Daily Archives: June 17, 2018

Weekend link dump for June 17

How to create an AI psychopath seems like the sort of thing we might be better off never learning how to do. “A band of brigands eventually collapses in on itself, to paraphrase St Augustine. So the Irish referendum cannot … Continue reading

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Say “No!” to warehousing “tender age” children

We cannot allow this. The large vacant warehouse in downtown Houston has housed women and families who were once homeless and adults displaced by Hurricane Harvey. Until now, however, it has never sheltered small children who are on their own … Continue reading

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We may have reached peak independent candidate

Meet Jonathan Jenkins, who would apparently like to be on your ballot for the Senate this fall. It’s got a high-tech evangelist for a founder, $6 million in private equity investments, even its own crypto-currency. No, it’s not a driverless … Continue reading

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No set-aside for Stockman

Sorry, Stevie. A Texas federal judge has declined to set aside a jury’s conviction of former U.S. Rep. Stephen Stockman, R-Texas, who was found guilty in April of funneling what were solicited as charitable contributions into accounts that funded political … Continue reading

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