wmhurst
- this may not seem that interesting at first glance, but you’re looking at the powerful auroras on JUPITER!! jwst revealed new mysteries and details about the aurora!! 🤩
- Are we talking about CME’s from the sun hitting Jupiter’s atmosphere? If so, do you know how long it took to get there? And, which solar storm it was that reached it, and if it was one that also hit Earth?
- "For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...
- Hear! Hear!
- It would be strange if we were living in a world where there was an AI system that was strictly only given facts and not opinions. But, to me, that would be the most logical and interesting. Kinda like a Google Scholar AI with ALL facts of history inputed with scientific objectivity.
- That’s the first thing that AI should do. Everything else is trivial.
- Remember to check on your neighbors this summer. The Feds are no longer going to check for survivors. grist.org/politics/fem...
- So if I am getting this right: Thursday the librarian of Congress was fired. Friday the copyright office rushed out a draft report suggesting genAI training on copyrighted works shouldn’t be legal. Saturday the head of the copyright office is fired.
- “President Donald Trump continued a firing spree at the Library of Congress on Saturday when he dismissed the top copyright official in the nation” bit.ly/43amMei
- Yes.
- Julius Randle is the first Timberwolves player since Kevin Garnett in 2004 to record a postseason triple-double 🔥 H/T @lawmurraythenu.bsky.social
- YES!
- License to steal by tech companies who are looking to override copyright law. Make no mistake. That’s what this about. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
- The Twins broadcast on MLB is so much better than on Apple and Fox, it’s noticeable. I can’t stand the “mound” advertising on Apple and the Fox broadcast is subpar in every aspect.
- The President just fired our extraordinary Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. As Chair of Senate Rules I worked closely w/her. She was dedicated to the Library and highly respected by Democratic AND Republican senators. This is an outrage and a big loss.
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View full threadThe average American would need to be concerned that our intellectual infrastructure is being hollowed out as well as our government infrastructure.
- How does one go about doing that efficiently before midterms? Stomping around, saying it’s an outrage, and ex-communicating opposing viewpoints doesn’t seem to work. So, what is the strategy here?
