BostonFern

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by BostonFern 8d ago
The famous Oracle of Delphi in Ancient Greece was said to be the center of the universe in its time. Kings, generals, and officials from poleis across and from without Greece would seek the Oracle’s counsel on important decisions. Stories o
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by BostonFern 2mo ago
It’s not open-source, but I enjoy using Affinity, especially the updated version after it was acquired by Canva.
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Robert Mueller (2002): FBI looking to leverage AI to predict 9/11-style attacks(youtubetrimmer.com)
1 points by BostonFern 3mo ago|0 comments
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Study: Childhood egg allergies fall as early introduction becomes more common(cnn.com)
2 points by BostonFern 3mo ago|1 comments
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by BostonFern 4mo ago
Then present your evidence, so we can have a substantive debate and draw informed conclusions.
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by BostonFern 4mo ago
See retired test pilot Robert Johnson’s analysis of what led to the crash for a different perspective: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrtfUZRk5h4&ra=m
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by BostonFern 4mo ago
In Scandinavia in particular, there’s a tendency of pescatarians to refer to themselves as vegetarian for social convenience, but that hasn’t changed the definition of “vegetarian”.
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by BostonFern 4mo ago
No idea? Really? You’re an intelligent mammal, your biological makeup encoded in DNA. So are all other people, who largely share that same DNA. You’re conscious. It’s not a big leap to conclude that so are other people, too. This kind of so
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by BostonFern 5mo ago
Tougher adblocking is the best argument I’ve heard.
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by BostonFern 6mo ago
Are we talking about laptops in grades advanced enough for students to waste time on Reddit, or smartphones in the hands of young children? My contention is that it's feasible to use laptops in classrooms productively, especially consi
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by BostonFern 6mo ago
That anecdote sounds like a problem with discipline and ethics, not with technology.
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Push to close data broker "loophole" in upcoming FISA 702 reauth. bill(text.npr.org)
4 points by BostonFern 6mo ago|0 comments
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by BostonFern 7mo ago
That’s a fair objection. Having ruminated on it some more, I’ll admit it might be tenable. As for achieving an effective ban, occupational collapse might be the stronger motivator once workplace adoption broadens and accelerates, but risk o
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by BostonFern 7mo ago
Get this point across to those leading the charge, if not every person everywhere.
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by BostonFern 7mo ago
The challenge is that enforcing a ban would presumably require strict incursions into personal freedoms organized at a scale where AI-based solutions would be particularly effective and thus tempting, paradoxically. On the other hand, assum
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by BostonFern 7mo ago
That's interpreting a failure to fight to preserve ethics as an internal rejection when it could be explained by a lack of fighting spirit, either because the fight seems impossible or the given hill not worth dying on. Another interpr
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Large study finds link between cannabis use in teens and psychosis later(text.npr.org)
91 points by BostonFern 7mo ago|116 comments
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NASA chief classifies Boeing Starliner failure as Class A Mishap(text.npr.org)
3 points by BostonFern 7mo ago|0 comments
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SpaceX Delays Mars Plans to Focus on Moon(wsj.com)
4 points by BostonFern 7mo ago|0 comments
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To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog(text.npr.org)
2 points by BostonFern 8mo ago|0 comments
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40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned(text.npr.org)
3 points by BostonFern 8mo ago|0 comments
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A look inside prediction markets(text.npr.org)
2 points by BostonFern 8mo ago|0 comments
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by BostonFern 8mo ago
Contra proferentem or caveat aleator? That is the question.
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Names of 5M holocaust victims now compiled in single database(timesofisrael.com)
17 points by BostonFern 11mo ago|5 comments
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by BostonFern 1y ago
The testimonials on the landing page, where are they sourced from?
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Severed and softening core columns, not failing floors, triggered WTC collapse(metabunk.org)
3 points by BostonFern 1y ago|1 comments
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by BostonFern 1y ago
Officials have made announcements that tie the alleged drone sightings to “capable” (e.g., foreign state) actors. How would stricter laws address that? It’s also already illegal to fly drones above airports.
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by BostonFern 1y ago
If this comment is an indication of how you approached the conversation, maybe you failed to convince your colleague due to a lack of specific arguments and an abundance of scornful conceit.
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by BostonFern 1y ago
I need to start hanging out in more lucrative forums, apparently.
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Human braincell computer launched commercially(newatlas.com)
4 points by BostonFern 1y ago|0 comments

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