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Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Removes Tweets Revealing Ted Cruz Fundraising Notes

1 year 10 months ago
If ExTwitter is the bastion of free speech, you would think that it would allow for the publishing of newsworthy documents revealing a politician’s funding briefings, right? Apparently not when that politician is politically aligned with Elon Musk, whose commitment to open discourse appears to be about as floppy as the Cybertruck’s giant windshield wiper. […]
Mike Masnick

Friday Cat Blogging – 21 June 2024

1 year 10 months ago
This is Charlie rolling around on the backyard patio. He's been escaping the yard lately, so we've set an early curfew and put him back in a collar. Bright pink this time. So far he hasn't chewed it off, so we're hopeful.
Kevin Drum

Yes, AI will likely be selectively banned in the future

1 year 10 months ago
Tyler Cowen points today to an essay by Dean Ball about regulation of AI. Basically, Ball is afraid of endless upward ratcheting. A seemingly limited law—like California's, which proposes to regulate AI models that could produce WMDs and similar catastrophes—is likely to grow over time: Let’s say that many parents start choosing to homeschool their ...continue reading "Yes, AI will likely be selectively banned in the future"
Kevin Drum

Daily Deal: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy on Steam

1 year 10 months ago
Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this third-person action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord, and thanks to your bold yet questionable leadership, you have persuaded an oddball crew of unlikely heroes to join you. Some jerk (surely not you) has set off a […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Missouri residents witnessed a man get hit by coaster in Ohio

1 year 10 months ago
MASON, Ohio - Three Missouri men were on the "Banshee" roller coaster when it struck a 38-year-old man on Wednesday at King Island in Ohio. According to WCPO, the victim was hit after entering the restricted area around 8 p.m. Mason police said the man was allegedly trying to retrieve his keys. Christian Yonkus, Ethan [...]
Nick Gladney