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Effective Accelerationism Is Just Technological Authoritarianism With A Smile

1 year 5 months ago
Behind effective accelerationism’s techno-optimist smile lies a familiar and dangerous impulse: subordinating human dignity to a technological imperative framed as inevitable. The effective accelerationism movement (e/acc) presents itself as an enlightened embrace of technological progress, especially artificial general intelligence. Led by figures like Guillaume Verdon and embraced by venture capitalists like Marc Andreessen, the movement claims humanity faces a binary […]
Mike Masnick

Wesley LeBrun Is Art Fahrner-Edward Jones Alton High School Remarkable Redbird Of Month

1 year 5 months ago
ALTON - For a unique and successful blend of talents in band, theater and engineering, our most recent Remarkable Redbird, junior Wesley LeBrun, will be leading the way. Wesley said during a recent interview that "Alton High is a great school and he is proud to attend." Wesley has been a member of the Marching Band, Jazz Band, Wind Ensemble and also the Marching 100 at Alton High. He has played a number of different percussion instruments including the snare drum, xylophone, kettle drum and marimba during his three years at Alton High. To participate in the Illinois Music Educators Association contest, Wesley submitted a video performance at a District Festival for a chance to perform with the top high school percussionists in the state of Illinois which he did during a contest in Peoria earlier this year. He was a member of the pit orchestra for the musicals his first two years at Alton High in playing for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and also Annie, but after talking

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No, there's no such thing as heat lightning

1 year 5 months ago
We've likely all heard of the term "heat lightning" on a summer evening when those strong bolts of electricity can be seen, but there's never any thunder to follow. What many don't know is that there's actually no such thing.
Megan Mueller

Flying Blind

1 year 5 months ago
Today on TAP: Trump and his appointees are making the airport mess worse. But it would be a mistake to pin this crisis entirely on him.
Robert Kuttner

St. Louis County Prosecutors Charge Man with Aggravated Fleeing After High-Speed Chase

1 year 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged 24-year-old Jullian Boling on Wednesday with aggravated fleeing a stop or detention following a high-speed police pursuit on May 12. Boling, who resides on the 8300 block of Washington Street in St. Louis, faces the charges after officers observed a vehicle traveling eastbound on Chambers Road exceeding the 35 mph speed limit by reaching speeds over 60 mph. The vehicle, which lacked a front license plate, was seen weaving from the right lane into the center turn lane to bypass traffic. An officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop by activating lights and sirens, but the vehicle continued to speed past numerous vehicles and pedestrians. The vehicle was later identified as wanted through a license plate reader system. On May 13, officers located the vehicle parked in front of a Conoco gas station at Bellefontaine Road and Chambers Road. When an officer approached, Boling was found in the

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