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So, I'm quietly asked my opinion of @mikko's somewhat ... grandiose claims for artificial general intelligence (AGI) going forward. I invite my questioner to jump in with their own thoughts, but here's mine as cybersecurity's eldest #critic:
So, I'm quietly asked my opinion of @mikko's somewhat ... grandiose claims for artificial general intelligence (AGI) going forward. I invite my questioner to jump in with their own thoughts, but here's mine as cybersecurity's eldest #critic:
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My short answer is "I'm okay with anyone making bold claims like this." There's simply no #fearmongering here. @mikko states the obvious and paints a future.
My longer answer centers on the fact @mikko wields a strong character in our industry...
My short answer is "I'm okay with anyone making bold claims like this." There's simply no #fearmongering here. @mikko states the obvious and paints a future.
My longer answer centers on the fact @mikko wields a strong character in our industry...
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...and it's the type of character I would wish on everyone.
I admit @mikko has a style few can muster. But his character? Every one of us can muster that if we wish!
Imagine a world where we all invite software makers to see their work from...
twitter.com/i/events/93951…
...and it's the type of character I would wish on everyone.
I admit @mikko has a style few can muster. But his character? Every one of us can muster that if we wish!
Imagine a world where we all invite software makers to see their work from...
twitter.com/i/events/93951…
@PierrePoilievre's dishonest and shameful 'blame it all on Trudeau' campaign for things the PM does not control rages on. In fact, the PM does not control #foodpricing, #fueloilpricing, #rentpricing, #mortgagepaymentpricing or #interestrates in Canada.
IMO @PierrePoilievre 's dishonourable rhetoric on rising food, gas, oil prices, interest rates & rents is evidence of intent to deceive.
Why doesn't the media challenge him to provide alternative proposals instead of publishing his attacks on Trudeau for things he can't control?
Why doesn't the media challenge him to provide alternative proposals instead of publishing his attacks on Trudeau for things he can't control?
@PierrePoilievre knows that #groceryprices result from factors that include yields, weather, wildfires, drought, global supply chain problems and grocery chain price gouging, etc. Implying otherwise is #misinformation.
#cdnpoli 🧵@JustinTrudeu
does NOT set #fueloilprices and @PierrePoilievre
knows that. We live in a democracy, not a totalitarian state. The price of oil is set in the global marketplace so the supply/demand balance determines the price of O&G products around the world.
does NOT set #fueloilprices and @PierrePoilievre
knows that. We live in a democracy, not a totalitarian state. The price of oil is set in the global marketplace so the supply/demand balance determines the price of O&G products around the world.
The Canadian government has constitutional authority to regulate gasoline prices only in an emergency. However, provinces and territories can regulate prices, and Quebec and the Atlantic provinces do so.
consumerscouncil.com
consumerscouncil.com
@JustinTrudeau does NOT set #groceryprices and
@PierrePoilievre knows that. They result from factors that include yields, wildfires, drought, global supply chain problems and grocery chain price gouging, etc. Implying otherwise is #misinformation.
@PierrePoilievre knows that. They result from factors that include yields, wildfires, drought, global supply chain problems and grocery chain price gouging, etc. Implying otherwise is #misinformation.
I am an incredible grocery shopper & know what prices should be. I know what frugal is. I shop organic & sustainable meat/poultry/seafood down to the name of the producer. I am going to start calling out corporations that are #PriceGouging ARE TRYING to f*ck up the Nov Election.
Don't believe this @Chobani "mission of making high-quality food accessible to more people while elevating our communities" A 4-pack of yogurt has gone up $2 in a year (I have the receipts!) Are you paying milk farmers more? Employees? Show us YOUR reasons for #PriceGouging us.
.@ShopRiteStores Why do you have the same sign up for 3 years about "We are sorry about current shortages." WHAT shortages? Quit scaring people! Stop #PriceGouging There are NO shortages. Take The Sign Down!
I was asked to comment on potential risks in the #ZaporizhzhiaNPP for many news media in the last few days as president of @euronuclear (and researcher @JSI_SLO and professor @FMF_UL of #nuclear #engineering).
🧵with the main points and links to some articles.
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🧵with the main points and links to some articles.
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(1) #ZaporizhzhiaNPP is controlled by the Russian military forces since March 4, 2022. So they can do with the plant whatever they want❗️without shelling.
