Linda Blair

mjmbca.bsky.social

15 January 2025 11:37

I’ve long felt that the thing about public opinion polls is that if you just ask a question like this, devoid of any context, then you end up getting 29% of respondents giving an answer that can’t happen. And if you present that result as is, you imply that it can and possibly should.

Casey Newton

caseynewton.bsky.social

15 January 2025 11:36

NEW: Meta has quietly dismantled the system that prevented misinformation from spreading in the United States. Machine-learning classifiers that once identified viral hoaxes and limited their reach have now been switched off, Platformer has learned www.platformer.news/meta-ends-mi...

Randall Munroe

xkcd.com

14 January 2025 05:08

Radon xkcd.com/3037

John Scalzi

scalzi.com

14 January 2025 05:08

Starting to get interview requests about the New York magazine article re: Neil. Am mostly referring them to my public statements here. It's certainly been a day so far. Here's another cat.

The Kyiv Independent

kyivindependent.com

07 January 2025 06:37

⚡️ Russia has lost over 3,000 vehicles, equipment pieces during Kursk incursion, Ukraine claims. This included 104 tanks, 575 armored vehicles, 330 artillery systems, 12 air defense systems, a plane, and three helicopters, among others, Ukraine's General Staff claimed.