ceoln @ceoln@qoto.org

USPTO denies OpenAI’s ‘GPT’ trademark request, citing descriptive nature - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a final refusal to OpenAI’s reques... - https://readwrite.com/uspto-denies-openais-gpt-trademark-request-citing-descriptive-nature/ #news #ai

It has come to my attention that some people are claiming the new Bonkwave Allstars track Be My BonkWave is not actually #BonkWave.

To those people I say "you are right - it's #NotBonkWave!"

But I'll let you be the judges:

https://not.bonkwave.org/music/bonkwave-allstars-be-my-bonkwave/

The CDC are adjusting COVID isolation guidance not because there's been a change in the science, but because of pressure from CEOs and politicians. This is malpractice and will only increase misinformation and mistrust.

Living history newsroom where journalism re-creationists demonstrate their professions crafts from long gone times such as verifying claims, asking people impacted by events what their thoughts are, discomfiting the powerful, comforting the afflicted. Olde timey shit like that.

From the outset, I've noted that the Biden/bribe story — included in the GOP impeachment probe! — made no sense. Now, DOJ has indicted the source for inventing it.

Here's the story and the context, no paywall. https://wapo.st/49i5Y6I

I've mostly ignored CDC's advice, given how unrelated to emerging science and common sense it has been. Instead of smashing a square peg into a round hole, I wish they'd ONLY report the data and emerging science so people could at least make INFORMED choices.

It's mind boggling to me how many educated people think meh, it's just a cold.

There are so many SIMPLE things we could be doing to make this so much better for all.

Note to self. Continue to avoid the hoi polloi.

#TipOfIceberg
#Covid

Twofer. #Russia

Via Yaroslavl Trofimov:

Putin to Carlson: we do not intend to attack #NATO countries.

Two days later: Russia issues an arrest warrant for the prime minister of a NATO country.

Via @emptywheel:

Is the political press corp too dim-witted to connect #Trump's order that Congress withhold #Ukraine funding to Trump's boast that he promised to let Russia have his way with NATO allies? You realize these are inextricably linked, don't you?

Good morning, world! #catsofmastodon

Let’s not act as if it’s normal for the House Speaker* to refuse to allow a vote on critical national-security legislation that has passed in the Senate by a lopsided bipartisan margin of 70-29. Surely he must let the House vote.

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*Mike Johnson, Putin’s puppet’s puppet.

#Ukraine

This just keeps getting funnier every time I remember it

@arstechnica "Multi-ton robot tried to push through a crowd, so they disabled it to prevent anyone from being injured or killed." Fixed that for you.