Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X
I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together.
This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.
OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…
“Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”
07.03.2026 19:05
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Drone strikes on Amazon Web Services facilities this week in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain highlight the vulnerability of cloud facilities — prominent symbols of US tech power in the region and hard to defend against air attack.
Fars News Agency, an outlet affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said on Thursday that Iran targeted Amazon and Microsoft facilities in recent drone strikes.
Experts say Amazon’s facilities were likely targeted by Iran. Microsoft said it had not experienced any outages in the region.
The strikes mark what is believed to be the world’s first military attack against the US “hyperscalers” that dominate the global cloud computing market.
That could create a chilling effect on the UAE and Saudi Arabia’s plans to spend billions of dollars on local AI infrastructure in the coming years, a crucial plank of the oil-rich states’ efforts to diversify their economies.
“The Iranians view data centres as part of the conflict,” said Matt Pearl, a director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think-tank.
Iran acknowledges they are targeting AWS and Azure data centres. "The Iranians view data centres as part of the conflict,” said Matt Pearl, a director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
06.03.2026 11:28
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"SHIT"
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06.03.2026 11:30
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My mom drunk falls into the chair
My mom drunk falls into the chair https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/mumon-drunk-falls-into-the-chair-1940
06.03.2026 10:20
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Aren't people wonderful and creative
05.03.2026 17:55
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Things I learned today:
The same genetic variant that protects against norovirus, also protects against rotavirus!
Protective SNP went up in frequency over last 8.5kya in Europe & Asia
We know cows & pigs have their own rotavirus species...
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
04.03.2026 15:01
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A 3x3 grid of coloured images of influenza virus particles in the style of an Andy Warhol screen print. Image credit Naina Nair / Ed Hutchinson (MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research)
🚨New Influenza Tool🚨
Interested in IAV mutations?
Looking for markers of mammalian adaptation?
Frustrated by converting between IAV numbering systems?
The #Flu-MutationExplorer, a new tool from @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social and @royalvetcollege.bsky.social, is here to help:
flu-gdb.cvr.gla.ac.uk
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05.03.2026 16:10
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Minnesota would be a great place to start.
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Democrats may not be able to prevent Mullin's confirmation, but they can certainly turn his track record of offense and stupidity into two days of televised humiliation so spectacular that he is wounded in Trump's eyes from day 1. That is the job.
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Of course, Kristi Noem deserved to be fired. But rather than spend energy celebrating this Trump setback, let's recognize that the disaster of today’s DHS runs much deeper than the (former) Secretary's incompetence - and keep stepping up the political pressure.
05.03.2026 21:42
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watercolor painting with brain in blue and white and text: you are smarter than AI
You know it's true artologica.etsy.com/listing/4467...
05.03.2026 17:37
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My first science video in 3 years
YouTube video by Physics Girl
It's good to see Dianna making videos again.
She spent almost 3 years fully immobilized in bed due to long covid.
If you need a reason to wear a mask in public, check out some of her videos made by her partner during that time documenting her struggles.
06.03.2026 00:07
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CPAC Head Says Iranian Schoolgirls Are Better Dead Than “in a Burqa”
Leading Republicans don’t seem to care about the bombing of a girls’ school in Iran.
Matt Schlapp has attempted to justify the killing of more than 100 young girls at an elementary school in southern Iran, by claiming they were saved from religious extremism. trib.al/mpzZynt
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AOC: This is about actual crimes happening in front of us. This is about shredding the Constitution and plunging us into war. This is about taking crypto money and money laundering… So if you’re asking me if I’d support impeachment, I do
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He demanded that she send him nude pictures and bullied her into a relationship. This is called sexual harassment. It was not “an affair”. RESIGN NOW.
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Glenwood Springs Co. July 1984. photo by Mark Williams. I was apparently working on a song that became Maps & Legends. Thanks Mark!!
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No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict
One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.
Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...
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Meta has a history of torturing their moderators and providing NOTHING in the way of mental health care. How do I know? Because I used to be a moderator for Meta and I got a $3,500 settlement for the PTSD they gave me.
When we tried to unionize, they moved their moderation to the Philippines.
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The fact that a lot of people complain about Crockett "choosing" to run against Talarico, as if he's a victim of her, when her seat was deliberately targeted by gerrymandering. Her House seat was gone. She had to make a decision about what to do next. The Senate seat made sense. Still does!
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cute artwork of open ink bottle falling over and black cats flowing out of it
I just read a bunch of articles & opinion pieces about the war with Iran. I'm too disheartened to share any of 'em.
Instead, I give y'all this, by Avogado6.
03.03.2026 13:50
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A lot of people epically failed to accept the basic reality that the 2024 election was an election with huge moral stakes and a clear right and wrong answer (for a wide range of reasons). They now are twisting themselves into knots to protect themselves from accepting that moral failing.
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