fort mckay (5/12)

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the machine succeeded°hard word at none of the more-complicated°hard word tasks I had planned°hard word for yesterday afternoon.

today there is no Atacama°hard word work. tomorrow there will be some, but it will be triaged°hard word.

the main goal°hard word is "new personal°hard word website". ⚔️ well, actually, some content°hard word from Atacama°hard word might show up there.

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the chess and the biking°hard word were good, mostly; i needed an ibuprofen°hard word this morning. 💡 which means both "I need more biking°hard word" and "I need no biking°hard word today"

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In The News: Facebook°hard word tacks°hard word into the winds of the Trump°hard word administration°hard word.

some of these things (moving°hard word content-moderation°hard word teams to Texas°hard word) are probably things they already wanted to do, and now have a good excuse°hard word for.

others are kow-towing°hard word.

but, the headline°hard word is that they are "getting rid°hard word of fact-checkers°hard word". 💡 for reasons that survive scrutiny°hard word

There are several massive problems with the c.2021 fact-checking°hard word regime°hard word. For one, the fact-checkers°hard word definitely°hard word have veered°hard word into "liberal°hard word opinions are true and other opinions are not°hard word, regardless°hard word of the facts". 💬 They said°hard word they were researching°hard word misinformation°hard word, not°hard word researching°hard word preventing misinformation°hard word. -- Dylan°hard word Alvarez°hard word 💡 Ben°hard word Collins°hard word, one of the most prominent°hard word "misinformation°hard word" pundits°hard word, now runs Fake°hard word News site°hard word The Onion.

But, more importantly, the problem is: "by doing°hard word enough fact-checking°hard word, you imply°hard word that everything that survives fact-checking°hard word is true". Which was never the case.

And, more broadly, the concept°hard word of "people vote°hard word on what content°hard word is popular°hard word" is inherently°hard word flawed°hard word. Facebook°hard word works as°hard word "what your°hard word friends are talking about", but it is as°hard word bad as°hard word every other site°hard word when filled with "viral°hard word" content°hard word.

🔥 aren't°hard word viruses°hard word a bad thing?

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it will not°hard word be a 12-part email next week.

the rhythm of 2 emails per°hard word day does not°hard word work for me.