Upwork Content Moderation Is Still Awful

Upwork Content Moderation Is Still Awful

Yes, I’m here to complain again in the hope that someday Google will rank these posts high enough someone at Upwork notices. Today I am hiring for copy-editing and fact checking an eBook. I’ve done extensive work on this already, but want another set of...
Moravec’s Paradox

Moravec’s Paradox

(I realized only when I was almost finished writing this post that all I had really done was to restate Moravec’s paradox: “it is comparatively easy to make computers exhibit adult level performance on intelligence tests or playing checkers, and difficult or...
Order Plaud from Amazon

Order Plaud from Amazon

I made the mistake of ordering a Plaud device from Plaud’s website. A week and a half later, it isn’t here. It will be at least 12 days from purchase before it arrives. A friend ordered one off of Amazon the same day I ordered direct from Plaud. He had it...

WSJ: Some Trump Voters Already Have Regret

The WSJ is out with an article on Feb 17, 2025, that a focus group they are tracking already has some Trump voters showing regret. One voter: “Now I’m like: ‘Dang, why didn’t I just pick Kamala?’” And another: Anderson, who works with disabled adults, said Kennedy’s...

2025

There was never any validity to the claim that Trump “knew nothing,” about it. What and how much, I don’t know. But the authors were intentionally picked from his orbit and previous administration. This was no secret at the time that Trump was denying it. I’m...