I don’t believe in conspiracy theories because there are simpler ways of explaining events that are more reliable. Conspiracists rarely make useful predictions.
#conspiracies #reality
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#science #skepticism #technology #futurism #fintech
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence. 証拠なしに主張できることは、証拠なしに退けることができる。
Incredible claims require incredible evidence. 信じがたい主張には、信じがたい証拠が必要である。
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We are only scratching the surface of how generative AI will transform the nature of worship. #ai #religion #futurism
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/technology/ai-religious-leaders.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mU4.w2mK.MwXW2WoKqwsf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 
The Ministry for the Future #scifi #futurism 
Investigating 4 applications of LLMs supporting digital public squares. #ai #llm #community
https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.09988
What is your favorite alternative to GitHub? Preference for open and decentralized.
#opensource #git
January 2025 seems like an incredibly auspicious time to start reading The Ministry for the Future. #scifi #futurism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ministry_for_the_Future#
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/nyregion/walkable-new-york-city-became-deadlier-for-pedestrians-in-2024.html?unlocked_article_code=1.l04.SuGR.MLaWNLPENdkm&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
I am curious whether similar statistics are available for Tokyo and how it would compare. In the last year pedestrian friendliness has both increased and decreased with the large influx of tourists. On one hand more shops are open. On the other, getting to them is more painful in the crowds. No idea if pedestrian fatalities have increased.
I would be far less turned off by the hypocrisy of Christian ministry if more Christians behaved like Pres. Jimmy Carter. RIP.
#christianity #religion
A good source of information about vaccines and refuting disinformation from organized anti-vaccine advocacy groups, by @hildabast.bsky.social.
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2024/12/28/getting-ready-for-more-mrna-vaccine-fear-mongering-a-compendium/
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
Even if we stop new satellite launches the amount of space debris will grow for several years. The planet is already in a technical state of the Kessler Cascade, playing out over decades rather than years.
https://ground.news/article/with-space-junk-clouding-earths-orbit-are-we-barreling-toward-kessler-syndrome?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share
My wife literally detests Phillip Glass’s Complete Piano Etudes, saying it sounds like piano practice.
But I find the simplicity and repetition to be strangely pleasing.
#classical #piano
The more I watched of Silo season 2, the more incoherent the premise became. Abandoned.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/silo-season-2-review-an-unforgivable-squandering-of-rebecca-ferguson/ 
“The only barrier between us an anarchy is the last nine meals we’ve had.”
Origin: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2022/05/02/nine-meals/
#anarchy #socialchange #revolution 
Yes, many more companies do need a resident futurist.
https://www.ideo.com/journal/why-every-company-needs-a-futurist-in-residence
Russia is my mother and Putin is my father.
My goal in life is to be an orphan.
#russia #putin
An easy litmus test for whether someone is a conspiracy theorist or science denier is they actively resist the usage of those labels. #conspiracy #disinformation #propaganda
“The case undermines trust in the bank.” Ya think? #japan #mufj
https://ground.news/article/ceo-of-cbus-administrator-mufg-refuses-to-apportion-blame-financial-newswire?utm_source=mobile-app&utm_medium=newsroom-share
Humans and chimps are descended from a common ancestor that died out millions of years ago.
This idea doesn’t burst my ego at all. #evolution #dna
A top adviser to RFK has been actively attempting to increase cases of the polio disease in the US (free share).
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hE4.HS9e.NhTnw-1-oiNH&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare