"The Intercept analysis showed that the major newspapers reserved terms like “slaughter,” “massacre,” and “horrific” almost exclusively for Israeli civilians killed by Palestinians, rather than for Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli attacks"
Even words the UN uses regularly in its resolutions, like “occupied territory” “Palestine” “refugee camps” are censored
How to know when you've crossed over to full, freakin' paranoia?? When you read an article like this & immediately envision #Christofascist legislation to grow "abandoned" frozen embryos via artificial wombs so they can become neglected, traumatized kids--oops, I mean properly-educated RW voters. Voila... the next anti-abortion tool. 🤦♀️
A year to be forgotten, or permanently remembered, this global social, ethical and moral debt I won't put on my account alone, far from here and far from me are many other failures throughout the year (to put it mildly). This is how it is, was and will be, because barbarism is growing, but the whole world lives its yawns and jokes between the beach and the allergy, the barbiturate and the bicoin, but blindness no longer accepts bargaining, it no longer goes by its original name.
2023
Um ano para ser esquecido, ou lembrado permanentemente, essa dívida social, ética, moral mundial eu não a colocarei sozinho na minha conta, longe daqui e de mim estão muitas outras falhas no ano todo (para dizer pouco). Assim é, foi e será, porque a barbárie cresce, mas o mundo todo vive seus bocejos e gracejos entre a praia e a alergia, o barbitúrico e o bitcoin, mas a cegueira já não aceita barganha, já não atende pelo seu nome original.
* #2023#society#behavior#psychology#BraveNewWorld#remember#forget
Translated from Portuguese by DeepL.com
Nachdem ich mir letztens das PDF von Amazing Adventures 5e gekauft habe (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/294977/Amazing-Adventures-5E), war ich schon drauf und dran mir das Buch aus den USA kommen zu lassen. Gestern war ich im Brave New World in Köln und da stand's im Regal 🤩
If you're worried about #LLM-based #AI, you're focusing on the wrong thing and may lack imagination.
This, and related developments (I can't view them as advancements, knowing how this all will end) are what's going to end the human race as we've known ourselves.
Much good can be derived from technologies like this, but we—being as we are—will ultimately go much to far.
I don't think we're prepared for our instant evolution (and, separately, eventual mechanization).
...repairing a gene that causes, say #Down's syndrome.
Of, course, you could then argue that the humans "mass-produced" in #Huxley's #BraveNewWorld should be considered androids, too.
The deviding line is maybe becoming more fluent every month.
In essence, IMO, regardless of the material that creates an "artificial person", in particular if that person's genes have been altered so dramatically as to endow her with superhuman abilities,...
After embarrassingly believing that Phantom of the Opera was on The Number Of The Beast yesterday, I have some #IronMaiden homework todo.
Now, I know Maiden quite OK, but it's not like I know every song on every album. I'll be working on that and will do another A-Z run, another #Metaljourney I guess 🤔
Kicking things off with #IronMaiden's 1980 self titled debut and this killer track:
Aldous Huxley's dystopian sci-fi novel Brave New World was published on May 29th 2000 and ...oh wait, I have it all mixed up.
I actually wanted to talk about #IronMaiden's first release of the 21st century (technically, also wrong) which marks Bruce Dickinsons return to the band.
Ghost of the Navigator, Blood Brothers, Dream of Mirrors,... This album is packed with really strong songs! I already kew it, but this album will be very high on my list.
#BraveNewWorld is just great, 4 out of 5. It sounds absolutely fantastic.
Concerning my ranking: I don't take prisoners. Just because something is old or considered a classic, doesn't mean it's better then new stuff. That being said, I'll put this above a lot of Maiden's "classic" albums. It enters at #3.
📈 Ranking:
Powerslave 4,5
Beast 4,5
Brave New World 4 <---
Time 4
7th Son 4
Maiden 3,5
Fear 3,5
Killers 3
X Factor 3
Prayer 3
Mind 2
XI 2
Almost every week now, + despite statements to the contrary, by many #AI#scientists and #programmers, the utopias of #IsaacAsimov and #PhilipKDick (+ others 1)) are making a leap forward.
Due to all the white noise + the hype regarding #AI most of the general public.