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What if all national anthems were Slow jams?
Slowjamastan is the greatest piece of dumb internet performance art(TM) I’ve seen in years. Sources say the new state’s northern neighbor, Jambandistan, has been sending peace offerings of homebrew kombucha and good vibes via meandering guitar solos. via metafilter
If you can’t imagine any national anthem as a slow jam, I don’t blame you. But I must direct you to when Marvin Gaye changed America:
I’m no expert on inflation but this lady is an expert and I think we should listen. Also if Paul Krugman is convinced you’re wrong, that might mean you’re on to something.
It’s a relatively straightforward argument: Humans are biased, so the systems and structures we’ve created that generate data reflects that bias. AI is trained on this biased data, doesn’t have judgement or discernment, ergo, AI has worse bias than humans. Oh, but it’s worse than you think. via Longreads
High crimes and misdemeanors in the AFOL - Adult Fans of Lego - community. via longform.org
Quirky things at my alma mater. These were the best paying jobs on campus, I was too lazy to do the training.