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Jzero

@GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

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"Tell no lies. Expose lies whenever they are told. Mask no difficulties, mistakes, failures. Claim no easy victories." ~Amilcar Cabral

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 2w ago

It's so good to see this in the MIT Tech Review. Let's hope the message gets through. 🤞Big props to @timnitGebru@dair-community.social & @emilymbender@dair-community.social for putting such a fine point on things! "Instead of OpenAI being prosecuted for creating malware that hacked another company, press releases, news outlets, media personalities, and lawmakers refer to “rogue models” as if they acted on their own. Instead of researchers being questioned about their companies’ habit of plagiarizing academics’ work or using customer data to train models without consent, the public’s imagination is redirected to fears about what the future might hold upon the arrival of fictional superintelligent machines." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1144867/dont-be-fooled-summer-ai-hype/

Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype

MIT Technology Review

Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype

Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 4mo ago

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@afewbugs@social.coop like this?

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 4mo ago

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@davidgerard@circumstances.run @smn@l3ib.org Here's their response

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 2mo ago

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@ifixcoinops@retro.social I smell business opportunity for a universal handle extender. I bet there would be a big market for such a thing among those with your unfortunate condition (speaking as someone who's mopped a lot of floors and never once thought "why is this handle so short?").

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 2mo ago

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@afewbugs@social.coop Did you ever get an actual answer? I have one, though I'm also a bit of a hack. Mostly just make sure the plastic isn't all crispy from sitting in the sun and that whatever you're going to be screwing into is right behind the fascia so you don't end up warping the plastic when securing the blind. Apart from that, I don't thiink you should have any issues...if that's still helpful...

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 12mo ago

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@eb@social.coop you must be prompting it wrong 😂

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 2mo ago

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@varx@infosec.exchange I was having a hard time finding something more reputable, apart from the SBU FB page, which I was trying to avoid linking to here. But if you doubt: "Have you felt sick after handling Starbucks’s blending powder? If you’re at a union store, reach out to your staff organizer as soon as you’re able (if you don’t know who that is, text us at the link in our bio). If you’re not yet a member of our union, you can still reach out to us if you have questions through the link at our bio." https://www.facebook.com/reel/1007114328699042

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 2mo ago

Attn: Starbucks workers and customers “Our union is hearing concerns from baristas about an ingredient in the new Starbucks Blended Refreshers. The blending powder is silica-based and becomes airborne easily. Breathing in silica powder can be dangerous.” https://www.prismnews.com/workplace/starbucks/starbucks-workers-raise-alarm-over-silica-in-new-blended

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 6mo ago

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 2mo ago

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@ifixcoinops@retro.social So a wooden handle, metal parts, with removable, washable mop head, of the variety all of us janitors* are familiar with (head made from loops of cotton rope, lasts forever). You'd have to change the way the mop head attaches to the handle (compared to the standard design) to allow for spinning the head inside the handle-cone thingy, but I can already imagine a pretty simple design. And make the (manly) bucket a separate item, so those of us who already have more buckets than space to put them in can also benefit from this excellent idea. Again, I smell business opportunity. Maybe if we call it an AI Mop some techbro VC will fund a startup... *"Caretaker" already has a distinct meaning in American English (think home health aide), and "custodian" only applies to janitors working in the K-12 school system, in my book. You do you, though.

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

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@davidgerard So it's a "chatbot rates other chatbots" paper. Just what we need. 🤦‍♂️ People's brains are so f'n cooked...

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 6mo ago

Important stuff here for understanding the world, imo:
https://www.mathofpolitics.com/2026/04/01/all-measurements-are-local/

mathofpolitics.com

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

...The starting point is to recognize that since Trump’s return to the White House, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba have been in a de facto state of war, which is an escalation of the multiple forms of hostility and aggression of past years. This is key to how all three nations should be judged. While the Left’s commitment to democracy needs to remain unquestionable and unwavering, in these cases primary responsibility for democracy’s somewhat uncertain prospects lies with the siege imposed by imperialist powers. No one other than James Madison said “Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded.”...

https://venezuelanalysis.com/opinion/us-imperialism-enters-a-new-stage-the-left-needs-to-take-a-close-look-at-it/

venezuelanalysis.com

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

Something for the transit nerds out there:
https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-invention-of-buses/
#buses

worksinprogress.co

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

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May pole complete!

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

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@CactuarJoe Before reading your description, I thought this was some kind of joke, like "instant coffee, just add water" except this is a packet of instant dark ritual and all you have to do is add a few skulls. I am not a MTG player.

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

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This is why we call it kayfabe - they are only pretending to be on opposite teams. The House voted 235-191 in favor of the bill released last week by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has been trying for months to get an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to President Donald Trump’s desk. https://www.commondreams.org/news/fisa-section-702-reauthorization This is not the first time the Dems have been screaming "fascist!" while voting to give the Pres even more power. It will not be the last.

commondreams.org

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

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Someone just pointed out that I should check the url. I was looking at annas-archive.io -- but that's not the real site! Someone is masquerading. Be careful out there people (the .gl website is the real one, as it turns out)

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 15mo ago

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@kashhill@mastodon.social Really frustrating article to read when the "experts" are still making statements like, "The moment a model notices..." An LLM doesn't notice anything, because noticing is a phenomenon of consciousness, not statistical text generators. And the suggestion for more frequent warnings is also woefully inadequate. Does anyone really think a few more warnings that LLMs are "sometimes incorrect" would have dissuaded these people? Come on...

