One thing I’ve heard from people who worked on this team is that the “process” Jeff lays out was rarely followed. Their feeling is that Timnit was being held to a different standard than most other employees: twitter.com/caseynewton/st…
UPDATE: @platformer has obtained the email that Google’s head of research, @JeffDean, sent to Googlers about the @timnitGebru situation. You can read it in full now bel...
Me and a random note on my phone https://t.co/cGEyWkat8v
Me and a random note on my phone. twitter.com/jeffreymward/s…
Look, Republicans *do* have a free prescription drug plan!
William Barr Celebrates Holidays By Giving Lethal Injections To Those Less Fortunate bit.ly/2JLBbs1

Contemplate the mysteries in your everyday life during eternal Caturday.

Updated with the note Jeff Dean, head of Google AI, sent to staff regarding Timnit Gebru's dismissal: theverge.com/2020/12/3/2215…

November 2020 Report: I’m Rich?

Thinking a bit this morning about the cognitive biases involved in dialect differences and how they impact racist ideas and help effect racist policies. John Baugh’s work on linguistic profiling seems like a good place to start. boffosocko.com/2020/12/03/557…
No the solution is not bodyweight exercises or using jugs okay we have been through this. I have had a backpack filled with books for deadlifting for 8 months. I want weights 😂 I also don’t want to spend $60
Lillian Karabaic 🥄🏳️‍🌈 BLM https://twitter.com/anomalily
I refuse to pay $60 for two 8 lb dumbbells. This is my line and I will not cross it.
Google fires Timnit Gebru following an email she sent about managers trying to get her to retract a research paper. "You are not worth having any conversations about this, since you are not someone whose humanity is acknowledged or valued in this company," the email said:
Google fires prominent AI ethicist Timnit Gebru theverge.com/2020/12/3/2215…
I refuse to pay $60 for two 8 lb dumbbells. This is my line and I will not cross it.
This is my biking miles for 2020. I wonder when I stopped commuting 😂
BTC and ETH look really good right now. It’s almost like we are revisiting Dec 2018.
President-elect @JoeBiden & Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris, please #BuildBackBetter the Arecibo radio observatory. Support Puerto Rican science, technology, scientists, technicians and engineers.
Here's the view from a drone at the top of one of the Arecibo towers that was monitoring the condition of the support cables:
Y’all I have been making more than $50,000 all year for the first time in my life and I feel like I found the cheat code. Easier to donate, save, and less stress. It is almost like being paid a fair wage for my labor is the answer to many money problems 🤣
Just because I'm #exvangelical doesn't mean I'm ex-spiritual. If anything, I'm trying to discover the sacred and profound in the midst of everyday life. For example, I find open source to be a very spiritual practice. Creating shared value and giving it away is a religious act.
November report: the one with the really high savings rate even though I bought an expensive raincoat. Here it is. anomalily.net/november-2020-…
Lovely sunrise today PDX
A candle is made to become entirely flame. In that annihilating moment it has no shadow. -Rumi quote
In the midst of my boredom, I managed to cast some new resin jewelry. Will show you these babies in a day or so when they are ready for prime time.
This is really wrong.
Apparently my manager’s manager sent an email my direct reports saying she accepted my resignation. I hadn’t resigned—I had asked for simple conditions first and sa...