I just published "Vogtle 3: What Just Happened?" in which I ask why the first line of defense doesn't seem to have been used in the shutdown on the evening of July 8th, 2024. Does anyone know why? link.medium.com/4XvpY2yHALb

People who think they understand machine learning and can’t be bothered to consider whether a particular widely-discussed example has been massively trained on 🤦‍♂️

Ironically, one of the obvious things an ubersmart AI will tell us is not to use AI systems that require massive environmental resources for tasks where a more efficient system would work instead — including systems that don’t use AI at all. 🤦

"We've Only Just Begun . . . the journey ahead for Vogtle's AP1000s" What does it mean for a design to be complete? medium.com/me/stats/post/…

I just published We’ve only just begun . . . the journey ahead for Vogtle’s AP1000s link.medium.com/ocXdHvC80Nb

As OpenAI and Meta introduce LLM-driven searchbots, I'd like to once again remind people that neither LLMs nor chatbots are good technology for information access. A thread, with links: >>

The Democratic party needs a deep and humble inquiry into why it's no longer seen by a majority of Americans as the party of the working people of the U.S. So far, those who want to just blame everyone else seem to be leading the post-game analysis. Hopefully that will change...

Tired of zoom, meet, w/e video conferencing software collecting your data? Signal's got you❤️ NEW: call links let you start a video call with your fave Signal users easily, no group needed. Announcing these, and other improvements to calling here👇 signal.org/blog/call-link…

Videos from last month’s Philosophy of Science: Past, Present & Future event are available on the Center’s YouTube channel. Organized by day (Past / Present / Future) to make it easy to dip in and out. A wealth of material to listen to. Thanks again to the many wonderful

This year, there are two Barwise Prize talks at the Eastern APA in NYC, both currently scheduled for Thursday, January 9th. Barwise Prize philosophyandcomputing.wordpress.com/barwise-prize/

Going to the American Philosophical Association meeting in NYC? On Jan 9th, two winners of the K. Joh Barwise Prize will give talks; bios and talk titles here: philosophyandcomputing.wordpress.com/barwise-prize/

25 PA Enviro Orgs Condemn Bill That Would Fast Track Gas Projects foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/06/09/pa-…

The licensing process would be “imperilled by imposing artificial timelines on reviews, . . .” said Lyman. . . . Sen Markey said that the executive orders make it “impossible for NRC to maintain a commitment to safety and oversight with staffing levels slashed and expertise

Please stop comparing #AlligatorAlcatraz to Nazi concentration camps when the U.S. gov has built concentration camps before.🧵 When Cherokees refused to leave our homeland, the army built 25 open air stockades. On May 23, 1838, 7,000 soldiers and militiamen rounded every one up.