social

1. I think the president of the United States really believes "there's never been anybody" who deserves the Nobel Peace Prize more than he does. He really believes he "settled eight wars." He really believes he stopped "the total obliteration of the world" by going to war with Iran.

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Joel D. Anderson
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"A parent with one child has more in common with a childless person than they have with a parent of two." Brother (and sister), let me tell you how much I understand this now. www.gq.com/story/second...

gq.comMy Second Child Is Perfect. He Ruined My LifeIn 2024, Zach Baron documented his long journey to fatherhood via IVF in GQ. Now, he reports on the mind-altering chaos (and occasional brilliance) of life with two walking, talking young boys.
Daniel Roberts
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Two years. I miss you, little brother.

Daniel Roberts@drobertsimg.bsky.social

One year ago, my little brother died. The cause of death was cancer, but the real cause of death were the toxic burn pits he served by in Iraq and Afghanistan. The US government was very good to us. But all that has changed. Today, the government isn’t helping sick troops, it’s killing them. 1/x

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Nicole Bedera
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Whenever I see a current or former university president in the news for sexual misconduct, I think of this chart from 2015. (ABC seems to have pulled down the original Five Thirty Eight article, but here’s a Feministing blog about it.)

feministing.com Chart of the Day: College presidents think rape is only a problem at other schoolsAccording to Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey, US college and university presidents demonstrate some very wishful thinking when it comes to sexual assault. While about a third believe that it is preva...
David L. Pumpkins@leboism.bsky.social

For those not following NJ politics, please know that the Lt Gov resigned a few days ago because a report came out saying he did serial harassment, and yesterday he went on TV to say "i put that report through multiple AIs and they told me it wasn't sexual harassment." Former university president

Daniel Roberts
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Feel like this is broadly correct. AI is hideously immoral and should be illegal. The Third Circuit’s recent decision could well put the big firms out of business, which would be a huge win for humanity. BUT those of you who have convinced yourselves that it’s useless are deluding yourselves.

Will Oremus@willoremus.com

feels like there is a group of smart and well-intentioned people who long ago made up their minds that AI Is Bad, swore off using it, and now get all their info about AI from each other. not saying they're wrong that ai is bad! but i think they're gradually losing touch with what it is and does

Daniel Roberts
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I use AI very sparingly in my work and it has very useful applications in limited domains. It is not what it is advertised as, but it’s basically a vastly improved search engine. Just like a search engine, you can’t just accept what’s on the first output, but it can kickstart your research.

Daniel Roberts
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TL; DR - something can be immoral, a net negative for society, and still useful in certain applications. It’s sort of how I feel about Katy Perry. Roar still kicks, fight me.

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The Editorial Board
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From J6 insurrection to Schmitt's humiliation, there is a straight line. The latter covered up the former to confuse understanding of Trump's treason. A THREAD.

The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social

1. Let's not say goodbye to Eric Schmitt just yet. His story is about more than a power-mad senator falling on his face. It's part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of an insurrection against the United States.

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Chris Messina
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For an inside look into the mind of the Trump Administration: 1. Go to america.gov 2. type “hello” 3. type “play Minecraft” 4. watch the agent’s reality implode 5. ??? 6. PROFIT!

Daniel Roberts
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No one ever went broke underestimating the laziness of humanity. If AI kills us, it’s going to be like the dinosaur episode of Rick and Morty. It’s going to be because we were too lazy to stop it until it was too late.

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The wheels are coming off yet Senate GOP can't quit Trump. A week of panic as well as paralysis. A THREAD.

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1. The Washington Sun called it "panic week." Republicans seemed to wake up to the fact that things are not going to get better. This was the week in which they realized, all at once, that the light at the end of the tunnel may be from an oncoming train. mailchi.mp/washingtonsu...

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Daniel Roberts
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As a Gold Star Family member, this is infuriating.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.

washingtonpost.comMore U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publiclyOfficials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.

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Diana Moskovitz
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Documents obtained by @lesleyryder.bsky.social and myself show the NWSL has received eight complaints of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, or retaliation this year. You can read more + see our source docs over at @defector.com The article free because it's based on public records:

defector.comDocs: NWSL Received Eight Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, Or Retaliation Complaints This Year | DefectorThe NWSL received eight complaints about either sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, or retaliation during the first half of this year, according to documents obtained by Defector Media. The reports ...

