Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
It is seriously the best episode ever www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh1C...
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It is seriously the best episode ever www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh1C...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
"In one clip, a customer seemingly crashed the system by ordering 18,000 water cups, while in another a person got increasingly angry as the AI repeatedly asked him to add more drinks to his order." đ€đđ§. #TacoBell #AI #DriveThru #TechFail #FastFood #Automation www.bbc.com/news/article...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
"But the case Anthropic found is the first publicly documented instance in which a hacker used a leading AI companyâs chatbot to automate almost an entire cybercrime spree" www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit... #AIsecurity #Cybercrime #Anthropic
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Whistleblower reveals that hundreds of millions at risk after sensitive info uploaded to a vulnerable cloud server tied to controversial figure "Big Balls." #SocialSecurity #DataLeak #Whistleblower #Privacy #News #CyberSecurity www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
1/3 of the U.S. economy is now at risk/already in recession. Key states like California, New York, and Illinois face big challenges, while only 26% of GDP shows robust growth. Get the full story on recession indicators, political impacts, and future outlooks here: franknez.com/chief-econom...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
The history (and future) of #societalCollapse: Are inequality and elite power driving us toward self-destruction? #ClimateCrisis #Inequality #History #Environment #Future www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
OpenAI admits it scans ChatGPT convos, sometimes reporting them to police. Raises major privacy and ethical questions, especially amid legal battles and mental health crises. futurism.com/openai-scann... #AI #OpenAI #Privacy #TechNews #ChatGPT #Law #MentalHealth
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
It turns into an impassable turd, as the jeep guys say,â he said. He told the commander in charge of Kyivâs defense as much, and was given the go-ahead to blow up the dam. www.politico.eu/article/russ...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Based on "claims that SpaceX had violated its workersâ rights by firing eight of them for going online to opine that Muskâs online verbal outbursts and abuses actually hurt the companyâs standing." prospect.org/justice/2025... #NLRB #Labor #Unions #FifthCircuit #WorkersRights #Law #Justice
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Citi exec warns that paying interest on stablecoin holdings could spark a wave of bank deposit outflows which would raise funding costs and credit prices. #Stablecoin #Crypto #Banking #Regulation #Citi #DeFi cointelegraph.com/news/citi-ex...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
"And then you also have those coaches who try to do things that just don't work, and because of that they die, but they say 'I died but I died by my ideas'. My friend, if you died by your ideas you are stupid." - Jose Mourinho
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
âItâs smarter for them to just talk about AGI in private with their investors,â he told Fortune, adding that âitâs like a cocaine salesman saying that itâs unclear whether cocaine is really a drug,â because itâs just so complex and difficult to decipher. #AI #AGI fortune.com/2025/08/25/t...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Trial begins in $34M Topgolf injury case: 9-year-old boy hit in head by club. Family alleges lack of safety protocols, Topgolf points to parental responsibility. #Topgolf #PersonalInjury #Trial #LegalNews #ChildSafety www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Microsoft just launched the Copilot AI in Excel, but warns users not to use it for âany task requiring accuracy or reproducibilityâ like numerical calculationđł. Interesting move for a product used mostly for numbers đ. #AI #Microsoft #Excel #Copilot #Productivity www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
No new pictures, where are you mentally?
