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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Journalist Roshchyna’s body missing organs after Russian captivity; brain, eyes, & part of the trachea had been removed — [vlog/video] Expert on US’ declining disinformation defense; Who’s countering Russian propaganda now? — France calls UN Security Council meeting over Russian attacks on civilians in Ukraine — Russian drone attack injures at least 38 civilians in Kharkiv’s high-rise apartment blocks, homes … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/04/wednesday-april-30-2025/

First responders work at the site of Russian drone attack in Kharkiv late on April 29. 2025 (State Emergency Service)

As #Israel uses #US-made #AI models in #war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives & who dies
"an #AP #investigation revealed new details of how #AIsystems select targets & ways they can go wrong, incl'g faulty data or #flawed #algorithms.. based on internal docs, data & exclusive interviews w curr & fmr #Israeli #officials & co employees.. is the 1st confirmation tt #commercialAI models r directly used in #warfare.. enabling tis type of unethical & #unlawful war”
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-ai-technology-737bc17af7b03e98c29cec4e15d0f108

Another one from #Budapest. So bad I missed the perfect angle just for a little bit. Next time?

#SmartphonePhotography #Pixel #Pixel7a #Hungary #Travel #Flawed #imperfect

New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:

#Flawed Pay #Package

comics.lucentinian.com/1805
#VisitUsNow #Comedy #AIComedy #Laughs #AILaughs

#science and #democracy have (at least) one thing in common: They take into account that #humans are #flawed and put #policies and #protocols in place to minimise the #damage such flaws (#greed, #bias, #stupidity, #corruption, #narcissism, #ego, #burnout, #ignorance etc.) can do.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE MOST #FLAWED #DEMOCRACIES, ALWAYS BELIEVE THAT THEY LIVE IN THE ONLY PERFECT ONE.
#Democracy #Scrutiny #Essential

#UnpopularOpinion:

#ClassAction as a measure to deliver recourse against #Corporations is inherently #flawed, #unjust and cements the fact that "If the #penalty is a #fine, it's only #illegal for the #poor"!

In case you don't believe me that #ClassActions only exist to enrich #LawFirms and allow any #corporation to send out insultingly-low #cheques:

#Valve literally changed their [luckily illegal in places with #ConsumerProtection like the #EU] #SteamSubscriberAgreement to basically force people [in the #USA and the rest of the world] to kiss their #Steam account goodbye if they choose to join a Class Action.
#Sony's #OtherOsSettlement didn't force them to #reinstate the #OtherOs functionality on the #PS3 and only gave US comsumers tiny cheques! A core functionality that was as much of a seller of the product as #BackwardsCompatibility and #BluRay playback...
No Class Action against #Apple forced them to #undo shit they purposefully designed into products - espechally their #AntiRepairDesign with #DRM that basically requires a RAT to authenticate parts which they do to this very day and which they literally patented...

(Don't even get me started on the shitshow that is #iCloudLock which I hope the @EUCommission will #ban as it's *infringing on #ConsumerRights re: #property and causes thousands of tons of 100% avoidable #eWaste...)

#Rant #US #UScentrism #AmericaCentrism #law #legal #ValueRemoving #RentSeeking #Consumer #PropertyRights #ITsec #IT #tech #SueHappy #SueHappyCulture

Having an #IntelligentDiscussion with my son over #Breakfast on how the #GradingSystem is #Flawed to #Failure. Why are we using a #System from the 1700s? Why does it reward #Failure more than #Mastery? Why doesn’t it take into account the #Diversity in skill through a #Curriculum?

It irks me because when you trip up and fall it can hit your average so hard and digging out of that is not in your favor and it doesn’t represent you or your #Knowledge.

Found this: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/ed-magazine/23/05/problem-grading

Dear Friends of Truth and lies,🦞
As you may know, lies are called Truth by some.
For example:
- People who 'lie for Jesus' use the #Mastodon powered (the software is free to use by anyone) Truth #social madia.
- If we say something it does not become true because of imagined, stolen or appropriated status. :ablobcatcoffee:
- Even if we think outside the box, we end in one...🦋
In other words, like #minded idiots propagate idiot #reinforcement. #Surprising? Not really...
#Imagine (if you can) that everything you may think, know and #experience is #flawed? Too hard, too #dangerous?

Ah ha! You are one of the self-styled #geniuses, who are always right about everything? I would join you but am wrong, #misinformed and unwilling to be #deprogrammed. Mmm...Maybe I could try a little...🕊️