Links #837

Generative AI doesn’t generate information; it generates words. – Hannah Cyrus This very impressive cover was called to my attention by Radley Balko, who also supplied “pope”. The other links above the video were provided by Mike Siegel; Tracy Quan; Ryan Marino and Stephen Lemons; Nun Ya; IncarcerNation; and Mike Masnick, in that order. Metaphor alert. Librarians vs. slop generators. R.I.P. Martha Ann Lillard and Louise Lasser. Maggie admitted to herself, “I like this pope”. Good riddance to bad rubbish, Catholic edition. Cops sic dog on helpless man, then leave him to die. The BBC appears to be re-assigning Doctor Who writers. From the Archives Canadian politicians join the “monkey see, monkey do” censorship parade. The “Facebook pimps” myth has gone from merely silly to wholly pathetic. While others back away from these medieval laws, Phoenix doubles down. It isn’t only sex workers being hunted to death by armed thugs any more. How are this guy & disgraced former Police Chief James…