i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
“After Auschwitz, the human condition is not the same, nothing will ever be the same. Here, heaven and earth are on fire.” —Elie Wiesel
we have a president with a tenuous grip on small legislative majorities who is out of the gate with a flurry of dramatically unpopular orders and who has just demonstrated his weakness on the international stage. if i were an elected member of his domestic opposition, i might try to draw real blood.
I’ve been back in Illinois for a couple of days because my mom had a stroke, and we were all very worried. But this morning when I walked into her room she said her first complete sentence to me since I got here, which was “look at that big belly” so I think she’s going to be fine
Team Selena Gomez,,, Again!! That woman is always so brave to share her truth,,, and so many are quick to bully her.
For those interested in politics, don’t ignore AI. AI models will further change politics into something that is probably unrecognizable. Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC
Remember when we were arguing about the term "foundation models"? It feels like ages ago! With those base models culminating in DeepSeek v3 in Dec 2024, 2025 will likely be the year of LLM specialization! Anyway, I will be writing about it more soon :).
The Beatles and The Stones and Zeppelin and The Beach Boys and The Who are all wonderful but when you reach the age of 56 you realize it was The Byrds and The Kinks all along. Happy birthday to me.
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It’s wild to have two cats and have one of them be just so much more dumb.
I'm back for air. Will slowly return...
Now that DeepSeek is having an impact on the US stock market, I expect a huge negative press cycle designed to discredit their advancement is on the way.
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No matter what DeepSeek cost, the important part is, they could afford to give it away.
DeepSeek's most powerful capability is confirming in everyone's minds what they already believed about AI
On this day Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756; as was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson aka Lewis Carroll in Cheshire, England in 1832. Quite a thing to be remembered centuries later!
Congratulationz to the cast of CBS new show WATSON and especially my girl EVE HARLOW,,, this is your year my girl,!! Gots to meet Morris Chestnut for da first time 👊🏾🙌🏾
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NASDAQ-100 futures falling over 4% on DeepSeek freakout
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SCOTUSblog cofounder Tom Goldstein, accused of evading taxes on poker winnings, made his first court appearance today. As a condition of release, he agreed not to gamble "including poker of any type and by any means (in person/online)" fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
Refrain from the use of computer systems, Internet-capable devices and/or similar electronic devices at any location (including employment or educational program) without the prior written approval of the U.S. Probation or Pretrial Services Officer. The defendant shall cooperate with the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office monitoring of compliance with this condition. Cooperation shall include, but not be limited to, participating in a Computer & Internet Monitoring Program, identifying computer systems, Internet-capable devices and/or similar electronic devices the defendant has access to, allowing the installation of monitoring software/hardware at the defendant's expense, and permitting random, unannounced examinations of computer systems, Internet-capable devices and similar electronic devices under the defendant's control.
(w) The defendant must comply with all directives from federal, state, and local government pertaining to the public health,
Including COVID-19.
(x) Do not open any new bank account; do not obtain and/or draw on any lines of credit; do not transfer any funds w/o prior pretrial approval.
(y) Do not engage in any type of gambling including poker of any type and by any means (in person/online)
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