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ChatGPT: Discovers a “Memory Hole” or makes up sources
This was weird. I asked ChatGPT to do this: compare the reddit groups r/asianamerican to r/aznidentity It did, and wrote a few paragraphs. Then I asked it: what are your sources for the last answer? and got this: What the hell were those headlines about?! I just found out about these porn subs this past…
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ChatGPT on Nationalism
I asked ChatGPT to write briefs on how different groups view nationalism. By nationalism, I mean what Marxists would call bourgeois nationalism or chauvinism – that is basically what liberal Americans think of when we say “nationalism”.
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ChatGPT: who writes about late 20th century neoliberalism and the national question
The material below was written by the ChatGPT program. Do not take it at face value. ChatGPT often writes something that’s incorrect, but sounds convincing. This is because the AI model is being used to generate semi-random text that conforms to patterns in existing texts. It also appears to have a level of conceptual abstraction…
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Wong Kim Ark in Smithsonian
Smithsonian Magazine has a good article about Wong Kim Ark, who fought to assure birthright citizenship for all Americans. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-fight-for-birthright-citizenship-reshaped-asian-american-families-180981866/
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Asian American Media Representation, Recommending Feminism
This is a video essay, with a lot of references, bringing together different ideas about representation, race swapping in portrayals, and desirability and gender. It’s pretty good. I can’t evaluate beyond that, because I haven’t studied this too much. Discussion where I found it: https://www.reddit.com/r/aznidentity/comments/1j44s67/representasian_asian_desexualization_race/ Original Post: 2023-03-10 I made a tiktok that recommended feminism…
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What are Lateral Violence and Vertical Violence?
These two terms came up during the discussions about the Monterey Park shooting. It was also raised in the murder of Tyre Nichols, and the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay. The following definitions are from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation:
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Research Sparse about Less Educated Asian American Men in the Labor Market
This article has moved to this niche blog.
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Links to MLK Speeches and Writings
These are the sources for a few memes I created.
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Misunderstanding the Purpose of the Model Minority
People are upset about stereotypes, and often conflate the Model Minority Myth with the stereotype that Asians are good at math. So, to “challenge” the stereotype, an Asian person will say they aren’t good at math. They misunderstand the point of the MMM stereotype.
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Trolling and Gloating: Masks for COVID-19
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A simple refutation of the “Supply and Demand” argument about how new apartment construction will lower rents.
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Problems Importing CSV into Google Contacts
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WordPress Admin Emails Not Getting Through to Gmail addresses, Docker Container Based WordPress with BusyBox
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Machine Learning Notes
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Taking Over “Public School”
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Update for April 29, 2019
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Umeboshi Misadventures
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Brainwashing and Abuse
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Jimmy Dore Coddles Fascists
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How to Buy Windows 10 Cheap
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My Top Favorite Conspiracy Theories
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Programming Assistant LLMs
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Python Data Science Study
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Crossplatform Keyboard Mappings for MacOS, GNOME, and Windows
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Kats Kunitsugu in the Kashu Mainichi
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Ezra Klein Discussion with Bhaskar Sunkara of Jacobin
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The KKK of the 1920s, and Fascism
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Pee Commerce
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Magic Folder to Convert DOC and OpenOffice to PDF
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More Little Tokyo Redevelopment, 1969
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ChatGPT Polemics with Style
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Meta-Assisted WordPress Plugin: Corrections 5