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Ann Monster Lipton
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not that i'm objecting but i do have to recognize that if there's anything the legal profession does well, it's regulate to protect the need for trained lawyers

Daniel Roberts@drobertsimg.bsky.social

California just passed a law forbidding lawyers from delegating to AI and requiring them to disclose any use of AI in their briefs. NY has a bill to prohibit AI from dispensing any sort of legal advice. A number of federal judges outright ban it on briefs in their courts. You will see more of this.

Daniel Roberts
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California just passed a law forbidding lawyers from delegating to AI and requiring them to disclose any use of AI in their briefs. NY has a bill to prohibit AI from dispensing any sort of legal advice. A number of federal judges outright ban it on briefs in their courts. You will see more of this.

Elizabeth Warren@elizabeth-warren.bsky.social

The time to act on AI is yesterday. I'm calling for an immediate pause on the development of advanced AI while lawmakers and regulators put systems in place to keep people safe.

Daniel Roberts
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You can rightfully ask whether this is spurred by the absolute shitshow briefs that have been AI generated or fears about lawyers losing work to chatbots, but the legal community is taking increasingly strong steps to limit its use. Other industries need to follow suit.

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Daniel Roberts
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It is so fucked up that John Ritter’s character on Three’s Company was named Jack Tripper (i.e. Jack T. Ripper). Suzanne Somers never even knew she was in that sort of danger.

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Corey Rayburn Yung
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I've been doing more testing and thinking. I'm now convinced genAI detection is possible and Pangram does it pretty well. But there are a few caveats. First, Pangram likely depends on the limits of current LLMs because it seems to be using n-gram math. 1/

Corey Rayburn Yung@coreyryung.bsky.social

I uploaded a few texts to test Pangram, Unlke other AI detectors, it kind of works. It recognized some of my uploaded texts as 100% human (which they were). It identified genAI texts (although not that they were 100% LLM generated - see below).

Daniel Roberts
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Look, this is definitely not the right lesson to take from this, but if you’re a billionaire, you should be spending more than $160 on sex. I mean, do it for the economy if nothing else.

Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social

A day after his arrest on a charge of engaging in prostitution, San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York asked the court to seal the records. A judge denied the request. You can now read all those records over on @defector.com. The pay wall is down as the entire report is based on public records:

defector.comHere's All The Court Documents Jed York Asked To Be Sealed | DefectorOn Monday, the day after his arrest on a criminal charge of engaging in prostitution—later pleaded down to disorderly conduct—San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York, through his lawyer, submitted a motion...
Daniel Roberts
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I’ve been thinking about my brother and crying a lot this morning and thought I’d share a story. I once asked him why, as a pacifist, he joined the military of all things. And he explained that if he didn’t do that, it might have fallen to someone who didn’t care about the lives of innocent people.

Daniel Roberts@drobertsimg.bsky.social

Two years ago, I lost my little brother to cancer he got from toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. I never want any other family to go through what we did. The breakthroughs in cancer research are nothing short of amazing and this country owes it to its troops and citizens to fund more of it.

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Daniel Roberts
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I’ve been thinking about my brother and crying a lot this morning and thought I’d share a story. I once asked him why, as a pacifist, he joined the military of all things. And he explained that if he didn’t do that, it might have fallen to someone who didn’t care about the lives of innocent people.

Daniel Roberts@drobertsimg.bsky.social

Two years ago, I lost my little brother to cancer he got from toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. I never want any other family to go through what we did. The breakthroughs in cancer research are nothing short of amazing and this country owes it to its troops and citizens to fund more of it.

Daniel Roberts
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At one point, he had a significant leadership role in Afghanistan. And during that time there wasn’t a single civilian casualty. He really cared about everyone and just wanted all people to feel safe. He’d be so crushed by what we’re doing in Iran.

Daniel Roberts
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Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Adrien Beltre: Who needs a cup?

Comfortably Boo@numb.comfortab.ly

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Software developer: The cup is twice bigger than it needs to be.