George Mari @GeorgeMari@qoto.org

Well done
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If Republicans treated an attempt on Donald Trump's life at a golf course like they do mass murders in schools:

"We have to live with it. It's a fact of life."
"Golf courses need fewer exits."
"Was the shooter bullied?"
"We need to arm caddies."
"Golfers need bullet-proof golf bags."
"Cops patrolling every golf course!"
"Maybe more shooter drills on golf courses would help?"
"Were the 10 commandments displayed at the course?"

#VoteBlue for sensible solutions to gun violence.

"It is not the case that “AI gathers data from the Web and learns from it.” The reality is that AI companies gather data and then optimize models to reproduce representations of that data for profit."

"The productivity myth suggests that anything we spend time on is up for automation — that any time we spend can and should be freed up for the sake of having even more time for other activities or pursuits — which can also be automated."

https://www.techpolicy.press/challenging-the-myths-of-generative-ai/

Read the whole thing!

In case anyone is wondering which direction UK interest rates are moving in, I got 2 letters from my bank today that shed some light on the issue.

The first one said that they're reducing the interest rate on my savings account.

The second one said that they're increasing the interest rate on my credit card account.

So I think the clear conclusion is that interest rates are going in whichever direction makes more money for the bank.

#UKEconomy #InterestRates #Banks