Life in the Time of Deepfakes

On Why, Seriously, Why February 14, 2019 post & quote

In 1945, esteemed American psychologist Captain G. M. Gilbert was assigned to the Nuremberg trials: “In my work with the defendants (at the

On Presidential Precedents February 13, 2019 news Trump will sign spending bill and declare national emergency Boy oh boy — now that the GOP is setting the precedent that “emergency” = “whatever the

On Common Sense February 13, 2019 quote “A power to dispose of estates for ever is manifestly absurd. The earth and the fulness of it belongs to every generation, and the preceding one can

The Galactic Structure of Things Today February 11, 2019 txt & post

Let’s say you eat some cheese. And I get very mad, because somebody (first fucking Sally, and now you) has been eating all my cheese for a while

Born and Raised in Wishabitch Wood February 8, 2019 writing & ideas “When we too are armed and trained, we can convince men that we have hands, feet, and a heart like yours; and although we may be delicate and soft,

Your Revolution Will Be Weaponized February 7, 2019 news & privacy

(Credit for the greatest headline of the year goes to Huffington Post) Jeff Bezos’ public statement regarding the attempted extortion against him.

Lead Lining and You: A Helpful Guide February 6, 2019 privacy & tech Big Telecom Sold Highly Sensitive Customer GPS Data Typically Used for 911 Calls None of this is new information. Okay, some of it may be confirmed

Let’s Start by Defining What Constitutes “Treading” February 4, 2019 news & change “A 4-year-old found a loaded gun — and shot his pregnant mother in the face, police say” And [NRA Court Filings against 1639] “The lawsuit

Facebook Knowingly Duped Game-Playing Kids and Their Parents Out of Money February 4, 2019 facebook & news “A team of Facebook employees even developed a method that would have reduced the problem of children being hoodwinked into spending money, but the

I Love It Especially Later in the Summer February 4, 2019 news Don Jr. and Jared Kushner’s congressional testimonies are finally going to Mueller Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) has said she thinks Don Jr. lied

It’s a Great Day for America Everybody February 1, 2019 news Today In “Why McConnell Is A Traitorous Garbage Person” Mitch McConnell, Who Voted To Lift Russian Oligarch’s Sanctions, Reportedly Has Deep Ties To

It’s a Great Day for America Everybody January 30, 2019 news Today’s minor updates: Trump Ordered “Usable-Size” Nuclear Weapons Be Built Trump Meets Alone With Putin (Again) GOP Refuses Backpay for Federal

Roger Stone January 29, 2019

1 They want you to be a ghost When they rob you of your hope But you’ve got power when they’re not expecting anything

What Things Can Be January 29, 2019 Only after a thing is, is it possible to see what a thing can be

How to Read the News January 29, 2019 media & my_work & post It is no longer possible to remain informed about current events by following one or two or even several sources. You need to pick many, and connect

Net Neutrality January 28, 2019 tech & news & link & article It’s Now Clear None of the Supposed Benefits of Killing Net Neutrality Are Real “Dismantling the basic principle that prevents companies like

“For the Observation That Prison Fails to Eliminate Crime, January 28, 2019 quote one should perhaps substitute the hypothesis that prison has succeeded extremely well in producing delinquency, a specific type, a politically or

“First, Capitalism Is a Pure Religious Cult, Perhaps the Most Extreme There Ever Was.” January 28, 2019 quote — Walter Benjamin

On A.I. January 28, 2019 ai & rants & defeatism or: life in the time of deepfakes chapter 1 The scariest thing about AI isn’t even AI itself 1, it’s the idea of it being in the hands of the

“I Told Him to Be Himself. That Was Pretty Mean I Guess.” January 27, 2019 quote Roger Sterling