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
"Rocco developed practices that recognized skaters as the real talent selling the merchandise. He gave them health insurance, and a $2 royalty for every board with their name on it." #Skateboarding #PrivateEquity #CorporateTakeover #IndieBrands #SkateCulture #Economy prospect.org/economy/2025...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Congress just voted to rescind California's vehicle emissions waiver, limiting the state's ability to set stricter standards than the federal government. Advocates warn this could hurt public health & clean air goals. đđš #California #Environment #Emissions www.utilitydive.com/news/califor...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
So many people in power fail Econ 101 it's not even funny.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
On one hand everyone wants lower prices, but when U.S. corn harvest hits a record **16.7 billion bushels** farmers call it a âdisaster in disguiseâ as oversupply drives prices down and uncertainty grows. #Corn #Farming #Agriculture #Economy #USNews #Harvest2025 thedailyadda.com/u-s-corn-har...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
âThe case itself reads like a Gilded Age parable. South Africanâborn billionaire Elon Musk, the worldâs wealthiest man, had asked the court to block the boardâs enforcement actions against one of his companies for its alleged anti-union activities.â newrepublic.com/article/1993...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
It's still crazy how quickly tech leaders folded. Googleâs president called the Trump adminâs #ClimateDenialism âfantastic,â cheering fossil-fuel-friendly policies for powering AI. www.levernews.com/google-head-... #ClimateChange #TechNews #AI #BigTech #FossilFuels #Politics
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
đșđ” The legendary Nobuo Uematsu, composer behind Final Fantasy's iconic soundtracks, is releasing his own craft beer! From composing epic musical journeys to crafting the perfect brew - this man continues to amaze. essential-japan.com/news/legenda... #NobuoUematsu #FinalFantasy #CraftBeer #Japan
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"A properly trained therapist, hearing some of Sophieâs self-defeating or illogical thoughts, would have delved deeper or pushed back against flawed thinking. Harry did not." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
But for 95% of companies in the dataset, generative AI implementation is falling short. The core issue? Not the quality of the AI models, but the âlearning gapâ for both tools and organizations. fortune.com/2025/08/18/m...
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Core memory: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VQh...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
âWhen you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.â - Cherokee Proverb
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
We should have never let 3D FX die. Texture quality of Unreal Tournament on a Voodoo 5 with Open GL is still unparalleled in my opinion.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
IgniteTech CEO Eric Vaughan laid off nearly 80% of staff in 2023 for refusing to adopt AI. Two years later, he'd do it again. "Changing minds was harder than adding skills," he told Fortune. The company finished 2024 with 75% EBITDA after the brutal transformation. finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-lai...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Oklahoma to require blue state teachers to take 'America First' test. Oklahoma now requires teachers from CA and NY to pass a new 'America First' test, sparking debate over political ideology in education. #Education #Oklahoma #AmericaFirst #Teachers #Politics www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Glad to hear you recovered well! I would love to dig into the numbers but alas I do not have the bandwidth :(. Also, the blog the article links to is down.
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Those are the economic losses of someone else's driving?
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
And a thousand AI powered travel startups shrieked as they were wiped off the map.
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Agreed. Take away Raya having a perfect game and we win 3-1.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Shocking stat: Even Americaâs richest arenât outliving the poorest in Europe. Study says socialized healthcare (not wealth) is the key to longer lives. #HealthInequality #PublicHealth #AmericaVsEurope #Healthcare #Longevity www.vice.com/en/article/m...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
"...one of the most troubling features has been how often the Court has allowed administration policies to move forward without any explanation at all, after lower courts had issued preliminary rulings indicating that the policies were likely illegal...." www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Football is BACK baby!
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Upgrading infrastructure doesn't bring short term gains like stock buybacks do. AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over. Energy availability taken for granted in China, but a major bottleneck for U.S. AI growth. fortune.com/2025/08/14/d...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
You too fam.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Itâs ok to feel bad about doing the right thing because you were loving genuinely.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
â21.â - 21 Savage, First of His Name, Lord of Slaughter Gang and Keeper of the Bank Account, Born ShĂ©yaa of Newham, forged in East Atlantaâs fire, Survivor of Six Shots and Avenger of Johnny, Dual Heir to London and Atlanta, Citizen by Sword and Seal, Grammied Bard of âA Lot,â Patron of the Youth.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
âThinking is difficult, thatâs why must people judge.â - Carl Jung
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
I want for you what you want for immigrants.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
A big part of being Black in America is figuring out your own solutions together health issues. All the $ in the world is useless when Drs arenât trained to deal with us.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
âWhat a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.â - Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Hard cases make bad law.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
There goes Github's independence. Time to find an alternative. github.blog/news-insight...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Kids in the future are going to be reading about how âthe assault of Big Ballsâ was our âReichstag fireâ. You seriously canât write better comedy than reality sometimes.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
I interviewed him once in college when âThe Aristocratsâ released. Itâs still the funniest conversation Iâve ever had. Great film: youtu.be/JOfye4Kujho No one else could pull it off.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
âThe first 40 years of your life you're gathering people and the last 40 years you're losing people. But how you beat that is to help out younger people or else you don't really have a purpose and you're just lonely." - Bob Saget
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Growing older is a gradual awakening to the fact that your parents are simply human: flawed, complex, and often far wiser than you once believed.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
SNES Final Fantasy III (VI in Japan) if the remake is cell-shaded in the style of the concept art. I would also want XVI or VII: Remake style fighting and an option for traditional turn based like Expedition: 33. They could charge me ridiculous prices and Iâd still do it.
