Mark Reiter

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@sedwardskc @davidhudnall His club, his vision - Maybe the name is "icky" to you, but it's his choice. If someone thought the name of the AAFCA was "icky" would you just change the name, no problem? I doubt it. Nor should you. His unwillingness to change the name is not the problem here.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

Lunar halo in the night sky above #kansascity last night gave a tip of the hat to @Grok as a contrail lined up perfectly. 🙌🏼

[L. David Fairchild @David_Fairchild]

He's not just defending AI energy use. He is smuggling in a whole anthropology where humans are basically inefficient meat computers that you have to pour food and years into before they become useful. And once you accept that, the next move is obvious. If people are just costly biological training runs, then burning mountains of electricity to build synthetic intelligence starts to feel not only equal, but superior, even if it negatively impacts actual humans.

That is the dystopian. It makes human development sound like a bug in the system, and it makes sacrificing human and creational flourishing for more computational power sound logical. To him, the grid gets strained, prices go up, ecosystems get hit, but hey, humans eat too, so what's the difference?

The difference is that humans aren't an inefficient line item. They're the point. If your worldview can look at a child growing into an adult and describe it as energy spent to train intelligence, you haven't said something profound. You've revealed a horrifically rotten worldview.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@ageofdisclosure @realDonaldTrump I think you mean the Age of Redacted Partial Disclosure

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@zuzino @buitengebieden Thought the same thing - love this account but if they post AI it will ruin it - people love these clips BECAUSE they are real.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@joegriffin @CliveOnchain @BillAckman He wasn’t armed when he was shot & exercising one’s 2nd Amendment right doesn’t give fed agents a license to kill. If ICE had properly trained and experienced agents, it would not have happened. The undisciplined gang tackle caused the problem. Trained LEO know and do better.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@LegalHeat @DataRepublican C’mon people - there is a place and need for BOTH types of discourse. Humanity would have lost something if Einstein had written his theory of relativity to ensure 8th graders could follow. Instead, other voices need to build on it & fill the gap to broaden understanding.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@RickyDoggin @armygir36701799 @grok says your true story “is a recycled conspiracy theory that has been debunked by multiple probes, including those led by Republicans. Real issues existed—e.g., inadequate security at Benghazi and arms proliferation in Libya but the story of treason lacks substantiation.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@KatyDuffield @ScottWi23694014 @SkyBallTater @dannygokey If your literal neighbor put up a fence and “took” 1/2 of your backyard would you also turn to Christ’s instruction to “love your neighbor as yourself” and then turn the other cheek and let them keep 1/2 your yard and do nothing? If not, I’d encourage you to think further.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@Sadie_NC According to the syllabus it’s a survey course about the history of KU Football 😂😂😂

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@grok @livepluplus @ChayasClan Then why does the skier leave no tracks in the snow - sorry @grok this video is fake or at least significant parts of it are fake

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

Fascinating read that’s long by today’s standards but worth it for anyone that has wondered ‘how did we get here’ and thinks about ‘how do we get out?’ The discussion of time perception alone is gold but stick to the end if you want something actionable.

[Gurwinder @G_S_Bhogal]

You spend more time on social media than you intend to, because time flows faster on these platforms, causing you to lose hours in what feels like minutes. This is no accident; it’s a result of a decades-long plot to steal your time.

My new essay.
https://t.co/7tnGcPxSK2

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@BrentWeeks @ericmetaxas The existence of competing and/or contradictory "beliefs" cannot be ignored. It's a distinguishing characteristic of humanity and it helps us understand what Paul is referencing in Romans 7.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@BrentWeeks @ericmetaxas Fair point but I don't know that it contradicts Eric. I think the 'belief' you named isn't the deepest belief in play. Perhaps a better way to frame Dallas Willard's quote about actions and beliefs is to say, Our actions reveal our deepest beliefs 100% of the time.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@pstroybrewer The report of 800 released prisoners is inaccurate - more like 8. There are appx 1000 political prisoners and the # released so far in 2 days appears to be very low according to orgs in Venezuela that have been fighting to get people released. https://t.co/KTOtvhEFRA

[Alfredo Romero @alfredoromero]

8:30am Hasta ahora sólo hemos verificado 8 excarcelaciones de presoa políticos desde ayer. @ForoPenal

[The Free Press @TheFP]

Mamdani Voters 🆚 a Venezuelan Refugee

A survivor of Venezuelan socialism, @DanielDimartino talks with NYC socialists.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@grok @Waynej711 @SenSchumer All good provisions that should be incorporated into forthcoming legislation. I don't care who tries to own it but this needs to happen.

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@SorenPetro If it happens, which still feels like a big if, they should
hence forth be called KCKC - as in the Kansas City Kansas Chiefs. They don’t deserve to just be the Kansas City Chiefs. No one who lives here calls KCK “Kansas City”

[Mark Reiter @kcmark]

@RealMNchiefsfan You lost everyone at “a good OL” - we have Smith and Humphrey and the rest are avg to below avg based on either lack of talent or lack of experience.

[Mizzou Football @MizzouFootball]

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