CONAN THE BARBARIAN is my go-to Christmas movie, and some new things really stood out to me at this year's viewing.
I want to talk about THIS moment and THIS guy.
This is the story of Red Hair.
saw ted chiang give a talk yesterday where he basically told a bunch of ai bros, "we are nowhere near having real ai, and what we call ai today is just a tool of capitalism. i don't fear ai, i fear capitalism" and the ai bros got their feelings hurt. it was great.
Alex stopped to help save a gunshot victim from bleeding out, he was then given Saint Paul Police Chiefs Award for Valor. He then gave this small speech.
(video from @/onsitepublicmedia ig)
My newest article for @Salon. It's long, but in my opinion worth reading to the end. It is absolutely crucial right now, amid William MacAskill's media blitz, for people to push back against this utterly bizarre, potentially very dangerous ideology.
https://t.co/d7EfwPR8c0
"Mario games teach us that even if something is essentially the same, psychologically it can be completely different. This example is very easy to understand."
Slavery, segregation, voting rights, gerrymandering and abortion all have one thing in common:
“States rights.”
Since the first draft of the constitution, “Leave it up to the states” has been code for “Leave it up to the racists.”