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May I have an invite?
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
When Chinese open-source LLM models have censorship: Dangerous! They will harm national security! When US open-source models LLMs have censorship: Safe! They will be widely adopted!
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
EUâs âChat Controlâ proposal is gaining major support. 19 of 27 member states back scanning all private messages (including WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram), even before encryption kicks in. #EU #Encryption #Privacy #Surveillance cointelegraph.com/news/eu-chat...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Them: "We trained the models on a mostly English." Me:
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
đ OpenAI drops #gptoss: open-weight language models. openai.com/index/introd... #AI #opensource #ML #tech #OpenWeights
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Don't do this, cancel the interview Jim.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
A thing isn't beautiful because it lasts.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Interesting timing: "The order was likely intended to obscure that the court is ready to consider striking down the last remaining pillar of the Voting Rights Act, known as Section 2." #SupremeCourt #VotingRights #Democracy #CivilRights #Law #SCOTUS www.rawstory.com/supreme-cour...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
"There is no 'best,' only 'better.'" -Akio Toyoda
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
I always loved the absolute statement declaring that only Siths deal in absolutes.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
"A 2017 report estimated that 149 cities and counties.......have some form of inclusionary zoning rule, though the specific terms vary. That makes it one of the most commonly used affordable housing programs both in California and in the country." calmatters.org/housing/2025... #California #SCOTUS
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Story of my life.
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Thanks chief, ain't worried. Good lesson to help a person learn some of the best mechanisms/control mechanisms to build into life.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Eye-opening look at how AI salaries are eclipsing those of the Manhattan Project and Apollo era. The stakes and the paychecks in the race for AGI are unprecedented. #AI #TechIndustry #AGSalaries #SiliconValley #FutureOfWork arstechnica.com/ai/2025/08/a...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Important read on the growing risks of AI-powered surveillance and the partnership between government and big tech. Our civil liberties and privacy are at stakeâletâs stay vigilant. #AIGovernance #Surveillance #PrivacyRights #TechEthics www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Thought-provoking op-ed on the rise of AI surveillance in America and the growing ties between big tech and government. Our privacy and civil liberties need defending more than ever. #AIsurveillance #Privacy #CivilLiberties #TechPolicy www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Time and time again: No oneâs coming to save you. Someone should have, but they didnât, and now you have to be strong.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Exploring new ways to reduce reliance on US tech platforms great practical tips and non-US alternatives in this guide by Paris Marx. If youâre considering making a switch, this is a must-read. #DigitalSovereignty #TechAlternatives #Privacy #DataSovereignty www.disconnect.blog/p/getting-of...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
"AI without values is intelligence without conscience." - Mira Murati.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Californiaâs population shifts are shaping the stateâs political landscape Republicans are leaving, Democrats are moving in, and party affiliation is becoming a key factor in migration trends. www.ppic.org/blog/califor... #CaliforniaP #Migration #Demographics #Politics
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Nah, we self-regulate. The ones we'd be worried about get dragged to the group text by someone who cares. They are ridiculed if they hit the incelerate pedal and start saying nonsense.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
This is the way. I wish Google Reader never went away. Fortunately, in lieu of that, we have tools like: feedly.com inoreader.com newsblur.com theoldreader.com feedbin.com netnewswire.com freshrss.org miniflux.app tt-rss.org