(2) The plant has been operated safely by the Ukrainian Staff with guns pointed at them since March 4. Thank you 🫂🙏
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(2) The plant has been operated safely by the Ukrainian Staff with guns pointed at them since March 4. Thank you 🫂🙏
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The first 2 points alone call for immediate international action as proposed by @rafaelmgrossi and @iaeaorg. Support from @NATO could also help.
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🧵1. There is no #coalition as the NDP MPs are not in the Liberal cabinet., instead there is a supply and confidence agreement to provide stability and an environment to get important work done #supplyandconfidenceagreement
2. During a time when transitions from a pandemic financing to normalcy must take place Canadians will benefit from what the supply and confidence agreement provides. Federal #COVID19supports expired on May 7th. cbc.ca/news/politics/… 
3. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada's surging job growth and record-low unemployment rate is evidence that ongoing pandemic support will not be needed. Those applying for workers' benefits have 60 days to submit their claims, while businesses have 180 days.
1/2 Bill S-233 calls for the creation of a national "framework" to allow the federal government to begin studying a "guaranteed livable basic income" program in Canada.
2/2 Senators overwhelmed by emails, calls pushing conspiracy theories about #basicincome legislation | CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/…
1/2 In other words, conservative #fearmongering has whipped-up "pawns" to catastrophize about a review that has yet to take place. Perhaps these people being used as pawns don't know the conservatives have opposed every social program ever brought before Parliament.
Have a fun fact! 😃
On nous signale que le Pr Joyeux est un grand fan du Dr #Ducanda.
Quelle surprise... 🙄
Coucou @ordre_medecins
facebook.com/PrJoyeux/posts…
On nous signale que le Pr Joyeux est un grand fan du Dr #Ducanda.
Quelle surprise... 🙄
Coucou @ordre_medecins
facebook.com/PrJoyeux/posts…
Pour rappel.
Dr Ducanda pour la plupart des gens, c'est la dame "Vue à la TV" dans un reportage d'@EnvoyeSpecial et qui nous expliquait à quel point les écrans, c'est méchant et même que ça peut handicaper les enfants. 🤦
@France2tv peut être fière de l'audimat mais pas des retombées IRL.
@France2tv peut être fière de l'audimat mais pas des retombées IRL.
Sur le terrain, ce sont surtout les parents d'enfants en situation de handicap qui trinquent, accusés tour à tour de les avoir sans doute trop laissés devant les écrans.
Pour la nuance, on repassera, les propos du Dr Ducanda font foi.
Pour la nuance, on repassera, les propos du Dr Ducanda font foi.
D'ailleurs, on voudrait bien connaître la suite de l'histoire du petit Rayan. Vous savez, cet enfant que le Dr Ducanda nous avait présenté comme un miraculé des écrans dans le reportage qui a fait sa renommée? On a eu quelques news fin 2018 mais elles n'ont pas l'air fameuses.
OK - A medium thread on what I think might happen over next few weeks as schools return. It's something I've been thinking a lot about lately. I'm not talking quantitative forecasts (I'll leave that to experts), I mean how it's likely to pan out in schools up & down the country
Caveat: I have ZERO scientific credentials - but my brain kind of likes to triangulate information to elaborate potential future scenarios. It's probably a bit sad, but I do this both in my personal and professional life - it's kind of how my brain is wired
As a nobody, I'm not in the least worried about the fall-out if I'm barking up the wrong tree....Indeed I will be utterly delighted if that proves to be the case. You can accuse me of #fearmongering, if you so wish - to which I'll respond with this: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1429724…
1/- AUSTRALIA ARE THEY LYING?
These video scenes of #brutal #LawEnforcement are from around the world and Australia figures prominently.
It is #dehumanising and mentally debilitating to see this and to comprehend the #inhumanity
Is it right to assault citizens like this?
These video scenes of #brutal #LawEnforcement are from around the world and Australia figures prominently.
It is #dehumanising and mentally debilitating to see this and to comprehend the #inhumanity
Is it right to assault citizens like this?
2/- AUSTRALIA ARE THEY LYING
The #G7summit was a cosy affair. Social distancing for the cameras and free-for-all off-it. #Scomo was in the midst of this #Cornwall retreat to plan the next phase of #Lockstep.
Do any of them appear concerned about the “pannddemmic” ?
