…also reflecting on how it looked to Stanley Kubrick back in 1968 that 33 years later we’d be running manned missions to Jupiter overseen by an AGI.

Not only have we not come close to that but the things we said we’d make sure *didn’t* arrive, like avoiding 1.5°C of global heating, are arriving well ahead of feared schedule

#hubris

#GiftArticle

#MarcoRubio takes on his nth job for #Trump. The secretary of state, national security adviser, acting archivist & administrator of the defunct USAID, & now the freaking Viceroy of #Venezuela.

The #hubris of this admin seems boundless.

The top #US “diplomat” who has pushed for regime change for over a decade was central to masterminding the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás #Maduro Saturday, ofcls familiar with the planning said.

#law #geopolitics
https://wapo.st/4pjdAx3

#GiftArticle

#MarcoRubio takes on his nth job for #Trump. The secretary of state, national security adviser, acting archivist & administrator of the defunct USAID, & now the freaking Viceroy of #Venezuela.

The #hubris of this admin seems boundless.

The top #US “diplomat” who has pushed for regime change for over a decade was central to masterminding the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás #Maduro Saturday, ofcls familiar with the planning said.

#law #geopolitics
https://wapo.st/4pjdAx3

RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/115767245843883385

Assuming a working week of 40 hours (I’m German), this is talking the equivalent of a bit more than 100 LoC / minute (d’oh, math hard not only for LLMs 🤣) to be produced or translated. Good luck reviewing that, yet alone getting a tiny bit of coverage about the lost institutional knowledge that is in the original code base.

#Microsoft #Rust #AI #hubris

RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/115767245843883385

Assuming a working week of 40 hours (I’m German), this is talking the equivalent of a bit more than 100 LoC / minute (d’oh, math hard not only for LLMs 🤣) to be produced or translated. Good luck reviewing that, yet alone getting a tiny bit of coverage about the lost institutional knowledge that is in the original code base.

#Microsoft #Rust #AI #hubris

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Based just on anecdotal evidence: it seems surprisingly common for scientists to be told by funders, managers, or policy people that mentioning #uncertainty or limitations “complicates” the message or weakens its impact [1]. (Days ago, yet another colleague shared a story on this, with other scientists nodding along, recalling similar moments happened to them)

But here's the thing: without uncertainty and "steady doubt", #science "zombifies" back into the default historical #hubris mindset

1/
Based just on anecdotal evidence: it seems surprisingly common for scientists to be told by funders, managers, or policy people that mentioning #uncertainty or limitations “complicates” the message or weakens its impact [1]. (Days ago, yet another colleague shared a story on this, with other scientists nodding along, recalling similar moments happened to them)

But here's the thing: without uncertainty and "steady doubt", #science "zombifies" back into the default historical #hubris mindset

"Advocates began sounding the alarm over PFAS in pesticides in 2023. The #Biden EPA attempted to discredit the author of one study that identified PFAS in pesticides, and the agency appeared to have lied about whether some of the chemicals are in pesticides. Under Donald #Trump, the EPA has increased the number of PFAS proposed for use in pesticides."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals

#USPol #EPAFail #ForeverChemicals #DowChemicalKnew
#3MKnew #BigAg #RoundupReady #Glyphosate #Bees #Extinction #Hubris #WaterIsLife #PFASContamination #EnvironmentalDamage #EPACuts #Pollution #PFOS #PFASPollution #PFASContamnation #ManMadeDisasters #3M #3MLied #GenXChemicals
#PFNA #PFHxS

HT @ai6yr

#California farms applied millions of pounds of #PFAS to key crops, study finds

‘ #ForeverChemicals’ sprayed on #almonds, #grapes, #tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’

by Tom Perkins
Tue 18 Nov 2025 07.00 EST

Excerpt: "California farms applied an average of 2.5m lbs of PFAS “forever chemicals” per year on cropland from 2018 to 2023, or a total of about 15m lbs, a new review of state records shows.

The chemicals are added to pesticides that are sprayed on crops such as almonds, pistachios, #wine grapes, #alfalfa and tomatoes, the review of California Department of Pesticide Regulation data found. The Environmental Working Group nonprofit put together the report.

The risk for uptake of PFAS is likely higher in water-rich fruits and vegetables, because water attracts the chemicals, and research has shown PFAS may concentrate at dangerous levels in some produce. The chemicals also pollute water supplies and present a higher risk to the often low income and Latino #farmworkers."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/18/california-pfas-forever-chemicals

#ForeverChemicals #DowChemicalKnew
#3MKnew #BigAg #RoundupReady #Glyphosate #Bees #Extinction #Hubris #WaterIsLife #PFASContamination #EnvironmentalDamage #EPACuts #Pollution #PFOS #PFASPollution #PFASContamnation #ManMadeDisasters #3M #3MLied #GenXChemicals
#PFNA #PFHxS

So, yes, there are chemicals involved in natural processes, but you know what's not natural? #PFAS, #PFOS, and other #ForeverChemicals! If folks are becoming wary of #BigChemical (#Dow, #3M, etc) and #Pesticides, that's not a bad thing (imho)... (And no, I am not against vaccines or modern medicine -- just Big Chemical using people and the planet as their dumping ground!)

More And More People Suffer From '#Chemophobia' — And MAHA Is Partly To Blame [But not PFAS manufacturersl?!!]

The fear tactic strikes a nerve with both conservatives and liberals alike. Here’s what you need to know.

By Jillian Wilson, Sep 1, 2025

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/more-and-more-people-suffer-from-chemophobia-and-maha-is-partly-to-blame-goog_l_68af1b19e4b0bbcc3f8d48a5?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

#DowChemicalKnew#3MKnew#BigAg#RoundupReady#Glyphosate#Bees#Extinction#Hubris