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LLMs hallucinating nonexistent software packages with plausible names leads to a new malware vulnerability: "slopsquatting."

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Particularly enlightening episode of a reliably insightful podcast by @gideonrachman.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4SrX...

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Interesting piece of history.

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It would be a great move for the United States to create a trade zone with e.g. other North American countries, Europe, Japan and South Korea against China. But they have made it a lot harder for themselves through their bullying tactics, and those countries are now pursuing alternative options.

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It is difficult to convey how monumentally idiotic Trump’s tariffs are. Allow me to try. Let’s begin with Adam Smith. In the 200 years prior to Smith’s 1776 “Wealth of Nations” Mercantilism was the dominant view of trade.

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In that spirit - Mark and Robin are rightly watching whether China will devalue. @msobel.bsky.social @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social

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While America has a trade deficit in goods, it also has a huge trade surplus in services -- cloud services, social media, finance, etc So @economist.com used Trump's own formula to calculate what the US would have to pay if its partners put tariffs on US services: www.economist.com/finance-and-...

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Propaganda may sound emotional — but machines learn it mathematically. This thread breaks down how propaganda detection systems actually work. Let’s demystify the tech 👇

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You get what you measure – if the success of a news article is measured by clicks, you get clickbait headlines. Often these articles are just briefly glimpsed to find out who, what, where. Guardian's "Deeply read" -listing is a great concept, as those are the articles that are actually read.

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What did 14 years of autocratic populism produce in Hungary? Poverty and corruption www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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Interesting piece of Finnish history from around the time when we gained independence.

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This is so surreally corrupt it’s hard to even grasp. US media is incapable of processing it - directly using the White House to promote a meme coin with hidden ownership structure.

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Eisenhower's farewell speech. He spoke about responsibility, equality, respect and balance. He warned about unchecked power, whether of military or technological origin, and called for maintaining a balance between national security needs and democratic principles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyBN...

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Three and a half years ago, they published this, and the message of the song is just as relevant now as it was back then. "Have you seen the writing on the wall?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhBn...

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Thanks to Steve Jobs and Gorilla Glass, factories in America are now ramping up to make affordable windows, made from panes thinner than a credit card, that can: * save Americans $25 billion / year * withstand a 2x4 shot out of a cannon (gift link) www.wsj.com/business/cor...

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Illusory Truth Effect — Repetition makes lies feel true You’ve heard it before, so it feels right. That’s the Illusory Truth Effect. Disinfo thrives on repetition — not accuracy. Let’s break down how this cognitive glitch tricks your brain. 🧵

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"Sadly, our top health official is a childish libertarian." 🛟😷 medsky health policy policysky sociology polisky www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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Just got a lovely, long email from a former Commodore retailer about my Tramiel piece. About how it helped him finally understand why Tramiel was the way he was in their interactions, over 50yrs ago "I finished reading the last paragraph of your article and just sat quiet for a moment or two."

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"Warren Buffett's Chilling Climate Change Warning," the Motley Fool trumpets, before musing on whether it's time to sell shares in Buffett's firm, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B). Pay attention! 🧵

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its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further

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Alas, in the long run we are all dead.

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OK, a roundup response to the "they won't follow the court orders" people. First of all, you're wrong! The administration is following many of the court orders. What's more, they're showing their understanding of the validity of court orders by seeking stays pending appeal when they lose.

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Tuore tutkimus selvitti tätä somessa kiertänyttä väitettä Moraalisen piirin ulottaminen ulkoryhmiin ei oo läheisiltä pois, vaan korreloi positiivisesti myös läheisistä välittämisen kanssa Ja myös vasemmistoliberaalit priorisoi sisäryhmää mutta ulottaa moraalisen piirin laajemmalle 1/4 #tiede

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How should Canada navigate a shifting world order? With the U.S. redefining its alliances and Europe rearming, Canada’s foreign policy faces new challenges. seva.bsky.social, political science professor at UofT and author, joins @spaikin.bsky.social to break it all down. Watch tonight at 8pm.

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Jossain määrin tekisi mieli taas sanoa jotain noihin X:n puolella käytäviin tiedekeskusteluihin tai siis jämppiin. Jämpäksi niitä voi kutsua, koska käytännöss ihan samat kommentit toistetaan ja toistetaan joka kierroksella. 1/

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