The #G7summit was a cosy affair. Social distancing for the cameras and free-for-all off-it. #Scomo was in the midst of this #Cornwall retreat to plan the next phase of #Lockstep.
Do any of them appear concerned about the “pannddemmic” ?
3/- AUSTRALIA ARE THEY LYING?
#Scomo returns from his #G7Summit2021 all buoyed in #Lockstep and then NSW goes into #Lockdown followed by restrictions in other states.
Do you see fingerprints on this?
Is #GladysCluster trying too hard to convince?
See where we are on cases curve??
#Scomo returns from his #G7Summit2021 all buoyed in #Lockstep and then NSW goes into #Lockdown followed by restrictions in other states.
Do you see fingerprints on this?
Is #GladysCluster trying too hard to convince?
See where we are on cases curve??
The total number of hospitalizations in 2020 "with" (not necessarily FOR) #COVID19 is within the range of annual hospitalizations FOR #influenza estimated by the CDC. (Thread continues...)
h/t Marjorie, a member of my reader community
h/t Marjorie, a member of my reader community
The CDC estimates between 140,000 and 810,000 hospitalizations occur annually for flu (it's a range because numbers vary widely year to year).
cdc.gov/flu/about/burd…
cdc.gov/flu/about/burd…
This December 30 @nytimes article states that "more than 670,000 Americans have been hospitalized with the disease this year".
(Note the precise "with" not "for" there.)
nytimes.com/2020/12/30/opi…
(Note the precise "with" not "for" there.)
nytimes.com/2020/12/30/opi…
DEEP THREAD No: 4
Politicians and the media are trained to influence the way we think. This thread looks at how they do that.
Media Manipulation Tactics
1/17 #ManufacturedOutrage
Politicians and the media are trained to influence the way we think. This thread looks at how they do that.
Media Manipulation Tactics
1/17 #ManufacturedOutrage
We will be live tweeting, with brevity, @GovAndyBeshear’s #COVID19 press briefing
A #KYFreedom thread ⬇️⬇️⬇️
A #KYFreedom thread ⬇️⬇️⬇️
@GovAndyBeshear reminds us we are at war and we don’t know how long it will last. #fearmongering activate!
Pelosi EXCUSE 1: “Not enough support in the Dem Caucus.”
ANSWER 1: Pelosi’s not pushing it. She’s doing the opposite: Quashing it!
“Leaders presented them polling from 50 battleground districts to underscore the peril in backing impeachment” #FearMongering
huffpost.com/entry/house-de…
ANSWER 1: Pelosi’s not pushing it. She’s doing the opposite: Quashing it!
“Leaders presented them polling from 50 battleground districts to underscore the peril in backing impeachment” #FearMongering
huffpost.com/entry/house-de…
Pelosi EXCUSE 1: “Not enough support in the Dem Caucus.”
ANSWER 2: There probably is. “The House Probably Has A Pro-Impeachment Majority Right Now”
fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-h…
ANSWER 2: There probably is. “The House Probably Has A Pro-Impeachment Majority Right Now”
fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-h…
Pelosi EXCUSE 2: “The Senate won’t remove him.”
ANSWER 1: So? Months of televised impeachment inquiry hearings will make Trump toxic for 22 GOP Senators up for reelection in 2020. Dems only need to flip 4 seats to take back the Senate.
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
ANSWER 1: So? Months of televised impeachment inquiry hearings will make Trump toxic for 22 GOP Senators up for reelection in 2020. Dems only need to flip 4 seats to take back the Senate.
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
@CNNOpinion @jgeltzer At first I though this was a catchy #CNN opinion piece title tossed out there as click bait but, no, it is full-on bat shit crazy fear mongering. (Thread) /1
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@CNNOpinion @jgeltzer I pulled just a few paragraphs for your reading pleasure.
1) we should be worried about a constitutional crisis if #Trump loses 2020?
#fearmongering. Continued
1) we should be worried about a constitutional crisis if #Trump loses 2020?
#fearmongering. Continued
@CNNOpinion @jgeltzer Another excerpt.
2) if #Trump attempts a coup, don’t worry ... we’ll ‘isolate’ him!
#fearmongering 🤣😂🤣 #CNN
2) if #Trump attempts a coup, don’t worry ... we’ll ‘isolate’ him!
#fearmongering 🤣😂🤣 #CNN
