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Thursday, December 08, 2022

Time for Volodymyr Zelensky: Algocracy would replace politicians with algorithms. Should we try it?

 

I will never deny that life isn't fair. It seems as though when a woman leaves a man she is strong and independent, but when a man leaves a woman he is a pig and a jerk.
Criss Jami, Killosophy

Putin lost his appetite for breakfast this morning after reading the spiritual headlines from the  Time magazine. Vladimir is in a goblin mode today… I watched news coverage of undesirable Vlado on the Crimea bridge and he looked as he has shrunk … 
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky named Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year



Australia is massively rich with gold, diamonds, lithium, gas, oil, etc—but

Hackers linked to Chinese government 'stole millions in COVID benefits'

Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup BBC

Ms Court said there were two major elements to ASIC’s case against Amex. The filing was only made against Amex, and not David Jones.

10 fatal traps that explain why law firm strategic plans are DOA


Via LLRX – 10 fatal traps that explain why law firm strategic plans are DOA – Patrick J. McKenna is an internationally recognized author, lecturer, strategist and seasoned advisor to the leaders of premier law firms. McKenna’s deep dive into law firm strategic planning delivers a detailed guide on the major errors to circumvent to establish a winning competitive position going forward.


Neuralink Really Didn’t Have Much to Show at Its ‘Show and Tell’ Event Gizmodo



Algocracy would replace politicians with algorithms. Should we try it? Big Think

Egypt’s Climate Summit Was a “Rehearsal” for COP28 in Dubai The Intercept. Resilc: “Dubai, THE most unsustainable city in the whirld.”

Scientists search 300-year-old wheat collection to find a strain that can cope with climate change Daily Mail 



Trump Companies Are Convicted in NY Criminal Tax Fraud Trial Bloomberg. FWIW, my tax maven buddy is exercised about this. GE with Jack Welsh and ton of other companies provide executive perks, treat it as a deduction and don’t report it as employee income. Yes, this is a violation, but the well-established sanction is fines and penalties, not criminal prosecution, particularly given that the total fine was $1.6 million. On top of that, the Financial Times (and therefore presumably many other outlets) are reporting the Trump Organization as having been convicted, when it was two subsidiaries of the Trump Organization. One sub is a payroll operation, so not affected by felony status impediments to borrowing. No idea how importan the other one is.


Shrimps, saris and guns BBC


Murder, corruption, bombings – the company at centre of Australia’s submarine deal


Germany Arrests Dozens Suspected of Planning to Overthrow Government

Many the police detained had military training and were believed to belong to a recently formed group that operated on the conviction that the country was ruled by a so-called deep state.


MARGOT CLEVELAND: If A Legitimate Free Press Existed, The Twitter Files Wouldn’t.

The projection from these supposed reporters couldn’t have been any more ironic because had there been a widespread outbreak of journalism following the Post’s bombshell coverage of the Biden family scandal, Twitter’s censorship would not have happened — or, if it did, it would not have mattered.


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