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Lisa Kalayji

Capitalists are not ok. What a sad, lost human being.

"On Monday, the co-founder of Business Insider Henry Blodget published a blog on his new Substack about a “native-AI newsroom.” Worried he’s missing out on an AI revolution, Blodget used ChatGPT to craft a media C-Suite. Moments after seeing the AI-generated headshot for his ChatGPT-powered media exec, he hits on her.

“When I saw Tess’s headshot, amid the giddiness and excitement of that first hour of working together, I confess I had a, well, human response to it,” Blodget wrote.

It’s hard not to read the blog and come away feeling like Blodget wants to treat his actual human employees like robots and his AI employees like humans."

404media.co/business-insider-f

404 Media · Business Insider Founder Creates AI Exec For His New Newsroom, Immediately Hits On Her‘Did the same rules apply to AI colleagues and native-AI workplaces? I didn’t know yet. That was one of the things I needed to figure out.’
#AI#Tech#Data
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TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

Lyrids meteor shower: post-peak report from the Sacramento mountains of southern New Mexico.

I set up two cameras on tripods with wide angle lenses, set the intervalometers to take 30-second exposures...went to bed...cameras kept going until almost 3AM before the batteries exhausted. Almost a thousand images.

I only captured a few Lyrids. Most were close to the shower radiant, which means they were short meteors...didn't cover much sky.

Please note the alt-text on the images. The first two images are of a non-Lyrid meteor that was interesting.

If you have images of star fields, but are "Lost in Space"...upload your images to:
nova.astrometry.net/

This meteor is not a Lyrid. Why? Extend the path...and it comes nowhere close to Lyra. But it's the brightest meteor I captured...at the edge of the frame, so optical quality is poor. The next image is the same piece of sky, but five minutes later...
The meteor trail is still faintly visible after five minutes. It's a squiggly line, distorted by very high altitude winds.
This long meteor does appear to be a Lyrid because an extension of the path points toward the shower radiant. Where in the sky is this? Do you recognize the star field? See the next image...
Here's the cheat sheet, after the image has been matched to known stars...called astrometry.
#Meteors#Lyrids#Astronomy
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Henrik Schönemann

Friends don't let friends use iris, those flowers are not innocuous:
"Many people using iris will be unaware that it was first published in work by R A Fisher, a eugenicist with vile and harmful views on race. In fact, the iris dataset was originally published in the Annals of Eugenics. It is clear to me that knowingly using work that was itself used in pursuit of racist ideals is totally unacceptable."
meganstodel.com/posts/no-to-ir
#datascience #data

Megan Stodel · Stop using irisThe iris dataset is very widely used in the data science community, whether as a training aid, a tool for trying out new skills, or just a well-known set of numbers that can be used as background while demonstrating something in a blog.
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Lisa Kalayji

When we say that tech can only ever be as "good" as the social/political world into which it is introduced, this is wtf we are talking about:

"Medication records from pharmacy chains, lab testing and genomics data from patients treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service, claims from private insurers and data from smartwatches and fitness trackers will all be linked together...

"What we're proposing is a transformative real- world data initiative, which aims to provide a robust and secure computational data platform for chronic disease and autism research," [NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya] said."

cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-autism

www.cbsnews.comRFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many AmericansThe autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
#Autism#Tech#Data
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Nonilex

#Trump #DOJ agrees to let #DOGE access sensitive #immigration case #data

About a half-dozen DOGE “advisors” won approval from the the Justice Department to access the #ECAS system, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.

#law #privacy #InfoSec #immigration #Musk
washingtonpost.com/immigration

The Washington Post · Justice Dept. agrees to let DOGE access sensitive immigration case dataBy Hannah Natanson
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The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🔍🌿 Laser light technology called LiDAR is transforming Maya #archaeology by creating 3D maps of ancient cities hidden beneath jungle canopy. Where archaeologists once hacked through wilderness on foot, now remote sensors capture detailed data showing extensive urban networks.

The 2016 PACUNAM survey alone mapped over 2,000 square kilometers and identified more than 60,000 structures, dramatically expanding our understanding of Maya civilization's scale and complexity.

👉 Learn more: zurl.co/mAEUk

A composite illustration showing green laser beams shooting from a person's eyes over dense jungle canopy, revealing Maya pyramids and structures hidden beneath the foliage.
#anthropology#CentralAmerica#city
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Open Rights Group

You have the power to #StopStalkerAds.

Meta recently settled a case brought by Tanya O’Carroll, conceding that she has the right to object to her personal information being used for targeted advertising.

You can too. Use our tool to exercise your right to opt-out of this toxic advertising model ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/met

Open Rights GroupMeta opt-outIn March 2025, there was a huge victory for your data rights! Meta settled a four year court case with human rights campaigner Tanya O’Carroll. She had taken legal action to force the social media giant to stop collecting and processing her personal data for advertising purposes. Meta have agreed to stop profiling Tanya – and now it’s your turn to say no to stalker ads! If you use any Meta products – Facebook, Instagram, Meta Quest or VR, Threads or WhatsApp – you can use our tool to request that they no longer collect or process your data for advertising.
#dataprotection#meta#facebook
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Open Rights Group

Meta sells ads that promote disinformation, fraud and division using your personal information.

Our report reveals the ways in which surveillance-based advertising both violates users’ privacy and causes harm. Meta profits at your expense.

Find out more ⬇️

openrightsgroup.org/publicatio

Open Rights GroupBad Ads: Targeted Disinformation, Division and Fraud on Meta’s PlatformsRead ORG’s report about Meta’s targeted disinformation, division and fraud on Meta’s platforms Executive Summary This report lays out clear evidence of how Meta enables bad actors to use its targeted advertising system to manipulate elections, spread disinformation, fuel division, and facilitate fraud.
#dataprotection#meta#facebook
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Kim Perales

Trump’s halting of data collection could have effects that last far beyond his time in office. The country is losing data on drug use, maternal mortality, climate change…

Even if a future administration seeks to resurrect some of the curtailed efforts, the 2025-29 hiatus will make trends harder to identify and understand.

#Fascsim #Autocracy #Kleptocracy #Data #PublicSafety #Resist #USPol

propublica.org/article/trump-d

ProPublicaTrump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
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