Author Archives: John Lusk

Computers will put us all out of work!!!1!1 #31452 (Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence edition)

(Also racism and sexism.)

https://twitter.com/DocStefflbauer/status/1548324585367474186?s=20&t=GbXBnPUGfKc6DvMA4RVhkg

Local elections, baby!

i spent the past 2 weeks sifting thru the overwhelming mass of local elections happening across the country this fall to identify the ones that are most important for abortion access, and explain why as precisely as i can.

it's a big but critical one: https://t.co/cQwJfihLPF
— Taniel (@Taniel) July 14, 2022

Spartz’s accusations against Zelensky’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak

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Of interest…

https://kyivindependent.com/hot-topic/explainer-is-there-any-merit-to-congresswoman-spartz-accusations-against-zelenskys-chief-of-staff

#Ukraine

Donate instead of fighting?

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Hmm. Why doesn’t social media do THIS? I wonder what it would take? Every post would have to be identified with a cause. And whether it was in support of or opposition to said cause.

Effhttps://t.co/gwacNy8blS #smbc #hiveworks pic.twitter.com/AJ5f3ERxBr
— Zach Weinersmith (@ZachWeiner) July 15, 2022

Vaccines still work

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It sucks the variants eroded the vaccines’ ability to slow transmission.

But I fear the current “eh nothing matters” attitude toward arresting COVID in some corners has been conflated with the idea that the vaccines aren’t doing *anything* anymore.

And that remains very wrong https://t.co/3dVmQ8wAnT
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) July 16, 2022

Even eyeglasses are tuned for white facial structure

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Glasses are made to fit caucasian faces and bone structures. They aren’t made to fit wider noses or larger eyes because yt people don’t typically have those features. That’s why your glasses always fall off. ❤️ https://t.co/N09I59fCcf pic.twitter.com/69zVeG2LAW
— Maya Angelique👑 (@moneyymaya) July 14, 2022