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 6mo ago

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"Look, I can show you the numbers - the percentage of Google searches that are about Yo Yo Ma or the Classical Music Hall of Fame are practically zero." ~Ned, probably

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 6mo ago

🎶 Just found footage from one of my favorite jazz albums: Mingus Live at Antibes (1960). Featuring Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin, Bud Powell, Ted Curson, and Dannie Richmond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Q58qtF0Cg

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 6mo ago

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@b_cavello @zkat I use my car for the things that I need a car to accomplish - driving people to appointments, picking up groceries, hauling tools to a job site, etc. I also use GenAI for the things I need GenAI to accomplish -- absolutely nothing. My approach to the two technologies is the same, which is why I begrudgingly use one and avoid the other one all together.

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 9mo ago

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@nevonnen@mastodon.online @caseynewton@mastodon.social Personally, I can't trust the intelligence of anyone who "trusts Copilot" with anything, much less their money...wtaf?

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 11mo ago

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@beckett Wanna be a little more specific? You reading a cringy think piece with some terrible ideas in it? That's one of my favorite genres.

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 13mo ago

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@davidgerard@circumstances.run This, 100 times over 👇 "There’s a machine in the corner wrapped in human skin that makes things out of shit and blood to look like whatever you want...You gave one to your teacher and they didn’t notice. Your boss told you to use it after they laid off half the team and it was fine. You fed one to your kids and they liked it. You want to know you can use it sometimes without me thinking less of you. You don’t need me to believe it’s useful, you just want me to be polite about it."

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 27mo ago

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@kerstinsailer@sciences.social @jimbob@aus.social ...or that's the 13% of the population that give TED talks 😂

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 31mo ago

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@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party My first thought on seeing that picture: "where's Goldbug?"

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 78mo ago

Best spam email evah! 😂

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 3mo ago

axioms for the "AI" age

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 6mo ago

House Democrats Have Moved to the Right Since 2018:

"For the first time, Democrats’ center-right caucus holds a majority in Congress. But their growing strength is out of step with where the base is headed — a huge opportunity for labor and the left."

https://www.left-notes.com/p/house-democrats-have-moved-to-the

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

Here's the COVID Vaccine Paper the CDC Censored

"...The censored paper presents data on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines during the 2025-2026 season. The results suggest that, in the first few months after vaccination (September-December 2025), this year's vaccines were 53-55% effective against hospitalizations among the study's population of adults without immune compromise."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustfiles/121016?

The paper in question:
https://insidemedicine.substack.com/api/v1/file/ab3d90bd-5bb8-4b2a-bf5e-0eccb93e0230.pdf

medpagetoday.com

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 27mo ago

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@jimbob@aus.social Pretty upset by all those 7s...what were they thinking.

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 16mo ago

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@infobeautiful@vis.social chaotic good...starting to see a trend in these replies lol.

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 18mo ago

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@donni@mastodon.social Trick question since both the people doing the destroying and the people not doing anything about it are all on the payroll of the same billionaires. You only think you're voting for one side or another, when in reality we have one corporate political party with a right and a "left" wing. US politics makes a lot more sense once you come to terms with that basic fact.

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 6mo ago

"New UNSW research shows social media platforms do not need to addict users to keep them – they just need to make leaving worse than staying."

https://www.technology.org/2026/04/04/how-do-social-media-platforms-trap-users-in-networks-they-would-rather-leave/

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

Sound familiar?

"Red Liberalism emerges not primarily from ideological confusion but from material conditions specific to the imperial core. In a context of fragmented labor organization, high levels of ideological incorporation, and extensive state capacity, the costs of revolutionary rupture appear prohibitive, while the incentives for institutional participation are significant.

"The result is a left formation that speaks the language of Marxism while operating within the boundaries of liberal political economy."

https://futuredude.substack.com/p/electoralism-as-containment-the-reproduction

futuredude.substack.com

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 3mo ago

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@broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca During the Clinton regime, then Sec. of State Madeline Albright stated during a TV interview that the US knew that it's sanctions of Iraq would lead to the deaths of hudred's of thousands of children, but that they decided to do it anyway because they thought it was important "to send a message" to Saddam This is what the US has been for a long time. Elon is evil, but that disease is a distinctly bi-partisan one. We need to rid ourselves of both parties and the entire political class if we want to save our nation's soul (assuming that it isn't already far too late for that).

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

A good read, if you're into geopolitics and history and the like.

https://aurelien2022.substack.com/p/my-temporary-enemys-temporary-enemy

aurelien2022.substack.com

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 5mo ago

Grab a bag of popcorn for this one. 🍿

"If you’re running production workloads on Azure or relying on it for mission-critical systems, this story matters more than you think."

https://isolveproblems.substack.com/p/how-microsoft-vaporized-a-trillion

isolveproblems.substack.com

How Microsoft Vaporized a Trillion Dollars

Inside the complacency and decisions that eroded trust in Azure—from a former Azure Core engineer.

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 4mo ago

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@alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space @hannah@posts.rat.pictures I knit You knit We all knit for Khemet

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Jzero @GuerillaOntologist@social.coop

· 7mo ago

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@infobeautiful@vis.social it's economics!

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