Thursday Tweets -- valid until “21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III.”

What Does 'Throw Shade' Mean? - Merriam-Webster

"Shade is a subtle, sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone—sometimes verbal, and sometimes not."

It has been brought to our attention that we've been giving everyone the real definitions since 1828.

Merriam-Webster Red™ has been discontinued.

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) March 28, 2023

"Musk has applied his vast wealth to destroying as much of the information network’s value as possible in as short a time as possible; each decision triggering another exodus of expertise as more long-time users give up and depart." https://t.co/YY7xp4a7Yy

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) March 29, 2023

At the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I worked with Twitter to verify around 200 Ukrainian accounts to ensure people would get accurate information about the war. Buying a blue check defeats the purpose of that. Now we have digital chaos. https://t.co/cU3J9RvpJM

— Terrell Jermaine Starr (@terrelljstarr) March 29, 2023

This will destroy twitter. We will only be presented with tweets from people who pay for a check mark. The answer is to follow the accounts you love and use the “following” feed. And sign up at Spoutible and Post. pic.twitter.com/6Ti1FNQzTq

— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) March 28, 2023

To celebrate Musk stopping free API usage, we've created a block list of all paid Blue subs. All 268K of them, currently 225K on the list. We intend to go out blocking everyone who pays to get their content promoted in searches and replies! #BlockTheBlue https://t.co/AnhuvwAQR2

— BlockTheBlue (@BlockTheBlue) February 4, 2023

Another example of the PayPal Mafia's superior intellects.

This is amazing pic.twitter.com/tYg6eWq4s7

— Maarten van Smeden (@MaartenvSmeden) March 26, 2023

 And more deep thoughts from Silicon Valley.

Imagine making these your specific metrics for moderation and concluding that the Republican Party is the more moderate party. https://t.co/6NxQxssbAH

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) March 26, 2023

Every day I have people on here tell me how wrong my predictions about Tesla were, without ever identifying a single specific alleged prediction... yet the ARK folks are constantly on TV, and not a single soul holds them accountable for their years of BS
https://t.co/UybVUdFTCb

— E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) March 29, 2023

As frequently mentioned before, Bonier was the poll analyst to watch in 2022.

Even sillier, last year POS released a poll claiming that DeSantis' "Don't Say Gay" bill was popular among Democrats in FL. I understand that many in the GOP want to rid themselves of Trump, but lying about DeSantis' standing in this race won't do that.

— Tom Bonier (@tbonier) March 26, 2023

Lol. So when they tested the horserace with the actual candidates who are running, and included DeSantis, he wasn't doing so well.

— Tom Bonier (@tbonier) March 26, 2023

DeSantis’ new 25-year-old speechwriter praised Nick Fuentes and agreed with the white nationalist when he said women “should have no authority over men” and that they “just really have no business in politics.” https://t.co/4rAoctCoim

— Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) March 25, 2023

Some more info on the legislation:

- It would make performing an abortion a Class B1 felony, which is punishable by life in prison

- There are no exceptions for rape, incest, or the health of the pregnant person https://t.co/lEnSGEZnn2https://t.co/lEnSGEZnn2

— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) March 29, 2023

Trump slams Desantis for traveling to Israel, GA, PA, NY, TN, MI, OH, NH and UT while the FL legislature is in session, and questions how much it is costing taxpayers. pic.twitter.com/zSVWcfs9Oj

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) March 29, 2023

I’m not sure I understand this correctly (because it should be the lede) but did Disney sneak in a clause giving them power for basically centuries?

It’s valid until “21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III.” https://t.co/8LJbrCayLr

— Helen Kennedy 🌻 (@HelenKennedy) March 29, 2023

No, this clause is designed to bring the agreement into compliance with the dreaded “Rule Against Perpetuities,” an old legal rule that prevents dead people from controlling what happens to property long after they die.

Choosing King Charles was ….pic.twitter.com/TMy92r300B

— Rob Major (@RobMajor4) March 29, 2023

On one hand I'd say this is 3D chess by DeSantis, he gets the benefit of the headlines of taking on "woke corporations" without the negatives of having to deal with the massive work associated with Disney operations. But it seems more likely that he is just wildly incompetent. https://t.co/UNn4wGx6RO

— Tom Bonier (@tbonier) March 29, 2023

The constant, relentless, and vicious battering Desantis is receiving from Trump and his allies, causing his poll numbers to plummet, is a lesson to be learned. We don’t have to become them, but there are lessons to be learned from these very imperfect messengers. pic.twitter.com/Wt1wTj0xWS

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) March 29, 2023

This week, Republican Senators introduced Senate Resolution 8, which calls for the arrest of law enforcement officers who helped detain insurrectionists.

Yes, you read that right. pic.twitter.com/UTSfiLoJxc

— Zach Wahls (@ZachWahls) March 29, 2023

Steele has had almost as long and strange a journey as his ex-brother-in-law.

