V to the H to the A and a Junior

V to the H to the A and a Junior

@superpixels.bsky.social

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I'm working on a little short story about how AI is currently a brain in a jar, and with all the young folks craving life like in the 80s and 90s, well... imagine we had to seal off the internet, and most digital comms. Go back to broadcast media, newspapers, analog phones with landlines.

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People thinking Ultron can hide in your cable modem are just being ridiculous. People acting like the internet can bite your finger off are mixing up fantasy with reality. It's not too late to turn the ship, but as we've seen with climate change, humans suck at large scale risk analysis. So...

I'm working on a little short story about how AI is currently a brain in a jar, and with all the young folks craving life like in the 80s and 90s, well... imagine we had to seal off the internet, and most digital comms. Go back to broadcast media, newspapers, analog phones with landlines.

The frustrating thing has been trying to explain to people that leaders of AI companies didn't just magically gain empathy, lmao. They're worried about the money. But, thus far, no AI that has gone rogue has had access to an Ultron-style robot factory. Or even major weapons systems.

So, there's no Skynet yet. But, it's conceivable we'd have to shut all that off, seal it up, and power down what we can. Like Chernobyl being covered in concrete, left for half a million years to "cool down." In a way, this is a comforting thought. But the internet has no corporeal form. Nor does AI

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ICYMI “From a cyber defender standpoint, we don’t care; it could be Martians, it could be Iranians, it could be Americans,” Sean Tufts says. “We need to be better, and if someone’s proving they have these capabilities, then we need to take that warning.”

Cynthia Brumfield@metacurity.com

The attack on a small UK energy generator caused no blackout and threatened no national systems, highlighting how adversaries can target critical infrastructure’s vast, poorly defended “long tail," and still create disruption, fear, and headlines. 1/2 www.csoonline.com/article/4214...

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Adios, Dolly Parton, who endured decades of sexism and shitty jokes from shitty men only to outlive them all with wit, kickass music, and a heart as big as the Smokies. Generations of kids are smarter and kinder because of her giving a damn about them. The rare icon who deserved all her glory.

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Absolutely a brilliant songwriter and also someone who knew her own worth - she famously turned down Elvis covering one of her songs because Col. Tom Parker (Elvis' manager) insisted she hand over a large chunk of the songwriter royalties for the privilege. Smart, and right, to stand up for herself.

Nemo. 🎃@sirnemo.bsky.social

Just ridiculous how good of a songwriter she was, too. On top of the kindness and that wonderful voice and beautiful, caring spirit, she was also a no-joke brilliant songwriter.

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Dolly Parton considered herself first and foremost a songwriter. “I’ve got a big ol’ mouth and personality, so it’s easy for me to get out and entertain...But when it comes to my writing … it’s just that little special thing that’s just mine.” rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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I’ve spoken to people whose kids are THRILLED to get their books every month. It’s addressed to them!

Joel@itsjoels.bsky.social

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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RIP Dolly Parton ❤️ Here's a lovely Dolly story: We worked together on "Transamerica." She told me that the bible passage that used to puzzle her the most was, "the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men." She said, "How the heck do you sin against the Holy Ghost, and-

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dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it

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The stores have started putting out their Halloween stuff, so you know what that means...

I have no voice, no audience, not Jack shit for influence, but to the void: This is a point for solidarity. Will dummies punt it? Given the amount of labeling and infighting among the left, all across the spectrum, lmao, lol even.

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Abby Normal

Uncle Joe@sydseter.com

It‘s funny how we over the summer went from AI agentic attacks being unlikely to become a major threat vector. #llm #agentic #ai www.theguardian.com/technology/2... www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/artific... www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks... hunt.io/blog/chinese...