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@jamessocol.com #solidarity
@jamessocol
software engineering, ttrpg stuff. "snarky yet honest." / "When you bring a dragon into this world, you can't control what happens after" -AJ29. (he/him) (parod








It’s snowing in NYC. ❄️Please be careful while driving tonight and tomorrow. Slow down, watch for ice on the roads and keep a safe distance from other vehicle’s. Drive safe! ❄️


Yesterday the Queens College #CUNY Provost instructed all chairs to fire 26 people in substitute lines. 26 people have lost salaries & possibly health insurance 15 days before the start of the semester! @PSC_CUNY #FundCUNY #APeoplesCUNY #FixCUNY #NewDeal4CUNY #CareNotCuts


I am personally boycotting all products from South Africa. I hope people of conscience do the same.

This week @emilymbender joins @parismarx to discuss why large language models and tools like ChatGPT are not intelligent and the dangers of thinking they are. In this clip, Emily explains why we want to believe there’s meaning in ChatGPT’s text. Full ep: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/chatgp…

This week @timnitGebru joins @parismarx to discuss why we shouldn’t get distracted by all the hype around AI tools like ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion. In this clip, Timnit explains how influential people are narrowing the scope of AI research. Full ep: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/dont-f…



Mayor Eric Adams at a town hall last week: “I am the pilot, and you are all passengers. Pray for me to land the plane, cause there’s no parachutes on this plane, we’re all going down together.”

NYPD overtime pay for extra officers in the subway went from $4 million in 2022 to $155 million this year, according to city records obtained by Gothamist. gothamist.com/news/nypd-over…