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Shoutout to "open-source" Chinese AI models like Qwen3, the absolute legends who leaked Facebook's Llama on 4Chan, and everyone perfecting smaller models on old hardware. Amateur AI enthusiasts can sometimes accomplish more than academics when they're not too busy gooning to image generators.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Hell yeah, shred away and shoutout to Ezra.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Contemplating giving up on not giving up feelsâŠâŠdifferent.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Also, Culture > Pedigree. "The only thing you need to do is to get the right person," Wang Jian said in an interview with BloombergâŠ. "Not really the expensive person because if it's a new business, if it's true innovation, that basically means talent," www.businessinsider.com/ai-talent-pa...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Beat the system with chains and whips.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
No way they let us have UBI.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
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Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Create purpose, don't seek it.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Disturbing & unacceptable: CA gov. candidate Kyle Langford invokes Auschwitz as a âsolutionâ for homelessness, doubling down after widespread outrage. Antisemitism & dehumanization have no place in our politics. #California #Antisemitism #Holocaust #Auschwitz #Politics www.jpost.com/american-pol...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
New brain-inspired Hierarchical Reasoning Model (HRM) achieves 100x faster reasoning than large language models with just 1,000 training examples. #AI #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #BrainInspiredAI #SapientIntelligence #EnterpriseAI venturebeat.com/ai/new-ai-ar...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Value = (Dream Outcome Ă Perceived Likelihood) Ă· (Time Delay Ă Effort & Sacrifice)
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
I've been thinking about how they donât call it âthe practice of lawâ for nothing. The toughest stage is the start. Law school and passing the bar simply mean youâve met the basic requirements. Becoming a skilled attorney takes real-world experience and persistence. Donât give up, keep going.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
My presence, your pleasure.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
We're witnessing an unprecedented global loss of freshwater, driven by rising temperatures and widespread groundwater extraction. This shift of water from land to oceans accelerates sea level rise & threatens water security for billions worldwide. www.newscientist.com/article/2490... #Climate #Water
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
You need to fill a 45 Gallon barrel with No's to get a cup full of quality Yes' in life.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Sam Altman: Thereâs no legal confidentiality when using ChatGPT as your therapist. Important privacy warning for anyone sharing personal info with AIâlegal protections like doctor-patient privilege donât apply (yet). #AI #Privacy #ChatGPT #TechLaw #OpenAI Read more: techcrunch.com/2025/07/25/s...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Got Claude 4's Model Context Protocol (MCP) server set up so it can provide web search functionality using Perplexity AI's API and a recency filter. Impressed so far. Might become my default. #Claude4 #ModelContextProtocol #PerplexityAI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #MachineLearning #MCP
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Same. It's questionable, but
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Average people are just one or two paychecks away from homelessness. Locking homeless people up is not the right way to fix poverty and homelessness. Read more: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... #Homelessness #PublicSafety #Policy #MentalHealth #Housing #ExecutiveOrder #WhiteHouse #USPolitics
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Japan has been frozen in the year 2000 since the 1980s.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Jim Cramer loads up on #Bitcoin, calling it a hedge against Americaâs $37.8T national debt and security concerns. He wants to âown it for his kidsâ and emphasizes secure storage. #Crypto #Finance Read more: cryptobriefing.com/jim-cramer-b... Odds are #BTC will now đ đ đ đ đ đ đ.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
PSA: Shitty egotistical behaviour is often times misinterpreted as confidence.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
Americans are so unhappy that if only under-30s were counted, the U.S. wouldn't even crack the top 60 due to social isolation, economic inequality, and declining trust in others. #WorldHappinessReport #GenZ #Wellbeing #USA #MentalHealth #SocialIsolation fortune.com/well/2025/03...
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
when i say 'i'm just a little guy' this is what i mean
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
One of my favorite things to do around Americans is to pretend I think they're talking about Bernie Mac when they talk about Bernie Sanders.
Barack Ollama, Esq. (@jamiewitter.bsky.social)
A robotic diner, once again proving that todayâs tech bros are just ripping off 1950s futurism and sci-fi while heeding none of the warnings.