You can't be that daft.
Hush money "an arrangement in which a party offers another an attractive sum of money...in exchange for remaining silent about some illegal...or shameful behavior"
Civil settlement "an agreement to prevent civil litigation from proceeding in the courts" https://t.co/ZVjeum4ueM

— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) March 20, 2023

Being a columnist in Alabama isn’t that different than writing for the Onion, only everything is real. https://t.co/9KkDDP7Poh

— Kyle Whitmire (@WarOnDumb) March 26, 2023

Contagion.

Guy at Trump rally says he called Ted Cruz’s office and told them if he doesn’t start speaking up more to defend Trump he won’t vote for his re-election to the Senate. pic.twitter.com/Gk0u0EHEIP

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) March 25, 2023

Pepper's whiteboards are more interesting than they ought to be.

🚨 🚨

SUNDAY WHITEBOARD

Never forget: they attack democracy & rig the rules because they KNOW their toxic views would never survive in a word of fair elections.

A case study of this is playing out in Ohio, w a woman’s right to choose hanging in the balance.

WATCH, then help: pic.twitter.com/gSgnAd1rTp

— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) March 26, 2023

We'd all be better off if we start listening more to Magaret Sullivan and Jay Rosen

"Not the odds, but the stakes."

That's my six-word manifesto for better election coverage. Not who has what chances of winning, but the consequences for our democracy. Not the odds, but the stakes.

Here's an example of focusing on the stakes. https://t.co/w3TbJOQwwm

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) March 23, 2023

Finally seeing some attention paid to the grid.

M-hm.....fixing America's grid will take over a trillion dollars........but let's add 60 million energy hungry cars to the strain! #LightsOut https://t.co/SLi7qO0ZzF

— Alexandria Brangwin🇦🇺 (@AlexBrangwin) March 25, 2023

Out of 16 things, the only one that even a majority agree we're spending too much on is foreign aid.

People like cutting spending in theory. They do not like it when you cut specific things -- and especially the big stuff that could actually put a dent in the deficit. pic.twitter.com/FYmiXvds1l

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) March 29, 2023

Yep. Vouchers create new sub-prime markets.

In WI for example, 120+ pop-up schools opened up to cash in on #schoolvouchers. They had an average shelf life of ~4 years.

Overall 40% voucher schools have closed since the program began. #gapol #txlege https://t.co/pZMl1O6NeQ

— Josh Cowen (@joshcowenMSU) March 29, 2023

look at how references to race and racism have been removed from these Florida classroom materials prepared by Studies Weekly in an attempt to comply with a DeSantis policy restricting discussion of race https://t.co/akk7ZHdOyA pic.twitter.com/xiqUYpxJjU

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 25, 2023

Feral disinformation.

Yair Netanyahu's appearances on a West Bank-based radio station drive the echo chamber which claims the U.S. is funding judicial overhaul protests. We’ve reached that embarrassing point where the sycophants fully believe their own lies / Chaim Levinsonhttps://t.co/YDf7XeBoSk

— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) March 30, 2023

In case there's someone out there who hasn't signed up yet.

hi
1. my newsletter is still free
2. it is called Money Stuff
3. you can sign up for it here https://t.co/BbSBb5xXUj

— Matt Levine (@matt_levine) March 28, 2023

Bezzle aftermath from the indispensable Linette Lopez.

"It's smoke and mirrors. There's no real money here anymore. It's all gone to Dubai and Singapore...You know who's rich in Miami? The people who make windows for yachts."https://t.co/9wjmy1wi4Y

— Alfred Spellman (@AlfredSpellman) March 28, 2023

LLM dept.

ChatGPT doesn't give you information. It gives you information-shaped sentences. https://t.co/X6YqgUHQU5

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) March 25, 2023

People in tech characterize this as "LLMs make factual errors", but that's a misleading framing, implying that LLMs have a model of what they say and this model is sometimes wrong.

For a LLM there is no difference between saying something true, something false, or pure nonsense. https://t.co/cGGXMAhEqS

— François Chollet (@fchollet) March 25, 2023

Let's be clear:

An LLM does not create any new truths; they are architecturally incapable of abductive reasoning.

LLMs only generate statistically interesting strings of words that are surprisingly coherent yet untethered to any metric for truth.

— Grady Booch (@Grady_Booch) March 28, 2023

More than a decade ago, I got to interview Musk at a big public event. I thought: Wow!

Now ... trying to think of any issue on which I would trust his judgment.

Someone will do a novel or biography about this.... right?https://t.co/W458r2YTJ5

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) March 29, 2023

And general nerd stuff.*

First studied in 1537 by Pedro Nunes, a rhumb line is an arc crossing all meridians at the same angle. It's the most natural way to navigate in the high seas - the ship keeps an angle with the magnetic north. It also appears as a straight line on a Mercator projection map. pic.twitter.com/nPNuiBTyu7

— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) March 20, 2023

This is how you can cut a pizza into finitely many pieces with the same size and shape, such that at least one slice has no crust on it. This question came up at a conference and a solution took a while to find. pic.twitter.com/czP7p9xx12

— Fermat's Library (@fermatslibrary) March 22, 2023

* Language nerds would point out that's not the correct useage of 'stuff.'