To be fair, I think dogs are basically allies in this
10.03.2026 08:25
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To be fair, I think dogs are basically allies in this
This thread is a difficult read
Jared is correct. Read Theory
"Whatever states are today, they are not what they once were—in part because, as Dasgupta chronicles, the state now faces serious competition for center stage in the organization of human society."
www.bostonreview.net/forum/climat...
People know what they like. Lots of times I read the first couple of pages of something and know it's not for me. I can tell within the first 20 seconds of a piece of music if it's been recorded & mastered in a way that I am not going to be able to enjoy.
That was in as soon as the cross left McGree's boot
That should be self-evident (it's IWD after all). It's not hard to imagine the consequences of acting as the cheatware guy does here, in another context ... In mental health, 'agency' is a useful concept for thinking about what enables - and constrains - our potential for choosing & acting. [3/3].
But the 'types' of character on display here re: 'agency' are just .. impulsivity, creative opportunism, and over-confidence. Those things plus luck, the article suggests, explain a lot. Agency itself depends a lot on other people, and what they will grant you in a given context. [2/3].
Been thinking about this article all morning. The first half is, as Josie says, very grim. The second half is .. funny, if you can stomach the absurdity. It's interesting how tech has co-opted 'agency' as a term though. It's used as if it refers to an intrinsic personality characteristic. [1/3].
4 toilets in a side by side row
mount flushmore
The contact hypothesis is out there, doing its thing
There are at least two laugh out loud moments after that
I can't finish this article because it's too fucking grim, but you might enjoy it
The main character feels like a fucking Mark Millar villain come to life
We face two urgent challenges concerning consciousness and AI. Challenge One is that millions of users will soon misattribute human-like consciousness to AI friends, partners, and assistants on the basis of mimicry and role-play, and we don’t know how to prevent this. Challenge Two is that profoundly alien forms of consciousness might genuinely be achieved in AI, but our theoretical understanding of consciousness is too immature to provide confident answers one way or the other. Centrism about AI consciousness is the position that we must take both challenges seriously. The two challenges interact in ways that make this difficult. Steps to address Challenge One might undermine attempts to address Challenge Two by portraying the idea of conscious AI as impossible or inherently unlikely. Conversely, attempts to address Challenge Two might lead to higher levels of misattribution from ordinary users. This “manifesto” attempts to construct mutually consistent strategies for addressing both challenges.
Since people are doing "is AI conscious?" discourse on here again I feel like this philpapers.org/rec/BIRACA-4 by @birchlse.bsky.social remains my favourite piece on the current state of affairs.
New post, on whether I could get Claude Code to complete a data task that had taken me AGES a decade ago…
kucharski.substack.com/p/how-much-t...
(2/2) in preparation, once you know what wants to cover. The structure of that interview is good at prompting reflection in the latter half, so you can decide how much time and detail you want to put into the chapters in the first half.
The basic structure in Michele Crossley's narrative life history interview might work. You could look at it together before you start, figure out what goes in each 'chapter' (it invites the interviewee to think of their life as a book). As others suggested, you could find photos or documents (1/2)
GOOD NEWS. The vinyl and the CDs of ‘This Could be Us, You, Or Anybody Else’ have arrived and they look absolutely gorgeous. Also, it is Bandcamp Friday, and therefore the perfect time to preorder one of these now tangible beauties. So, please do that. xox
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Today I want to talk about Jess’ Rule and Martha’s Rule, two new initiatives across NHS England that I think are really important and you should know about.
Tl;dr: if your symptoms are not improving or getting worse, at home or in hospital, you have the right and Drs the responsibility to review.
Holy heck, Fugazi just released the 1992 Albini sessions for Bandcamp Friday! Proceeds going to Letters Charity.
Sad news. I’d seen JB’s post on Instagram, but didn’t want to repost it. Better to still have Justin around, well, and producing music, but put Godflesh to bed. He has so many other great projects. A hero of mine for years now. A king of extreme and experimental music. Recuperate and be well, sir! 🫡
So this post broke containment and lost a little of the context when it did but Bikini Kill are the ones donating to TCP, not Bandcamp. We generally choose a different org or mutual aid fund to support on Bandcamp Fridays and this is what we chose this month.
- AI training isn’t ‘learning’ and shouldn’t be treated as such
The House of Lords has been absolutely consistent on this, and they are totally right. Will the government listen?
/end
They destroy the argument that big tech should be given the country’s creative output for free, and they lay out the case for maintaining and even strengthening existing copyright law to protect creatives from exploitation.
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❤️ The Norwegian Consumer Council! And not only for their adorable pronunciation of 'shitty'.
"the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future... has delved into enshittification and how to resist it."
www.forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree/
(h/t @ianhalst.bsky.social)
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Last year I had the pleasure of joining a new working group on AI & psychosis led by @hamiltonmorrin.bsky.social & Tom Pollak.
Today our report went into @thelancetpsych.bsky.social with updated recommendations for digital safety.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Check out this amazing project to bring mental health support to children in Gaza!
Think about the children in your life, and what you would want for them if they'd just been through an unimaginable trauma.
Can't really unlearn what we've learned about autistic women's experiences just because it's categorically untidy and politically inconvenient
This thing where something we care about (and once had more influence over) has moved and morphed beyond our control and so we rail about how ruined it is - it's such a common thing to see people doing this. In culture and sport, we see it for what it is. In science and politics, not so much?
Yes, that really jumped out as a tell. Couple of paragraphs later all of the counter claims about what clinicians are doing wrong are based on vibes ('I get a sense ...' and 'I fear ..'). Not much science going on there ..
