Prerequisite: In order to build for community, you should first have at least one.
By the people, for the people. Who the people? We The People ✊🏾
Neuroscientist here, who has talked about the US losing science ground to other countries:
The biggest problem for generating future cures for brain diseases is the ongoing utter destruction of US basic neuroscience.
It’s not about regulation.
The President just said we're on the cusp of a deal with Iran.
Today's post explores two fun facts:
1. It's the fiftieth time he's said this. (I counted!)
2. Even so, stocks rose on the news.
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My 3yo likes to make up songs. She is watching the rain and singing "The storm is here!" 😊
Current forecast for Washington DC Sunday night. Tens of thousands are expected to attend the UFC fight on the White House’s South Lawn scheduled for 8pm.
For the 50th time this year, we're on the cusp of peace. Apparently.
Doing #accessibility tests. Sharing for edu.
Described in replies.
1) Button w/ visible text should be named w/ that text.
2) Don't put instructions in element names.
3) Don't put "click" in instructions. Antithetical to #a11y.
4) Instructions overly verbose.
5) Likely shouldn't be toggle buttons.
AI Skeptics reading group meeting in about an hour. if you want to drop in, i shared this video and offered some reflections on it. it's not too late to watch it if you want, but watch it ASAP
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social, @samleecole.bsky.social, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social, and @dexdigi.bsky.social.
A thing that's happened recently is that everyone has started to get Claude to generate their slides, resulting in an avalanche of similar looking decks. My plain text on white background zero-effort slides have suddenly become a badge of authenticity.
Today, I toured the Epstein Reading Room with many of the courageous survivors who are lifting up the horrors of Epstein’s trafficking ring and fighting for accountability.
If you’re in DC, you can visit this exhibit until Sunday. Reserve a time today: trumpsonian.us/rr
Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂
Mark Histed
Justin Wolfers
Video
China’s beating the US in neuroscience:
“There is a very real possibility that without significant regulatory reform, if you’re a wealthy American, in 10 years, the only place you’ll be able to get your state-of-the-art cancer care is in Shanghai,” said Max Hodak, former president of Neuralink.
